Emma Poltrack

Punchdrunk's 'Sleep No More' is a Shakespearean fever dream

"What you are about to see is either a dream or an illusion. Either way, it's a puzzle that and it's up to you to figure it out." So the elevator operator warns his passengers, "...

Jude Law in 'Hamlet' at the Broadhurst Theater, New York City

After a sell-out run in London's West End and a limited engagement in Elsinore itself, the Donmar Warehouse's production of Shakespeare's Hamlet opened in New York City on October 6, 2009. Helmed by Michael Grandage...

Shakespeare 101: how are Shakespeare's plays classified?

The First Folio of Shakespeare's plays divided his works into comedies (which generally end in marriage), tragedies (which generally end in death) and histories (telling the stories of English kings).ComediesAll's Well That Ends Well, As You Like...

The return of the Riot Grrrls in Taffety Punk's 'Measure for Measure'

Last year, the Shakespeare Theater Company performed an all-male production of Romeo and Juliet, a conceit that is not entirely unusual and hearkens back to the theater of Shakespeare's day, when all parts were played by all males...

Q&A with Taffety Punk director Lise Bruneau on the upcoming 'Measure for Measure'

Lise Bruneau, founding member of Taffety Punk Theatre Company and director of its upcoming, all-female Measure for Measure, took the time to answer some questions about the show, working with an all-female cast, and Shakespeare's intimidating reputation...

The play's the thing: 'The Taming of the Shrew'

Poster from the 1967 film version A sort-of-weekly introduction to one of William Shakespeare's plays.Play: The Taming of the ShrewWritten: 1590-1594Sources: There is no known source for the main plot of this play...

Shakespeare 101: What was Elizabethan money like?

A shilling from 1551-1553 (CNG coins, cngcoins There is a lot of money talk in Shakespeare, but what do all these amounts mean? Is a testril a generous tip, or a stingy slight? How outlandish...

How to approach Shakespearean verse as an actor

One of the more nervous-making aspects of Shakespeare is dealing with his verse. Scanning your lines can be a tricky thing, but it often can reveal unexpected ideas on your character or motivation or can reinforce your natural instincts...

Shakespeare set for the big screen

William Shakespeare loomed large in Box Office during the 1990’s, which saw such plays as ‘Much Ado About Nothing’, ‘Romeo and Juliet' and ‘A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream’ all getting...

The play's the thing: 'Much Ado About Nothing'

Play: Much Ado About Nothing Written: 1598-1599 Sources: The Hero/Claudio marriage plot was probably taken from a translation of 1591 poem by Lodovico Ariosto called Orlando Furioso and Matteo Bandello's 1554 novella, La Prima Parte de le...

Punchdrunk's 'Sleep No More' is a Shakespearean fever dream

Jude Law in 'Hamlet' at the Broadhurst Theater, New York City

Shakespeare 101: how are Shakespeare's plays classified?

The return of the Riot Grrrls in Taffety Punk's 'Measure for Measure'

Q&A with Taffety Punk director Lise Bruneau on the upcoming 'Measure for Measure'

The play's the thing: 'The Taming of the Shrew'

Shakespeare 101: What was Elizabethan money like?

How to approach Shakespearean verse as an actor

Shakespeare set for the big screen

The play's the thing: 'Much Ado About Nothing'

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