For the living playwright working in English, William Shakespeare vexes. Whether you think his global stature oppressive or admire the works as antique phenomena with little bearing on today's dramaturgical needs, the legacy must be dealt with. In the academy, they dissect him along ideological lines; high-concept, modern settings are de rigueur; and now Oregon Shakespeare Festival has commissioned "translations" of …
SOURCE: Time Out at 09:43AM on November 2, 2015