To be — or most definitely — not to be. Regarded as the most influential writer in the English language, some of William Shakespeare’s work is now viewed by critics as racist, sexist and homophobic.
Teachers! We at the Shakespeare Forum see you and hear you! We know you need resources. We don’t have specific lesson plans ready to go at the moment. The internet is full of great free resources for teachers. We know you are stretched thin right now, so here is a basic starting point. If you have any specific needs or questions, please let ...
Sybille Bruun-Moss is the Executive Director and Co-Founder of The Shakespeare Forum. Sybille teaches Shakespeare for Actors, as well as Voice and Speech, and Shakespearean Verse/Text courses. She has worked with educational arts outreach programs such as Project Shine and the Brachiate Outreach Division, and developed The Shakespeare Forum's Educational Curriculum, all programming committed ...
Productions are an integral part of what we do at The Shakespeare Forum. Through a shared experience with the audience, we form a community which pivots upon Shakespeare's text and the richness of his characters. We provide productions which are high in quality, text-driven and affordable to all. *Appeared courtesy of Actors Equity Association
The Shakespeare Forum operates on the unceded lands of the Wappinger and Munsee Lenape people/nations, in what is colonially known as Manhattan, NY. We also want to acknowledge the legacy of colonization embedded within the infrastructure of our everyday lives. For more information find out more here.
We get a lot of Shakespeare but we also get pieces from his contemporaries, from more modern playwrights, adaptations from books, movies, or songs, and original work being tried out for the first time in front of people.