Our History

Shakespeare Show History:
2008 The Two Gentlemen of Verona
2008 Julius Cæsar^†
2007 The Taming of the Shrew
2007 The Tragedy of Romeo + Juliet^†
2006 The Merry Wives of Windsor
2006 The Tragedy of Macbeth^†
2005 As You Like It
2005 Othello^†
2004 Love's Labour's Lost
2003 A Midsummer Night's Dream
2002 Twelfth Night
2001 Much Ado about Nothing
2000 The Comedy of Errors
1999 Romeo and Juliet
1998 The Tempest
1997 All's Well that End's Well
1996 The Winter's Tale
1995 The Merchant of Venice
1994 As You Like It
1993 A Midsummer Night's Dream
1992 The Taming of the Shrew
1991 Cymbeline
1990 The Tempest
1989 Much Ado about Nothing
1988 Pericles, Prince of Tyre
1987 Measure for Measure
1986 The Merry Wives of Windsor
1985 The Taming of the Shrew
1984 The Two Gentlemen of Verona
1983 Love's Labour's Lost
1982 A Midsummer Night's Dream
1981 As You Like It
1980 The Comedy of Errors
1979 Measure for Measure *
1979 Cymbeline
1978 Two Gentlemen of Verona
1977 All's Well That End's Well
1976 Pericles, Prince of Tyre
1975 Twelfth Night
1974 Much Ado about Nothing
1973 Love's Labour's Lost
1972 The Winter's Tale
1971 A Midsummer Night's Dream
1970 As You Like It

*A rare winter indoor production, arranged to help open up the Northwest Service Center.

^† Part of our Twilight Tragedie series.


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In the summer of 1970, Portland Actors Ensemble (PAE) began their Shakespeare-in-the-Parks program with a two-week production of As You Like It, performed at Laurelhurst Park. Every summer since then, we have produced at least one Shakespearean play, free of charge, in various outdoor settings around the city. Each year a production tours to 6 different parks over a six-weekend run, reaching as many communities as possible. We select parks to evenly cover the Portland Metro area so audience members can attend a show near their homes.
The mission for PAE's Shakespeare-in-the-Parks program has remained unchanged since its first season: "To bring financially accessible classical theater to Portland communities in a nontraditional environment." We have stood by this mission for 39 years, and have every intention of continuing. We are a community service organization and our goal is to share our best theatrical productions with the people of Portland for years to come.
Shakespeare-in-the-Parks touches thousands of people each summer with as many as 550 attending a single performance. For many of our audience members, particularly children and the underprivileged, this may be their first or only theater experience. We are proud of this. As a nonprofit organization, we are completely dependent upon donations and grants to continue this tradition. We hope that those of you who attend our events will join and support us on our journey as we grow and enjoy the works of William Shakespeare.
Shakespeare Show History: 2008 The Two Gentlemen of Verona 2008 Julius Cæsar^† 2007 The Taming of the Shrew 2007 The Tragedy of Romeo + Juliet^† 2006 The Merry Wives of Windsor 2006 The Tragedy of Macbeth^† 2005 As You Like It 2005 Othello^† 2004 Love's Labour's Lost 2003 A Midsummer Night's Dream 2002 Twelfth Night 2001 Much Ado about Nothing 2000 The Comedy of Errors 1999 Romeo and Juliet 1998 The Tempest 1997 All's Well that End's Well 1996 The Winter's Tale 1995 The Merchant of Venice 1994 As You Like It 1993 A Midsummer Night's Dream 1992 The Taming of the Shrew 1991 Cymbeline 1990 The Tempest 1989 Much Ado about Nothing 1988 Pericles, Prince of Tyre 1987 Measure for Measure 1986 The Merry Wives of Windsor 1985 The Taming of the Shrew 1984 The Two Gentlemen of Verona 1983 Love's Labour's Lost 1982 A Midsummer Night's Dream 1981 As You Like It 1980 The Comedy of Errors 1979 Measure for Measure * 1979 Cymbeline 1978 Two Gentlemen of Verona 1977 All's Well That End's Well 1976 Pericles, Prince of Tyre 1975 Twelfth Night 1974 Much Ado about Nothing 1973 Love's Labour's Lost 1972 The Winter's Tale 1971 A Midsummer Night's Dream 1970 As You Like It A rare winter indoor production, arranged to help open up the Northwest Service Center. ^† Part of our Twilight Tragedie* series.
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