HELP US PLAN FOR OUR FUTURE: CLICK HERE to participate in our Artists and Audicence survey
Welcome to NYSX
New York Shakespeare Exchange mines Shakespeare’s canon for its powerful insight into the shared joys and struggles at the core of human experience, and channels that insight into programming that strengthens our communities. By using his works as both springboard and toolkit, we invite our fellow New Yorkers to form a relationship of “exchange” with Shakespeare’s legacy, creating new opportunities for artistic expression, social connection, and mutual learning.
Verses vs. Verses – April 25th!
Verses vs. Verses
Saturday, April 25, 2026
3:30-5:30pm
Everything Goes Book Cafe & Neighborhood Stage
208 Bay Street, Staten Island
Our next Meets & Mingles event will be an open-mic salon, inviting local poets and Shakespeare fans alike to come help us celebrate… Read More on our blog
Meet the Playwrights: Marcus Scott
In partnership with our friends at The CRY HAVOC Company, we are thrilled to announce that we’ve chosen our cohort of four playwrights for the inaugural cycle of our development series, Brave New Work. The series invites playwrights to create original works that will draw inspiration from Shakespeare’s canon, but evolve into something wholly their own.
Marcus Scott is a dramatist and journalist. Notable plays include Tumbleweed (2025 Orlando Shakes PlayFest), Sibling Rivalries, and There Goes the Neighborhood, which have collectively earned finalist recognition from the O’Neill NPC, Princess Grace Awards, Blue Ink Award, SDNPF and BAPF. Read More on our blog
HELP US PLAN FOR OUR FUTURE: CLICK HERE to participate in our Artists and Audicence survey
Welcome to NYSX
New York Shakespeare Exchange harnesses Shakespeare’s potential as a starting point for building connections with and between the many diverse communities of New York City. We enthusiastically invite our fellow New Yorkers to actively engage with Shakespeare – to converse with, interpret, remix, critique and even challenge his work.
Verses vs. Verses – April 25th!
Verses vs. Verses
Saturday, April 25, 2026
3:30-5:30pm
Everything Goes Book Cafe & Neighborhood Stage
208 Bay Street, Staten Island
Our next Meets & Mingles event will be an open-mic salon, inviting local poets and Shakespeare fans alike to come help us celebrate… Read More on our blog
Meet the Playwrights: Marcus Scott
In partnership with our friends at The CRY HAVOC Company, we are thrilled to announce that we’ve chosen our cohort of four playwrights for the inaugural cycle of our development series, Brave New Work. The series invites playwrights to create original works that will draw inspiration from Shakespeare’s canon, but evolve into something wholly their own.
Marcus Scott is a dramatist and journalist. Notable plays include Tumbleweed (2025 Orlando Shakes PlayFest), Sibling Rivalries, and There Goes the Neighborhood, which have collectively earned finalist recognition from the O’Neill NPC, Princess Grace Awards, Blue Ink Award, SDNPF and BAPF. Read More on our blog