Plays

Richard III will stop at nothing to place the crown upon his head, even to the detriment of his own family. Following the events in Henry VI, Part III, Richard III is a story about manipulation, deceit, and a drive toward power.

After his exile of Henry Bolingbroke, Richard II seizes noble land and uses the money to fund wars in Ireland. But when Henry returns to England to reclaim his land, he gathers an army of those who oppose Richard. Only one can take the throne.

Pericles, Prince of Tyre follows the journeys of the heroic figure, Pericles, as he searches for those he loves.

Othello, General in the Venetian military, finds that he is up against all odds. His wife, Desdemona, has been disinherited by her father after their secret marriage is revealed. Iago hates him for refusing his promotion. And Roderigo is after Desdemona’s heart. Othello is manipulated into a tangle of lies, and Desdemona stands to reap…

For some, love begins at first sight. For others, love has been forsworn. Much Ado About Nothing follows the story of two men: Claudio, who fights for his love for Hero, and Benedick, who has forsworn women until his friends make him believe that he has caught the eye of Lady Beatrice.

After Duke Theseus rejects their marriage prospects, four Athenians run to the forest seeking their beloveds. Unbeknownst to them, Oberon, King of the Fairies, is grappling with his own marriage troubles. When Oberon schemes to use a love potion on Queen Titania, hilarious disaster ensues when the mischievous fae, Puck, decides to help the lovesick…

Falstaff finds himself in a predicament of financial troubles. His resolve? He seduces the wives of two wealthy merchants in hopes to better his financial standing. However, these witty women discover his plot, and they plan their own hilarious revenge.

Bassanio asks the Jewish moneylender, Shylock, for a loan to help him court the wealthy Portia, and does so on behalf of the antisemetic merchant, Antonio. Shylock agrees to the loan, but if within three months the loan hasn’t been paid, Shylock demands a pound of Antonio’s flesh. A story about love, wealth, and revenge,…

Newly appointed deputy to rule Vienna, Lord Angelo enforces tyrannical law against immorality in the city. When it’s discovered that Claudio’s fiancé is pregnant, Lord Angelo convicts him with a death sentence. Claudio’s sister, Isabella, seeks out Angelo to beg for mercy—but at what cost will she, a nun, go to save her brother?

After Shakespeare’s famous Weird Sisters divine to Macbeth that he will be King of Scotland, Macbeth and his wife plot to remove King Duncan from his throne by any means necessary.