After William Shakespeare died, on this date in 1616, his contemporary, Ben Jonson, wrote that “He was not of an age, but for all time.” Johnson was spot on, because nearly 400 years later, the Bard ...

The Sonnets: Translating and Rewriting Shakespeare, the new anthology from the translation journal Telephone, presents contemporary renderings of the originals. Including references to Occupy Wall ...

Commonly, auditions require contrasting one-minute classical and contemporary monologues. Shakespeare’s well-known speeches remain stalwarts of dramatic literature, and for good reason. However, how ...