Piedmont Shakespeare company is inspired by the great american tradition of Free outdoor Shakespeare pioneered by JoSeph papp in the mid-twentieth century. Our Dream iS to bring Free shakespeare to the piedmont Triad region of North Carolina.

The Historic Legendary Delacorte Theater in Central Park, Home to Shakespeare in the Park, NYC. Photo credit: PBS American Masters
https://www.villagepreservation.org/2022/07/21/joe-papp-created-a-theater-by-and-for-the-people/
Joe Papp's first mobile unit took theatre to the five boroughs of New York in 1957. Photo credit: https://www.villagepreservation.org/2022/07/21/joe-papp-created-a-theater-by-and-for-the-people/
A Production of As You Like It, at the May Dell on the Historic Salem College Campus, courtesy of Salem College.

  1. The Historic Legendary Delacorte Theater in Central Park, Home to Shakespeare in the Park, NYC. Photo credit: PBS American Masters

  2. Image of Notice Board for Julius Ceasar, Shakespeare in the Park. Photo credit: https://www.villagepreservation.org/2022/07/21/joe-papp-created-a-theater-by-and-for-the-people/

  3. Joe Papp's first mobile unit took theatre to the five boroughs of New York in 1957. Photo credit: https://www.villagepreservation.org/2022/07/21/joe-papp-created-a-theater-by-and-for-the-people/ 

  4. A Production of As You Like It, at the May Dell on the Historic Salem College Campus, courtesy of Salem College.