Productions

Our translations have been produced in theaters and venues around the world to critical acclaim. Our productions invite audiences to immerse themselves into the worlds created by Shakespeare with modern language captured by our playwrights.

Macbeth, African American Shakespeare Company, 2019, Translation by Migdalia Cruz, Photo credit Joseph Giammarco, Featuring Leontyne Mbele- Mbong and Adrian Roberts as Lady Macbeth and Macbeth

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November 2023 Productions

Henry IV, Pt. 1

November 3-12, 2023 | Lewis and Clark College | Production | Portland, OR, USA
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Play on Shakespeare: The Comedy of Errors

November 15, 2023 | Ramapo College of New Jersey | Reading | Mahwah, NJ, USA
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Try it in Translation

November 18, 2023 | Studio Acting Conservatory | Demonstration | Washington, DC, USA
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Future Productions

PSU School of Music & Theater presents: William Shakespeare's Measure for Measure in a modern verse translation by Aditi Brennan Kapil, commissioned by Play On Shakespeare. Directed by Karin Magaldi. Feb 29 - March 9.

Measure for Measure

February 29 – March 9, 2024 | Portland State University | Production | Portland, OR, USA
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"Coriolanus" in a classic Roman-esque font, yellow on a red background. The bloodied figure of a Roman soldier kneels on the ground, exhausted and looking down.

Coriolanus

April 20-May 19, 2024 | Portland Center Stage | Production | Portland, OR, USA
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Previous 2023 Productions

Chgrin Arts & The City of Solon present Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

Romeo & Juliet

August 5 – 6, 13 – 13, 2023 | Chagrin Arts & The City of Solon | Production | Solon, OH, USA
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The Tempest

August 17-20, 2023 @ 7:00pm | Theatre Space North East | Production | Sunderland, UK
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Two teenagers in dark blue historically-inspired Elizabethan costumes stand in front of a deep brown wood wall. The teen in front, dressed in a kirtle, stares at the camera while holding a crown.

Macbeth

August 11 & 12, 2023 | Shakespeare in Detroit | Production | Detroit, MI, USA
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Logo of Shakespeare's Globe and the text Research in Action: Play On Shakespeare

Research in Action: Play On Shakespeare

July 12, 2023 | Shakespeare’s Globe & Play On Shakespeare | Workshop | London, UK
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Romeo & Juliet presented by Theatre Space North East

Romeo & Juliet

July 13-16, 2023 | Theatre Space North East | Production | Sunderland, UK
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Staged Readings of The Henriad, sponsored by Play On with translations of each script

Henriad Plays Reading

April 20 – 30, 2023 | Shakespeare Dallas | Readings | Dallas, TX, USA
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William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet, in a modern verse translation by Hansol Jung, Directed by Hansol Jung and Dustin Wills

Romeo & Juliet

May 16 – June 3, 2023 | NAATCO | Production | New York, NY, USA
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Romeo + Juliet presented by Two River Theater. Two hands are shown with red string tied around both wrists, linking them together with blood splatter overlaying both hands

Romeo and Juliet

April 8-30, 2023 | Two River Theater & NAATCO | Production | Red Bank, NJ, USA
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Previous 2022 Productions

Lear

September 7 – October 2, 2022 | Cal Shakes & Oakland Theater Project | Production | Orinda, CA, USA
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Measure for Measure

September 30 – October 16, 2022 | University of Evansville | Production | Evansville, IN, USA
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Love’s Labour’s Lost

August 18 – 21, 2022 | Theatre Space North East | Production | Sunniside, Sunderland, UK
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream

August 6 – 7, 13 – 14, 2022 | Chagrin Arts | Production | Solon, OH, USA
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream

August 6 – 7, 2022 | Prague Shakespeare Company | Production | Malá Strana, CZ
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Hamlet

July 14 – 17, 2022 | Theatre Space North East | Production | Sunderland, UK
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Henry VI – Part I, II, & III

Prague Shakespeare Company | Production | July 30, 2022 | Prague, CZ
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The Winter’s Tale

July 7-17, 2022 | Portland Shakes | Production | Portland, OR, USA
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Much Ado About Nothing

May 6-7, 2022 | 1623 Theatre Company | Production | Coalville, Leicestershire, UK

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Much Ado About Nothing

May 5-8, 2022 | Breaking Wave Theatre Company | Production | Mangilao, Guam

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Previous 2021 Productions

Othello

April 8-10 + 16-17, 2021 | Black Girls Luv The Bard | Livestream & Video On Demand | Online
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Romeo & Juliet

April 17-18, 2021 | SUNY at New Paltz | Production | New Paltz, NY, USA
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Othello

April 7-May 9, 2021 | Actors’ Shakespeare Project | Reading | Online
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Much Ado About Nothing

April 29 – May 2, 2021 | Production | Davis Shakespeare Festival | Davis, CA, USA
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Romeo and Juliet

Blk Girls Luv the Bard | Reading | November 18th, 2021 | Online
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream

November 10, 2021 | Prague Shakespeare Company | Production | Prague, CZ
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Comedy of Errors

Blk Girls Luv The Bard | Reading | September 23, 2021 | Online
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Macbeth

September 11-12, 2021 | SUNY at New Paltz | Production | New Paltz, NY, USA
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream

August 26 – 29, 2021 | Theatre Space North East | Production | London, UK
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Macbeth

August 7, 8, 14, 15, 2021 | Chagrin Arts | Performance | Solon, OH, USA
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