Director interviews
Barbara Gaines on Celebrating 400 Years of Shakespeare in Chicago
To commemorate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death in 2016, Chicago mobilized the city’s cultural and administrative resources in an unprecedented way. In this episode of the Shakespeare Unlimited podcast, Barbara Gaines, founder and Artistic Director…
Artistic Directors Talk Shakespeare
Shakespeare Unlimited: Episode 10 Shakespeare’s words and stories may be timeless, but what does that mean when you stage his plays for a modern American audience? That’s a challenge that artistic directors relish as they explore the plays’ many possibilities.…
Marcus Kyd on Punk Rock Shakespeare
Shakespeare Unlimited: Episode 5 How can young people connect with Shakespeare? It’s a question that confronts each generation. Members of Taffety Punk, a Washington, DC, theater company, have taken to heart the mission of bringing Shakespeare into the 21st century.…