LIT 231 - West - Introduction to Shakespeare: Inspired by Shakespeare

A loose adaptation of Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew" set in a modern Seattle high school.

A drama about an inspiring teacher at a stuffy boys' school that includes a production of A Midsummer Night's Dream as a major plot element.

Caught up in a feud between neighbors, Gnomeo and Juliet must overcome as many obstacles as their namesakes.

A battling, once-married couple ... are reunited to star in a musical version of The Taming of the Shrew.

A passionate and contemporary re-imagining of Shakespeare’s classic story of love and conflict in the form of ballet. Set in the not-too-distant future in ‘The Verona Institute’ and mysteriously confined against their will by a society that seeks to divide and crush their youthful spirits, our two young lovers must follow their hearts as they risk everything to be together.

In 16th century Japan, an aging ruler attempts to divide his kingdom among his three sons. They turn against each other and betray their father, triggering calamitous events. Based on Shakespeare's King Lear.

The fringe characters from Shakespeare's 'Hamlet' take center stage at Elsinore.

An ancient Danish story of evil, power and human spirit, that subsequently inspired William Shakespeare in his tragedy, Hamlet. When the king of Jutland is murdered by his brother, the dark prince claims both the throne and Queen Geruth. Although her son saw the murder, he feigns madness to spare his life.

Macbeth plays itself out in a fast food restaurant as Joe McBeth is persuaded to kill his boss and take over Duncan's burger kingdom.

The Buckingham Players try to uphold British tradition by staging Shakespeare plays in India, but are unable to compete with the wildly popular Bollywood film industry.

This vivid, visceral Macbeth adaptation, directed by Akira Kurosawa, sets Shakespeare’s definitive tale of ambition and duplicity in a ghostly, fog-enshrouded landscape in feudal Japan.

Television series: A fictional and comedic account of Shakespeare's early career as he starts to make a name for himself in London, while also trying to be a husband and father for his family in Stratford-upon-Avon.

A modern version of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, set in the Puerto Rican section of New York City.

VIOLA follows a young woman who joins a small Shakespeare theater company in Buenos Aires and becomes entangled in a seductive roundelay of romantic dalliances, intrigue and revelation.

The Buckingham Players try to uphold British tradition in India by staging Shakespeare plays for the general public, boarding schools, and local royalty, but are unable to compete with the wildly popular Bollywood film industry.

Prominent Harlem Renaissance Broadway actress Rose McClendon convinces untested 20-year-old Orson Welles to direct Shakespeare's Macbeth with an all-Black cast in Harlem. This revolutionary 1936 production would change the world forever.