Ask me what the play “Equivocation” is about and I could give you lots of answers, including God, souls, religion, politics, theater, acting … and more! Bill Cain’s play, about a man named William ...

"Why me?" William Shakespeare (or Shagspeare, as playwright Bill Cain spells it) asks when he's given an assignment -- by the king, no less -- to write a play about a hot-button political matter. Sir ...

Theater Next Act's "Equivocation" leaves the audience with just words, words, words Part history lesson, part story behind the story and part portrait of a tired dramatist, "Equivocation" is jam ...

The cast of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s 2009 production of Equivocation, directed by Bill Rauch. Photograph by Jenny Graham It takes guts—and a little hubris—to write a play that includes “new” ...

The line between lies and the truth is easily blurred. An extensive vocabulary and a deft use of syntax can muddy perception and call into question the very meaning of honesty. The artful use of ...

Other than his magnificent plays, William Shakespeare left few traces of his life behind for posterity. That’s frustrated many theater-lovers. But it’s given modern dramatists a free pass to imagine ...

THE BASICS: EQUIVOCATION, a play by the impressive Bill Cain about Shakespeare set in 1606, directed by the brilliant Katie Mallinson, with a stellar ensemble of Guy Balotine, Arianne Davidow, ...

How does one tell the truth when the news is fake? And what happens to our best selves when we resignedly swallow the lies and say nothing, fearing we’ll suffer if we speak out? While newly relevant, ...

The Village Players of Hatboro, a distinguished community theater in its 76th season, will present Equivocation, a rousing theatrical experience set to captivate audiences with its compelling ...

3 ICYMI: Next On Stage: Season 5- Meet the Top 15 4 ICYMI: Watch the Next On Stage: Season 6 Premiere In 1605 London, the worlds of King James and the Gunpowder Plot collide with William "Shagspeare" ...