While some of us may have dreaded the Bard during high school, others relish reliving William Shakespeare’s legendary works time and time again in books, plays, and renewed adaptations that continue ...

OK. This question has two correct answers. What do all of the following have in common - Titania, Ophelia, Desdemona, Juliet, Portia and Puck? Answer - they are all Shakespearean characters and also ...

— The great characters in Shakespeare are so large and heroic, with lofty mien, and of such generous amplitude and grand stature, that in our human weakness anti pettiness we are ashamed to approach ...

Playwrights are reimagining supporting characters from plays such as “Hamlet” and “The Merchant of Venice.” To say that playwright Sarah Mantell is no fan of “The Merchant of Venice” would be several ...

The Oregon Shakespeare Festival announced select casing and creative teams for its 2026 season's productions, including A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, COME FROM AWAY, and more.

"At the center of power, as Shakespeare reminds us, there always and only resides a fallible human being" – Eliot A. Cohen, "The Hollow Crown: Shakespeare on How Leaders Rise, Rule, and Fall" Year-end ...

No stranger to a period drama, rising star Edward Bluemel is now treading the boards as a young William Shakespeare in his ...

Chicago-based actor and playwright Will Wilhelm is spreading trans joy through the magic of theater. The conduit for that magic? The spirit of William Shakespeare, summoned via séance in Wilhelm’s ...

Where: Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 East Capitol St. SE, Washington, D.C. When: March 4-April 6. Info: (202) 544-7077, folger.edu, $20-$84. To say that playwright Sarah Mantell is no fan of “The ...