A Future for Shakespeare Talks!

CST believes that Shakespeare speaks to everyone, transcending time and place. To that end, we have evolved into a dynamic company that produces award-winning plays at our artistic home on Navy Pier, throughout Chicago's schools and neighborhoods, and on stages around the world.

Since Artistic Director Barbara Gaines founded the Chicago Shakespeare Theater in 1986, my wife and I have attended a handful of stagings.  From its humble beginnings at the Ruth Page Theater, to its more spacious, modern digs at Navy Pier, there was something special to this home-grown production.  So it's hard not to feel enthralled at what Gaines relates: Shakespeare with excellence and nuance, and produced with theatricality and accessibility.  Moreover, CST has won the Regional Theater Tony Award, three Laurence Olivier Awards, and 78 Joseph Jefferson Awards.  In time, too, may Shakespeare Talks! grow into prominence with fine arts, rich culture, and undeniable success.