Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: If you're looking for a renewable resource, William Shakespeare's plays are hard to beat.
More than 400 years after he began penning his three dozen comedies, tragedies and histories, they continue to turn up on stages here and elsewhere.
Entire companies such as the Stratford Festival in Canada, the Shakespeare Theatre in Washington, D.C., and the Royal Shakespeare Company in England focus their seasons around the playwright's works.
Closer to home, it's rare for a season to not contain one or more of his plays.
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Shakespeare really can be a great gift for theaters . 1) it's completely free and no royalties have to be paid for the script and 2) like the article said as a director you can do whatever you want with the play. However, many would argue that 500 year old plays are now irrelevant, but I myself am still very excited to see new and modernly interpreted presentations of Shakespeare. As a history piece shakespeare is boring, but new and exciting pieces using shakespeare are wonderful to see.
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