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How Shakespeare’s Plays & ‘Game of Thrones’ Drew Inspiration From The Wars of the Roses
Posted May 29, 2020Originally published on May 22, 2020 by Anoushka Pinto on Meoww.com The Wars of the Roses is an important event...

Christine Scarfuto, Dramaturg, Producer, and Educator, Answers Our Bake-Off Questions
Posted May 22, 2020What is a Bake-Off? A Bake-Off is a communal writing activity in which writers are given a set of “ingredients”–like...

Checking In With…Kurt Rhoads & Nance Williamson
Posted May 21, 2020Originally published on May 21, 2020 by Andrew Gans in Playbill Checking In With… Acting Couple Kurt Rhoads and Nance Williamson,...

Shakespeare on Screen: English Classes Take the Bard’s Work Online
Posted May 18, 2020Ryan Quinn, left, and Katie Hartke, right, perform the famous balcony scene from “Romeo and Juliet.” Originally published on May...

TENT TALK
Kate Hamill & Jason O’Connell
Posted May 15, 2020
This past Wednesday we kicked-off the first of our bi-weekly Tent Talks with HVSF favorites Jason O’Connell and Kate Hamill...

West Point Cadets: Shakespearean Monologue Competition
Posted May 7, 2020This past February, the HVSF team visited the United States Military Academy at West Point for our annual workshop with...

A Message About The 2020 Season
Posted April 30, 2020Dear HVSF Community, Since 1987, HVSF has been an essential part of summer in the Hudson Valley and our work...

In Honor of His 456th Birthday –
Your Favorite Shakespeare Lines
Posted April 24, 2020
Shakespeare’s exact date of birth remains a mystery, but we celebrate on April 23. His baptism is recorded in the...