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About Us

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A Midsummer Night′s Dream

In addition to its annual Shakespeare by the Sea event, PBSF has produced award-winning contemporary and original productions including: the Florida premiere of Ray Bradbury’s DANDELION WINE (’94) with music by Grammy Award winning composer Jimmy Webb, the 1995 production of EDGAR at The Eissey Theatre, a PBSF original play on the life of Edgar Allan Poe; followed by THE VANISHED PEOPLE in ‘1995, which was a PBSF original historical drama about Jonathan Dickinson’s shipwreck and survival on the Florida Coast in 1696, and included choreography and dance by the Klein Dance Co; ANGEL STREET (’97) presented in association with the Helen Hayes Center of the Performing Arts, Nyack. NY; CHILI QUEEN, a new play by Jim Lehr (’98) which then toured to the Coronet Theatre, LA, CA and Ray Bradbury’s LEVIATHAN (’99). Additional contemporary productions include David Mamet’s 900 ONEONTA (’02)the Florida premiere of THE WOMAN IN BLACK (’03), A CHRISTMAS CAROL (‘04‘) which included the PBSF stage premiere at the Kravis Center, WHAT A NIGHT (’10) starring William Katt, Tennessee Williams’ BABY DOLL (’10), original comedy showcases and a series of Shakespearean shorts.

PBSF has toured throughout South Florida and partnered with every major cultural organization in Palm Beach County in its mission to bring the works of William Shakespeare and the experience of live theater to everyone.

The Palm Beach Shakespeare Festival Founder Kermit Christman was recognized with the 2024 Howard Kleinberg Carbonell Award which honors an individual or organization for contributions to the health and development of the arts in South Florida.

Production History

  • Twelfth Night, 1990 –
    First Public Palm Beach Shakespeare Festival Performance
  • The Tempest, 1991 –
    Inaugural Shakespeare by the Sea
  • Richard III, 1992 –
    Shakespeare by the Sea II
  • As You Like It, 1993 –
    Shakespeare by the Sea III
  • Romeo & Juliet, 1994 –
    Shakespeare by the Sea IV
  • Cardenio, 1995 –
    Shakespeare by the Sea V
  • Twelfth Night, 1996 –
    Shakespeare by the Sea VI
  • Macbeth, 1997 –
    Shakespeare by the Sea VII
  • The Winter’s Tale, 1998 –
    Shakespeare by the Sea VIII
  • Much Ado About Nothing, 1999 –
    Shakespeare by the Sea IX
  • Hamlet, 2000 –
    Shakespeare by the Sea X
  • The Comedy of Errors, 2001 –
    Shakespeare by the Sea XI
  • The Taming of the Shrew, 2002 –
    Shakespeare by the Sea XII
  • Romeo & Juliet, 2003 –
    Shakespeare by the Sea XIII
  • Othello, 2004 –
    Shakespeare by the Sea XIV
  • Julius Caesar, 2005 –
    Shakespeare by the Sea XV
  • Merry Wives of Windsor, 2006 –
    Shakespeare by the Sea XVI
  • Pericles, 2007 –
    Shakespeare by the Sea XVII
  • A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 2008 –
    Shakespeare by the Sea XVIII
  • The Comedy of Errors, 2009 –
    Shakespeare at Sunset Cove (In place of Shakespeare by the Sea XIX due to Amphitheater construction)
  • Macbeth, 2010 –
    Shakespeare by the Sea XX
  • The Tempest, 2011 –
    Shakespeare by the Sea XXI
  • Twelfth Night, 2012 –
    Shakespeare by the Sea XXII
  • Coriolanus, 2013 –
    Shakespeare by the Sea XXIII
  • Much Ado About Nothing, 2014 –
    Shakespeare by the Sea XXIV
  • Hamlet, 2015 –
    Shakespeare by the Sea XXV
  • The Taming of the Shrew, 2016 –
    Shakespeare by the Sea XXVI
  • Love’s Labour’s Lost, 2017 –
    Shakespeare by the Sea XXVII
  • Antony & Cleopatra, 2018 –
    Shakespeare by the Sea XXVIII
  • Romeo & Juliet, 2019 –
    Shakespeare by the Sea XXIX
  • A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 2020/2021 –
    Shakespeare by the Sea XXX
  • Twelfth Night, 2021 –
    Shakespeare by the Sea XXXI
    Inaugural Shakespeare by the Palms
  • Richard II, 2022 –
    Shakespeare by the Sea XXXII
    Shakespeare by the Palms II
  • Measure for Measure, 2023 –
    Shakespeare by the Sea XXXIII
    Shakespeare by the Palms III
  • King Lear, 2024 –
    Shakespeare by the Sea XXXIV
    Shakespeare by the Palms IV
  • As You Like It, 2025 –
    Shakespeare by the Palms V
  • The Winter’s Tale, 2025 –
    Shakespeare by the Sea XXXV

Our Production Team

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Mission Statement

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Celebrating 35 Years in the Community

To enhance the cultural quality of life for visitors and residents of Palm Beach County through accessible, original, and educational cultural programs and productions of Shakespearean works.