Shakespeare in performance works were plundered for these scenes. Among the drolls taken from Shakespeare were "Bottom the Weaver" (Bottom's scenes from "A Midsummer Night's Dream") and "The Grave-makers" (the gravedigger's scene from "Hamlet"). At the Restoration in 1660, Shakespeare's plays were divided between the two newly licensed companies: the King's Company of Thomas Killigrew and the Duke's Men of William Davenant. The licensing system prevailed for two centuries; from 1660 to 1843, only two main companies regularly presented Shakespeare in London. Davenant, who had known early-Stuart actors such as John Lowin and Joseph Taylor, was the main figure establishing some continuity with
The Chesapeake Shakespeare Company summer camps for kids, high school Shakespeare Festivals and workshops using methodologies created by CSC in cooperation with National and International Institutional Partners. 2002 Twelfth Night Directed by Ian Gallanar 2003 Romeo and Juliet Directed by Ian Gallanar 2003 The Comedy of Errors Directed by Christopher Marino 2004 Troilus & Cressida Directed by Patrick Kilpatrick 2004 Much Ado About Nothing Directed by Ian Gallanar 2004 Measure for Measure Directed by Christopher Niebling 2005 The Dog in the Manger by Lope de Vega Directed by Isabelle Anderson 2005 A Midsummer Night's Dream Directed by Ian Gallanar 2005 Coriolanus Directed by Ian