Oregon Shakespeare Festival commissions ‘modern language’ adaptations

Image from The Wall Street Journal‘s ‘A Facelift for Shakespeare’ A Facelift for Shakespeare By John McWhorter for The Wall Street Journal, 25 September 2015 The Oregon Shakespeare Festival will announce next week that it has commissioned translations of all 39 of the Bard’s plays into modern English, with the idea of having them ready to perform in three years. Yes, translations—because […]

October 1, 2015 · 0 comments · Popular Culture, Theaters