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Shakespeare in 2016

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One of the most treasured books in all of literature, Shakespeare's first folio, is currently on display at the Portland Public Library.  We'll discuss the history of the folio... what it's like to perform Shakespeare on stage... and why the work of the Bard still resonates today.

Guests:  Sarah Campbell, executive director of the Portland Public Library

Dawn McAndrews, executive director of the Monmouth Theatre

Ben Bertram, Professor of English at the University of Southern Maine

David Greenham, Shakespearean actor and Program Director of the Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine

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