Jason King Jones discusses an incident during one of Shakespeare's plays which caused a legendary theater to burn to the ground.

Jason King Jones discusses this truly unique Shakespearean play — and how it is a prototype of the modern sitcom.

Jason King Jones discusses stage directions — or the lack there of — in the plays of William Shakespeare.

Jason King Jones talks about how Shakespeare was not only an actor and a playwright, but also a shareholder in his theater company — the Lord Chamberlain’s Men.

Jason King Jones talks about the plays of William Shakespeare that do not easily fit into the traditional categories of comedies, histories, and tragedies.

Jason King Jones talks about the music inspired by William Shakespeare that permeates our culture, like the wedding march that is played at nearly every nuptial courtesy of Felix Mendelssohn.

Jason King Jones talks about how live music was a prominent part of many of William Shakespeare's plays, including The Merry Wives of Windsors, which will be part of the 2024 Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival.

Jason King Jones discusses how William Shakespeare was a source of inspiration for Nelson Mandela during his imprisonment on South Africa's Robben Island.

Jason King Jones discusses the many kinds of jobs required to produce one of Shakespeare's plays back in Elizabethan England.

Jason King Jones talks about the praise William Shakespeare received from one of his fellow playwrights who was also producing work in the 1590s and early 1600s.