This volume collects oral histories from individuals involved in the Shakespeare industry, based on the author’s interviews with actors, directors, and scholars from North America, the UK, and New Zealand: Roger Allam, John Barton, David Bevington, Giles Block, Stephen Booth, Regina Buccola, Ralph Alan Cohen, Farah-Karim Cooper, Fran Dolan, Franchelle Dornn, Dominic Dromgoole, Barbara Gaines, Rupert Goold, Stephen Greenblatt, Andrew Gurr, Jean Howard, Nick Hutchison, Michael Kahn, Peter Lichtenfels, Russ McDonald, Barbara Mowat, Adrian Noble, Robin Goodrin Nordli, Bill Rauch, Hugh and Velma Richmond, Patsy Rodenberg, James Shapiro, Tiffany Stern, David Suchet, Ann Thompson, Zoë Wanamaker, Jim Warren, and Stanley Wells, as well as the author himself. They discuss professional and personal aspects of the impact of Shakespeare on their lives, such as their first encounters with Shakespeare, experiences with specific plays, favorite plays, favorite or problematic characters, whether Shakespeare has taught them anything about living life, and favorite quotes. Annotation ©2019 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com) Read Less