Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival

Jason King Jones discusses how when A Raisin in the Sun premiered on Broadway in 1959, it made history.

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 so-called 'Problem Plays' of William Shakespeare's First Folio, those plays that do not easily fit into the traditional categories of comedies, histories, and tragedies.

Jason King Jones discusses how, in Hamlet, Shakespeare uses a play within a play to stunning effect.

Jason King Jones compares the journeys of two characters from productions at the 2025 PA Shakespeare Festival — Hamlet and Walter Lee, Jr. from A Raisin in the Sun.

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

Jason King Jones talks about Shakespeare's continued appeal, including his themes on life, death, marriage, work, jealousy, passion, and the things we want most out of life.

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