What is it about William Shakespeare that makes people so eager to mess about with him? Never content merely to reduce, ...

Experience a fresh take on Shakespeare's 'Hamlet' from the perspectives of the women in the play, co-produced by Folger Theatre and Cincinnati Shakespeare Company.

A Room in the Castle, by Lauren M. Gunderson, premiering at the Folger Theatre, is a fresh look at a story we thought we knew ...

From the Danish prince’s existential philosophizing to Ophelia’s devastating break from reality, Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” is a gold mine of powerful speeches—the brooding titular ...

The Reduced Shakespeare Company built their reputation on going big. Since their founding in 1982, the company has tackled the complete works of William Shakespeare, the histories of America, comedy, ...

The prolific San Francisco-based playwright Lauren M. Gunderson is returning to D.C. this month for the premiere of her new ...

Gunderson’s “A Room in the Castle,” which reimagines “Hamlet” from the viewpoints of Ophelia and Gertrude, plus a newly conceived servant figure, Anna. The world-premiere staging is co ...

Gamm Theatre closes its 40th anniversary season with a captivating new production of Hamlet by William Shakespeare, the ...

Carroll’s Gertrude ... shows off Ophelia like a calf brought to market — he is part smarmy salesman, part 1970s light entertainer. The pivotal “Mousetrap” scene — in which Hamlet has ...

How do you choreograph “To be or not to be”? That is the question, or at least one of them, for anybody looking to make a ...