{"id":11882,"date":"2025-07-17T17:00:17","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T17:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artsmidwest.org\/?post_type=update&#038;p=11882"},"modified":"2026-03-24T18:44:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T18:44:01","slug":"announcing-the-2025-26-shakespeare-in-american-communities-grantees","status":"publish","type":"update","link":"https:\/\/artsmidwest.org\/about\/updates\/announcing-the-2025-26-shakespeare-in-american-communities-grantees\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcing the 2025-26 Shakespeare in American Communities Grantees"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Today, Arts Midwest announced the recipients of <strong>$1,053,810<\/strong> in Shakespeare in American Communities grants for the 2025\u20132026 cycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now in its 22nd year, <a href=\"https:\/\/artsmidwest.org\/get-support\/shakespeare-in-american-communities\/\">Shakespeare in American Communities<\/a> is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest. The initiative brings high-quality Shakespeare productions and educational activities to communities across America, with a new addition this cycle: theater apprenticeships for early-career professionals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cInvesting in apprenticeships today helps ensure the theater field has the talent and expertise it needs for the future,\u201d says Arts Midwest President &amp; CEO&nbsp;Torrie&nbsp;Allen. \u201cBy pairing the timeless works of Shakespeare with hands-on training, we aim to help young people build the real-world skills that will support lasting careers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Grants were awarded through three distinct tracks:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>$447,500<\/strong> to <strong>17 nonprofit theaters<\/strong> offering <a href=\"https:\/\/artsmidwest.org\/get-support\/shakespeare-in-american-communities\/applying-apprenticeships\/\">apprenticeship programs<\/a> for early-career administrators and technicians working across theater sectors.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>$435,000<\/strong> to <strong>18 professional theater companies<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/artsmidwest.org\/get-support\/shakespeare-in-american-communities\/applying-schools\/\">partnering with schools<\/a> to present productions and education programs rooted in the works of William Shakespeare.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>$171,300<\/strong> to <strong>7 nonprofits<\/strong> providing theater education for <a href=\"https:\/\/artsmidwest.org\/get-support\/shakespeare-in-american-communities\/applying-juvenile-justice\/\">students in juvenile justice settings<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<section  class=\"wp-block-stats  container-fluid\">\n      <ul class=\"list-none border-t border-purple mt-12 lg:mt-20 pt-12 lg:py-20 text-purple flex flex-wrap gap-x-14\">\n              <li class=\"list-item mt-12 mb-15 flex-1\">\n                      <figure class=\"text-6xl md:text-7xl xl:text-8xl\">\n              140\n                              <figcaption class=\"text-xl xl:text-2xl\">\n                  <p>Theater companies and organizations have participated in Shakespeare in American Communities.<\/p>\n\n                <\/figcaption>\n                          <\/figure>\n                  <\/li>\n              <li class=\"list-item mt-12 mb-15 flex-1\">\n                      <figure class=\"text-6xl md:text-7xl xl:text-8xl\">\n              60,000+\n                              <figcaption class=\"text-xl xl:text-2xl\">\n                  <p>Educational activities have taken place in 12,400+ schools and juvenile justice facilities across all 50 states.<\/p>\n\n                <\/figcaption>\n                          <\/figure>\n                  <\/li>\n          <\/ul>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n<div \n   \n  class=\"wp-block-image mt-14 col-start-2 col-span-1 xl:col-end-4 mb-14\"\n  data-block-index=\"0\" style=\"z-index:2;\"\n>\n  <figure class=\"\">\n          <div class=\"relative\">\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1750\" height=\"1167\" src=\"https:\/\/artsmidwest.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Shakespeare-Great-Lakes-Theater-1.jpg\" class=\"w-full\" alt=\"A group of four smiling people with arms around each other, dressed in period costumes on a stage.\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1472px) 1280px,\n                        (min-width: 1280px) calc(50vw - 12rem),\n                        (min-width: 1024px) calc(50vw - 8rem),\n                        (min-width: 640px) calc(100vw - 4rem),\n                        calc(100vw - 2rem)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artsmidwest.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Shakespeare-Great-Lakes-Theater-1.jpg 1750w, https:\/\/artsmidwest.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Shakespeare-Great-Lakes-Theater-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artsmidwest.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Shakespeare-Great-Lakes-Theater-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/artsmidwest.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Shakespeare-Great-Lakes-Theater-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artsmidwest.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Shakespeare-Great-Lakes-Theater-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" \/>\n\n        <div class=\"absolute left-3.75 lg:left-4 bottom-3 lg:bottom-4 z-10\">\n                  <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n              <figcaption class=\"text-xs leading-5 font-serif mt-5  \">\n          <span class=\"\">\n            Great Lakes Theater\nThe Merry Wives of Windsor\nBy William Shakespeare\nDirected by Terri McMahon\nPhoto by Roger Mastroianni\n          <\/span>\n        <\/figcaption>\n      \n    \n  <\/figure>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p> &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wing-container wing-top-right relative z-50 hidden sm:block\" aria-hidden=\"true\" >\n    \n        <div \n            aria-hidden=\"true\" \n            class=\"wing absolute w-24 md:w-34 lg:w-48 h-14 md:h-20 lg:h-28 transform right-0 top-px -translate-y-full [clip-path:polygon(100%0%,100%100%,0%100%)] bg-midnight\"\n        ><\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n    \n<section\n  \n  class=\"wp-block-text-cta bg-midnight text-white flex site-padding relative\"\n  data-block-index=\"1\" style=\"z-index:1;\"\n>\n\n  <div\n    class=\"main-col w-full pt-9 pb-15 sm:py-27.5 items-center inline-grid auto-rows-fr grid-cols-1 lg:grid-cols-2 gap-0\"\n  >\n\n    <div>\n              <h2 class=\"lg:max-w-[557px] pr-0 lg:pr-8 text-3xl mb-10 lg:mb-0 leading-none sm:text-5xl \">\n          Explore the Grantees<\/h2>\n          <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"w-fit lg:ml-auto\">\n              <p class=\"lg:max-w-[465px] font-serif  mb-10 \">\n          Below are lists of theater companies selected to participate in the Shakespeare in American Communities program for 2025-26. Or, explore all grantees in Arts Midwest&#8217;s searchable grantee database. <\/p>\n      \n      <span class=\"flex flex-row flex-wrap gap-4\">\n                  <a class=\"inline-flex items-center transition-colors text-sm leading-6 z-20 relative overflow-hidden text-dark-sky pt-2.5 pb-2 px-10 rounded-xl bg-light-green before:content-[&#039;&#039;] before:absolute before:inset-0 before:transition-colors before:bg-transparent hover:before:bg-white\/20 active:before:bg-dark-sky\/5\" target=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/artsmidwest.org\/impact\/grant-recipients\/\"\n  \n>\n  \n      <span class=\"relative\">\n      Grantee Database\n    <\/span>\n  <\/a>\n        \n              <\/span>\n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-shakespeare-in-american-communities-apprenticeships\"><strong>Shakespeare in American Communities: Apprenticeships<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Grants to support paid apprenticeships for early administrators and technicians working at theaters throughout the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-table-wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Theatre Company\/Organization<\/th><th>City<\/th><th>State<\/th><th>Award<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>TheatreSquared<\/td><td>Fayetteville<\/td><td>AR<\/td><td>$30,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Arizona Theatre Matters<\/td><td>Glendale<\/td><td>AZ<\/td><td>$30,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Elm Shakespeare Company<\/td><td>New Haven<\/td><td>CT<\/td><td>$30,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Synchronicity Theatre<\/td><td>Atlanta<\/td><td>GA<\/td><td>$30,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Aurora Theatre<\/td><td>Lawrenceville<\/td><td>GA<\/td><td>$30,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>The Theatre of Western Springs<\/td><td>Western Springs<\/td><td>IL<\/td><td>$20,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>The Point Theater<\/td><td>Carmel<\/td><td>IN<\/td><td>$25,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Olney Theatre Center<\/td><td>Olney<\/td><td>MD<\/td><td>$20,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Illusion Theater<\/td><td>Minneapolis<\/td><td>MN<\/td><td>$20,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mixed Blood<\/td><td>Minneapolis<\/td><td>MN<\/td><td>$30,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ten Thousand Things<\/td><td>St. Paul<\/td><td>MN<\/td><td>$20,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Circle Theatre<\/td><td>Omaha<\/td><td>NE<\/td><td>$20,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>The Public Theater<\/td><td>New York<\/td><td>NY<\/td><td>$30,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Cleveland Public Theatre<\/td><td>Cleveland<\/td><td>OH<\/td><td>$25,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Key City Public Theatre<\/td><td>Port Townsend<\/td><td>WA<\/td><td>$30,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Seattle Rep<\/td><td>Seattle<\/td><td>WA<\/td><td>$30,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pink Umbrella Theater Company<\/td><td>Milwaukee<\/td><td>WI<\/td><td>$27,500<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><tfoot><tr><td>TOTAL<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td>$447,500<\/td><\/tr><\/tfoot><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-shakespeare-in-american-communities-juvenile-justice\"><strong>Shakespeare in American Communities: Juvenile Justice<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Grants to support theater education programs in juvenile justice facilities that illuminate the works of Shakespeare and address his work in a modern context.