So. Much. Hamlet!
Hamlet isn’t my favorite play – mostly because it’s so rich and deep that a completely fulfilling production is almost unattainable – but it is certainly the most influential. I …
What’s Your Favorite Shakespeare Play?
Do you have an easy answer? I don’t! I have favorite productions, sure. The Taming of the Shrew, American Conservatory Theatre, 1976 Hamlet, Berkeley Shakespeare Festival, 1982 Pericles, Royal Shakespeare …
Pandemic Shakespeare
I just realized: I might have acted in more Shakespeare during this pandemic than in my entire career so far! Despite 2020 being such an extended time of inactivity, I …
Folger Shakespeare Library Essays
Since December 2017, I’ve contributed monthly essays about the intersection of Shakespeare and popular culture for the Folger Shakespeare Library‘s “Shakespeare & Beyond” blog. Topics I’ve written about include: how …
A Sonnet to Shakespeare Book Clubs
One of the few highlights of the pandemic has been the monthly meetings of the North Shore Shakespeare Society, the unashamedly grand name for our little book club that’s reading all …