• Three actors speaking to another actor sitting on hay bale.

    American Players Theatre’s production of As You Like It. Photo by Carissa Dixon, courtesy of American Players Theatre.

  • Actors on multi-level modern stage.

    Dallas Theater Center’s production of Henry IV. Photo courtesy of Dallas Theater Center.

  • Two actors speaking to one another with blue background.

    Epic Theatre Ensemble’s production of Othello. Photo by Gulshan Kirat, courtesy of Epic Theatre Ensemble.

  • Actor traditionally dressed speaking directly to audience.

    Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s production of The Merchant of Venice. Photo by T. Charles Erickson, courtesy of Oregon Shakespeare Festival.

  • Bearded actor in a military uniform shakes hands with a woman in a white dress.

    Shakespeare Theatre Company's production of All's Well That Ends Well. Photo by Scott Suchman, courtesy of Shakespeare Theatre Company.

  • Three actors dressed as witches, two on stilts.

    Utah Shakespeare Festival’s production of Macbeth. Photo by Karl Hugh, courtesy of Utah Shakespeare Festival.

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