Joe Morton: Into the Storm of ‘Lear’
The actor talks about his voice and craft, his approach to an iconic role, and where the storm ends and the madness begins.
All Stories About Shakespeare
From One Plague to Another, a Look Back in ‘Jane Anger’
Talene Monahon’s new comedy casts Shakespeare and his inspirations in a new light.
Scholar Uncovers Shakespeare ‘Quarantine’ Sonnet
The poem fragment, uncovered in a museum in Northern England, may have been composed on a kind of toilet paper.
Saheem Ali’s ‘Richard II’: What Does Authority Sound Like?
The director rounds out a stellar season with a radio rendering of a play salvaged from the Public Theater’s canceled Shakespeare in the Park season.
Vengeance, Plague, Death, Confusion: Stacy Keach, Ed Gero Join Zoom ‘Lear’ Reading
An online benefit on Shakespeare’s birthday will reunite some storied professional casts with local Pennsylvania actors.
Hath Not a Woman Eyes? How a Female Shylock Changes ‘The Merchant of Venice’
For a production last year in Calgary, a gender switch illuminated the Shakespeare play’s conflicts in fresh and troubling ways.
Dr. Shakespeare, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Play On
An ambitious effort to hire contemporary playwrights to translate the Bard into modern English is about to deliver the goods.
Et Tu, Troubie? The Making of ‘Julius Weezer’
L.A.’s resident classic rock clowns take a stab at Shakespeare’s Roman tragedy.
Russell Harvard on ‘Lear,’ Playing the Villain, and His Dream Roles
The actor discusses his career, the challenge of translating Shakespeare into American Sign Language, and his wish for an all-ASL show on Broadway.
This Month in Theatre History
From the Broadway debut of ‘A Raisin in the Sun’ to the beginnings of Lexington Children’s Theatre, Crossroads Theatre Company, and the Theater Offensive, March was a memorable month.
