The nonprofit Play On Shakespeare, an organization dedicated to exploring the world of Shakespeare through modern translation and adaptation—thereby expanding the plays’ accessibility for contemporary audiences—has announced its Summer 2024 Season beginning on Saturday, July 20 with A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
While Play On Shakespeare’s performances are nationwide, the company’s work can be heard anywhere via Play On Podcasts, presented in partnership with Next Chapter Podcasts. Recently released are Macbeth, Pericles, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Coriolanus, amongst various other titles produced over the last three years. Coming this summer will be The Taming of the Shrew, followed by As You Like It – in a modern verse translation by David Ivers.
Play On Podcasts recently won two Signal Awards – for Best Original Music/Score (Gold) and for Best Scripted Fiction (Silver). Play On Podcasts also recently won at The Ambies – for Best Original Score and Music Supervision (Lindsay Jones for Othello.
Play On Shakespeare’s performance schedule is as follows:
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Inferno Theatre, July 20 – August 11 at John Hinkel Park Amphitheatre (Berkeley, CA)
Coriolanus
Presented by Oregon Shakespeare Festival and Portland Center Stage, July 23 – October 13 at Thomas Theatre (Ashland, OR)
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Idaho Shakespeare Festival in partnership with Great Lakes Theater, August 9 – 31 at The Idaho Shakespeare Festival Amphitheater & Reserve (Boise, ID)
Richard II
Co-production with Play On Shakespeare and the Magic Theatre, August 21 – September 8 at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture (San Francisco, CA)
Additionally, ACMRS Press [Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies] has released all of Play On Shakespeare’s translations in print (39 titles) Play On Shakespeare’s DEMOS project is available on YouTube. The DEMOS project is a series of short films that demonstrate side-by-side performances of Shakespeare’s original text and the modern translations.
For much more information please visit https://playonshakespeare.org
