About Us
Shakespeare in Delaware Park has been a Buffalo summer tradition since 1976. It is the country's second most successful outdoor Shakespeare festival in terms of audience, attracting an average of 50,000 patrons each summer. Only New York City draws more attendance for a FREE Shakespeare festival.
Our festival takes place in a historic park designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, father of landscape architecture, and the nation's foremost parkmaker. Behind the Park's rose garden stands our grand Tudor-Style stage on a sweeping hill of green. In this beautiful setting under the stars, Shakepeare's stories live on to explore the truths of the human heart; tragedy, jealousy, foolishness, passion, laughter, and love.
Our Mission
Shakespeare in Delaware Park, Inc. is a non-for-profit, professional theatre company dedicated to providing free, high-quality public theatre to the widest possible audience by performing Shakespearean plays outdoors. Our goal is to promote and support the cultural and economic well-being of the Buffalo/ Niagara Region through dramatic arts performances and educational programming.
Our Sponsors
M&T Bank
The Buffalo News
New York State Council on the Arts
Erie County
Commercial Print and Imaging
WBFO 88.7FM
WGRZ-TV
2009 Season Support
Rich Renaissance Catering
The Wine Room
Buffalo Seminary
Gypsum Systems
Concept Construction
Russo's Auto Service
Shultze Vineyard
Freedom Run Winery
Eveningside Winery
Atlas Steel
Ellicott Development
Travers Collins
The City of Buffalo
Olmsted Parks
Ferguson Electric
Phillips Lytle
Hodgson Russ
Annie Adams
Irish Classical Theatre
National Fuel
Shakespeare in Delaware Park is a proud member of
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Staff
Saul Elkin
Founder/Artistic Director
Lisa Ludwig-Kramer
Managing Director
Susan Drozd
Office Manager
Nell Mohn
Development Coordinator
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Board of Directors
Tod A. Kniazuk
President
Ellen V. Weissman
Vice-President
Darren Kempner
Treasurer
Lisa Zolnowski
Secretary
Renee Caputi
Christina Casto
R. Scott DeLuca Esq.
Charles Gordon, RA
Bonita Hodur
Chris Less
Peter Manka
Norman Sfeir, M.D.
Rosemary Testa-Mack
Karen Tashjian
Donald G. Williams II
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