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What's onstage at Shakespeare theaters in July
Shakespeare and Beyond

What's onstage at Shakespeare theaters in July

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Ben Lauer

Each month, we take a look at what’s onstage at our theater partners across the country. Find your region and see what shakin’ (like, Shake-speare—get it?) near you.

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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Shakespeare & Beyond

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

Six things to look for when you watch "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
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Six things to look for when you watch "A Midsummer Night's Dream"

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Ben Lauer

What should you watch for in a production of Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream?” We asked some friends what they look for in this classic play.

What's onstage at Shakespeare theaters in June
Photo: Rosalind stands alone onstange with her arms outstretched in
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What's onstage at Shakespeare theaters in June

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Ben Lauer

Each month, we bring you a snapshot of Shakespeare in performance across America. Grab your picnic basket and follow us: June is the start of summer Shakespeare season, and we know just where to go.

Paterson Joseph: Julius Caesar and Me
Shakespeare Unlimited

Paterson Joseph: Julius Caesar and Me

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Shakespeare Unlimited: Episode 98 In 2012 the Royal Shakespeare Company staged the first-ever, high-profile, all-black British Shakespeare production, Julius Caesar, set in Africa. The actor who played Brutus, Paterson Joseph, recently wrote a book about the experience called Julius Caesar…

Conquering Hero: What to do about 'Much Ado'?
Much Ado About Nothing
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Conquering Hero: What to do about 'Much Ado'?

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Austin Tichenor

Austin Tichenor explores the character complexities of Hero in Shakespeare’s ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ and how to address her reconciliation with Claudio.

What's onstage at Shakespeare theaters in May
Shakespeare and Beyond

What's onstage at Shakespeare theaters in May

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Ben Lauer

Each month, we bring you a snapshot of Shakespeare in performance across America. What’s onstage this May? Find out.

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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Shakespeare & Beyond

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

The production's the thing: Thoughts on Shakespeare's Romances
Shakespeare romances
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The production's the thing: Thoughts on Shakespeare's Romances

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Austin Tichenor

Austin Tichenor looks at different stage productions of “The Winter’s Tale” and “Pericles” in order to understand what makes Shakespeare’s Romances “work.”

What's onstage at Shakespeare theaters in March
Shepherd’s dance in Bohemia
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What's onstage at Shakespeare theaters in March

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Shakespeare & Beyond

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.

How Play on! came to be: The backstory of Oregon Shakespeare Festival's translation project
Lue Douthit and Elise Thoron at Local Theatre in Boulder, Colorado, during a talkback after a staged reading of The Merchant of Venice.
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How Play on! came to be: The backstory of Oregon Shakespeare Festival's translation project

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Lue Morgan Douthit

Lue Morgan Douthit shares the backstory of Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s Play on! project and how the idea of translating Shakespeare’s plays first took shape.

What's onstage at Shakespeare theaters in February
A Midsummer Night's Dream at Chicago Shakespeare Theater
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What's onstage at Shakespeare theaters in February

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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 Alabama Shakespeare Festival, The Atlanta Shakespeare Company at the Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse, Brave Spirits Theatre,…

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