Bring New York's Freshest Shakespeare Company to Your Community

Celebrating over 10 years of performing in rural communities throughout Western New York, Shake on the Lake continues to bring fun, fast, physical performances to spaces you never expected to see theatre.
three actors dancing, two white women and one Black man and one white man playing a guitar in the background during a production of As You Like It

Creative

Shake on the Lake's creative team collaborates to create work that is fast, fun, and physical - each member is a professional in their field

Performances

Performances

Performing over twenty times a year, plan on catching Shake on the Lake this year at these upcoming performances

Support

Support

None of the work we do is possible with out the support of community members like you

Shake on the Lake 2024 Season

Plan ahead with our upcoming performances
Illustration of a crown shaped stage with the words William Shakespeare's Henry V coming out of the curtains. Shake on the Lake logo is at the top.

Henry V

Summer 2024

Come see Shakespeare's Historic Masterpiece in Arkansas and Western New York!

Man in circle and square who appears to be an articulated puppet

New York State Puppet Festival

June 2024

Celebrate the third in-person biannual New York State Puppet Festival, an international festival dedicated to the art form.

Illustrated William Shakespeare in front of a computer with the text Stratford Up Online to the right

Stratford Up•On•Line

Custom K-12 Educational Programming

Want professional actors to zoom into your classrooms talking about literature, performing, and Shakespeare? We can do that!

One white male sitting playing guitar and one white male standing leaning up against a platform sitting outside with a cornfield behind them

The Joshes Improv

2024 Season

Look out for Improv at Theater@37

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