The Gray Mallard Theater Co.

The Gray Mallard Theater Company was founded in 2021, and we are entering the fifth season of Shakespeare at the Pub. 

Our mission is to bring thoughtful, inclusive, and professional outdoor summer Shakespeare to the Twin Cities community. We aim to engage our community by creating a public gathering space focused on a dynamic, imaginative, and entertaining live performance, free to our audience. We strongly believe that art and culture should be accessible to all. This drives us to create theatrical experiences that foster a robust exchange of ideas and offer an extraordinary examination of the human condition.

Our vision is to engage the Minneapolis community through a summer tradition of outdoor Shakespeare, featuring highly trained classical actors and high-quality production values, all at no cost to our audience. By taking Shakespeare out of a formal theater, we aim to connect with audiences who cannot afford theater tickets and those who might feel intimidated or excluded by the institution. Through an emphasis on storytelling and text with a diverse cast, we aim to connect new audiences to the universality of Shakespeare.

In our 2025 run of Much Ado about Nothing, we welcomed 1,064 audience members across eight performances. We employed a company of 13 actors and 12 artistic and production team members. With your generosity, we can continue to nurture a vibrant and thriving theater scene in the Twin Cities.

Every performance of Shakespeare at the Pub is free for all.

Audience at Much Ado About Nothing 2025

UPCOMING PRODUCTION: July 2026, TBA Shakespeare Title

We’re excited to return this July for our fifth season of Shakespeare at the Pub at Sociable Cider Werks! Our team is already hard at work planning another unforgettable summer, and we’ll be announcing the title of our next production this winter. Get ready for the iconic lines, masterful poetry, and the kind of larger-than-life Shakespearean chaos that's best shared with a cider in hand.

Our productions are 100% funded by individual donations. Please consider including us in your giving and help us celebrate five years of free Shakespeare.  

The Gray Mallard Theater Co. is a sponsored project of Fractured Atlas, a non-profit arts service organization. Contributions for the charitable purposes of The Gray Mallard Theater Co. must be made payable to “Fractured Atlas” only and are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.