How I Climbed Into a Fat Knight, and He Into Me
Playing Falstaff is a gift that keeps on giving, and not just because it’s among the greatest roles in the canon.
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How Do I Film Thee? The Sonnet Project NYC Counts News Ways
New York Shakespeare Exchange, having run through the sonnets, expands its sights to the whole distracted globe.
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.
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.
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.
Back With ‘Vengeance’: ‘Indecent’ Examines a Lost History
Sholem Asch’s contested Yiddish classic is grist for Vogel and Taichman’s meditative new play-within-a-play.
Lost and Found: ‘Ghosts of Lote Bravo’ Explores Mexico’s Underbelly
Hilary Bettis’s new play, about the disappearing women of Mexico’s Ciudad Juarez, is appearing at several theatres.
‘Hamilton’ Wins 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Drama
Lin-Manuel Miranda won the top honor; ‘Gloria’ by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and ‘The Humans’ by Stephen Karam were named finalists.
