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Shakespeare enthusiast Kathleen Dixon of East Liberty, third from left, talks with Yvonne Hudson of East Liberty, playing Shakespeare’s wife, during a performance for Pittsburgh Shakespeare in the Parks’ annual celebration of Week of Will, celebrating what would have been the play writes 455th birthday Tuesday, April 23, 2019, outside of the Carnegie Music Hall in Oakland. “I enjoy sharing the tradition and introducing new people to Shakespeare,” says Hudson who has played Shakespeare’s wife at this annual event for the past five years. “It’s a personal and a professional mission for myself.” Hudson will perform her yearly solo production of “Mrs. Shakespeare, Will’s First & Last Love” at the Pump House later this week. (Jessie Wardarski/Post-Gazette)