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-table-wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Theatre Company\/Organization<\/th><th>City<\/th><th>State<\/th><th>Award<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Southwest Shakespeare Company<\/td><td>Mesa<\/td><td>AZ<\/td><td>$25,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Shakespeare at Notre Dame<\/td><td>Notre Dame<\/td><td>IN<\/td><td>$24,200<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Gateway Regional Arts Center<\/td><td>Mt. Sterling<\/td><td>KY<\/td><td>$25,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Youth Arts: Unlocked<\/td><td>Flint<\/td><td>MI<\/td><td>$25,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Prison Performing Arts<\/td><td>St. Louis<\/td><td>MO<\/td><td>$25,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Drama Club<\/td><td>New York<\/td><td>NY<\/td><td>$25,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>South Dakota Shakespeare Festival<\/td><td>Vermillion<\/td><td>SD<\/td><td>$22,100<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><tfoot><tr><td>TOTAL<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td>$171,300<\/td><\/tr><\/tfoot><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-shakespeare-in-american-communities-schools\"><strong>Shakespeare in American Communities: Schools<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Grants to support performances of Shakespeare and related educational activities for students from five or more schools.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-table-wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Theatre Company\/Organization<\/th><th>City<\/th><th>State<\/th><th>Award<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>A Noise Within<\/td><td>Pasadena<\/td><td>CA<\/td><td>$25,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum<\/td><td>Topanga<\/td><td>CA<\/td><td>$25,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Folger Shakespeare Library<\/td><td>Washington<\/td><td>DC<\/td><td>$25,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Delaware Shakespeare<\/td><td>Wilmington<\/td><td>DE<\/td><td>$15,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>GableStage Theatre Company<\/td><td>Coral Gables<\/td><td>FL<\/td><td>$25,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Idaho Shakespeare Festival<\/td><td>Boise<\/td><td>ID<\/td><td>$25,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Kentucky Shakespeare<\/td><td>Louisville<\/td><td>KY<\/td><td>$25,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Commonwealth Shakespeare Company<\/td><td>Boston<\/td><td>MA<\/td><td>$25,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Shakespeare &amp; Company<\/td><td>Lenox<\/td><td>MA<\/td><td>$25,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>The Theater at Monmouth<\/td><td>Monmouth<\/td><td>ME<\/td><td>$25,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Montana Shakespeare in the Parks<\/td><td>Bozeman<\/td><td>MT<\/td><td>$25,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey<\/td><td>Florham Park<\/td><td>NJ<\/td><td>$25,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Theatre for a New Audience<\/td><td>New York<\/td><td>NY<\/td><td>$25,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Catskill Mountain Shakespeare<\/td><td>West Kill<\/td><td>NY<\/td><td>$25,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Oregon Shakespeare Festival<\/td><td>Ashland<\/td><td>OR<\/td><td>$25,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Portland Playhouse<\/td><td>Portland<\/td><td>OR<\/td><td>$20,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival<\/td><td>Center Valley<\/td><td>PA<\/td><td>$25,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Utah Shakespeare Festival<\/td><td>Cedar City<\/td><td>UT<\/td><td>$25,000<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><tfoot><tr><td>TOTAL<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><strong>$435,000<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tfoot><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over $1 million in grants will support Shakespeare programming for young people and theater apprenticeship programs across America.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":11885,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"260,8398,6975,3689,5251,8109","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":""},"aw-author":[],"location":[46],"program-grant":[98],"update-category":[603],"class_list":["post-11882","update","type-update","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-national","program-grant-shakespeare-in-american-communities","update-category-press-releases"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.8 (Yoast SEO v26.9) - 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