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Pericles; Act 5, Scene 1 Pericles and MarinaMarch 12, 2024We welcome one of our favorite guests back to the State of Shakespeare. Ben Steinfeld catches us up on his own epic journey and on Fiasco Theatre’s production
Richard III; Act 5, Scene 1 BuckinghamFebruary 28, 2024Photo by Adrian Sanchez-GonzalezActor Yao Dogbe returns to the stage of Chicago Shakespeare Theatre for the highly-anticipated production of Richard III. The inau
The Tempest; Act 4, Scene 1 ProsperoJanuary 16, 2024To the uninitiated, northwest Arkansas may sound like an unlikely paradise for an actor. But as Shakespeare’s Prospero shows us, magic is found where you choose to make it.
Macbeth; Act 5, Scene 1 Lady MacbethNovember 21, 2023Elena Hollenbeak is the winner of the 2023 English-Speaking Union National Shakespeare Competition. We spoke with the talented Ms. Hollenbeak and her mentor, Dr. Lyn Ackerman, about
Romeo & Juliet; Act 3, Scene 2 JulietOctober 24, 2023Canadian actor Sara Topham met Shakespeare’s Juliet when she was just seventeen and facing the premature overthrow of a promising career. This could be a story about how a
Romeo & Juliet; Act 3, Scene 2 JulietOctober 24, 2023Canadian actor Sara Topham met Shakespeare’s Juliet when she was just seventeen and facing the premature overthrow of a promising career. This could be a story about how a
Hamlet; Act 2, Scene 2 HamletSeptember 29, 2023Marquis D. Gibson's Broadway debut was as sudden as it was spectacular. Appearing in the Hamlet inspired Fat Ham, Marquis played the Hamlet character wrestling with a lot of dif
Unrehearsed: A Midsummer Night's Dream The Barefoot Shakespeare CompanyAugust 29, 2023Memorizing lines comes quickly for Andrew J. Dunn. Putting the fun back in theater is what he is all about, which is why he agreed to
Love's Labor's Lost The Hudson Valley Shakespeare FestivalJuly 12, 2023(Photo by John Nordell/The Christian Science Monitor via Getty Images)Ask Amanda Dehnert what she does for a living, and she’ll laughingly say she
Hamlet; Act 2, Scene 2 HamletMay 26, 2023When it comes to Shakespeare's secrets, "meaning" and "sense" stand separate, yet actors must master both. So asserts Dakin Matthews: actor extraordinaire, seasoned stage savant of 250
The Winter's Tale; Act 3, Scene 2 HermioneMarch 23, 2023Photo: Jenny Graham.Photo: Jenny Graham.For Miriam Laube, 16 is a magic number. 16 years at Oregon Shakespeare Festival and 16 years away from court in Winter's Tale
Hamlet; Act 3, Scene 1 HamletFebruary 28, 2023Drop in! All Chukwudi Iwuji needs is the language, how the words resonate in him, their sounds and meanings and rhythms. Using these, how is he affecting the listener? When you
Midsummer Night's Dream: Act 4, Scene 1 BottomJanuary 27, 2023What does it mean to be “smartly stupid,” and how might this approach help an actor reveal delightfully unexpected moments in well-worn texts? Ian Gould credits h
Shakespeare's Sceptered Isle November 30, 2022What did it mean to be “English” in Shakespeare’s day? How may Shakespeare’s most patriotic play, Henry V, have shaped notions of English identity ever since? Brian Carroll’s n
Julius Caesar; Act 2, Scene 1 Brutus October 11, 2022With double digit years at a trio of theaters, Lynn Robert Berg is on the move. The self-proclaimed character actor has moved from intern to company leader with a skill se
Romeo and Juliet; Act 3, Scene 5 Romeo and Juliet August 23, 2022After a lifetime in the theatre, what does Shakespeare still have to teach us about life and love? Long-time stage veterans (and real-life couple0 Na
The Book of Will Colorado Shakespeare FestivalAugust 1, 2022Who were the men and women who miraculously rescued half of Shakespeare’s plays from being lost forever – and what mystery, tragedy, romance, and drama rage
Twelfth Night Act 1, Scene 5July 8, 2022PHOTO CREDIT - Richard TerminePHOTO CREDIT - Richard TermineSomething special is happening in Harlem. The Classical Theater of Harlem is bringing its unique brand of Shakespeare to
Val Winkelman and John Dodd June 18, 2022In Texas, when something delightful has been marinating for 36 years, you know you’re in for a treat. The Texas Shakespeare Festival has been a staple of East Texas since the 1980's. For five de
Aili Huber and Toby Malone Cutting Plays for PerformanceMay 16, 2022Was this the kindest cut of all? It began as a friendly argument between fellow Shakespeareans, Aili Huber and Toby Malone, about how to trim the text of R
Henry V: Act 1, Scene 2King HenryMarch 28, 2022Named for the rowdy Jacobean playhouse that illegally performed plays in England during the years of Puritan rule, the Red Bull Theater is breaking barriers. Using one of He
Teenage DickFebruary 23, 2022What happens if you plunk down Richard III in a modern day High School? You get Teenage Dick. Teenage Dick, Written by Mike Lew, was commissioned and developed by Gregg Mozgala's own theater
The Untitled Othello ProjectJanuary 27, 2022What is the Untitled Othello Project? According to Keith Hamilton Cobb, the award-winning playwright who is the driving force behind the ensemble-based “adventure in theatre-making
The Tragedy of MacbethAct 5, Scene 5December 10, 2021Paul Alan Ruben has a sense for the feeling of a piece. The Grammy award winning director has finally turned his sense to Shakespeare. With Scott Brick in the title role, he has cr
Albert's Adventures in Willy WorldNovelSeptember 30, 2021Prolific author, and two time guest, Scott Kaiser returns to tease his latest book, Albert’s Adventures in Willy World. It’s a detective story that pokes fun at the “Shakespeare
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