Synetic Theater was founded in 2001 and made its artistic debut with the first wordless Shakespeare production, Hamlet…the rest is silence, thrilling audiences with its athletic and high-voltage physical theatre. Synetic’s innovative take on Hamlet earned three 2003 Helen Hayes Awards, for Outstanding Resident Play, Outstanding Choreography, and Outstanding .
Synetic produces four to five main stage productions and two to three family series productions per season, while also running an educational studio for children and adults, conducting community outreach programs, and touring family and main stage productions, reaching over 36,000 patrons annually. To date, Synetic’s productions have earned 116 Helen Hayes nominations, winning 27 Helen Hayes Awards, garnering praise for both its Wordless Shakespeare repertoire (Hamlet…the rest is silence, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Antony and Cleopatra, Othello, King Lear, The Taming the Shrew, Twelfth Night) and its dialogue- and movement-based pieces, such as Host and Guest, Frankenstein, Carmen, and The Master and Margarita.