Shakespeare Festivals Around the World

About the Book

Shakespeare Festivals Around the World, edited by recognised Shakespeare scholar Marcus D. Gregio, explores the everlasting nature of William Shakespeare via essays about theatre practice and comprehensive listings of more than one hundred Shakespeare-producing organisations around the world. A unique and invaluable research guide for theatregoers, theatre practitioners, and theatre scholars, its noteworthy essays and significant listings are an essential addition to any Shakespeare-lovers’ library. This engaging publication shares theatre craft by discussing the performance and creation aspects of Shakespeare’s plays, but it is much more than that. Shakespeare Festivals Around the World is an indispensable companion that both helps to explain the phenomenon that is William Shakespeare and that provides ways to continue to improve the playwright’s timeless work in performance.

About the Author

Marcus D. Gregio is an educator and a professional theatre director with credits in New York and London. Professor Gregio has trained with The Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon, has worked at Shakespeare's Globe in London, and has worked at various theatres throughout New York (where he currently resides) as well as other parts of The United States of America. He holds academic degrees from universities in England and in New York. Currently, the author is editing the book Shakespeare Festivals Around The World that is scheduled for release in 2004. By the same author: The Other Side, a collection of short stories.