Highlight Press - Play On Shakespeare

Review: CORIOLANUS at Portland Center Stage

CORIOLANUS is not one of Shakespeare’s most popular or frequently performed plays. But, after seeing the riveting production currently running at Portland Center Stage co-presented with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, I think it should be.

Coriolanus Comes to Portland Center Stage

Don’t miss this Coriolanus interview featuring director and adaptor Rosa Joshi and Edwina Kane, Director of Development at Portland Center Stage! Hear the background of the Coriolanus translation and how this partnership came to be.

Review: CORIOLANUS at Portland Center Stage

Broadway World reports that Coriolanus at Portland Center Stage is a hit!

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.

Review: ROMEO AND JULIET at Two River Theater Brings Captivating Modern Twists to Shakespeare’s Classic

A unique production of Romeo and Juliet is now being presented at Two River Theater (TRT). We are certain you will find the show captivating.

Sean San José Updates Shakespeare’s ‘Coriolanus’ for Today’s World

When the Play On Shakespeare initiative reached out to San Francisco-based queer theater maker Sean San José with an offer to take part in their effort to update the plays of Shakespeare with modern language “translations” of the Shakespearean canon, José […] had his doubts.

A Lear for Today: Black, Bold, and Biblical in Scope

A Forbes’ review of Cal Shakes’ production of Marcus Gardley’s Lear.

Review: LEAR by Marcus Gardley at Cal Shakes

Cal Shakes and Obie award winner Marcus Gardley present a deconstructed, modern verse updating of King Lear and it’s a visually stunning, marvelously acted update that gives the Bard’s story of betrayal, power and family legacy urgency and import for today’s audience.