PlayShakespeare.com is proud to host the SHAKSPER website and list. PlayShakespeare.com launched in 2005 as a way to handily have editions of the complete works of Shakespeare online for mobile use. Prior to the launch, actor and Shakespeare aficionado Ron Severdia gathered a team of Shakespeareans to produce free quality versions of all the plays for theatrical and educational use.
PlayShakespeare.com has the following features:
- Complete works of Shakespeare, including some doubtful works
- Discussion forum for feedback and questions
- Community area for forming user groups, sharing photos and videos, and social profiles
- Reviews of performances, films/DVDs, books, and interviews (also produces the annual Falstaff Awards)
- Shakespeare news from around the world (including Shakespeare Pulse, an aggregator of all popular Shakespeare blogs)
- The largest global directory of Shakespeare theatres, festivals, associations, and institutions
- Product directory of Shakespeare related products
- Shakespeare Talks, a podcast devoted to in-depth discussion, interviews, and performances (co-produced with the Shakespeare Society)
- Study materials for teachers and students, including a play chronology, scansion overview, and prepared scenes from the works
- The largest collection of Shakespeare monologues (online or in print) for study and auditions