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Shakespeare's enduring legacy on Access Utah

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William Shakespeare wrote his plays more than 400 years ago. They’re still being performed today, along with adaptations in film and opera and more. On this episode, we ask why Shakespeare’s works are so enduring.

Our guests include Utah State University theater Professor and professional actor Leslie Brott; Ariana Whatcott, a senior in USU’s BFA acting program; and directors of Logan Youth Shakespeare: Jo Leary, Melissa Draper, and Lisa Ward.

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Tom Williams worked as a part-time UPR announcer for a few years and joined Utah Public Radio full-time in 1996. He is a proud graduate of Uintah High School in Vernal and Utah State University (B. A. in Liberal Arts and Master of Business Administration.) He grew up in a family that regularly discussed everything from opera to religion to politics. He is interested in just about everything and loves to engage people in conversation, so you could say he has found the perfect job as host “Access Utah.” He and his wife Becky, live in Logan.