Make no mistake, this “modern verse translation” of Richard II by Naomi Iizuka, commissioned by the Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s Play On! project, is Shakespearean to the core.
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African-American Shakes Hits Stage with Revamped ‘Richard II’
A paranoid, selfish and unreliable monarch is overthrown. Sound familiar?
There’s something about William Shakespeare’s “Richard II” that resonated with African-American Shakespeare Company artistic director L. Peter Callender more than ever in recent years.
SF Shakes Stages Free, Fun, Family-friendly ‘Pericles’
It’s not among Shakespeare’s most popular plays, but “Pericles, Prince of Tyre,” full of drama, romance and bawdy humor, has lots to offer.
Shakespeare’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ to play in English at Prague Castle
‘The Wheel of Time’ star Hammed Animashaun co-directs a new staging based on Jeffrey Whitty’s modern translation of the Bard’s fantastical comedy.
Theater Review: “Play On! Othello” – A Painful and Invigorating Update
You need to hear this play. Especially if you are white and already “know”
All-Black Femme Creative Team Giving A Modern Take On Shakespeare’s OTHELLO
Between April 8 -17, 2021, the Women’s Theatre Festival in Raleigh, North Carolina, is putting on a virtual performance of Shakespeare’s iconic Othello play, but with a unique and modern upgrade. With the world of entertainment going virtual, it means these performances are available to an even wider audience around the globe.
Review: Shakespeare’s darkest comedy, ‘Measure for Measure’ seems ripped from the headlines
Can Shakespeare truly resonate with contemporary audiences? When the comedy of “Measure for Measure” features corrupt politicians, sexual harassment and hypocritical abuses of power, the NOLA Project’s rendition often bears a ripped-from-the-headlines aura.
Review: ASF’s ‘Timon’ premiere superb
The Alabama Shakespeare Festival world premiere production of “Timon of Athens” is brilliant.
To know how brilliant, you have to know a little about “Timon of Athens.”