Our playwrights took on the challenge of translating Shakespeare’s works into modern verse. Here’s what they have to say.
Author: Play On Shakespeare (page 3)
A fresh ‘Coriolanus’: Shakespeare for today
Shakespeare’s “Coriolanus,” in a modern translation and a female/nonbinary cast, delves into matters of power and politics that feel both ancient and contemporary.
Review: CORIOLANUS at Portland Center Stage
CORIOLANUS is not one of Shakespeare’s most popular or frequently performed plays. But, after seeing the riveting production currently running at Portland Center Stage co-presented with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, I think it should be.
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Coriolanus Comes to Portland Center Stage
Don’t miss this Coriolanus interview featuring director and adaptor Rosa Joshi and Edwina Kane, Director of Development at Portland Center Stage! Hear the background of the Coriolanus translation and how this partnership came to be.
Review: CORIOLANUS at Portland Center Stage
Broadway World reports that Coriolanus at Portland Center Stage is a hit!
A fresh ‘Coriolanus’: Shakespeare for today
“You’ll likely forget that you are watching a translation, because this production works so deftly to help you enter and engage in the work that is so clearly Shakespeare.”