Our events aim to actively engage new audiences through modern translations of Shakespeare’s work. Look below to see if a Play On event is taking place in your area this month!
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Explore all of the ways to actively engage with Play On Shakespeare translations, from live performances and virtual readings, to podcasts and publications.
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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.
Publications
Take the theater home with you! All of our 39 translations will be available for purchase through ACMRS press. Read on to see if your favorite play is available now.
Podcasts
Building upon Play On Shakespeare’s mission to enhance the understanding of Shakespeare’s plays in performance, Play On Podcasts brings timeless tales directly to modern audiences.
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Julius Caesar
August 15 – 28, 2024 | Theatre Space North East | Production | Sunderland, UK
As You Like It
July 19 – 26, 2024 | Theatre Space North East | Production | Sunderland, Jarrow & Durham, UK
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
July 20 – August 11, 2024 | Inferno Theatre | Production | Berkeley, CA, USA
Hamlet by UNIVERSES
June 1 – 2, 2024 | Ashland New Plays Festival | Reading | Ashland, OR, USA
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
October 4 – November 2, 2024 | Great Lakes Theater | Production | Cleveland, OH, USA
The Taming of the Shrew
May 10 – 26, 2024 | African-American Shakespeare Company | Production | San Francisco, CA, USA
Coriolanus
July 23 – October 13, 2024 | Presented by the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and Portland Center Stage, In association with upstart crow collective and Play On Shakespeare | Production | Ashland, OR, USA
Richard II
August 21 – September 8, 2024 | Magic Theatre | Production | San Francisco, CA, USA
Coriolanus
April 20 – May 19, 2024 | Oregon Shakespeare Festival, in partnership with Portland Center Stage and upstart crow collective | Production | Portland, OR, USA
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
August 9 – 31, 2024 | Idaho Shakespeare Festival & Great Lakes Theater | Production | Boise, ID, USA