The Shakespeare Theatre Company ReDiscovery Series features free staged readings of the "lost" plays of Shakespeare- Edward III, The History of Cardenio and Sir Thomas More - at the Lansburgh Theatre on February 12, April 23 and May 14. These readings are included in the Company's Shakespeare In Washington programming and made possible through the generous support of Ann K. Morales, and Jean and David Greer.

The Shakespeare Theatre Company continues its Capital Weekend with the Classics hotel packages during the citywide Shakespeare In Washington festival conceived by Kennedy Center President Michael Kaiser and curated by Shakespeare Theatre Company Artistic Director Michael Kahn.

The Shakespeare Theatre Company continues its 2006-2007 season with William Shakespeare's Richard III. Directed by Shakespeare Theatre Company Artistic Director Michael Kahn, the production runs from January 16 to March 18, 2007. With Richard III, Shakespeare created a ruthless Machiavellian who seduces and slaughters his enemies and relatives as he struggles for the crown. For the production, Kahn directs Geraint Wyn Davies in the title role.

The ShakesPEERS Core Company performs a free, 60-minute version of William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew for family, friends and neighbors at the Martin Luther King Memorial Library in Northwest D.C.

The Shakespeare Theatre Company introduces neos, a program for Washington-area undergraduates that will act as a platform for building new audiences through the implementation of student-friendly ticket offers and special events. Undergraduate students at all Washington-area colleges are invited to join the neos community. Neos will be notified about Student Preview Week offers, deeply discounted tickets and invitations to priority events via e-newsletters and on-campus postings.

The Shakespeare Theatre Company continues its 2006-2007 season with the world premiere of Thornton Wilder and Ken Ludwig 's adaptation of George Farquhar's The Beaux' Stratagem. Directed by Shakespeare Theatre Company Artistic Director Michael Kahn, the production runs from November 7 to December 31, 2006. The Beaux' Stratagem follows two recently impoverished gentlemen as they scheme to woo two women of status and fortune.

The Lawyers Committee for the Shakespeare Theatre Company presents its annual Mock Trial on Wednesday, October 18, 2006, at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 717 Madison Place NW. Based on the record of Henrik Ibsen's An Enemy of the People, the mock trial will explore whether Dr. Thomas Stockmann's termination of employment was a violation of his free speech, due process and equal protection rights.

The Shakespeare Theatre Company announced today that American Express has selected it as one of 12 recipients of the American Express Performing Arts Fund grant for 2006. The Shakespeare Theatre Company will use the grant to expand and enhance its programs to attract new audiences.

The Shakespeare Theatre Company opens its 2006-2007 season with Henrik Ibsen's An Enemy of the People. Translated by Rick Davis and Brian Johnston and directed by Kjetil Bang-Hansen. Written following Ibsen's maddening experiences with censorship, An Enemy of the People depicts how society often deliberately and ruthlessly ostracizes its truth-tellers.

New Performing Arts Center Will Transform Shakespeare Theatre Company into a Destination Theatre While Providing Performance Spaces for Local, National and International Artists

Artistic Director Michael Kahn and the Shakespeare Theatre Company Board of Trustees announced that Academy and Tony award-winning actor Kevin Spacey will receive the 19th Annual William Shakespeare Award for Classical Theatre (the Will Award) in recognition of his distinguished work in classical theatre.

Shakespeare Theatre Company Artistic Director Michael Kahn announced the Theatre's 2006-2007 season, a line-up that includes Shakespeare's Richard III, Titus Andronicus and Hamlet as well as Henrik Ibsen's An Enemy of the People (translated by Rick Davis and Brian Johnston) and George Farquhar's The Beaux' Stratagem (in a world premiere adaptation by Thornton Wilder and Ken Ludwig).