Mistaken identities and misconstrued language are can’t-fail comedic strategies.

These musicals inspired by Shakespeare imagine what would happen if Juliet didn't die, if "A Midsummer Night's Dream" took place in a nightclub, and more.

From mistaken identity and dramatic irony to supernatural forces and tragic heroes, discover five defining Shakespearean ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." And beyond literature, his influence has shaped language, pop culture, and even psychology. Terms like ...

Local thespians who always wanted to perform Hamlet now have a chance to star in the tragedy. Auditions for the play are ...

The Public Theater will welcome more New Yorkers than ever this summer to Shakespeare for the City taking place in parks and ...

The Acting Company will stage Lisa Peterson's modern verse translation of William Shakespeare's Hamlet later this spring.

David Anthony Lewis is an Equity union actor affiliated with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival who has taught acting for the ...

At Kentucky's Luther Luckett Correctional Complex, incarcerated actors perform Shakespeare plays. These Louisville actors are ...

To read Shakespeare is to read life in its entirety. Paraphrasing Shakespeare's own quote for Cleopatra from his play Antony ...