Over 76 productions have been mounted in the 44 years that Shakespeare in Delaware Park has been running, with plays ranging from tragedies such as Romeo and Juliet, comedies like The Taming of the Shrew, and histories such as Henry IV (parts 1 and 2).
The majority of actors come from the Buffalo area, and performances run Tuesday through Sunday from June through August, with dates varying each year.
After the construction of the stage it was marked, taken apart, and transported to Delaware Park, where it was reconstructed at the base of what is now known as "Shakespeare Hill",[5] during the 1993 season, in time for that year's production of Romeo and Juliet.
In 1991, Shakespeare in Delaware Park became a fully independent non-profit organization whose only funding comes from donations made by the public, audience members, the City of Buffalo, Erie County, and outside entities such as M&T Bank, the local NBC affiliate WGRZ-TV, the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) and The Buffalo News.
[6] The 2020 and 2021 seasons were not held in a traditional manner, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the company produced three touring shows ("Shakespeare's Greatest Hits: The Best of the Bard" in 2020, and "Shakespeare & Love" and "A Midsummer Night's Walk" in 2021).They were outdoor, free, touring shows for which special spacing and safety regulations were in effect and reservations were required.