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Oakland’s Marcus Gardley creates modern, S.F.-set version of ‘King Lear’

The Mercury News interview with Marcus Gardley regarding his Cal Shakes’ premiere of Lear.

With ‘Lear,’ theater leaders come together to celebrate Shakespeare and S.F.’s Fillmore district

There are plotlines aplenty in William Shakespeare’s “King Lear.” So it feels appropriate that the number of backstage subplots involved in California Shakespeare Theater’s new production are plentiful in their own right.

Theater Review: Portland Shakespeare Project’s Modern Translation of Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale

Life is complicated. Love, trust, hope, sadness, grief, betrayal—emotions and how we experience them are seldom back and white.

Solon students show off skills prior to Shakespeare performance

While some youngsters lounged by the pool this summer, four local students spent three days learning Shakespeare, and then had the courage to perform what they had learned on the big stage prior to a play done by professional actors.

Pre-show ‘conversation’ will provide insight into creative process behind ‘Midsummer’

As a special addition to the Aug. 7 performance of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream’’ in Solon Community Park, a “Pre-Show Conversation” will be had featuring the woman responsible for re-imagining the Shakespeare classic and its director.

Cast Set for World Premiere of Marcus Gardley’s San Francisco-Set, Modern-Verse Translation of King Lear

California Shakespeare Theater will present the world premiere of Lear, Obie-winning playwright Marcus Gardley’s modern verse translation of William Shakespeare’s King Lear, beginning September 7 prior to an official opening September 14 in the Bruns Memorial Amphitheater.