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Local playwright brought historical staging to a new Shakespeare sequel

By Ansharah Shakil, July 9 2023

Prolific playwright and recent University of Calgary graduate Jim Lair Beard is set to debut Love’s Heavy Burden, a sequel to Romeo and Juliet, in a limited run from June 20 to June 22 … Read the rest

Photo of Anna Dalgleish, who plays Juliet, and Zach Running Coyote, who plays Romeo. // Photo courtesy of Theatre Calgary.

Home is where the Bard is: Shakespeare by the Bow moves online

By Kristy Koehler, July 16 2020—

“O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo? Unmute thy Zoom microphone, so I may hear you.”

This year, everything is happening online — even Shakespeare.

With the COVID-19 restrictions on public gatherings continuing through the … Read the rest