7 8 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁Shakespeare ▁& ▁Company ▁was ▁based ▁at ▁The ▁Mount , ▁Ed ith ▁Wh art on ' s ▁historic ▁property ▁in ▁Len ox , ▁Massachusetts . ▁ ▁Shakespeare ▁& ▁Company ▁is ▁listed ▁as ▁a ▁major ▁festival ▁in ▁the ▁book ▁Shakespeare ▁Fest iv als ▁Ar ound ▁the ▁World ▁by ▁Marcus ▁D . ▁Greg io ▁( Editor ), ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁Fall ▁Festival ▁of ▁Shakespeare ▁Each ▁fall , ▁the ▁education ▁department ▁of ▁Shakespeare ▁& ▁Company ▁hosts ▁a ▁program ▁called ▁" The ▁Fall ▁Festival ▁of ▁Shakespeare ". ▁ 1 0 ▁high ▁schools ▁in ▁Ber k shire ▁County , ▁New ▁York , ▁central ▁and ▁eastern ▁Massachusetts ▁particip ate ▁in ▁this ▁program . ▁ ▁Te aching ▁Art ists ▁and ▁Techn icians ▁from ▁the ▁company ▁come ▁into ▁the ▁schools ▁and ▁work ▁with ▁the ▁students ▁to ▁create ▁ 9 0 ▁minute ▁cut s ▁of ▁plays ▁by ▁Shakespeare . ▁Each ▁school ▁has ▁performances ▁at ▁their ▁own ▁ven ue , ▁then ▁all ▁the ▁plays ▁are ▁performed ▁the ▁week end ▁before ▁Thanks g iving ▁at ▁Shakespeare ▁& ▁Co . ▁The ▁Fall ▁Festival ▁of ▁Shakespeare ▁is ▁a ▁non - comp et itive ▁celebr ation ▁of ▁the ▁students ▁work . ▁The ▁festival ▁is ▁now ▁in ▁its ▁thirty - first ▁year . ▁ ▁Notable ▁actors ▁and ▁al umn i ▁Kar en ▁Allen ▁La uren ▁Am bro se ▁Gill ian ▁Bar ge ▁A lic ia ▁Co pp ola ▁Reb e cca ▁De ▁M orn ay ▁Richard ▁D rey f uss ▁Peter ▁F irth ▁Christ ine