![Red Velvet at CST Celebrated Stratford Festival performer Dion Johnstone portrays trailblazing African-American actor Ira Aldridge, whose Othello shocked nineteenth-century London, in Chicago Shakespeare’s Red Velvet, directed by Gary Griffin, in the Courtyard Theater, December 1, 2017–January 21, 2018. Photo by Jeff Sciortino.](https://images.folger.edu/uploads/2017/11/CST-Red-Velvet-JeffSciortino.jpg?fit=10%2C10)
Shakespeare onstage in November and December
Every month, we share a snapshot of Shakespeare in performance around America. Let’s check in with our theater partners with Shakespeare plays onstage in November and December.
![Julius Caesar at Chesapeake Shakespeare Company Julius Caesar at Chesapeake Shakespeare Company](https://images.folger.edu/uploads/2017/10/Chesapeake-Brutus-Cassius.jpg?fit=10%2C10)
What's onstage at Shakespeare theaters in October
Every month, we share a snapshot of Shakespeare in performance around America. What plays are onstage this month? We check in with our theater partners.
![Seattle Shakespeare A Midsummer Night's Dream Seattle Shakespeare A Midsummer Night's Dream](https://images.folger.edu/uploads/2017/05/Seattle-Shakespeare-A-Midsummer-Nights-Dream-rude-mechanicals.jpg?fit=10%2C10)
What's onstage at American Shakespeare theaters in May: a 1940s-style Midsummer and more
This month, we check in with our theater partners at Seattle Shakespeare Company, Commonwealth Shakespeare Company, Folger Theatre, Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, and Atlanta Shakespeare Company.
![The-Winters-Tale-OSF-aspect-ratio-800-554](https://images.folger.edu/uploads/2023/10/The-Winters-Tale-OSF-aspect-ratio-800-554.jpg?fit=10%2C10)
Five things to look for when you watch 'The Winter's Tale'
If you’re going to see a performance of The Winter’s Tale, perhaps you’ve read the play (or maybe just the plot summary)—or maybe you’re going in cold. So, what should you look for in this Shakespeare play?