Since Athens is considered the birthplace of democracy, the ancient Greek statesman Pericles must be considered its father.

In the opening lines of Shakespeare’s chaotic “Pericles,” before the play and its prince go chasing off on a series of adventures, there is a phrase so genteelly creepy that 400 years haven ...

This powerful play about tyrants and heroes is now in a not-to-be-missed production from the visiting Royal Shakespeare Company on Navy Pier.

Pericles the Younger is played by Daryel T. Monson with great charm and beauty. He’s a savvy hero easy to root for, as his adventures make up the play’s first half.

Visiting from England, 'Pericles' brings graceful staging and a teary ending Chicago Shakespeare Theater presents an imported production that gives Bard’s twisty play a dreamy un-reality.

It matters not whether we take the particular generation contemporary with Pericles or with President Lincoln (his modern redivivus) ; each stands illustrious as the last reach upward of the ...

The Parthenon was far more than a temple. It was Athens’ ultimate power move, which combined religion, politics, and economic ...

Special Offer: PERICLES at Houghton Hall Special Offer: Don’t miss Fiasco Theater’s PERICLES, through Oct. 29 ONLY!

Athens' Long Walls prompted distrust and eventual war 2,500 years ago. Nato is the most obvious 'Pericles Wall' of our times Much has been said about Thucydides' trap, but few talk about Pericles ...

Pericles Triumphant In the year 431 BC Pericles stood before the popular assembly and urged them to make a momentous decision: 'If we go to war, as I think we must, be determined that we are not ...

Fiasco’s production of Shakespeare’s ‘Pericles’ at Classic Stage Company is an affable, legible take that intermittently sings.

Cuts to the National Endowment for the Arts have impacted groups around the country, including a theater company in Denver that gives disabled actors and audiences the chance to participate.