Arts Jun 03 A Pulitzer Prize winner’s modern take on Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet’ By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Alison Thoet
Arts Feb 05 Watch 1:46 A look back at actor Christopher Plummer’s most iconic roles Award-winning actor Christopher Plummer died Friday at his home in Connecticut at the age of 91. During his nearly 70-year career he became known for a wide variety of roles that won him an Oscar, two Emmys and a pair…
Arts Aug 24 Watch 7:27 In rural Oregon, regional theater sparks a creative revival A remote area of the Pacific Northwest might not sound like a top theater destination. But as Jeffrey Brown reports, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival has sparked a wave of creative and economic growth in rural Ashland. One of the country’s… By Jeffrey Brown
Arts Dec 24 Watch ‘Othello: The Remix’ gives Shakespeare the hip-hop treatment At the Westside Theatre in New York City, audiences are watching "Othello: the Remix," a retelling of William Shakespeare's classic play that transforms the protagonist into a rising hip-hop star. NewsHour Weekend's Ivette Feliciano sits down with the Q Brothers,… By Zachary Green, Ivette Feliciano
Arts Apr 23 Celebrations across the globe honor Shakespeare 400 years after his death Four hundred years after his death, which occurred on this day in 1616, fans of William Shakespeare are finding myriad ways to be or not to be celebrating his life. By Kamala Kelkar
Apr 22 Who’s the real main character in Shakespearean tragedies? Here’s what the data say By Corinne Segal Martin Grandjean's data visualizations look at the relationships between characters in Shakespearean tragedies. Continue reading
Apr 23 Watch 1:45 Turning Shakespeare’s sonnets into short films By PBS NewsHour In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, we celebrate the anniversary of Shakespeare’s birth – and death – with some of the Bard’s sonnets, transformed into short films by the New York Shakespeare Exchange. Continue watching
Aug 15 Watch Beyond Einstein: Exhibit challenges scope of genius By PBS NewsHour How common are geniuses? An exhibit on display at the Morgan Library in New York City features dozens of priceless manuscripts and artifacts -- all reflecting the idea of genius throughout world history. But experts say society may be returning… Continue watching
Apr 25 Watch To be … performed: Hamlet to haunt stages in every country in the world By PBS NewsHour Continue watching
Apr 23 To be or not to be, four hundred and fifty By Justin Scuiletti Today’s the day of poet Shakespeare’s birth Four hundred fifty years would be his age. With celebrations all around the Earth It is a fact that “all the world’s a stage” In honor of Shakespeare's 450th birthday, enjoy these facts… Continue reading