Here's some of the past Shakespeare productions in the Denver-Boulder area. Dates are mm/dd/yy. ( Here's the list of current and upcoming productions. )
(O.P.) = Original Practice, i.e. performing a play more as it was done back in Shakespeare's time.
| Who | What | When | Notes |
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| Colorado Shakespeare Festival |
Hamlet, Much Ado About Nothing, The Taming of the Shrew, and Cymbeline |
The 46th season of Shakespeare under the stars, at the University of Colorado at Boulder. | |
| Shadow Theatre Co. | Macbeth ( at Shwayder ) | 1420 Ogden St., Denver; |
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| Upstart Crow | Twelfth Night | ||
| Denver Center | The Merchant of Venice | ||
| Industrial Arts Theatre Company | Titus Andronicus | through |
Federal Theatre, Denver; |
| Lafayette Community Players | The Comedy of Errors | Steinbaugh Pavilion, Louisville | |
| Colorado Shakespeare Festival | Romeo and Juliet, Antony and Cleopatra, and The Comedy of Errors | The 47th season of Shakespeare under the stars, at the University of Colorado at Boulder. | |
| Longmont Theatre Co. | Macbeth | Various locations. |
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| Upstart Crow | As You Like It | The Dairy Center for the Arts, Boulder.
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| A Muse of Fire | A Midsummer Night's Dream | 124 Washington Ave., Golden.
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| Denver Center | Twelfth Night | Tramway Theatre in the DCPA. |
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| Upstart Crow | Macbeth | The Dairy Center for the Arts, Boulder.
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| Longmont Theatre Co. | The Tempest | Various locations. |
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| Colorado Shakespeare Festival | Twelfth Night, Othello, and The Winter's Tale; also, Unexpected Shaxpere! (improvisational Shakespeare) | The 48th season of Shakespeare under the stars, at the
University of Colorado at Boulder.
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| Longmont Theatre Co. | King Lear | Various locations. |
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| Upstart Crow | Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard | The Dairy Center for the Arts, Boulder.
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| Denver Center | Measure for Measure | The Stage Theatre in the DCPA. |
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| Upstart Crow | A Midsummer Night's Dream | The Dairy Center for the Arts, Boulder.
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| CU Theatre and Dance | Richard III | University of Colorado at Boulder. |
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| Longmont Theatre Co. | Much Ado About Nothing | Various locations. |
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| Colorado Shakespeare Festival | As You Like It, The Merchant of Venice, and The Tempest; also, Unexpected Shaxpere! (improvisational Shakespeare) | The 49th season of Shakespeare under the stars, at the
University of Colorado at Boulder.
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| Longmont Theatre Co. | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Various locations. |
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| Metro State | As You Like It | Metro State College of Denver. |
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| Denver Victorian Playhouse | Twelfth Night | 4201 Hooker St., Denver. |
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| Denver Center | King Lear | The Stage Theatre in the DCPA. |
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| Shakespeare Oratorio Society | Macbeth | Old Main Chapel Theatre, CU-Boulder. |
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| Upstart Crow | Romeo and Juliet | The Dairy Center for the Arts, Boulder.
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| Colorado Shakespeare Festival | A Midsummer Night's Dream, Julius Caesar, and All's Well That Ends Well; also, A Servant of Two Masters by Carlo Goldini and Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne | The 50th season of Shakespeare under the stars,
at the University of Colorado at Boulder.
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| Longmont Theatre Co. | Twelfth Night | Various locations. |
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| Listen Productions | Macbeth | ||
| Shakespeare Oratorio Society | Macbeth | Old Main Chapel, CU ;
Boulder Public Library ;
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| Upstart Crow | Much Ado About Nothing | The Dairy Center for the Arts, Boulder.
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| Denver Center | The Merry Wives of Windsor | The Stage Theatre in the DCPA. |
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| Shakespeare Oratorio Society | Richard III | Old Main Chapel Theatre, CU-Boulder.
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| Colorado Shakespeare Festival | Macbeth, Love's Labour's Lost, and Henry the Eighth; also, Woody Guthrie's American Song by Peter Glazer and an adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' The Three Musketeers | The 51st season of Shakespeare under the stars,
at the University of Colorado at Boulder.
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| Douglas Co. Libraries Shakespeare Festival | As You Like It | Civic Green Park, 9370 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch | |
| Denver Center | Richard III | The Stage Theatre in the DCPA. |
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| University of Colorado | Twelfth Night | MainStage at CU. |
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| Upstart Crow | The Two Noble Kinsmen by Shakespeare & Fletcher | The Dairy Center for the Arts, Boulder.
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| Vintage Theatre | Romeo and Juliet | 2119 E. 17th Ave., Denver, 80206. |
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| Denver Center | Macbeth | Conservatory Theatre in the DCPA. |
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| Boulder High School | The Comedy of Errors | 1604 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder. |
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| Colorado Shakespeare Festival | Hamlet, Much Ado About Nothing, and The Two Gentlemen of Verona; also, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) and To Kill a Mockingbird | The 52nd season of Shakespeare under the stars,
at the University of Colorado at Boulder.
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| Longmont Theatre Co. | The Merchant of Venice | Various locations. |
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| Upstart Crow | The Comedy of Errors | The Dairy Center for the Arts, Boulder.
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| Upstart Crow | King Richard II | The Dairy Center for the Arts, Boulder.
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| Denver Center | Othello | The Space Theatre in the DCPA. |
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| Denver Center | Hamlet | The Conservatory Theatre in the DCPA. |
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| Colorado Shakespeare Festival | King Lear, The Taming of the Shrew, and Measure for Measure; also, Our Town and The Fantasticks | The 53nd season of Shakespeare under the stars,
at the University of Colorado at Boulder.
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| Longmont Theatre Co. | Cymbeline | Various locations. |
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| Upstart Crow | King John | The Dairy Center for the Arts, Boulder.
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| Colorado Shakespeare Festival | Timon of Athens ( part of the Shakespeare Theatre Association of America conference ) | ||
| Denver Center | A Midsummer Night's Dream | The Space Theatre in the DCPA. |
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| Upstart Crow | Julius Caesar | The Dairy Center for the Arts, Boulder.
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| Colorado Shakespeare Festival | Romeo and Juliet and The Comedy of Errors; also, The Inspector General and an adaptation of The Little Prince | The 54th season of Shakespeare under the stars,
at the University of Colorado at Boulder.
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| Longmont Theatre Co. | Love's Labour's Lost | Various locations. |
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| Upstart Crow | The Merchant of Venice | The Dairy Center for the Arts, Boulder.
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| Denver Center | The Taming of the Shrew ( set in 1950s America ) | The Stage Theatre in the DCPA. |
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| Arvada Center | Twelfth Night ( in partnership with the CSF ) | 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada.
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| Upstart Crow | The Merry Wives of Windsor | The Dairy Center for the Arts, Boulder.
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| Colorado Shakespeare Festival | Twelfth Night and Richard III; also, Women of Will, Noises Off and an adaptation of Treasure Island | The 55th season of Shakespeare under the stars,
at the University of Colorado at Boulder.
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| Longmont Theatre Co. | The Taming of the Shrew | Various locations. |
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| Denver Center | Romeo and Juliet | The Stage Theatre in the DCPA. |
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| CU Theatre & Dance | As You Like It ( Mainstage ) | University of Colorado at Boulder. |
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| Upstart Crow | Henry V | The Dairy Center for the Arts, Boulder.
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| Colorado Shakespeare Festival | A Midsummer Night's Dream, Macbeth, and Richard II; also, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) and Women of Will : The Overview | The 56th season of Shakespeare under the stars,
at the University of Colorado at Boulder.
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| Longmont Theatre Co. | Romeo and Juliet | Various locations. |
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| Spark Theater | Much Ado About Nothing | 985 Santa Fe Dr., Denver. |
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| CU Theatre & Dance | Macbeth ( Loft Theatre ) | University of Colorado at Boulder. |
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| Upstart Crow | The Tempest | The Dairy Center for the Arts, Boulder.
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| Denver Center | Hamlet | The Stage Theatre in the DCPA. |
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| Colorado Shakespeare Festival | The Tempest, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Henry IV Part 1, and Henry IV Part 2; also, I Hate Hamlet | The 57th season of Shakespeare under the stars,
at the University of Colorado at Boulder.
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| Longmont Theatre Co. | The Comedy of Errors | Various locations. |
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| The Upstart Crow | Twelfth Night | The Dairy Center for the Arts, Boulder.
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| Bolder Acts | The Two Gentlemen of Verona | The Nomad Playhouse ( 1410 Quince Ave. ), Boulder. | |
| Colorado Shakespeare Festival | Much Ado About Nothing, Othello, Henry V, and Henry VI Part I (O.P.); also, Wittenberg | The 58th season of Shakespeare under the stars,
at the University of Colorado at Boulder.
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| Longmont Theatre Co. | Measure for Measure | Various locations. |
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| Denver Center | As You Like It | The Space Theatre in the DCPA. |
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| CU Theatre & Dance | The Winter's Tale ( Loft Theatre ) | University of Colorado at Boulder. |
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| 5th Wall Productions | Measure for Measure | 1166 W. Princeton Pl., Englewood. |
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| Colorado Shakespeare Festival | The Comedy of Errors, Cymbeline, Troilus and Cressida, and Henry VI Part II (O.P.); also, Equivocation | The 59th season of Shakespeare under the stars,
at the University of Colorado at Boulder.
