My second Midsummer’s Night Dream rehearsal with the inmates at San Quentin is very different. We are no longer in the small classroom but in an art studio. The walls are filled with portraits of blue-clad prisoners, San Quentin’s wired landscapes, and one female figure. The room is even smaller and every shuffle echoes with […]

“Keep it as factual as possible.” says Kim Taylor, Marin Shakespeare Company’s PR manager, as I ask for advice on writing about my experience performing A Midsummer Night’s Dream with inmates at San Quentin Prison.  I want to make sure I am as factual as possible, so I look up the word […]

I thought you might like to hear a story. Julia, my seven year old daughter, who participated in your Shakespeare camp this summer as Don John, just got back from seeing Much Ado with her father. When they came into our house, Julia ran screaming down the hall, “I’m going to write a Shakespeare play!” […]

The Marin Shakespeare Company Interns will strut their theatrical stuff on Friday, July 25 when they perform in a Showcase of scenes and monologues onstage at Forest Meadows.  The Showcase is from 5:30 to 6:30 pm and admission is free.  This showcase isn’t purely a recital of classwork; rather it is a developed piece of […]