Sonnets are a form of poem that was much loved by William Shakespeare. This one might be his most famous: Sonnet 18. 'Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?' asks Shakespeare. A sonnet is usually ...

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 ...

Here’s a fun new urban project for you. The Sonnet Project from NY Shakespeare Exchange and its accompanying Android and iPhone app uses 154 unique New York City locations as a glorious backdrop for ...

In a previous article, I wrote how Shakespeare’s sonnets provide an evocative alternative to more traditional choices for classical monologues in professional auditions. In this piece, I’d like to ...

Most of us are familiar with Shakespeare’s plays. Even if we aren’t Shakespeare geeks, chances are we’ve waded through five or six in school, seen several movie adaptations and been to an “in the park ...

If you click on links we provide, we may receive compensation. "I hope these recordings create moments for listeners to recognize themselves in his words," says the acclaimed actor and narrator of the ...

Elizabeth Winkler’s debut, Shakespeare Was a Woman and Other Heresies, expands on her 2019 Atlantic essay exploring the “messy, ugly dispute” over the authorship of works attributed to Shakespeare.

A rare handwritten copy of Shakespeare's Sonnet 116 has been found in Oxford University’s Bodleian Library. The copy of a musical adaptation of Shakespeare's Sonnet 116 was previously undocumented, ...