Some say that theater is dead, and that’s probably because most playhouses the world over are closed at the moment owing to a worldwide pandemic. and yet the musical lives on… on Disney plus -- as the nation has been rapt with a filmed...

Olivia Vinall (Desdemona) and Lyndsey Marshal (Emilia) talk about the characters, the relationship between them and the position of women in the world of the Shakespeare's play.

Donna Marie Merritt is the author of seven books of poetry . . . Bible Poems for Reflection and Response (2020), No Winter Maintenance: Pass at Your Own Risk (2017), We Walk Together (2015), Her House and Other Poems, (2013), What’s...

A deceptively deep poem, students have been frustrated by "The Red Wheelbarrow" for decades. This video shows that William's intentionally plays with the idea of significance. Find out more in this reading, summary, and analysis of...

Welcome to the last video in our chapter by chapter analysis of Kazuo Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go! In this video we'll look at the images Ishiguro ends the novel with. We'll also examine why Tommy asks Kathy to stop being his career....

Welcome to the twenty-first video in our chapter by chapter analysis of Kazuo Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go! In this video we'll look at Tommy and Kathy's attempt to get a deferral. Please feel free to ask any questions you have about the...

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This video features a playwright discussing the evolution of her voice and style, touching on the importance of form in relation to content and the power of verbatim theater to heighten audience engagement and appreciation for the beauty...

Romeo and Juliet is based on the long-standing hatred between two families, it is a tale of star-crossed lovers that is perhaps the greatest tragic love story in English literature. As Romeo tries to break up the fight, Tybalt kills...

The Bunny Museum is a unique museum in Altadena, CA dedicated to all things bunny-related. Founded by Candace Frazee and her husband Steve Lubanski, the museum showcases over 35,000 bunny items collected over the past 25 years. From art...

Here on It’s Lit!, we spend a lot of time pontificating on the high canon of books: Your Shakespeares, your Tolstoys, your… erotic beast wars fanfiction. But today we’re craving something a little lighter, a little fluffier… you know,...

This video features a teacher discussing the process of devising theater, where the actors collectively create a performance without a script. They explain the physical and verbal language used to bring characters to life and the...

How does dopamine impact the state of flow? What is known about absorption? How can absorption be measured? Time Perception with Dr Devin Terhune, Part 5

Joseph Ross is the author of four books of poetry: Raising King (forthcoming in 2020), Ache (2017), Gospel of Dust (2013), and Meeting Bone Man (2012). His poetry has appeared in a wide variety of publications including The New York...

This video showcases the process of creating unique instruments for a post-apocalyptic world in a music and theater production. The musicians experiment with unconventional materials and sounds to bring the director's vision to life,...

In this video, we explore the historical significance of spelt, a grain that was often associated with peasants and the lower class. However, we also discover how spelt has been revered by visionary figures like St Hildegard von Bingen,...

As my school's senior English teacher I feel a personal, self inflicted pressure to convince my students that poetry has relevance and value in their lives. I want them to see that by reading and writing poetry they can share a part of...

Coinciding with the Machine Age, the Golden Age of Sci-Fi Literature saw American authors combine factual science with fantastical fiction to take readers into the farthest reaches of the imagination.

The video features a discussion of the process of devising theater, where actors create a play collaboratively without a script. They explain how the process involves physical and verbal exploration, and how it can result in a unique and...

Follow William Shakespeare through 16th and 17th Century London, as the bard created many of the most important works ever written. Christopher Marlowe is killed in a brawl. This video is part 4 of the series 'Understanding Shakespeare:...

Many have been sceptical of Freud's claim that unconscious desires control our lives. Yet recent studies show the conscious brain processes only a tiny fraction of the brain as a whole. Are hidden desires and secret thoughts driving our...

Follow William Shakespeare through 16th and 17th Century London, as the bard created many of the most important works ever written. Shakespeare starts writing his plays. This video is part 3 of the series 'Understanding Shakespeare:...

Romeo and Juliet is based on the long-standing hatred between two families, it is a tale of star-crossed lovers that is perhaps the greatest tragic love story in English literature. Romeo meets Tybalt in the street, and is challenged by...

What do we mean when we call an artwork a MASTERPIECE? Who decides which art becomes one? And what artists make them?