Christopher Prentice

Much like Falstaff got a comedy after his heavier (heh) appearances, the big witch from The Scottish Play gets a tragicomedy by Shakespeare's silent partner, Thomas Middleton. Performances next weekend (and Monday) are FREE!

CASTING ANNOUNCED for “The Witch,” by Thomas Middleton, adapted and directed by Peter Garino. Cast: Rena Ahmed, Christian Davis Aldridge, Gina Cioffi, Craig Duff,
Olivia Fergus Brummer, Joe Fernandez, Neil Geistlinger, Jenny Hoppes, Matt Keeley, Tim Kough, Eamon McInerney, Tom Morin, Julie Partyka, Christopher Prentice, Richard Shavzin, Michelle Shupe, Lizzie Williams, and Kate Young. Crew: Peter Garino (adaptor/director), Lydia Berger Gray (stage manager), Ilyana Becker (assistant stage manager), George Zahora (original music and sound design), David Scott Crawford (understudy), Sadia Martinez (understudy). Performances: Friday, April 24, 2026, 7:00PM – Niles Maine District Library; Saturday, April 25, 2026, 1:00PM – Wilmette Public Library; Sunday, April 26, 2026, 2:00PM – Mount Prospect Public Library; Monday, April 27, 2026, 6:30PM – Vernon Area Public Library. Admission is free, seating is limited. Pre-show introduction commences 15 minutes prior to curtain.

She’s out! You've got about 22 hours to catch the psychological horror short “Paula Takes the Stage” before it sets out on the festival circuit! Go get “er! ⬇️

What ho! News! I'm stoked to join The Shakespeare Project of Chicago for "All's Well That Ends Well" in a theatrical reading tour, **Oct. 24-27 and Nov. 1**.

Twenty years after attempting Lafew on the nights I wasn't playing Hamlet (in rep for the Velvet Wi***es), I'm taking another stab at the fiery lord, and, because time waits for no man, I might have a more believable shot at being the father of a marriageable daughter. You be the judge!

After playing together onstage several times (notably when her Elizabeth just wouldn't succumb to R3's charms), I'm excited to be directed for the first time by Michelle Shupe in this lesser-produced comedy.

As a reminder, the Project's shows are *free* with a capital F. And you want to get there early for the informative intro.

CASTING ANNOUNCED for “All’s Well That Ends Well” by William Shakespeare. Cast: Zach Bloomfield, Judy Blue, Olivia Fergus Brummer, Peter Garino, Gary Henderson, Reed Hickerson, Jenny Hoppes, Julie Partyka, Christopher Prentice, Richard Shavzin, Allison Sokolowski, and Kevin Woodrow. Crew: Michelle Shupe (Director), Katie Moshier (Stage Manager), Sara B.T. Thiel (Dramaturge), George Zahora (Original Music and Sound Design), Hannah Freund (Understudy), Danny Tramontana (Understudy). Performances: Friday, October 24, 2025, 7:00PM – Niles-Maine District Library; Saturday, October 25, 2025, 10:00AM – Newberry Library; Sunday, October 26, 2025, 2:00PM – Mount Prospect Public Library; Monday, October 27, 2025, 6:30PM – Vernon Area Public Library; Saturday, November 1, 2025, 2:00PM – Wilmette Public Library. Admission is free, seating is limited.

Here’s some very smart poetry about the happiest married couple in Shakespeare.

This is very clever.

Read it left to right in full, then each side independently.

Of course some basic knowledge of Macbeth is helpful... *SPOILER* She manipulates him to kill the current king so he can be king. He becomes king. Their actions haunt them. She dies. He dies.

Wanna see some Shakespeare that's not really Shakespeare? And hear the bonkers story of the creation of one of the greatest literary hoaxes in Western theatrical history? Joshua Fardon has the perfect thing for you! His "Vortigern: A True Story" is absolutely bananas - and hilarious. Come check out this live in-person reading tomorrow at 2 at Chicago Dramatists! (I'll be there to give my dour Irish Malone, the eminent Shakespeare scholar!)

Reservations: http://chicagodramatists.org/ (Josh swears it only takes 36 seconds to sign up! And it's FREE!)

We're live for The Winter's Tale! Join us for some bear!

Corona Cold Reads: 5th Anniversary (The Winter’s Tale)

My Entertainment World’s is back for one night only. THE WINTER’’S TALE - tomorrow (Sunday) at 7 EDT - live on YouTube (link to come).

I'm so excited to see these wonderful folks who when we were locked down read the entire Shakespeare canon - and then some. On this fifth anniversary we’re revisiting the late problem play/romance (which they first did before I was on the team).

If you missed my Autolycus with The Shakespeare Project of Chicago a few weeks ago, here’s your chance to see me play something else!

Back on the wintery boards - this time as the rogue, Autolycus. Come join us for some sweet redemption - for free, y’all!

Shakespeare Project Of Chicago Presents Free Performances Of THE WINTER'S TALE

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An important PSA for the holidays: know your jolly visitors.

Santa or Falstaff? — Good Tickle Brain As the holidays approach, we here at Good Tickle Brain would like to issue a Public Service Announcement: please make sure you are allowing the correct white-bearded individual into your house this Christmas.

For the budding directors out there. Note that this is for mops, not brooms. With brooms, it’s likely a fairy in disguise and it’s the epilogue.

Study Finds Leaning On Mop At Center Stage Linked To Delivering Monologue About Things ’Round Here NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—A new study conducted by researchers at Rutgers University and published Friday found a link between leaning on a mop at center stage and delivering a monologue about things ’round here. “The data we’ve been studying have shown that perching one’s hands atop the handle of...

Folks! I'm so pleased to make my return to the in-person public stage - and in a rare farce appearance to boot! Admission is free and registration is required. I hear both performances are currently at capacity, but there are always no-shows, so if you're looking for some lighthearted shenanigans, please join us Saturday morning at the Newberry Library or Monday eve at Niles-Maine District Library.

Shakespeare Project Of Chicago Will Perform THE COMEDY OF ERRORS The Shakespeare Project of Chicago will continue its return to live, in-person performances of its namesake playwright with free theatrical readings of THE COMEDY OF ERRORS. Shakespeare's first comedy, a farce of mistaken identities, directed by Peter Garino, The Project's artistic director, runs Ju...

What I get from this is: Meres was the forerunner of BuzzFeed, and if that's true, he’s definitely a Slytherin.

Questions over Shakespeare’s authorship began in his lifetime, scholar claims New research suggests some 16th-century writers were confident Shakespeare was the pseudonym of Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford