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Points Like A Man @pointslikeaman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

We always love to hear about folks being able to use our site! Though we haven’t been able to add much lately, it means the world to us to know that PLAM continues to be useful to users from all over! ✨🎩

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Points Like A Man @pointslikeaman.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

We couldn't wait until tomorrow to add this next batch of performances, because these mark our first in Germany! ✨ We just added 6 records for performances of Julius Caesar and Romeo and Juliet, performed between 1901-1902 at the Königliches Schauspielhaus in Berlin. 🎩

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Points Like A Man @pointslikeaman.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

We're back with more records! ✨ Today, 34 records were added for performances of As You Like It, Henry V, Julius Caesar, King Lear, Macbeth, The Merchant of Venice, and Richard III, in Boston, Cambridge, Chicago, Elkins Park, and Washington, D.C. from 1863-1899 to bring the record total to 8,338. 🎩

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Dr. Alexandra E. LaGrand @aelagrand.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Had such a wonderful time sharing @pointslikeaman.bsky.social as part of this year’s SAA Digital Exhibits! ✨ It was so wonderful to meet everyone and share my project so widely, and to hear from folks who already are using it! Many thanks to SAA for hosting PLAM this year! 🎩 #Shax2026

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New Variorum Shakespeare @nvshakespeare.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

A good opportunity to hear more from recently minted @tamu.bsky.social PhD @aelagrand.bsky.social about the excellent @pointslikeaman.bsky.social digital project at today’s @saaupdates.bsky.social:

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Points Like A Man @pointslikeaman.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Good morning from Denver! 🏙️🏔️ Be sure to stop by our table during the Digital Exhibits from 10:00AM-12:00PM to learn more about our project! We will even have stickers! ✨ #Shax2026

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Dr. Jess Hamlet (she/her) @jesshamlet.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Can confirm that @pointslikeaman.bsky.social (and newly-minted Dr. @aelagrand.bsky.social, who created it) is excellent!!

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Dr. Alexandra E. LaGrand @aelagrand.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

I am so excited to be alongside these incredible scholars and chairing the roundtable on performance. And, who knows, you just might hear me talk about Ellen Terry and her stage debut as Mamillius in Charles Kean’s 1856 production of Winter’s Tale! 🐻

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Dr. Alexandra E. LaGrand @aelagrand.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Be sure to join us for the @nvshakespeare.bsky.social conference on A Midsummer Night’s Dream and The Winter’s Tale in February! ✨

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Points Like A Man @pointslikeaman.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Happy New Year, everyone! 🥂 For those heading to #shax2026 in April, be sure to check out the Digital Exhibits on Saturday, April 4! We’ll be there and would love to see you there too! ✨🎩 (And yes, we’ll have stickers!)

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The Arden Shakespeare @ardenpublisher.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

We're celebrating #OAWeek! @awinkler90.bsky.social & @richardschoch.bsky.social 'Shakespeare in the Theatre: Sir William Davenant and the Duke’s Company' is available to read open access via Bloomsbury Collections: bit.ly/3C1PrrL

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New Variorum Shakespeare @nvshakespeare.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

In February we will be hosting a major international symposium about the two plays we have recently published in variorum format online, ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ and ‘The Winter’s Tale’. More details coming soon! newvariorumshakespeare.org

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The Arden Shakespeare @ardenpublisher.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

*Available open access* 'Rethinking Theatrical Documents in Shakespeare’s England' (ed. Tiffany Stern) brings together 15 scholars to analyse & theorise the documents, lost and found, that produced a play at the time. Read online this #OAWeek bit.ly/4qqB1qc

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Points Like A Man @pointslikeaman.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Today, 27 records were added for performances of As You Like It, Coriolanus, Henry IV Part I, Henry V, Julius Caesar, King John, King Lear, Macbeth, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Richard III, and The Tempest in Philadelphia from 1823-1900 to bring the record total to 8,304. ✨🎩

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Points Like A Man @pointslikeaman.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

We have some very exciting news to share! ✨ We just learned that our database has been awarded an Honorable Mention for the 2025 Digital Scholarship, New Media, and Art Award from the Society for the Study of Early Modern Women and Gender! 🎩

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Points Like A Man @pointslikeaman.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Today, 12 records were added for performances of Cymbeline, Henry IV Part I, Love’s Labor’s Lost, Macbeth, The Merchant of Venice, The Merry Wives of Windsor, and Romeo and Juliet in Philadelphia from 1819-1891 to bring the record total to 8,277. ✨🎩

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Points Like A Man @pointslikeaman.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

