Mission

Grassroots is a collaborative touring ensemble of multi-disciplinary artists who create joyous, vibrant productions inspired by Shakespeare's original staging techniques. Through open-air performances, interactive workshops, and scholarly events, we produce and promote genuinely engaging, popular, and relevant theatre.


History

Inspired by the American Shakespeare Center, and by UVU's Kate McPherson and Chris Clark, Mark Oram and Alex Ungerman co-found the Grassroots Shakespeare Company in the spring of 2009.
The first collaboratively staged production, Much Ado About Nothing, begins Grassroots' yearly tradition of a free outdoor summer tour.
The first community workshop, Hamlet, gives Grassroots fans a chance to try out our unique style of collaborative staging.