I was more than happy to discuss the rewards and challenges of playing Lear during our rehearsal process. Listen and watch here.

Peter Foley was my dear friend and longest-standing collaborator. As a composer, he wrote music of intricacy, power, and extraordinary beauty. This is his memorial concert. A pretty stunning collection of talent, all Peter’s friends, are coming together to make this happen.

I’ll be playing Lear himself in a production directed by the accomplished Carolyn Horwatch. There has already been a bit of buzz about it.

I had the pleasure of speaking with Lisa Wexler about art that challenges its audiences and my play Kissing the Floor. We discussed why the Greeks ask us to think through some of the darkest thoughts imaginable and what’s on the other side: something luminous, vibrant.

The first episodes of Pericles are now available for Shakespeare enthusiasts and podcast listeners through Next Chapter Podcasts and Play On Podcasts. Written by Ellen McLaughlin and directed by Lisa Rothe, "Pericles presents this exciting story in a modern, accessible 'translation'."

Reserve your free ticket for this January 15, 2021 event. We planned to offer this reading as a paid ticketed event, but, in light of current events, it feels vital to us that we are all invited to participate in the civic discourse of our nation.

In light of the political upheaval and the upcoming inauguration, Cal Shakes revisits The Oresteia by Ellen McLaughlin—a story of family, war, power, sacrifice, and our collective responsibility to disrupt the tragedies amongst us with mercy, compassion, and grace.

Ellen McLaughlin returns with a new collection of adaptations and modern reimaginings of classic Greek tragedies in The Greek Plays 2: Ajax in Iraq, Kissing the Floor, Penelope, Mercury’s Footpath, and The Oresteia.