British director Christopher Luscombe leads the ensemble through the coming-of-age monarch tale.

The brilliantly versatile actor Larry Yando takes on the monumental title role of King Lear, an aging monarch obscured by the shadows of dementia resolved to retire and divide his kingdom among his three daughters—with shattering consequences.

Playing at Chicago Shakespeare Theater now through November 9, 2014

Find out more at www.chicagoshakes.com/lear

Marc Antony addresses his fellow Romans at the funeral of Julius Caesar.

Featuring: Dion Johnstone (Marc Antony) and the company of Chicago Shakespeare Theater’s Julius Caesar

find out more at http://chicagoshakes.com/caesar

When men feel they can no longer trust their elected leader, where is the line between patriotism and personal ambition? Acclaimed British director Jonathan Munby—whose work has graced the stages of Royal Shakespeare Company and Shakespeare’s Globe—ignites the fiery power of the most enduring political assassination in history. Within the uniquely personal setting of CST’s Courtyard Theater, audience members feel each spark of emotion as words are wielded like knives in Shakespeare’s epic tale of ambition, betrayal and consequence.

Find out more at http://chicagoshakes.com/caesar

We may not be in Harlem, but we got some Shake. ShakeSPEARE that is……

The cast, crew, and house staff of “Much Ado about Nothing” at Theater for a New Audience do the Harlem Shake!

Experience the hugely popular 2009 production of Romeo & Juliet at Shakespeare’s Globe, when it is screened in cinemas around the country this Valentine’s Day. For more information on participating cinemas, visit http://www.shakespeares-globe.org/onf…

Filmed by Opus Arte

Cast:
Holly Atkins: Lady Montague
Phil Cumbus: Mercutio
Adetomiwa Edun: Romeo
Jack Farthing: Benvolio
Miranda Foster: Lady Capulet
Ellie Kendrick: Juliet
James Lailey: Friar John / Sampson
Penny Layden: Nurse
Fergal McElherron: Peter / Gregory / Balthazar
Michael O’Hagan: Montague
Rawiri Paratene: Friar Laurence
Ukweli Roach: Tybalt
Ian Redford: Capulet
Tom Stuart: Paris
Graham Vick: Abraham / Apothecary
Andrew Vincent: Prince
William Lyons, Nicholas Perry, Arngeir Hauksson, Sharon Lindo: Musicians

Creative Team
Director: Dominic Dromgoole
Designer: Simon Daw
Composer: Nigel Hess
Choreographer: Sian Williams
Fight Director: Malcolm Ranson

Catch some scenes from “Henry V,” in which Michael Hayden stars as King Henry at the Shakespeare Theatre Company. Directed by David Muse, “Henry V” explores what makes a man a king, and a king a man.  directed by Michael Kahn.

Rosalind as Ganymede (Zoë Waites) meets Orlando (Andrew Veenstra) in the Forest of Arden.

Theatre for a New Audience presents
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
By William Shakespeare

Get a sneak peek at KING LEAR directed by Arin Arbus and featuring two-time Olivier Award nominee Michael Pennington in the title role. March 14 to May 4 at Theatre for a New Audience’s Polonsky Shakespeare Center in Brooklyn. TFANA.ORG