“Diseases desperate grown, by desperate appliance are relieved. Or not at all.”
The Shakespeare Gild continues to meet in the Gild Hall on the first
Wednesday of every month. All are welcome as we gather to plan our
upcoming events. Our play selection committee is now meeting to
choose next summer’s play - stay tuned for the big announcement! Actors
and backstage volunteers mark your calendars for March auditions and a
June production.
Also mark your calendars for Our annual Young Actors’ Workshop.
Registration and auditions will be held on Saturday, December 7 at 1 PM at
the Gild Hall. The workshop is open to young actors aged 7-16 and gives
them the opportunity to play Shakespeare’s great roles under the
direction of our Gild members. Rehearsals are held on Saturdays in
January and culminates in a performance in mid-February. For more
information, call Mary Catherine Kelley, our Workshop director at 302 655
1253.
“…the spring, the summer, The chilling autumn, angry winter, change Their wonted liveries; and the mazed world By their increase, now knows not which is which.”
THE ARDEN SHAKESPEARE GILD continues a 100-year tradition of community Shakespeare in the historic village of Arden, Delaware. A member organization of the Arden Club, the gild is dedicated to including everyone with an interest in Shakespeare, both as audience and as a participant. The gild produces one of Shakespeare’s plays each summer in the open-air Frank Stephens Memorial Theater in Arden. Each winter our members direct a Young Actors Workshop for kids from age 6 through high school. The gild also sponsors lectures, readings, and social activities throughout the year.
MONTHLY MEETINGS. The Arden Shakespeare Gild meets in the Gild Hall on the first Wednesday of each month (except June). Our business meeting at 7:30 is followed around 8 pm by informal scenes. Newcomers are always welcome. The Gild Hall is located just south of Harvey Road at Orleans Road; our address is 2126 The Highway, Arden, Delaware 19810.
Stages in Arden
- The Gild Hall Stage is the rain location for Shakespeare Gild productions.
- The Moonlight Theater, adjacent to the Gild Hall, is a lovely venue for occasional Shakespeare events, concerts, and weddings.
- The Field Theater is the outdoor site for Shakespeare Gild productions and other community events. The Field Theater was one of the first things “built” in Arden when it was founded in 1900. Even before building their houses, early Arden residents laid out this stage with a huge granite boulder as a backdrop so they could do Shakespeare. The stage and Shakespeare are still very much a part of everyday life in Arden!
