The Gray Mallard Theater Company was founded in 2021 and is entering the fifth season of our summer project, 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 for our audience. We strongly believe that art and culture should be accessible to all, which drives us to create theater experiences that promote a robust exchange of ideas and provide an extraordinary examination of the human condition.
Our vision is to engage Minneapolis 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.
Every performance of Shakespeare at the Pub is free for all. Support our summer 2026 project and celebrate our fifth anniversary with Shakespeare's Hamlet.
Something is rotten in the state of Denmark. In a world where something is deeply wrong, Prince Hamlet is haunted by grief and then by the ghost of his father, who reveals the true depths of corruption and deception surrounding him. Called upon to act, Hamlet hesitates at the edge of violence and truth. Shakespeare's searching tragedy reveals the psychology of bearing moral responsibility amid grief, betrayal, and confusion. It asks: What is the cost of action and what is the cost of inaction?