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Play on! Q&A: Migdalia Cruz on translating 'Macbeth'
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Play on! Q&A: Migdalia Cruz on translating 'Macbeth'

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From her work translating ‘Macbeth’ for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival Play on! project, Migdalia Cruz shares reflections about ambitions, loyalty, the witches, and the porter scene.

Taffety Punk and Bootleg Shakespeare: Henry VI, Part 3
Taffety Punk - Henry VI, Part 3
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Taffety Punk and Bootleg Shakespeare: Henry VI, Part 3

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Taffety Punk presents Henry VI Part 3 for its 2018 Bootleg Shakespeare performance, in which actors perform after only one day of rehearsal.

Thomas Jefferson and Shakespeare
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Thomas Jefferson and Shakespeare

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“Shakespeare must be singled out by one who wishes to learn the full powers of the English language,” Thomas Jefferson wrote.

Play on! Q&A: Elise Thoron and Julie Felise Dubiner on translating 'The Merchant of Venice'
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Play on! Q&A: Elise Thoron and Julie Felise Dubiner on translating 'The Merchant of Venice'

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The playwright and dramaturg who worked on translating ‘The Merchant of Venice’ share insights into the play and the translation process.

Excerpt - Shakespeare in the Theatre: Peter Sellars
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Excerpt - Shakespeare in the Theatre: Peter Sellars

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This excerpt from Ayanna Thompson’s book explores Peter Sellars’s “uniquely American take on William Shakespeare” and his 1980 production of King Lear.

Ungenial geniuses: Shaw on Shakespeare
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Ungenial geniuses: Shaw on Shakespeare

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We revisit an essay about Shakespeare and Shaw from the 1994 Folger exhibition “Roasting the Swan of Avon: Shakespeare’s Redoubtable Enemies and Dubious Friends.”

Play on! Q&A: Caridad Svich on translating ‘Henry VIII’
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Play on! Q&A: Caridad Svich on translating ‘Henry VIII’

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Playwright Caridad Svich writes how ‘Henry VIII’ oscillates between characters’ desire for power, on the one hand, and forgiveness, on the other.

Stephen Greenblatt on 'Tyrant: Shakespeare on Politics'
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Stephen Greenblatt on 'Tyrant: Shakespeare on Politics'

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Stephen Greenblatt discusses and reads short excerpts from his new book, “Tyrant,” which looks at how Shakespeare portrayed political leaders in his plays.

Play on! Q&A: Kenneth Cavander on translating 'Timon of Athens'
Timon of Athens
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Play on! Q&A: Kenneth Cavander on translating 'Timon of Athens'

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Timon of Athens was the pilot play for Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s Play on! project. Kenneth Cavander reflects on the translation process.

The Richard Stonley diary: Rediscovering an early Shakespeare purchase
Richard Stonley diary
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The Richard Stonley diary: Rediscovering an early Shakespeare purchase

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Forty-five years ago on Shakespeare’s birthday, the Folger announced that Laetitia Yeandle, then curator of manuscripts, had “rediscovered” a long-lost diary entry marking the first recorded purchase of Shakespeare’s first publication, Venus and Adonis.

What's onstage at Shakespeare theaters in April
Macbeth at Chicago Shakespeare
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What's onstage at Shakespeare theaters in April

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Every month, we share a snapshot of Shakespeare in performance around America. What plays are onstage this month? We check in with our theater partners

Excerpt: 'Macbeth' by Jo Nesbø
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Excerpt: 'Macbeth' by Jo Nesbø

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Read an excerpt from ‘Macbeth’, Norwegian detective crime novelist Jo Nesbø’s retelling of Shakespeare’s play, from the Hogarth Shakespeare series.

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