While some of us may have dreaded the Bard during high school, others relish reliving William Shakespeare’s legendary works time and time again in books, plays, and renewed adaptations that continue ...

For more than 400 years the works of William Shakespeare have inspired and entertained us. The movie industry has looked to those same works to produce some of the best adaptations of his work almost ...

Co-produced by Independent Shakespeare Company and Coin & Ghost, THE AARON PLAY will engage theater-goers and Bard-hounds as well as those who embrace stories with ideas.

Hinsdale Central High School’s production of “Mac Beth,” is an adaptation of the tragedy “Macbeth,” by William Shakespeare.

OK. This question has two correct answers. What do all of the following have in common - Titania, Ophelia, Desdemona, Juliet, Portia and Puck? Answer - they are all Shakespearean characters and also ...

— The great characters in Shakespeare are so large and heroic, with lofty mien, and of such generous amplitude and grand stature, that in our human weakness anti pettiness we are ashamed to approach ...

Playwrights are reimagining supporting characters from plays such as “Hamlet” and “The Merchant of Venice.” To say that playwright Sarah Mantell is no fan of “The Merchant of Venice” would be several ...

"At the center of power, as Shakespeare reminds us, there always and only resides a fallible human being" – Eliot A. Cohen, "The Hollow Crown: Shakespeare on How Leaders Rise, Rule, and Fall" Year-end ...

Chicago-based actor and playwright Will Wilhelm is spreading trans joy through the magic of theater. The conduit for that magic? The spirit of William Shakespeare, summoned via séance in Wilhelm’s ...

In the wake of William Shakespeare’s death, two actors embark on an improbable journey to publish his complete works and ensure the playwright’s legacy lives on. Laughter ensues. With a well-paced ...

Where: Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 East Capitol St. SE, Washington, D.C. When: March 4-April 6. Info: (202) 544-7077, folger.edu, $20-$84. To say that playwright Sarah Mantell is no fan of “The ...