John F.
Erath

Dr. John F. Erath (or Doc, as he’s known to our ensemble) founded Shakespeare 70 in 1969, and currently serves as the company’s president.

The Comedy of Errors Director

  • The Comedy of Errors — Director

  • The Importance of Being Earnest — Director
    A Midsummer Night’s Dream — Director
    Romeo & Juliet
    — Director
    Macbeth — Director
    The Merry Wives of Windsor — Director
    Measure for Measure — Director
    Hamlet — Director
    The Winter’s Tale — Co-Director
    Much Ado About Nothing — Director
    As You Like It — Director
    A Midsummer Night’s Dream — Director
    Twelfth Night — Director
    The Tempest — Director
    The Importance of Being Earnest — Director
    Romeo & Juliet — Director
    Candida — Director
    The Taming of the Shrew — Director
    The Constant Wife — Director
    The Merchant of Venice — Director
    Private Lives — Director
    The Comedy of Errors — Director
    Mrs. Warren’s Profession — Director
    Much Ado About Nothing — Director
    Hay Fever — Director
    The Way of the World — Director
    A Midsummer Night’s Dream — Director
    The Tempest — Director
    Henry IV, Pt. 1 — Director
    Hedda Gabler — Director
    Macbeth — Director
    A Woman of No Importance — Director
    The Taming of the Shrew — Director
    The Country Wife — Director
    The Winter’s Tale — Director
    An Ideal Husband — Director
    The Merry Wives of Windsor — Director
    School for Scandal — Director
    Much Ado About Nothing — Director
    She Stoops to Conquer — Director
    Measure for Measure — Director
    The Importance of Being Earnest — Director
    Twelfth Night — Director
    The Rivals — Director
    The Comedy of Errors — Director
    Lady Windemere’s Fan — Director
    As You Like It — Director
    Tartuffe — Director
    The Merchant of Venice — Director

    [et al]

2026

Past Productions

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The Importance of Being Earnest Director
A Midsummer Night’s Dream Director
Romeo & Juliet Director
Macbeth Director
The Merry Wives of Windsor Director
Measure for Measure Director
Hamlet Director
The Winter’s Tale Co-Director
Much Ado About Nothing Director
As You Like It Director
A Midsummer Night’s Dream Director
Twelfth Night Director
The Tempest Director
The Importance of Being Earnest Director
Romeo & Juliet Director
Candida Director
The Taming of the Shrew Director
The Constant Wife Director
The Merchant of Venice Director
Private Lives Director
The Comedy of Errors Director
Mrs. Warren’s Profession Director
Much Ado About Nothing Director
Hay Fever Director
The Way of the World Director
A Midsummer Night’s Dream Director
The Tempest Director
Henry IV, Pt. 1 Director
Hedda Gabler Director
Macbeth Director
A Woman of No Importance Director
The Taming of the Shrew Director
The Country Wife Director
The Winter’s Tale Director
An Ideal Husband Director
The Merry Wives of Windsor Director
School for Scandal Director
Much Ado About Nothing Director
She Stoops to Conquer Director
Measure for Measure Director
The Importance of Being Earnest Director
Twelfth Night Director
The Rivals Director
The Comedy of Errors Director
Lady Windemere’s Fan Director
As You Like It Director
Tartuffe Director
The Merchant of Venice Director

[et al]