'He's the Man!'

An interview with Michelle Boon, Cultural Commissioner for the Arts, Chicago

Michelle Boon took up her civic role in 2011 which and oversees the initiative of Chicago’s Shakespeare in the Parks which scores of thousands of people have now enjoyed for over recent summers. Here she talks to us about Shakespeare’s role in the Chicago community.

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Photo Recaps

Images from the Road

THE AMERICAN SHAKESPEARE CENTRE, STAUNTON, VA NASHVILLE SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL, NASHVILLE, TN ...

2.20.15
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Notes from the Road

'In Shakespeare's Steps'

In posting this last poem from the Road, written while we were towards the...

10.3.14
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What would Shakespeare do?

In this interview with the Co-Founder of the American Shakespeare Center and its Artistic...

10.2.14
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Infectious Enthusiasm

The American Shakespeare Center has a flourishing education programme which is based at the...

9.16.14
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Actor-Centricity!

It was pleasure to meet with Glenn and Sara, Residential and Touring Troupe Managers...

9.12.14
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Actor Insights

Actors’ Voices from the Chicago Shakespeare Theatre

Greg Vinkler on Falstaff’s self-awareness and on being visited by the fat knight in...

9.11.14
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Life at the Blackfriars

Our time with the last of our fourteen partners, The American Shakespeare Center at...

9.11.14
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Energetic, Connecting Shakespeare

Denice Hicks is the Artistic Director of the Nashville Shakespeare Festival. It was our...

9.8.14
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Eddie George and David Olney among the Stars of Nashville Shakes

Well, we’re back in Stratford-upon-Avon after our Shakespeare road-trip adventure. But in some ways...

9.7.14
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The Song of the Bluegrass Bard

In this land of musician and poet, Through our Country, our Blues, and our...

9.3.14

Follow our journey across North America in search of Shakespeare