About US
Shakespeare in Detroit (SiD), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, is the premiere Shakespeare company in the city of Detroit.
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The organization was founded by Sam White, a Detroit native, and now an internationally recognized director and entrepreneur. In 2013, she produced and directed Detroit's first ever Shakespeare in the park experience within the city's boundaries.
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Since then, the company has continued to produce groundbreaking, professional productions of Shakespeare’s works at various sites throughout the city – from traditional theatres to nontraditional spaces – to give access to both new and conventional theatre audiences, while highlighting Detroit’s vast array of historical structures, venues and parks. This site-specific template has created a movement of new audiences for classical theatre in the city of Detroit and challenged the status quo.
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In 2025, the organization will begin exploring productions adjacent to Shakespeare's canon and other classical canons.
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Mission
Shakespeare in Detroit is a nonprofit organization that enhances and supports the cultural, educational and financial growth of Detroit with professional theatre created through a conscious lens of equity, diversity and inclusion.
Vision
Shakespeare in Detroit will produce the classics, musicals, contemporary and new works in equal measure throughout each season as the official Shakespeare organization of the city. The pioneering theatre company will attract tourists from all over the world to see its world-class offerings of staged readings, theatrical productions and special events as a cultural force in Detroit. The company’s work will also include educational programming to complement and supplement the curriculums of K-12 students throughout Southeast Michigan.
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