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.Quarto Summer 2011, a Note from The President of STA, https://shakespeare-association.squarespace.com/quarto/?month=june-2011&view=calendar
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,Sidney Berger and Cook the first Vice President.STAA website; history page
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 2023 Shakespeare in Paradise Nassau, The Bahamas
References
External links STAA Homepage