About

Image is set in a public park, with bright green grass and a bright blue sky with clouds. There is a white gazebo in the background. In the foreground is the fairy cast of A Midsummer Night's Dream. In front is Puck, a white woman with her arms stretched out. She is singing, has brown curly hair, and is wearing a white leotard and tights with green ivy all over it. Next to her is a young girl wearing a black top and gold pants, sitting on the ground. Standing behind them are four rows of children who are singing and have their hands up in dance. The left column wears white dresses, the second is wearing blue dresses, the third column is wearing orange tops and pants, and the right most column is wearing gold leotards and brown skirts.

A Black woman wearing glasses and a black dress is laughing with her hands in fists in front of her. The stage behind her is black and there is a music stand off of which she is reading a monologue.

The setting is a park, with green grass and a white gazebo in the background. In the front of the picture a white woman with short blonde hair in a purple dress holds hands with a white man with brown hair wearing a white shirt and khaki pants. Behind them is a Black man with black hair and beard wearing a green coat and khaki pants - he has a hand on each of their shoulders. Around the edges of the picture are several people smiling, one playing the guitar. They are wearing robes of different colors with white and khaki clothes underneath.

Our Story

Founded in 2011, the mission of Walking Shadow Shakespeare Project is to unite classical texts with a contemporary community through innovative and accessible productions, social events, and educational opportunities.

Shakespeare has historically been associated with the privileges of time, money, and education. Walking Shadow is looking to dismantle those barriers in our community for both audiences and artists by making our shows fun, free, fast, and accessible to all learning levels.

We want every actor - regardless of race, gender, or ability - to feel the power that can come from living these characters on stage. We want them to get to be swept up in the poetry, the romance, and the magic without being alienated by language representative of a 16th century mindset.

We edit texts carefully and purposefully, changing or cutting negatively charged phrases wherever they come up. We also practice conscious casting - opening roles to actors of all genders, races, and abilities, but being mindful of where the power lives in the script from character to character to not reinforce societal power imbalances on stage.

The image is of a white man with red hair and a red beard glaring down at the camera. He is wearing a white tunic with gold and a silver chainmail shirt underneath. His hands are in fists and the background behind him is of a wooden set.

On the left is a Black woman with curly black hair with purple flowers in it. She is wearing a green dress and looking at her hands. On the right is a white woman with blonde hair that is braided and has white feathers in it. She is wearing a white dress and looking down at a bowl.

Review
…introducing artists of all ages and experience to the poetry and power of Shakespeare…It’s inclusive, fun and challenging to all who care to partake. - Kent Miller

Board of Directors

Stephanie Crugnola

Stephanie, a white woman with brown curly hair smiles at the camera. She is wearing a white shirt and the background is green.

Founder/President

Mike Crugnola

Mike, a white man with a brown hair mohawk and brown beard, smiles gently at the camera. He is wearing a pink, blue, and orange floral style shirt. The background is white.

Treasurer

Tony P. Henderson

Tony, a Black man with a bald head and black and grey beard, wearing glasses, smiles gently at the camera. He is wearing a white button down shirt. There is an office style space in the background.

Board Member

Leah Luna

Leah, a Latina woman with brown hair, smiles at the camera. She is wearing a purple shirt and there is a blurred out background.

Board Member

Nicole Shay

Nicole, a white woman with red hair, is smiling at the camera and leaning her cheek on her hand. She is wearing a pink dress with white sneakers ad sits on a chair that looks like a pink giant animal cracker with sprinkles. The background is pink with dotted bears.

Secretary

Prior Production List

Bar(d), 2024
Troilus & Cressida, 2024
Cymbeline, 2023
The Winter's Tale (virtual), 2021
Troilus & Cressida (virtual), 2020
Merry Wives of Windsor, 2019
Much Ado About Nothing, 2018
Bar(d), 2017
Antony & Cleopatra, 2017
As You Like It, 2016

The Vagina Monologues, 2016
Julius Caesar, 2015
A Midsummer Night's Dream, 2015
Twelfth Night, 2015
Henry V, 2014
Arsenic and Old Lace, 2014
Macbeth, 2014
The Taming of the Shrew, 2013
Hamlet, 2013
Romeo and Juliet, 2012
A Midsummer Night's Dream, 2011
Much Ado About Nothing, 2011

Review…introducing artists of all ages and experience to the poetry and power of Shakespeare…It’s inclusive, fun and challenging to all who care to partake. - Kent Miller

Board of Directors

Founder/President

Treasurer

Board Member

Board Member

Secretary

Prior Production List

Bar(d), 2024Troilus & Cressida, 2024Cymbeline, 2023The Winter's Tale (virtual), 2021Troilus & Cressida (virtual), 2020Merry Wives of Windsor, 2019Much Ado About Nothing, 2018Bar(d), 2017​Antony & Cleopatra, 2017As You Like It, 2016

Review
…introducing artists of all ages and experience to the poetry and power of Shakespeare…It’s inclusive, fun and challenging to all who care to partake. - Kent Miller

Bar(d), 2024
Troilus & Cressida, 2024
Cymbeline, 2023
The Winter's Tale (virtual), 2021
Troilus & Cressida (virtual), 2020
Merry Wives of Windsor, 2019
Much Ado About Nothing, 2018
Bar(d), 2017
Antony & Cleopatra, 2017
As You Like It, 2016