Shotgun Players’ ‘Hamlet’ Plays Role Roulette
In a new staging, 7 actors trade off parts, randomly selected each night from—what else?—Yorick’s skull.
Offscript: Translating Shakespeare With Lue Douthit
This week’s guest Lue Douthit, director of Play on! at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, discusses translating Shakespeare. Plus the editors talk about Humana.
Dueling-Fairy Fan Fiction From the Reduced Shakespeare Company
Proving that the Bard can be revered with irreverence, Folger Theatre presents a ‘lost’ play that never was.
Much Ado About Posters
From clown noses to wolf heads, America to Israel, ‘Presenting Shakespeare’ showcases how the Bard’s work is sold around the world.
American Repertory Theater Announces 2016–17 Season
Anna Deavere Smith, Bill Rauch, and Jo Bonney will return to the theatre to perform and direct.
For Kim Tobin-Lehl and Philip Lehl, Two Heads Are Better Than One
The couple behind Houston’s Stark Naked Theatre Company has learned that working together works better.
Building a Better ‘Mikado,’ Minus the Yellowface
With the help of Asian-American advisors, Lamplighters Music Theatre is radically recovering the Gilbert & Sullivan classic.
A Noise Within Announces 7 Shows for 2016–17 Season
The theatre will remount some productions, including ‘King Lear’ and ‘The Imaginary Invalid.’
CoHo Productions Slates 4 New Plays for 2016–17 Season
The season will feature plays about gun control, evolutionary biologists, con artists, and leading ladies onstage.
Ten Thousand Things Sets 3-Show 2016–17 Season
Next season at the Minneapolis theatre will include ‘Pericles,’ ‘Fiddler on the Roof,’ and a Lynn Nottage play.
