Lantern Theater Company, critically acclaimed in Philadelphia for their annual Shakespearean offering, presents The Tragedy of Julius Caesar as the highlight of their 20th season. Directed by the Lantern's Artistic Director Charles McMahon and starring Tony Award-nominated actor Forrest McClendon in the title role, the Lantern's production is inspired by the warrior ethos of feudal Japan, calling into question the rights of the ruler against the rights of his people. Performances run February 6 - March 16, 2014. [Full schedule including special events is below]

Jeff Daniels' Purple Rose Theatre Company is accepting applicants for itsnew SHAKESPEARE AT THE ROSE class scheduled for January 27 - March 10, 2014 at the Purple Rose rehearsal facility in Chelsea, Michigan. Workshop hours are Mondays, 7 - 11pm.

It's Shakespeare for the masses in 2014 as we celebrate the 450th anniversary of Shakespeare's birth! In Southern California you'll find more productions and events than ever so mark your calendar now for a big year ahead.

For the past 22 years, one of the personal on-stage inspirations and models, perhaps the singular of these, has been Mark Rylance. I am hardly alone in feeling this way. Mark is world-renowned and a multi-award winner, though I don't imagine he puts much stock in such things.

The Atlanta Shakespeare Company at The New American Shakespeare Tavern presents The Taming of the Shrew (in repertory with Timon of Athens, Romeo and Juliet and Much Ado About Nothing), running today, January 4 through March 29, 2014.

The lamentable tragedy of TITUS ANDRONICUS by William Shakespeare will perform free shows at The Schapiro Theatre, located at 605 W. 115th Street, New York, NY. The production runs January 10-12, 2014.

I founded Tennessee Shakespeare Company in my hometown of Memphis in 2008 following many years of working as a stage actor, director, artist-manager, primarily in New England. I was personally and professionally compelled to found TSC, and I spent half a year researching and creating a strategic seven-year plan. This gave birth to the Mid-South's only professional, classical theatre. But we quickly outpaced our seven years. We also encountered all manner of unforeseen obstacles, surprises, and even set-backs, which, the further I get from them, the more intriguing they become (as opposed to just harrowing).

This story of a king's obsession with obtaining a male heir is not one of Shakespeare's commonly produced works, but the Actor Shakespeare Project's production was beautifully familiar and accessible.

The Oregon Shakespeare Festival's Professional Education and Experience Program for Students (PEEPS) is one of eight "Connecting Students to the World of Work" projects to receive funds from the Oregon Arts Commission (OAC) to help introduce underserved Oregon students to arts-related industries. The $26,000 World of Work Grant will support an expansion of PEEPS-OSF's on-the-job program for Rogue Valley high school students-to include formal skills instruction, more students, travel stipends, and more OSF company members as mentors.

LAZARUS THEATRE COMPANY will present Richard III by William Shakespeare, running 4th - 29th March 2014, Tue - Sat at 8.00pm at the Blue Elephant Theatre.

Actors' Shakespeare Project (ASP) continues its 10th Anniversary Season with Henry VIII, William Shakespeare's final history play and the ultimate tale of colliding politics, religion, lust, and palace intrigue. Directed by Tina Packer, this seldom-produced work comes to life onstage now through January 5, 2014 at The Modern Theatre at Suffolk University, 525 Washington Street, Boston. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

In William Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night," a woman disguises herself as a man to make her way in the world. There's a note of irony here, then, that Savage Rose Classical Theatre Company opens its 2013-2014 "Season of Storms" with the play. In a Savage Rose production, the playwright's words are the focus, the story that is to be told as directly as possible in the style originally intended. Savage Rose aims to show its audience that "classical" means perpetually relevant and perpetually entertaining.

Red Tape Theatre (RTT) continues their 10th Anniversary Season with the US premiere of hamlet is dead. no gravity by Ewald Palmetshofer, translated by Neil Blackadder and directed by Seth Bockley. The show will run January 27-February 22, 2014.

Never "Too Much of a Good Thing," The Alden in McLean has declared January 2014 "Shakespeare Month" and has pulled together a month-long celebration of the Bard which will include films, a discussion with local experts and two performances by the acclaimed American Shakespeare Center on Tour. Prices vary and some events are free. The Alden is located at 1234 Ingleside Avenue, inside the McLean Community Center.

