Aquila is a company of British and American artists dedicated to developing innovative productions of classical drama, particularly Greek drama and Shakespeare. Founded in London in 1991 by Peter Meineck, Aquila is now based in New York City and is a major part of New York's theatrical landscape, producing a regular season of plays. Aquila's season includes Aeschylus’ Prometheus Bound, and two new productions of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet and Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales, currently on an international tour, both to be seen in New York in 2008. The Aquila Theatre for Young Audiences Company will be taking a special educational production of Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing to New York City area schools in conjunction with the Lincoln Center Institute in the spring of 2007. Aquila runs a Shakespeare After School Education Program at the Frederick Douglass Academy in Harlem, supported by the Charles Hayden Foundation. Next season Aquila will be staging Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, and a major new production of Joseph Heller’s Catch 22. Aquila’s acclaimed education program will also be presented alongside our National Touring program, developing new audiences for exciting, excellent and innovative classical drama. Aquila also partners with major American theaters in the presentation of its work, and collaborates with notable artists from other disciplines including dance, music and opera. Past collaborations include The Invisible Man with Doug Varone, Medée at Carnegie Hall with Peter Tiboris conducting the Manhattan Philharmonic, and Much Ado About Nothing at The La Jolla Playhouse. “With precision, sensitivity and unity of ensemble, the Aquila Theatre Company articulates the human essence inherent in classical drama. Combining the techniques of British and American theatre and following a philosophy of theatrical utilitarianism, Aquila believes that the greatest works should be seen by the greatest number."

- Peter Meineck, Artistic Director.

http://www.aquilatheatre.com/