Shakespeare in the Streets
Shakespeare in the Streets (SITS) is a grassroots theatrical experience that invites St. Louis neighborhoods to tell their stories. A Festival-selected creative team leads the neighborhood in developing an original play based on one of Shakespeare’s works—a play with themes that reflect the community’s character.
Residents of the year’s selected neighborhood contribute to all aspects of the production, from story development to live performance. The result is a weekend-long celebration of their collective effort, with three live, outdoor performances. Free and open to the public, these performances unite the neighborhood and introduce it as a creative force to the greater St. Louis area.
Click here to watch a documentary about SITS.
SITS Legacy
| 2017 Blow, Winds, based on King Lear |
2016 Remember Me, based on Hamlet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Macbeth |
2015 The World Begun, based on Twelfth Night |
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| 2014 Good in Everything, based on As You Like It |
2013 Old Hearts Fresh, based on The Winter’s Tale |
2012 The New World, based on The Tempest |
Community Partners
Lifelong Learning Institute
The Lifelong Learning Institute (LLI) at Washington University offers a wide variety of courses that emphasize peer learning and active class participation by senior adults. Study groups are not for credit; there are no exams, no grades. LEARN MORE
Shakespeare Festival Reads
Shakespeare Festival Reads, at Left Bank Books in the Central West End, is a group that meets to discuss Shakespeare, his plays and his time. The group frequently explores new riffs on old themes and read contemporary novels based on Shakespeare’s centuries-old plays. Shakespeare Festival Reads is open to all, no expertise required. LEARN MORE
SHAKE 38
We invite the St. Louis community to participate in a free, five-day marathon celebration of Shakespeare’s 38 plays. LEARN MORE
