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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 …