William Shakespeare

On Saturday, Berkeley Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky and Stanford Law professor Bernadette Meyler went head-to-head arguing the facts of William Shakespeare’s Macbeth in an interactive play and mock trial fusion performance at Berkeley’s local Freight and Salvage theater.

With each new Shakespeare adaptation attempting to bring something new to these familiar stories, there comes the challenge of introducing original elements while preserving the essence of the Bard.

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Berkeley Shakespeare Company’s “Macbeth” is well-executed and incredibly intimate, and although it’s not the fanciest production around, the play is undeniably full of charm and talent.

This 2021 musical adaptation combines elements of New Orleans jazz, ’80s pop and traditional show tunes for a whirlwind journey through the mythical city of Illyria.

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Given but a single suggestion, five members of its rotating cast can create and act out a full-length Shakespearean play on the spot.

Romeo and Juliet couldn’t hold a candle to sports and me. We simply weren’t meant to be — the long-limbed, well-muscled Capulets to my short-legged, soft-bodied Montagues.