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Shakespeare & Beyond

Shakespeare onstage in November and December

Celebrated Stratford Festival performer Dion Johnstone portrays trailblazing African-American actor Ira Aldridge, whose Othello shocked nineteenth-century London, in Chicago Shakespeare’s Red Velvet, directed by Gary Griffin, in the Courtyard Theater, December 1, 2017–January 21, 2018. Photo by Jeff Sciortino.
Celebrated Stratford Festival performer Dion Johnstone portrays trailblazing African-American actor Ira Aldridge, whose Othello shocked nineteenth-century London, in Chicago Shakespeare’s Red Velvet, directed by Gary Griffin, in the Courtyard Theater, December 1, 2017–January 21, 2018. Photo by Jeff Sciortino.

Every month, we share a snapshot of Shakespeare in performance around America. Let’s check in with our theater partners with Shakespeare plays onstage in November and December: the Atlanta Shakespeare Company at the Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Folger Theatre, Nebraska Shakespeare, The Old Globe, Portland Shakespeare Project, Shakespeare in Detroit, Southwest Shakespeare Company.

Comments

Dion Johnstone is one of Stratford’s finest. A few years ago, when the festival was casting “Hamlet,’ we wanted Dion to have the part. He’s that good!

Janet Young — November 17, 2017