"Welcome hither,
As is the spring to th’ earth."
The Winter’s Tale

We’re glad you finally found us on "as little a web as this." You’ve come to the right place if you teach Shakespeare, talk about Shakespeare, go to Shakespeare productions and films, or just plain love Shakespeare.

Shakespearemag.com is an on-line support for our print magazine, Shakespeare, sponsored by Georgetown University and Cambridge University Press. We’ve been in business since the fall of 1996 and publish three times a year. You can see the type of articles we print by checking out our archives. The web site provides the most current news about Shakespeare and is updated constantly.

Shakespeare sprang from the vision of Keith Rose, Peggy O'Brien, and Michael J. Collins, three people who have had a great deal of influence on the way Shakespeare is taught in the United States and Britain today. Keith, whom you know through the Cambridge School edition of Shakespeare plays; Peggy, whom you know through Shakespeare Set Free and her work at the Folger Shakespeare Library Education program; and Mike, whom you know through his teachers' programs and Shakespeare classes at Georgetown, all share a commitment to teachers, and all have put big stakes on teaching by performance.

They saw that though much training of teachers has been accomplished in the last decade, not so much has been accomplished in the communication with teachers after training. Where do Shakespeare teachers turn for news of updated strategies, successful projects, current productions, new books and films, festivals, conferences, important scholarship, and technology links? Taking this question seriously, Keith, Peggy, and Mike set out to publish a magazine that would link teachers, performers, scholars, technology wizards, and enthusiasts to each other and to the world of Shakespeare.

As you can see from the credits, they recruited excellent help--professors, actors, high school teachers, directors, and theatre professionals. Judging by our growing subscription base, their idea was a good one.

We anticipate some questions so here are a few with the answers:

1. How can I subscribe to Shakespeare?

By clicking onto the Subscribe section you will find our rates and a subscription form. At this time we cannot take a subscription or a credit card on-line, but simply fill out the form, print it out, and mail it in.

2. How can I purchase a back issue of Shakespeare?

Back issues are $5 each and can be purchased through our subscription department at Georgetown.

3. What’s with the password to some of the web pages?

As a bonus to our current subscribers, we have added a teacher’s resource section with lesson plans and ideas about teaching. A new password is printed in each issue.

4. Can I get a sample copy of the print magazine?

We no longer send out free issues because the archives and supplemental articles give a good overview of what we are like.

5. Can I submit an article for publication?

Without submissions from our readers, we couldn’t publish for very long. We are always looking for news, reviews, interviews, profiles, teaching ideas, or scholarly pieces. Article ideas can be discussed with us in advance or just emailed to editors@shakespearemag.com.

6. Do you accept advertising?