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| Longmont Theatre Co. | All's Well That Ends Well | Various locations. |
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| Shakespeare at CU | The First Folio of Shakespeare | CU Art Museum, 1085 18th St. |
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| CU Theatre & Dance | Twelfth Night ( Mainstage; all-female cast ) | University of Colorado at Boulder. |
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| The Upstart Crow | King Lear | The Longmont Performing Arts Center.
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| University of Denver | Pericles | DU Byron Theatre.
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| Lost & Found Prod. | Much Ado About Nothing | The Bug Theatre, Denver. | |
| Colorado Shakespeare Festival | The Taming of the Shrew, Hamlet, Julius Caesar, and Henry VI Part III (O.P.); also, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead | The 60th season of Shakespeare under the stars,
at the University of Colorado Boulder.
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| Longmont Theatre Co. | As You Like It | Various locations. |
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| Foothills Theatre Co. | The Tempest | Grant Amphitheatre, Clement Park, Littleton. Free. | |
| Denver Center | Macbeth ( all-male cast ) | The Space Theatre in the DCPA. |
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| The Upstart Crow | Richard III | The Dairy Center for the Arts, Boulder.
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| Fearless Theatre Co. | King Lear | The Bakery Arts Warehouse, 2132 Market St., Denver | |
| CU Theatre & Dance | The Comedy of Errors ( Loft Theatre ) | University of Colorado Boulder. |
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| Phamaly Theatre Co. | Romeo and Juliet | Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder | |
| Colorado Shakespeare Festival | Love's Labour's Lost, Richard III, and Edward III (O.P.); also, Cyrano de Bergerac and You Can't Take It With You | The 61st season of Shakespeare under the stars,
at the University of Colorado Boulder.
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| Longmont Theatre Co. | The Tempest | Various locations. |
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| The Upstart Crow | As You Like It | The Dairy Center for the Arts, Boulder. | |
| Fearless Theatre Co. | Titus Andronicus | The Bakery Arts Warehouse, 2132 Market St., Denver | |
| Peak to Peak Players | Romeo and Juliet | The Dairy Arts Center, Boulder. | |
| Colorado Shakespeare Festival | Twelfth Night, As You Like It, Romeo and Juliet, and King John (O.P.); also, King Charles III | The 62nd season of Shakespeare under the stars,
at the University of Colorado Boulder.
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| Foothills Theatre Co. | Hamlet | Clement Park, 7306 W. Bowles Ave., Littleton. Free. | |
| Longmont Theatre Co. | The Merry Wives of Windsor | Various locations. |
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| Lost & Found Prod. | Richard III ( all-female cast ) | John Hand Theater, 7659 E. 1st Place, Denver. | |
| University of Denver | Macbeth | DU Byron Theatre.
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| Denver Center | Twelfth Night | The Space Theatre in the DCPA. |
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| The Upstart Crow | A Midsummer Night's Dream | The Dairy Center for the Arts, Boulder. | |
| Invictus Theatre Co. | Othello | The People's Building, Aurora. |
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| Tara High School | Romeo and Juliet | The Nomad Playhouse, 1410 Quince Ave., Boulder | |
| Arvada Center | A Midsummer Night's Dream canceled | 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada.
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| Misfits Theater Co. | Macbeth ( all-female, non-binary cast ) canceled | Deviants Spirits Distillery, 2480 49th St. Unit E, Boulder | |
| CU Theatre & Dance | As You Like It ( Loft Theatre ) canceled | University of Colorado Boulder. |
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| Colorado Shakespeare Festival | A Midsummer Night's Dream, All's Well That Ends Well, Coriolanus, and Pericles (O.P.); also, The Odyssey postponed | The 63rd season of Shakespeare under the stars,
at the University of Colorado Boulder.
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| CU Theatre & Dance | Measure for Measure ( one act abridgement, digital ) | University of Colorado Boulder. | |
| Colorado Shakespeare Festival | A Midsummer Night's Dream and Pericles (O.P.); also, The Odyssey ( outdoor shows only; no indoor shows ) | The 64th season of Shakespeare under the stars,
at the University of Colorado Boulder.
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| Band of Toughs | As You Like It | Galleria, Denver Center for the Performing Arts. | |
| The Upstart Crow | Macbeth | The Dairy Arts Center, Boulder. | |
| Colorado Shakespeare Festival | The Two Gentlemen of Verona, All's Well That Ends Well and Coriolanus; also, The Book of Will by Lauren Gunderson, and The Alchemist (O.P.) by Ben Jonson | The 65th season of Shakespeare under the stars,
at the University of Colorado Boulder.
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| Longmont Theatre Co. | Antony and Cleopatra ( with the Theater Co. of Lafayette ) | Various locations. Free, donations accepted. | |
| Denver Center | Much Ado About Nothing ( trailer ) | The Kilstrom Theatre in the DCPA. |
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