Blog - Play On Shakespeare

Level Up Your Reading List

This fall, Play On Shakespeare has the perfect reading list for you, with books written by some of our partner artists!

Actors reading CORIOLANUS by Sean San José during the Play On Festival in 2019.

Playwriting at Play On Shakespeare

Our playwrights took on the challenge of translating Shakespeare’s works into modern verse. Here’s what they have to say.

Cast of CORIOLANUS produced at Portland Center Stage in partnership with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and in association with upstart crow collective and Play On Shakespeare. Spring 2024. Courtesy Portland Center Stage.

CORIOLANUS Brings Democracy Into Question

CORIOLANUS is about to hit the Oregon Shakespeare Festival stage! Read on to glean exclusive insights by director Rosa Joshi and dramaturg Kamilah Bush on the creation of CORIOLANUS.

Leading Players: Celebrating NCAA Women’s Basketball Coaches & their Bard Counterparts

In honor of Women’s History Month we’ve compiled a list of college coaches with similarities to leading players from Shakespeare’s greatest works. Check out our list of 2024 TOP 10 ranked NCAA Women’s coaches and their leading Shakespeare counterparts.