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154 Sonnets for Shakespeare’s 451st Birthday

154 Sonnets for Shakespeare’s 451st Birthday

By Jack Smart for Backstage.com, 1 April 2015 If you find yourself wandering by the Naumburg Bandshell in Central Park midday on April 24, you’ll hear the words of a famous 451-year-old writer. The fifth annual Shakespeare’s Birthday Sonnet Slam will feature all of the playwright’s sonnets, performed in chronological order by actors and Bard enthusiasts of all ages. The event, which is […]

April 7, 2015 · 0 comments · Uncategorized

The Public Theater’s Mobile Shakespeare Unit to Bring Free Macbeth to Five Boroughs

By Olivia Clement for Playbill.com, 30 March 2015 The Public Theater has announced that its Mobile Shakespeare Unit will bring a free touring production of Macbeth to audiences who have limited or no access to the arts by visiting prisons, homeless shelters and other community venues in the five boroughs of New York City. The tour, scheduled for April 24 through May 14, […]

April 7, 2015 · 0 comments · Theaters
‘Twelfth Night,’ in Two Plays, Blurs Identity

‘Twelfth Night,’ in Two Plays, Blurs Identity

Every so often, evidence arises that acting might just be the most satisfying profession on the planet. Take the company called Bedlam, which is putting on not one but two inspired productions of Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night” in a small and airless room in the garment district that seats about 50, and making you feel like its members are the luckiest […]

April 2, 2015 · 0 comments · Reviews, Theaters
Shakespeare in the Square’s First Folio Romeo and Juliet Opens Off-Broadway

Shakespeare in the Square’s First Folio Romeo and Juliet Opens Off-Broadway

By Carey Purcell for Playbill.com, 18 January 2015 Shakespeare in the Square, a group of young professionals working to bring a new perspective to classic theatre, presents a new production of William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, officially opening Jan. 18 following previews that began Jan. 14. Known for their performances in Washington Square Park, the group, which […]

February 3, 2015 · 0 comments · Uncategorized