William Shakespeare
The 400-year-old comedy “The Merry Wives of Windsor” is now playing at Chicago Shakespeare Theater with a modern spin.
Watch as cheese graters and salt shakers perform 12 different plays at the Museum of Contemporary Art
The touring production stops by MCA this week as part of the city's ongoing Shakespeare 400 festival.
In celebration of William Shakespeare’s 450th birthday, guests from Chicago Shakespeare Theater and the Joffrey Ballet join us to talk about the enduring influence of the Bard. Watch the trailer to WTTW's documentary, Our City, Our Shakespeare.
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