Today, 93 records were added for performances of As You Like It, Coriolanus, Henry IV Part I, Julius Caesar, King John, Macbeth, The Merchant of Venice, Richard III, Romeo and Juliet, and Twelfth Night in Philadelphia and St. Louis from 1822-1878 to bring the record total to 8,265. ✨🎩

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Points Like A Man @pointslikeaman.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

We are thrilled to share that our project director, @aelagrand.bsky.social, has been selected as one of two recipients of Texas A&M University Libraries' 2025 Open Access Award! ✨

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Folger Shakespeare Library @folger.edu · 09/10/2025

Shakespeare's plays are filled with unforgettable women—but too often, their voices are cut short. On the podcast, acclaimed actor Dame Harriet Walter talks about her book, "She Speaks! What Shakespeare’s Women Might Have Said": www.folger.edu/podcasts/sha...

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Harriet Walter: New Words for Shakespeare's Women | Folger Shakespeare Library

Folger Shakespeare Library is the world's largest Shakespeare collection, the ultimate resource for exploring Shakespeare and his world. Shakespeare belongs to you. His world is vast. Come explore. Jo...

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Points Like A Man @pointslikeaman.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Today, 88 records were added for performances of Coriolanus, Henry IV Part I, Julius Caesar, King Lear, Macbeth, The Merchant of Venice, Othello, Richard III, and The Taming of the Shrew in Philadelphia from 1863-1865 to bring the record total to 8,172. ✨🎩

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Points Like A Man @pointslikeaman.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Today, 34 records were added for performances of As You Like It, Henry IV Part I, Julius Caesar, King Lear, Love’s Labor’s Lost, Macbeth, The Merchant of Venice, Richard III, Romeo and Juliet, and The Taming of the Shrew in Philadelphia from 1854-1864 to bring the record total to 8,084! ✨🎩

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New Variorum Shakespeare @nvshakespeare.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

We are thrilled to be the cover story in the Texas A&M English Department’s student-designed and student-written newsletter: newvariorumshakespeare.org/news

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Points Like A Man @pointslikeaman.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

This summer, @aelagrand.bsky.social visited the Library Company of Philadelphia and UPenn's Kislak Center to consult playbills and collect records of women's breeches performances in Philadelphia! ✨🎩

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Points Like A Man @pointslikeaman.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Check it out! Our project director, @aelagrand.bsky.social won the @honeyandwaxbks.bsky.social Book Collecting Prize for her collection of materials related to Shakespearean breeches actresses! ✨🎩 Points Like A Man even gets a shout-out!

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Points Like A Man @pointslikeaman.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

After a bit of a break, we are back to bring you some more records! ✨ Today, 17 records were added for performances of Romeo and Juliet in Dublin, Leeds, Liverpool, London, and Torquay from 1809-1830 to bring the record total to 8,050. 🎩

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Dr. Alexandra E. LaGrand @aelagrand.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

Celebrating reaching 8,000 performance records on my database today 🎉 Since @pointslikeaman.bsky.social launched in 2023, it has grown exponentially, reaching 8,033 performances by 1,090 actresses at 133 theatres, representing 90 roles across 25 Shakespearean plays in cities throughout the world.

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Points Like A Man @pointslikeaman.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

Not every day that you see actresses playing Macbeth! ✨ We’re preparing our next batch of records and came across these two playbills featuring Patricia Rignold and Kate Bateman as the titular Macbeth. 🎩

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Points Like A Man @pointslikeaman.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

24 records were just added for performances of Twelfth Night in Edinburgh, Liverpool, and London from 1811-1877 to bring the record total to 7,955! ✨🎩

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New Variorum Shakespeare @nvshakespeare.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

One of our Associate Digital Editors Dr. Kris May has won the David Greetham Prize (alongside former @tamu.bsky.social professors Heidi Craig and @lauraestill.bsky.social) for an article about trans-inclusive bibliography. Congratulations! newvariorumshakespeare.org/news/

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Points Like A Man @pointslikeaman.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

We are inching ever so close to 8,000 records! ✨ Today, 50 records were added for performances of As You Like It, Cymbeline, and Twelfth Night in Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, London, New York, and Providence from 1820-1901 to bring the record total to 7,931. 🎩

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Points Like A Man @pointslikeaman.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

Moment of appreciation to the Polish-American actress Helena Modjeska, who was so renowned that she was billed simply as “Modjeska.” ✨ See, for example, this 1887 playbill for Twelfth Night from the Hollis St. Theatre in Boston, which listed her last name first and in bold type! 🎩

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Points Like A Man @pointslikeaman.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

Today, 27 records were added for performances of As You Like It and Twelfth Night in Birmingham, Boston, Cincinnati, Ipswich, London, and New York from 1869-1900 to bring the record total to 7,881. ✨🎩

