An uproar ensued after it was reported that the Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF)—southern Oregon’s 80-year-old annual theatrical extravaganza—would be commissioning playwrights to “translate” all of ...

Shakespeare's plays are known for their universal themes and insight into the human condition. Yet much about the playwright is a mystery.

Thanks, Shakespeare! Let's talk about Ben Jonson, revenge tragedies, and court masques. This week on Crash Course Theater, Shakespeare is dead. Long live Shakespeare. Well, long live English theater, ...

Prospero: Our revels now are ended. These our actors, As I foretold you, were all spirits, and Are melted into air, into thin air: And, like the baseless fabric of this vision, The cloud-capped towers ...

Discover the fascinating evolution of the English language and the enduring legacy of William Shakespeare, the world's ...

Shakespeare’s plays were written over 400 years ago, and some of the language can be unfamiliar to modern audiences. Shakespeare helped transform the English language. Many words and phrases that are ...

William Shakespeare, born in England about this time 451 years ago, is in little jeopardy of being forgotten in literature or popular culture. His native language has gone global. His poetry and plays ...