Readings ABOUT Shakespeare (and his plays)

This is a read-aloud session, with all text shared on-screen. You do not need to purchase the book for yourself, although we encourage you to do so.

For the foreseeable future, we will be reading from a selection of works about William Shakespeare and his plays.

Our primary works are Marjorie Garber's "Shakespeare After All" and "Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare".

The main plan is to read about Shakespeare plays in the chronological order adopted by Garber, and synchronized to the live readings of the plays we do later in same evening at 8pm EST in our "Milt Commons Shakespeare" sessions. See upcoming event listings for details.

Our typical rotation is to first read what Garber has to say about the current play, then in the next week or two, read Isaac Asimov, Harold Bloom, and Mark Van Doren's chapters on the play. If we decide we have read enough about a particular play, we turn to "Will in the World".

The reading for the current session will generally be given in a pinned comment on the event page.

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Late-comers, unless we know you, will generally not be admitted, as it disrupts the reading. However, it's fine for attendees to drop off at any time they want.