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Southwest Shakespeare Company presents two productions • Oct. 22, 2026, 3:00 AM ET (The Mesa Tribune)

Folger exhibition explores Black women’s 400-year relationship with Shakespeare • Oct. 21, 2026, 2:00 PM ET (Washington Post)

‘Henry V’ brings Shakespeare’s tale of the original ‘band of brothers’ alive the Kroc Center • Oct. 15, 2026, 4:00 PM ET (The Spokane Spokesman-Review)

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