SANTA CRUZ — UC Santa Cruz and William Shakespeare go hand in hand. From 1981 to 2013, the college hosted multiple plays by the Bard each summer as part of the Shakespeare Santa Cruz festival, until ...

Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing” is one of his comedies featuring play on words, mixed up identities, deception and romance. Although the theme deals with the courtship and scandal of Hero and ...

Take four lovers in ancient Athens, add some royalty and a mischievous fairy with a penchant for casting spells, mix well – and the result is one of Shakespeare’s most beloved comedies, “A Midsummer ...

Every summer for the past two decades, thousands of Angelenos have trekked Downtown to take in free performances presented by Shakespeare Festival/LA. Yet this year, organizers fear the bard may be ...

INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. – As the sun sets at Lake Tahoe’s Sand Harbor State Park on Friday, July 12, Shakespeare enthusiasts wait patiently to watch the opening night at Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival.

There’s a brilliant moment in the BBC comedy Upstart Crow when Shakespeare – played by David Mitchell – defends his work as a ...