East Bay Times’ review of Lear, by Marcus Gardley, produced by Cal Shakes.
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Review: Cal Shakes’ dazzling new ‘Lear,’ set in the ’60s Fillmore District, takes the tragedy to another level
[S]eeing “Lear,” Marcus Gardley’s bold new adaptation of Shakespeare’s monumental tragedy, is enough to make you wonder whether you’ve ever really grasped the full impact of the original play.
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.
Review: Much Ado About Nothing by 1623 theatre and Purple Theatre
Much Ado About Nothing is a lively play which explores themes around relationships and looks at attitudes towards genders and stereotypes.
Review: Understand every word of Shakespeare’s ‘Lear’ at Cal Shakes
At Cal Shakes right now, you can understand every word of a Shakespeare play.
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.
DramaWatch: A summer ‘Winter’s Tale’
Portland Shakespeare Project gives a “Play On” twist to a tale of jealousy and redemption. Plus openings, closings, and a farewell to Peter Brook.
Review: ‘Richard II’ From African American Shakespeare Company
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.
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.