On opening night at Berkeley Repertory Theatre, actor-writer Jacob Ming-Trent had the audience in thrall from the very first ...

A young Black man dealing with how to fulfill his passion for writing and language in an unaccommodating world is the topic ...

Directed by former Berkeley Rep Artistic Director Tony Taccone, Jacob Ming-Trent finds the synchronicity between different ...

Improbably, by rejecting the poetic ambitions of a young boy and subjecting him as a Black man in America to all manner of ...

Based on Maggie O’Farrell’s bestselling novel, Hamnet tells a heartbreaking story about William Shakespeare, his wife Agnes, and the death of their young son, but while the film feels deeply real and ...

In "How Shakespeare Saved My Life," which marks the 90th world premiere for Berkeley Rep, a Black pre-teen first falls in ...

Hamnet, a story based on William Shakespeare's life, is dominating the headlines right now, but many fans are left wondering how much is fact and how much is fiction ...

Folger Theatre has revealed its 2025-26 season at the Folger Shakespeare Library on Capitol Hill. Kicking off in September, the lineup of three powerful, joyful, and poignant plays will illustrate ...

How Shakespeare Saved My Life is an autobiographical-inspired theatrical work by playwright and Broadway performer Jacob Ming-Trent (Folger Theatre’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream) and directed by Tony ...

William Shakespeare is, arguably, the most influential writer in history, with lines that have been parroted both in and out of the context of his plays for centuries. “Hamnet” is a testament to the ...

Where is Hamnet filmed? The real-life locations behind the Shakespeare story - Explore the real-life UK locations (including some that may surprise you) from Hamnet ...