Established director Rosanna Saracino (art&lies productions, REDHANDED, TPM, Randolph Academy, York University) helms this side-splitting classic featuring breakout performances by an explosive cast of promising emerging artists. Driven by Rarely Pure founding members, Christina Bryson (Isoprox Theatre, Toronto Masque Theatre, Feature Film: Fragile Minds), Spencer Robson (Paranormal Witness, Humber River Shakespeare, 4th Line Theatre), and David DiFrancesco (Theatre 20 Emerging Artist Ensemble, Hart House, Theatre Aquarius) and joined by the fresh talents of Katie Ribout (Paranormal Witness, Alumnae Theatre, Quixotic Arts Collective), Gaby Grice (Theatre 20 Emerging Artist Ensemble, First Act Productions, Mnemonic Theatre) as well as Indie theatre veteran Benjamin Blais, (RedOne Theatre Collective, Theatre Brouhaha) this production promises to be a refreshing and exciting evening for the whole family.

After 27 years, Tom Stoppard's seminal work, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead returns to the New York stage directed by Tony-winner John Rando (Urinetown, A Christmas Story). Presented by The Acting Company in rotating repertory with Hamlet, directed by Ian Belknap, performances begin January 9 and run through February 1 at the Pearl Theater, 555 West 42nd Street, NYC.

Guy Roberts is an actor/director with a mission. As Founder and Artistic Director of Prague Shakespeare Company, he dreams of leading his company to recognition as the premiere English-language classical theatre in continental Europe. Now in his sixth year of living and working in Prague, he has already made great strides toward that goal.

The quintessential portrait of maniacal ambition and lust for power is on stage in William Shakespeare's epic history play Richard III at Folger Theatre. Robert Richmond

The Smith Center for the Performing Arts presents the world premiere of THE TEMPEST, produced by the American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) at The Smith Center in Las Vegas April 5-13, 2014. The Smith Center's first ever co-production, THE TEMPEST is adapted and directed by Aaron Posner and Teller from the play by William Shakespeare, with magic by Teller, music by Tom Waits and movement by Matt Kent of Pilobolus.

Bristol Old Vic & Handspring Puppet Company's A Midsummer Night's Dream will run at the Barbican Theatre, Barbican Centre, London, EC2Y 8DS, Thursday 6 - Saturday 15 February 2014. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the cast in action below!

Accidental Shakespeare Company would like to celebrate The New Year: 2014 with you! Turning their sights on the 11th show of their Hit & Run Shakespeare Series, the company is thrilled to be doing Hit & Run: CYMBELINE on January 4th, 2014 at Speyer Hall - University Settlement - 184 Eldridge St. in NYC.

With recent airings on PBS via the BBC's "Hollow Crown" series and a screening of the RSC production with David Tenant, the Puget Sound region has seen a mini-renaissance of Shakespeare's Richard II. Seattle Shakespeare Company starts the New Year with its own production of Richard II directed by Rosa Joshi. Artistic Director George Mount will play the title role in a cast that features 16 actors.

A site-specific MACBETH, Shakespeare's bloodiest tragedy, will be presented for a very limited engagement by Shelter Theatre Group, January 26th through January 30th, 2014, at The Church of Saint Teresa, located on Rutgers Street between East Broadway and Henry Street. All performances will be at 7:00 PM.

The Madison Theatre at Molloy College presents ROMEO & JULIET on January 17 at 8 p.m. and January 18 at 2 and 8 p.m.

Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) presents William Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor, directed by CST Artistic Director Barbara Gaines. Embraced by audiences as one of Shakespeare's most popular comedies, The Merry Wives of Windsor is an energetic romp with the lovable rogue Sir John Falstaff, performed by Scott Jaeck, as he charms and conspires against the townspeople of Windsor, only to be outsmarted by Mistress Page and Mistress Ford, performed by Kelli Fox and Heidi Kettenring. Chicago Shakespeare's production will transport audiences to post-war England in the late 1940s with a soundtrack of spirited dance music. The Merry Wives of Windsor will run in CST's Courtyard Theater now through January 19, 2014. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!