Willie and Me

I don't remember who that teacher was but I am thankful that she knew the most important lesson about Shakespeare - His plays were meant to be seen and heard, not read in silence.

The Elizabethans were an audience of listeners. They would say, I'm going to hear a play, not I'm going to see a play. The Elizabethan audience would pick up on words and their various meanings that we wouldn't.

- Marjorie Garber

From that enjoyable start, my journey with William Shakespeare has taken me around the world as an actor, director, fight choreographer, teacher, and most importantly as an audience member. I have see Shakespeare in parks, prisons, studio theatres, class rooms, major performance halls, and even in the great Globe herself. These performances have given me a mindful of memories and a lifetime of experience.

I have shared my passion for the Bard's work with fellow artists, students, friends and family. My daughter Callista was 3 when she first saw Hamlet at Fort Worth's Shakespeare in the Park and still remembers the Ghost (he was all in blue!)

And sharing my passion for the Bard is what this Blog is all about. I hope you enjoy my travels with Willie.