Enjoy these Julius Caesar images from the Folger Shakespeare Library. Find more here.
Julius Caesar: From the Folger Archive
Richard III: Video Introduction
Thank you to Robin Hizme for returning to provide an introduction to Richard III.
Robin Hizme teaches English and Humanities at Queens College, CUNY, where she also directs the collaboration between Queens College and Townsend Harris High School. When stressed, she recites Shakespearean insults to an imaginary audience; when serene, she composes poetry with her magnetic Shakespeare’s Love Kit.
Many thanks to my friend Joey Bianco of Whim Wham for the animated video elements.
Richard III: Additional Resources
Here are some helpful Richard III resources:
- Richard III resources, character map, and infographic from Course Hero.
- Looking for Richard, a documentary by Al Pacino, has always been one of my favorite movies about a Shakespeare play. It’s available for rent or purchase on Amazon, Google Play, Vudu, YouTube, and other places.
- Back to the finger puppets! Here’s a synopsis of Richard III.
- If you want to learn more about the actual Richard III, Biography has a good article summing up this history.
Thanks for Dan Hainsworth for letting us use his Shakespeare icons, as shown above right.
Richard III: From the Folger Archive
Enjoy these Richard III images from the Folger Shakespeare Library. Find more here.
Romeo and Juliet: Video Introduction
Thank you to Lenny Banovez for offering a video introduction for Romeo and Juliet.
Lenny Banovez holds an MFA from the Professional Actor Training Program (PATP) under Jack Young at Ohio University and a BA in Theater Arts from the University of Wisconsin-Parkside. As an actor and director and educator Lenny has worked with: The Kennedy Center, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, PCPA Theaterfest, Renaissance Theaterworks, Milwaukee Chamber Theater, Hyperion Theater Project NYC, Texas Shakespeare Festival, Virginia Shakespeare Festival, Milwaukee Shakespeare, Huron Playhouse, The Secret Theatre NYC, Hedgepig Ensemble Theatre NYC, Monomoy Theatre on Cape Cod, and as a guest artist at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. TITAN credits include: JULIUS CEASAR, THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST and MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, as well as directing productions of HAMLET, KING LEAR, ROMEO & JULIET, HENRY V, TAMING OF THE SHREW, MACBETH and MEDEA. Lenny is the Artistic Director of both TITAN Theatre Company and Repertory Theatre in Holland, Michigan.
Many thanks to my friend Joey Bianco of Whim Wham for the animated video elements.
Romeo and Juliet: Additional Resources
Here are some helpful Romeo and Juliet resources:
- Resources for Romeo and Juliet, including a character map, from the Folger Shakespeare Library.
- PBS’ Shakespeare Uncovered collection of Romeo and Juliet resources.
- An animated synopsis of Romeo and Juliet from Sparknotes.
- A 2013 film version of Romeo and Juliet is, at least for the time being, available on YouTube.
Thanks for Dan Hainsworth for letting us use his Shakespeare icons, as shown above right.
Romeo and Juliet: From the Folger Archive
Enjoy these Romeo and Juliet images from the Folger Shakespeare Library. Find more here.
Titus Andronicus: Video Introduction
Thank you to Ayanna Thompson for offering a video introduction for Titus Andronicus.
Ayanna Thompson is Director of the Arizona Center for Medieval & Renaissance Studies (ACMRS) at Arizona State University. She is the author of Shakespeare in the Theatre: Peter Sellars (Arden Bloomsbury, 2018), Teaching Shakespeare with Purpose: A Student-Centred Approach (Arden Bloomsbury, 2016), Passing Strange: Shakespeare, Race, and Contemporary America (Oxford University Press, 2011), and Performing Race and Torture on the Early Modern Stage (Routledge, 2008). She wrote the new introduction for the revised Arden3 Othello (Arden, 2016), and is the editor of Weyward Macbeth: Intersections of Race and Performance (Palgrave, 2010) and Colorblind Shakespeare: New Perspectives on Race and Performance (Routledge, 2006). She is currently working on a collection of essays for Cambridge University Press on Shakespeare and race, and is collaborating with Curtis Perry on the Arden4 edition of Titus Andronicus. She was the 2018-19 President of the Shakespeare Association of America, and served as a member of the Board of Directors for the Association of Marshall Scholars. She was one of Phi Beta Kappa’s Visiting Scholars for 2017-2018. She has conceived and organized large-scale interdisciplinary conferences like RaceB4Race. And her work is regularly featured in the popular media, including NPR’s “Code Switch” (2019), PBS’s Shakespeare Uncovered (2018), Slate’s “Lend Me Your Ears” (2018), and the Criterion Collection’s DVD release of Orson Welles’s Othello (2017).
Many thanks to my friend Joey Bianco of Whim Wham for the animated video elements.
Titus Andronicus: Additional Resources
Here are some helpful Titus Andronicus resources:
- Background on Titus Andronicus from the Royal Shakespeare Company.
- Course Hero’s infographic, character map, and other resources for Titus Andronicus.
- Here’s a fun white board synopsis of Titus Andronicus.
- A full production of Titus Andronicus from the Seoul Shakespeare Company from YouTube.
Thanks for Dan Hainsworth for letting us use his Shakespeare icons, as shown above right.
Titus Andronicus: From the Folger Archive
Enjoy these Titus Andronicus images from the Folger Shakespeare Library. Find more here.
