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Shakespeare in a bar
Backroom Shakespeare Project
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Shakespeare in a bar

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Austin Tichenor

There’s a newish trend in Shakespeare performance, which is to situate the play in a bar and have least one of the actors be drinking.

What's onstage in January
Hamlet at Nashville Shakespeare Festival
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What's onstage in January

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Let’s check in with our theater partners with Shakespeare plays onstage in January, sharing a snapshot of Shakespeare in performance around America.

Playing Claudius in an all-female production of Hamlet
Doll Piccotto as Claudius in Hamlet
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Playing Claudius in an all-female production of Hamlet

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Doll Piccotto

Claudius is a multi-faceted villain with many conflicting human qualities. Might it be easier to see that when a woman is playing the role?

Shakespeare onstage in November and December
Celebrated Stratford Festival performer Dion Johnstone portrays trailblazing African-American actor Ira Aldridge, whose Othello shocked nineteenth-century London, in Chicago Shakespeare’s Red Velvet, directed by Gary Griffin, in the Courtyard Theater, December 1, 2017–January 21, 2018. Photo by Jeff Sciortino.
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Shakespeare onstage in November and December

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Every month, we share a snapshot of Shakespeare in performance around America. Let’s check in with our theater partners with Shakespeare plays onstage in November and December.

What's onstage at Shakespeare theaters in October
Julius Caesar at Chesapeake Shakespeare Company
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What's onstage at Shakespeare theaters in October

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Esther French

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.

What's onstage at Shakespeare theaters in September
A Midsummer Night's Dream
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What's onstage at Shakespeare theaters in September

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Esther French

Every month, we check in with our theater partners to share a snapshot of Shakespeare in performance around America.

San Francisco Shakespeare Festival celebrates its 35-year history with 35 Shakespeare speeches
San Francisco Shakespeare Festival
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San Francisco Shakespeare Festival celebrates its 35-year history with 35 Shakespeare speeches

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Esther French

San Francisco Shakespeare Festival has been presenting a series of free, short performances of famous Shakespeare speeches at notable San Francisco landmarks to celebrate its 35-year history in the city.

What's onstage at Shakespeare theaters in August
Hamlet at The Old Globe
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What's onstage at Shakespeare theaters in August

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Esther French

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

Completing the Shakespeare canon
Colorado Shakespeare Festival Henry VI Part 2
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Completing the Shakespeare canon

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Esther French

Colorado Shakespeare Festival has completed the canon for the second time since its inaugural season. See which other theaters have completed the canon.

Three Hamlets and a hip-hop Romeo and Juliet: What's onstage at Shakespeare theaters in July
Midsummer at Utah Shakespeare Festival 2017
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Three Hamlets and a hip-hop Romeo and Juliet: What's onstage at Shakespeare theaters in July

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Esther French

Every month, we share a snapshot of Shakespeare in performance around America. Summertime is high time for free outdoor performances of the classics.

The Q Brothers take on the star-crossed lovers
The Boys. Jesse Bhamrah as Romeo, Christian Strange as Mercutio, and Chris Vizzuraga as Benny V in the Q Brothers'
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The Q Brothers take on the star-crossed lovers

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Esther French

The Q Brothers are back at the Illinois Shakespeare Festival this summer with I Heart Juliet, a hip-hop adaptation of Romeo and Juliet.

A Falstaff feast
Falstaff in The Merry Wives of Windsor
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A Falstaff feast

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Esther French

Find Falstaff at Nebraska Shakespeare, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, and Shakespeare Dallas.

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