About Us

Shakespeare on the Fox (SOF) is an exciting community collaboration that evolved from a small, local partnership into a broad regional effort, per its mission statement, “to enrich and enliven the communities of the Fox River Valley through the experience of Shakespeare.”

Begun as a partnership in 2004 between the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center (Appleton), the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, and the Grand Opera House of Oshkosh, the organization has expanded to include the collaboration of Lawrence University (Appleton), American Players Theatre (Spring Green), the Fox Valley Symphony, the Fond du Lac Arts Council, and the Oneida Nation Arts Program. Additional community organizations are encouraged to participate on a year-to-year basis, as is reflected in the calendar of events.

The objective of Shakespeare on the Fox is to bring together the communities of the Fox River Valley by making available the experience of live theatre in northeast Wisconsin.

By underscoring the modern relevance of Shakespeare’s works, participating organizations have created a successful and recognized annual arts program that encourages participation at all levels of the Fox Valley community.

“The Past is Prologue”: Past Seasons of Shakespeare on the Fox

In its sixth year of programming, Shakespeare on the Fox is by now a recognized community outreach program with five successful seasons to its name. Our past events have included:

               "Enhancing Life through Art," Lecture by Tina Packer, Artistic Director,
                         Shakespeare & Company, Lenox, Massachusetts
                Shakespeare on Screen: Hamlet Film Series at the Grand Opera House

2007:      American premiere of Britain's A&BC Theatre Company's The Tempest
                The Merchant of Venice, by the American Players Theatre
                Sibelius' Suite No. 1 from The Tempest, by the Fox Valley Symphony

               Trial of the Happy Dagger Company, by the American Players Theatre
               Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet, by the Fox Valley Symphony

                          of Shakespeare"
              Romeo and Juliet, by the St. Petersburg Ballet
              Romeo and Juliet, by the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Theatre
              Love's Fire, seven scenes inspired by seven Shakespeare sonnets,
                          Grand  Opera House, Oshkosh