August 21-23, 2020 | Theatre Space North East | Production | Sunderland, UK
Author: Play On Shakespeare (page 21)
Play On! continues despite the Great Pause
Play On! Shakespeare, an organization funded by the Hitz Foundation that seeks to enhance the understanding of Shakespeare’s plays for theater professionals, students and audiences by engaging with contemporary translations and adaptations, continues its work despite the COVID-19 crisis.
Richard III
July 30, – August 2, 2020 | Theatre Space North East | Production | Sunderland, UK
Two Noble Kinsman
April 7 – 15, 2017 | University of Utah | Production | Salt Lake City, UT, USA
The Tempest Workshop
December 2019 | Workshop | Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan
Measure for Measure
Sept 10-19, 2019 | The NOLA Project | Production | New Orleans, LA, USA
Review: Shakespeare’s darkest comedy, ‘Measure for Measure’ seems ripped from the headlines
Can Shakespeare truly resonate with contemporary audiences? When the comedy of “Measure for Measure” features corrupt politicians, sexual harassment and hypocritical abuses of power, the NOLA Project’s rendition often bears a ripped-from-the-headlines aura.
A Diverse Shakespeare
W.E.B. Du Bois would be proud of an ongoing effort to “translate” all 38 plays by William Shakespeare into an English intelligible to contemporary patrons of the stage.
“I sit with Shakespeare,” Du Bois wrote, “and he winces not.”
African-American Shakespeare Co. sharpens Macbeth’s dagger
This is not your grandfather’s “Macbeth,” but it is “Macbeth” as adapted in a modern verse translation by Migdalia Cruz and powerfully produced by the African-American Shakespeare Company.
Macbeth
July 13–28, 2019 | African-American Shakespeare Company | Production | San Francisco, CA, USA