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Points Like A Man @pointslikeaman.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

We're back with a large batch of performance records! ✨ Today, we added 176 records for performances of The Merchant of Venice and The Taming of the Shrew from 1751-1843 to bring our record total to 7,854. 🎩

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Points Like A Man @pointslikeaman.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Today, 139 records were added for performances of The Merchant of Venice and The Taming of the Shrew in Boston, Dublin, Edinburgh, London, Manchester, Norwich, Stafford, Walsall, and Windsor from 1844-1869 to bring the record total to 7,678! ✨🎩

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Folger Shakespeare Library @folger.edu · 21/05/2025

19th-century audiences adored Charlotte Cushman in Shakespeare, including Hamlet and Romeo but also Viola/Cesario. Explore the Cushman-related "Twelfth Night" finds in our collection: www.folger.edu/blogs/shakes...

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Folger Finds: Charlotte Cushman and Twelfth Night | Folger Shakespeare Library

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Points Like A Man @pointslikeaman.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Today, we added 63 records for performances of As You Like It, Macbeth, and The Merchant of Venice in Edinburgh, Liverpool, London, and Manchester from 1801-1888 to bring the record total to 7,539. ✨🎩

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Points Like A Man @pointslikeaman.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

We are preparing a new batch of records to add to the site and are just in awe over this playbill for a performance of The Merchant of Venice at Windsor Castle in 1848. The design of it is simply stunning! ✨🎩

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Points Like A Man @pointslikeaman.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Happy Friday and end of the semester, everyone! ✨ Today, 89 records were added for performances of King John in Edinburgh, Leeds, London, Manchester, North Shields, Weymouth, and York from 1803-1865 to bring the record total to 7,476. 🎩

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Points Like A Man @pointslikeaman.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Today, we added 11 records for performances of Cymbeline in London, New York, Nottingham, and Washington, DC from 1806-1897. ✨ These records include our first for Nottingham and Washington, and have helped us reach 100 theatres represented in our database! 🎩 Our theatre map is steadily growing! ⤵️

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Points Like A Man @pointslikeaman.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Today, 107 records were added for performances of King John, Macbeth, and Richard III in Edinburgh, Leeds, London, Manchester, Montreal, and Newmarket from 1840-1889 to bring the record total to 7,376. ✨🎩

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New Variorum Shakespeare @nvshakespeare.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

News story on our website about our developer and technical editor Dr. Bryan Tarpley winning a Digital Humanities Award: newvariorumshakespeare.org/news/

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Points Like A Man @pointslikeaman.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

While prepping our next batch of records, we added 64 actresses to our Actress Index. With these additions, we now have well over 800 actresses represented in our database! ✨🎩

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Points Like A Man @pointslikeaman.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

We are preparing our next batch of records, sourced from playbills at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts! ✨ With this Richard III playbill from the Theatre Royal Montreal, we will be adding our first-ever performance records from Canada! 🎩 (Call Number: 8-MWEZ + n.c. 876)

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Points Like A Man @pointslikeaman.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

Today, 38 records were added for performances of Richard III in Dublin, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Oxford, Rochdale, Shifnal, Torquay, Twickenham, and York from 1804-1835 to bring the record total to 7,269. ✨🎩

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Points Like A Man @pointslikeaman.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

Today, 54 records were added for performances of Macbeth and Richard III in Edinburgh, Halifax, Kendal, Leeds, and London from 1758-1836 to bring the record total to 7,231. ✨🎩

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Points Like A Man @pointslikeaman.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

We're back with another batch of records! ✨ Today, 48 records were added for performances of Richard III in Bath, Birmingham, Coventry, London, and New York from 1801-1837 to bring the record total to 7,177. 🎩

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The London Stage Database @londonstagedb.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

It is with heavy hearts that we share the news that #NEH grant funding for "Extending the London Stage Database" was terminated abruptly earlier this month. You can help us advocate for the importance of this project and the #humanities more broadly. Read more:

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Defunded but undeterred – Extending the London Stage Database

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Points Like A Man @pointslikeaman.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

We've added another batch of records sourced from playbills at The New York Public Library of the Performing Arts! ✨ Today, we added 43 records for performances of The Merchant of Venice and Richard III from 1811-1868 to bring the record total to 7,129. 🎩

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New Variorum Shakespeare @nvshakespeare.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Very many congratulations to New Variorum Shakespeare developer and technical editor Dr. Bryan Tarpley, whose digital humanities tool Corpora (on which the NVS and many other projects depend) has won ‘Best DH Tool’ at the 2024 Digital Humanities Awards!

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