PBS is in the midst of a second season of Shakespeare: Uncovered. A series of six episodes, PBS has paired well-known faces who have experienced Shakespearean theatre first hand with their respective plays. Tonight's episodes feature Morgan Freeman with Taming of the Shrew (9 pm CST) and David Harewood with Othello (10 pm CST). If you are unable to tune-in tonight, PBS does offer the videos free online after they have aired. PBS also has various resources available for each episode. Both videos and resources can be found here.
Still to come in season two are Antony and Cleopatra and Romeo and Juliet, which will both air next week on February 13 starting at 9 pm CST. Last week's episodes, A Midsummer Night's Dream and King Lear, can be viewed at the PBS website.
Other Shakespeare-based resources can be found on the PBS Shakespeare: Uncovered - Education page. These cover topics such as character analysis, women in disguise in Shakespearean comedies, the use of soliloquy, and moral/ethical dilemmas within Shakespearean characters, just to name a few.
Season one is also available online and includes Macbeth, the comedies, Richard II, Henry IV & V, Hamlet, and The Tempest.
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