"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 ...

Matthew Lewis Johnson as Shakespeare and Anthony Haigh as Father Henry Garnet in AthensWest Theatre Co.’s production of Bill Cain’s “Equivocation,” opening this weekend. Mark Mozingo Athens West ...

Part history lesson, part story behind the story and part portrait of a tired dramatist, "Equivocation" is jam packed with ideas, conflicts and fractured relationships. But despite the efforts of a ...

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 plays of William Shakespeare are an obsession for scholars and a passion for audiences, but relatively little is known about the man’s personal life and personality. Playwright Bill Cain taps into ...

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 ...

MORRISVILLE – Shakespeare made his living writing timeless plays. But what if his life and those of his acting troupe were imperiled by his next work in progress? That is the dilemma conjured up in ...

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 ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Were William Shakespeare one of today’s bloviating Beltway pundits, ...

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, ...