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Shakespeare in Latinx Communities, with José Cruz González and David Lozano
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Shakespeare in Latinx Communities, with José Cruz González and David Lozano

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Shakespeare Unlimited: Episode 176 Theater artists José Cruz González and David Lozano join us in this episode. Their conversation “On Making Shakespeare Relevant to Latinx Communities” appears in the new book Shakespeare and Latinidad. González and Lozano talk with Barbara…

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Elizabeth DeBold

Thanks for our many eagle-eyed readers and your attention to this month’s Crocodile Post. As several folks guessed, this is a French parody of Romeo and Juliet called Roméo et Paquette, published in 1773. This item is a new acquisition, purchased in…

Simon Godwin on Romeo & Juliet
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Simon Godwin on Romeo & Juliet

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Shakespeare Unlimited: Episode 165 The National Theatre’s new production of Romeo & Juliet was meant to premiere in the summer of 2020. But when the COVID-19 pandemic began, Simon Godwin, the production’s director, was tasked with turning it into a…

Order It: The prologue to Romeo and Juliet
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Order It: The prologue to Romeo and Juliet

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“Two households, both alike in dignity…” Take this quiz to see if you can correctly order the lines of the prologue to Romeo and Juliet.

These Violent Delights: Retelling Romeo and Juliet
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These Violent Delights: Retelling Romeo and Juliet

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Chloe Gong

Chloe Gong writes about adapting “Romeo and Juliet” into her debut novel, “These Violent Delights,” which focuses on the blood feud at the heart of Shakespeare’s play. The story is about two teen heirs of rival gangs in 1920s Shanghai.

Tana Wojczuk on Charlotte Cushman's Radical Life
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Tana Wojczuk on Charlotte Cushman's Radical Life

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Shakespeare Unlimited: Episode 152 Charlotte Cushman was one of the most famous American theater artists of the mid-19th century. And while she was known for her Lady Macbeth and Oliver Twist’s Nancy, she was acclaimed for her performances as Romeo…

Order It: Juliet’s “What’s in a name?” speech
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Order It: Juliet’s “What’s in a name?” speech

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Juliet’s famous balcony speech begins with “O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?” But what comes next? Take this quiz to see if you can correctly order the lines of the speech.

Romeo and Juliet: Is Shakespeare’s famous love story actually a play about violence?
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Romeo and Juliet: Is Shakespeare’s famous love story actually a play about violence?

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Shakespeare & Beyond

Tybalt (Rex Daugherty) duels Mercutio (Brad Koed), with Benvolio (Aaron Bliden) looking on. Romeo and Juliet, Folger Theatre, 2013. Casey Kaleba was the fight director. Photo by Teresa Wood. Is Romeo and Juliet a play about love? Well yes, but…

Charles Gounod: The tragedy of Romeo and Juliet in four beautiful duets
Romeo and Juliet at San Francisco Opera
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Charles Gounod: The tragedy of Romeo and Juliet in four beautiful duets

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Matthew Shilvock

Charles Gounod’s 19th-century opera “Roméo et Juliette” is a love story of heartbreaking tragedy, punctuated by four masterful duets. Matthew Shilvock of San Francisco Opera explains why the work is such a masterpiece.

Simon Mayo: "Mad Blood Stirring"
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Simon Mayo: "Mad Blood Stirring"

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Shakespeare Unlimited: Episode 115 In a novel just released in the US, author and longtime BBC radio host Simon Mayo tells an amazing—but true—story: that England’s first all-black production of Romeo and Juliet was staged by Black American prisoners of…

Excerpt - The Girl on the Balcony by Olivia Hussey
Girl on the Balcony - Olivia Hussey as Juliet
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Excerpt - The Girl on the Balcony by Olivia Hussey

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Read an excerpt from “The Girl on the Balcony: Olivia Hussey Finds Life After Romeo and Juliet,” a memoir by the star of Franco Zeffirelli’s classic film.

Olivia Hussey: The Girl on the Balcony
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Olivia Hussey: The Girl on the Balcony

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Shakespeare Unlimited: Episode 113 Olivia Hussey was just fifteen when Franco Zeffirelli cast her in Romeo and Juliet. When the film was released in October 1968, it catapulted Hussey and Leonard Whiting, the young actor playing Romeo, to global stardom. For…

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