To be or not to be your valentine: Shakespearean expressions of love

Austin Tichenor

is the co-artistic director of the Reduced Shakespeare Company; a writing and acting coach at The Shakespeareance; the co-author of ten stage comedies, including William Shakespeare’s Long Lost First Play (abridged) and The Comedy of Hamlet! (a prequel); the co-creator of the illustrated children’s books Pop-Up Shakespeare and Daisy, the Littlest Zombie; a contributor to Shakespeare Bulletin, The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Global Shakespeare, and Shakespearean Biofiction on the Contemporary Stage and Screen (from Arden Shakespeare); and the host of the world’s longest-running theater podcast, the Reduced Shakespeare Company Podcast. Austin and his RSC partner Reed Martin received the 2025 Sandra & Sidney Berger Award from the international Shakespeare Theatre Association, presented annually to Artistic Directors in recognition of their outstanding talent and dedication to the works of William Shakespeare. — View all posts by Austin Tichenor