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Q&A stands for a Q&A or question and answer session with one or more people
Play on! Q&A: Lillian Groag on translating 'Troilus and Cressida'
Troilus and Cressida
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Play on! Q&A: Lillian Groag on translating 'Troilus and Cressida'

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Lillian Groag writes about the challenges of translating one of Shakespeare’s more obscure plays, ‘Troilus and Cressida,’ for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s Play on! project.

Play on! Q&A: Ellen McLaughlin on translating 'Pericles'
Ellen McLaughlin translated Pericles
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Play on! Q&A: Ellen McLaughlin on translating 'Pericles'

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Ellen McLaughlin writes about translating ‘Pericles’ for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and what she learned about this less frequently produced play.

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

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

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

Q&A: Tracy Chevalier on New Boy, her retelling of Shakespeare's Othello
Tracy Chevalier New Boy
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Q&A: Tracy Chevalier on New Boy, her retelling of Shakespeare's Othello

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Read this Q&A with Tracy Chevalier about her new novel New Boy, which retells the story of Shakespeare’s Othello and is the latest book in the Hogarth Shakespeare series.

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