For all of the plays written by Shakespeare, the comedies, tragedies and histories, I doubt any are as famous as Romeo and Juliet . It’s an age old tale of forbidden love, intense rivalries, and death. And although I don’t know why this play has been the Shakespeare forerunner for all this time, I must say, every time you see it, you’re going to see something different. From the numerous stagings of it, as well as movies, and even musicals (seriously, there’s a rendition

(Photo credit to Linda Johnson.) Next up on our Shakespeare tour, we have Quintessence’s Rare Accidents: Henry IV Parts 1 & 2 Abridged . This seems to be the season of Shakespeare, but I definitely would not have expected to see this one on the docket. But here we are, and what a ride. Rare Accidents clocked in at around three and a half hours, whittled down from five or so, and was something unlike I’ve ever experienced before. And I must say, for all of that, I absolut

(Photo credit to Mark Garvin) I know I’ve probably said this a million times, but I am a huge Shakespeare nerd. I’ve been studying his work since I was six years old. I’ve read a good chunk of his work (including some of the Histories, and those are super hard). I have my favorite quote from The Tempest (my favorite Shakespeare play) tattooed on me. Throughout the past thirty years, Shakespeare has been an inspiration to me, and I don’t know where I’d be, especially in

Photo credit to Linda Johnson. I know I’ve said this before, but I’m a huge fan of musical theatre. Musicals have always been so important to me, and nothing will ever change that. And if you really want to go back to the roots of musical theatre, you definitely have to look at anything by Gilbert and Sullivan. I’m sure the names are familiar to both theatre people and non theatre people alike. The writer and composer are absolutely iconic, and created amazing operettas

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If there’s any Shakespeare show that lends itself to a million different variations, and lends itself well, it’s A Midsummer Night’s...

There is definitely something to be said of the classics. I think you’d be pretty hard pressed to find a professional theatre that...