Shakespeare & Company (Massachusetts)

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Shakespeare & Company
Shakespeare & Company campus
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Address70 Kemble Street
Lenox, Massachusetts
United States
Coordinates42°20′54.9″N 73°17′0.4″W / 42.348583°N 73.283444°W / 42.348583; -73.283444
Construction
Opened1978 (company)
2001 (current venue)
Website
www.shakespeare.org

Shakespeare & Company is a theatre company in Lenox, Massachusetts, that aims to perform William Shakespeare's works and develop new plays.

The company was officially established at The Mount in Lenox in 1978, by original members Kevin Coleman (later the Education Director), Tina Packer (the Founding Artistic Director), Dennis Krausnik, and Kristin Linklater. It has received the Commonwealth Award from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for its contributions to the quality of life in the commonwealth.

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