August 5 – 6, 13 – 13, 2023 | Chagrin Arts & The City of Solon | Production | Solon, OH, USA
Stories
All of the goings-on at Play On Shakespeare. Discover productions, press, blogs, and more.
Henry IV, Pt. 1
November 3-12, 2023 | Lewis and Clark College | Production | Portland, OR, USA
Review: Understand every word of Shakespeare’s ‘Lear’ at Cal Shakes
At Cal Shakes right now, you can understand every word of a Shakespeare play.
Oakland’s Marcus Gardley creates modern, S.F.-set version of ‘King Lear’
Mercury News interviews Marcus Gardley, Eric Ting, and Dawn Monique-Williams on a feature about Cal Shakes’ production of Lear.
Full Cast & Creative Team Announced for World Premiere of Marcus Gardley’s Modern Verse Translation of KING LEAR
California Shakespeare Theater has announced the full cast and creative team for LEAR, the world premiere modern verse translation of Williams Shakespeare’s King Lear by playwright and Oakland-native Marcus Gardley (black odyssey at Cal Shakes).
“Play on Shakespeare” – changing the language but not the drama
London Born & Bred gives readers an insight on Play On Shakespeare’s Research in Action event at Shakespeare’s Globe in London, UK!
Interview with Breaking Wave Theatre Company’s Director
Director Madison McKenzie Scott speaks with KUAM’s Jason Salas about the upcoming Much Ado About Nothing production.
Coriolanus
April 20-May 19, 2024 | Portland Center Stage | Production | Portland, OR, USA
Romeo and Juliet (NAATCO/Two River Theater)
Tony Marinelli of Theater Scene reviews NAATCO and Two River Theater’s Romeo and Juliet, translated by Hansol Jung.
Why Rewrite Shakespeare Into Modern English? Why Not, Says Playwright Hansol Jung
Playbill interviews Hansol Jung on her translation of Romeo and Juliet, most recently produced with NAATCO and Two River Theater.