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Chicago Shakespeare Theater welcomes artists back to make theater again for upcoming productions to be presented on Chicago ShakesSTREAM platform. Photo by Vito Palmisano.

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Chicago Shakespeare Theater welcomes artists back to make theater again for upcoming productions to be presented on Chicago ShakesSTREAM platform. Photo by Vito Palmisano.

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Shakespeare's Macbeth is reexamined through the eyes of the title character's best friend in Chicago Shakespeare Theater's production of I, Banquo, written by Tim Crouch and directed by Marti Lyons, streaming on-demand on Chicago ShakesSTREAM, March 22–April 18, 2021. Pictured: Dan Waller as Banquo, and Patrick Scott McDermott as Fleance. Photo courtesy of Chicago Shakespeare Theater.

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Dozens of actors, directors, designers, and technicians are busy creating upcoming productions, all captured live in the Theater’s performance spaces and streaming on-demand for audiences at home via the new Chicago ShakesSTREAM platform. Photo courtesy of Chicago Shakespeare Theater.

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Following the strictest health and safety protocols, the Theater has been transformed into a soundstage with remote-operated cameras positioned throughout the set to capture the actor’s uninterrupted, live performance from multiple perspectives. Photo courtesy of Chicago Shakespeare Theater.

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A virtual command center allows members of the I, Banquo creative team—working safely distanced at the Theater as well as remotely across time zones from Chicago, Puerto Rico and Japan—to collaborate synchronously. Photo courtesy of Chicago Shakespeare Theater.

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