Baltimore Shakespeare Factory

Our MissionLink: https://baltimoreshakespearfactory.comThe Baltimore Shakespeare Factory (BSF) is a nonprofit organization that entertains, educates, and enriches the Baltimore community by creating performances that inspire audiences with the wonder of William Shakespeares plays and language.In order to achieve this mission, BSF has the following strategic priorities:To produce the works of Shakespeare and his contemporaries by re-creating, as closely as possible, the staging conditions of Shakespeares time, such as doubling, cross-gender casting, and the use of universal lighting so interaction can occur between the audience and the actorsTo revive works written in the Elizabethan/Jacobean period that have become overshadowed in our time by ShakespeareTo present these works with unparalleled quality of language, intent, and focus so that the audience effortlessly understands each word and the full spectrum of meaning in these masterpiecesTo obtain the funding to produce our two summer shows to be enjoyed free of charge by all who wish to see themTo perform one production of Shakespeares work each season in original pronunciation (OP), the accent of 16th-century England, so Baltimore audiences can experience these works as the audiences of Shakespeares time would have heard themTo maintain a vibrant education program that consists of summer camps, childrens troupes, lectures, and workshops and classes for people of all ages