Beyond the Stage: Wherefore base?

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Festival Dramaturg Kee-Yoon Nahm discusses the plight of illegitimate children in Shakespeare’s plays, focusing on Edmund in “King Lear.”

Beyond the Stage: The Complete Shakespeare

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The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged), which will open the Illinois Shakespeare Festival’s 2022 season, attempts to present all of the Bard’s plays in a single evening. Exactly how many plays did Shakespeare write?

Beyond the Stage: On nothing

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This article explores the theme of “nothingness” across the two Shakespeare plays in ISF’s 2022 season: “Much Ado about Nothing” and “King Lear.”

Beyond the Stage Interview: An Act of Faith

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Festival Dramaturg Kee-Yoon Nahm spoke with director Rebekah Scallet about the upcoming production of William Shakespeare’s “The Winter’s Tale” at the Illinois Shakespeare Festival.

Beyond the Stage: The Bear Necessities

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The Winter’s Tale contains many memorable elements that make it unique among Shakespeare’s plays: an oracle that proves a character’s innocence, a sheepshearing festival, and, of course, Hermione’s statue that comes to life. It also has wonderful monologues that actors often use in auditions. But the most famous line in the play is perhaps a little stage direction in the third act.