Director, Teacher, Writer, Actor.
Whether you are an actor, director, or fan, if you want to know Shakespeare, you need to know Tina Packer!
One of the country’s foremost experts on Shakespeare and a master teacher, Tina Packer founded Shakespeare & Company, one of the largest and most critically acclaimed Shakespeare Festivals and actor training centers in North America.
Tina is an award-winning director and actor; she has directed most of Shakespeare’s plays, acted in seven, and taught the entire canon at colleges and universities, including Harvard, MIT, and Columbia. Her book, Power Plays: Shakespeare’s Lessons in Leadership & Management, co-written with John Whitney, spent several weeks on the Business Best-Seller charts. Her children’s book, Tales from Shakespeare received the Parents’ Choice Award. Her book, Women of Will is the result of a lifelong exploration into Shakespeare’s famed yet misunderstood heroines.
BOOKS & AUDIO
Women of Will
An exploration of Shakespeare’s understanding of the feminine.
From one of the country’s foremost experts on Shakespeare and theatre arts, Tina Packer offers an exploration—fierce, funny, fearless—of the women of Shakespeare’s plays.
Available in print, Kindle, and audio book!
“Visceral and intellectual. A sparkling, insightful exploration of Shakespeare’s words and world.” —Kirkus Reviews
SHAKESPEARE MASTER CLASSES
Tina Talks: Six Powerful Lectures
Join Tina as she explores Shakespeare’s plays through the lens of the philosophical, poetical, physical, political, psychological, and personal.
This series of completely original masterclasses explores Shakespeare’s plays from different angles, revealing the underlying themes and major questions that most interested Shakespeare.
