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Shakespeare Wrote His Best Works During a Plague
The qualities for which live theater is celebrated—audiences responding with laughter, tears, gasps, and coughs—accelerate its danger. But the Broadway shutdown could be good for plays. This articles looks at how the bubonic plague affected…
The greatest plays in the English language were written during a pandemic — and wouldn't have been possible without it
The Black Plague closed theatres for three periods from 1592-1609, forever altering the future of theatre and performers. This article highlights some lessons that we can learn from Shakespeare about how he was able to take advantage of those…
Looking to Past Pandemics to Determine the Future of Theater
A look at how previous pandemics and plagues affected theatre at the time.