Over at McCaw Hall, SIFF Cinema is kicking off a mini-series of Shakespeare films--today it's a rare double feature of Orson Welles interpretations: Othello (1952) and Macbeth (1948). Tomorrow there's Ian McKellen's Richard III and then Looking for Richard. There's much, much more, as they say. The series runs through October 15. more ›

Through January 27 // Seattle Shakespeare Company // Tickets $30-$34, with student/senior discounts more ›

It's Shakespeare, so you can't complain. That's just "Shakespearean language." Here it is, Act III, Scene 1 from The Merchant of Venice:

If you prick us, do we not bleed? if you tickle us, do we not laugh? if you poison us, do we not die?

Intiman's first-ever Richard III opened last Friday. 25 actors pack onto the company's intimate stage for the scheming, slander, and swordplay of Shakespeare's morality play. It runs through July 15. Tickets are $27 - $46, but if you're under 25, prove it and they'll sell you a ticket for $10 for any performance. $20 rush tickets (if any) go on sale 15 minutes before curtain time. [Box Office: 206-269-1900.] more ›

Welcome to Intimania! The Intiman had its annual Gala last Saturday (more on that after the jump). On Sunday, Intiman's leadership, Bartlett Sher and Laura Penn, were in New York to collect Intiman's 2006 Regional Theater Tony. [Seattle Times, Seattle P-I] The Sher-directed Awake and Sing! took the Tony for best play revival. His Richard III opens at the Intiman this Friday. more ›

Seattlest has read or seen a great deal of Shakespeare's plays, in one form or another. But somehow, Richard III had escaped our purview, even though there have been some interesting interpretations of the work. So when we saw that the Seattle Shakespeare Company was doing their own production, we figured it was about time for us to see this history play---in the round, no less. more ›

Here they are--our plans for the weekend. Can you do better than this? Oh...you're..you're doing what? Inside the dryer? Ok, you win. Still, check these out. more ›