How Shakespeare Saved My Life

Dates and Times

• Tuesday, Jun 9, 2026  7:30pm - 7:30pm
• Wednesday, Jun 10, 2026  7:30pm - 7:30pm
• Thursday, Jun 11, 2026  7:30pm - 7:30pm
• Friday, Jun 12, 2026  7:30pm - 7:30pm
• Saturday, Jun 13, 2026  7:30pm - 7:30pm
• Sunday, Jun 14, 2026  7:30pm - 7:30pm
• Monday, Jun 15, 2026  7:30pm - 7:30pm
• Tuesday, Jun 16, 2026  7:30pm - 7:30pm
• Wednesday, Jun 17, 2026  7:30pm - 7:30pm
• Thursday, Jun 18, 2026  7:30pm - 7:30pm
• Friday, Jun 19, 2026  7:30pm - 7:30pm
• Saturday, Jun 20, 2026  7:30pm - 7:30pm
• + 15 more

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Details

How Shakespeare Saved My Life is an autobiographical-inspired theatrical work by playwright and Broadway performer Jacob Ming-Trent (Folger Theatre’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream) and directed by Tony Taccone (The Harder They Come).

In this tour-de-force performance, Ming-Trent dares to rescue himself from the “slings and arrows” of his past. Born with a gift for poetry but rejected as unfit to play the part of the poet, Ming-Trent’s search for home is relentless, and the results are by turns hilarious and tragic.

Invoking a host of artistic geniuses such as Biggie, Tupac, Shakespeare, and Basquiat, Ming-Trent takes us on a propulsive ride that reaffirms the power of language and music. It all adds up to how one man’s attempt to reclaim his life may connect to the deeper parts of ourselves and to each other.