Staging Shakespeare

Shakespeare in the News
A round-up of stories about Shakespeare in the news this summer from theater, film, and science.

What's onstage at Shakespeare theaters in August
See what’s playing at our Shakespeare Theater Partners around the country this August.

What's onstage in July
See what’s playing at our Shakespeare Theater Partners around the country this July.

Performing with Chicago's Back Room Shakespeare Project
“Serious actors. No director. One rehearsal. In a bar.” That’s Back Room Shakespeare Project’s motto and it makes for a unique relationship between actor and audience that Austin Tichenor writes enhances the power of Shakespeare’s work.

Artists and scholars on queer Shakespeare
We’re celebrating Pride Month by sharing some of our Shakespeare Unlimited podcast interviews and blog posts with acclaimed artists, actors, directors, scholars, and writers about queer Shakespeare over the centuries.

Imagining Shakespeare’s actor Alexander Cooke
Austin Tichenor travels back to Elizabethan England with Nicole Galland’s novel Boy about Shakespeare’s acting company member Alexander Cooke in a surprisingly contemporary exploration of gender roles onstage and off.

What's onstage at Shakespeare theaters in April
See what’s playing at our Shakespeare Theater Partners around the country this April.

What's onstage at Shakespeare theaters in March
See what’s playing at our Shakespeare Theater Partners around the country this March.

What's onstage at Shakespeare theaters in February
See what’s playing at our Shakespeare Theater Partners around the country this February.

Black Theater Artists and Shakespeare
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.

Quiz: Shakespeare, writing, and imagination
How did Shakespeare think about creativity and playwriting? Try out our quiz to learn more.

What's onstage at Shakespeare theaters in January
See what’s playing at our Shakespeare Theater Partners around the country this January.