Photo Flash: Liev Schreiber Stops by the Public for PUBLIC SHAKESPEARE TALKS: THIS PLAYER HERE

The Public's season of forums continued on Monday, October 29 with PUBLIC SHAKESPEARE TALKS: THIS PLAYER HERE in the Anspacher Theater featuring stage and screen star Liev Schreiber.

"Speak the speech, I pray you, as I pronounced it to you" Hamlet entreats; and so begins some of the most famous acting advice ever given, immortalized by a playwright whose work is imbued with an intimate knowledge of, sense of humor about, and reverence for the player's art. In turn, actors find in Shakespeare's works a linguistic, dramatic, and philosophical feast that, once tasted, keeps them coming back for more.

Public Shakespeare Initiative Director Michael Sexton sat down with Liev Schreiber to explore what working with Shakespeare has taught him about the magic of theater, his own craft, and being a human.

Photo credit: Andreas Otero