Shakespeare Theatre Association

The Shakespeare Theatre Association (STA), Formally known as The Shakespeare Theatre Association of America, was established to provide a forum for the artistic and managerial leadership of theatres whose central activity is the production of Shakespeare's plays; to discuss issues and share methods of work, resources, and information; and to act as an advocate for Shakespearean productions throughout the world. The name was changed in January 2011 to reflect the increasingly international reach of Shakespeare and the Shakespeare Theatre Association.[1]

History

The Shakespeare Theatre Association of America was organized at a meeting held January 12 and 13, 1991 at the Folger Library and the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Sidney Berger, Producing Director of the Houston Shakespeare Festival, and Douglas Cook, Producing Artistic Director of the Utah Shakespearean Festival, invited the producers, artistic directors and managing directors of over thirty-seven Shakespeare festivals and companies from the United States and Canada to this meeting. Berger was elected the first President,[2] and Cook the first Vice President.[3]

Past Conferences

The annual conference is the most important activity of the STA.

Year Host Organization City
1991 Folger Shakespeare Theatre Washington, D.C.
1992 Houston Shakespeare Festival Houston, Texas
1993 Utah Shakespearean Festival Cedar City, Utah
1994 Alabama Shakespeare Festival Montgomery, Alabama
1995 Tygres Heart Shakespeare Company Portland, Oregon
1996 Stratford Festival Stratford, Ontario, Canada
1997 San Francisco Shakespeare Festival San Francisco, California
1998 Georgia Shakespeare Festival Atlanta, Georgia
1999 Orlando-UCF Shakespeare Festival Orlando, Florida
2000 Royal Shakespeare Company and Shakespeare's Globe Stratford-upon-Avon and London, England
2001 Idaho Shakespeare Festival Boise, Idaho
2002 Shakespeare Theater Company Washington, D.C.
2003 Oregon Shakespeare Festival Ashland, Oregon
2004 American Shakespeare Center Staunton, Virginia
2005 Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
2006 Marin Shakespeare Company and Baja Shakespeare Festival San Rafael, California and Los Barriles, Mexico
2007 Nashville Shakespeare Festival Nashville, Tennessee
2008 Utah Shakespearean Festival Cedar City, Utah
2009 Shakespeare & Company Lenox, Massachusetts
2010 Shakespeare's Globe London, England
2011 Colorado Shakespeare Festival Boulder, Colorado
2012 Orlando Shakespeare Theatre Orlando, Florida
2013 Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
2014 Stratford Festival Stratford, Ontario, Canada
2015 San Francisco Shakespeare Festival San Francisco, California
2016 Shakespeare at Notre Dame South Bend, Indiana
2017 Chesapeake Shakespeare Company Baltimore, Maryland
2018 Cincinnati Shakespeare Company Cincinnati, Ohio
2019 Prague Shakespeare Company Prague, Czech Republic
2021 Chesapeake Shakespeare Company Virtual (due to the COVID-19 pandemic)
2022 Gamut Theatre Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

References
  1. Quartro Summer 2011, a Note from The President of STA, https://shakespeare-association.squarespace.com/quarto/?month=june-2011&view=calendar
  2. Sidney Berger
  3. STAA website; history page
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