Staging Shakespeare

See what’s playing at our Shakespeare Theater Partners around the country this February.

To commemorate Black History Month, we’re sharing interviews with acclaimed Black theater artists—actors, directors, playwrights—and scholars about performing and adapting Shakespeare, then and now.

How did Shakespeare think about creativity and playwriting? Try out our quiz to learn more.

See what’s playing at our Shakespeare Theater Partners around the country this January.

Learn how Edelstein adapted and directed Shakespeare’s rarely produced Henry VI, Parts I, 2, and 3, turning it into a theatrical event with a cast and crew of over a thousand and bringing their community-based work even closer to the center of the organization.

It’s officially Christmas Carol season! See what’s playing at our Shakespeare Theater Partners around the country this December.

Austin Tichenor takes a look at Al Pacino’s new memoir, Sonny Boy. Pacino describes how central Shakespeare was to his development as a young actor.

Explore what’s playing at our Shakespeare Theater Partners around the country this November.

Washington National Opera’s Artistic Director Francesca Zambello interviews director, Brenna Corner, about Verdi’s opera inspired by Macbeth.

Read our round-up of October performances from Shakespeare theaters across the country.

Melanie Bender Martin explores how the Folger Theatre’s Romeo and Juliet, set in a DC metaverse, was equipped with political ads… in iambic pentameter.

Read our round-up of September performances from Shakespeare theaters across the country.