What happens when a centuries-old story speaks in the language of today?

Join Elm Shakespeare Company for Measure for Measure—a stripped-down, high-impact, workshop performance of celebrated playwright Aditi Kapil’s modern verse translation of this haunting, timely play. Presented in partnership with Play On Shakespeare!, Legacy Theatre, and Season Sponsor Alexander Clark, this unique event will feature some of Elm audience’s favorite performers in a ‘bare bard’ presentation that foregrounds the power and urgency of the text.

Raise a glass, lift your voice, and join us for an evening of music, mischief, and merry-making at The Playwright Pub! Inspired by the timeless tradition of pub sessions, this rollicking event blends folk tunes, sea shanties, and bard-inspired ballads you’re welcome to sing along with — or simply sit back and soak in. Come for the camaraderie, stay for the music — and help celebrate the close out of The Great Give with Elm-style revelry.

What does it mean to stage Shakespeare in a global world? Join international artistic directors Nicolette Bethel (Paradise Shakespeare in the Bahamas), Deshik Vansadia (Shakespeare Theatre of India), and Guy Roberts (Prague Shakespeare) for a conversation on adaptation, authorship, and the evolving responsibility of producing these plays across cultures, borders, and lived experiences.

This summer, Elm’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream reimagines the fairy world through South Asian folklore. Join us for a cross-cultural, intergenerational conversation with community members, immigrants, and the creative team about what it means to see yourself — and your stories — on stage.

Shakespeare’s plays were written for an all-male acting tradition, but modern performance reexamines gender through casting and interpretation. Lisa Wolpe, an internationally recognized scholar-practitioner, will lead a workshop exploring how translation extends beyond language into performance and identity.