Marking 400 years since Shakespeare’s death

Members of Kentucky Shakespeare, the oldest free Shakespeare festival in the U.S., prepare for the parade marking the anniversary of the playwright’s death in 2016.

Two women in costume talk in a side street as they prepare for the Shakespeare parade in Stratford-upon-Avon, central England.

Shakespeare fans don masks of the Bard of Avon as they prepare for the parade in Stratford-upon-Avon.

President Barack Obama watches actors perform “Hamlet” as they tour the Globe Theatre in London. Flanking the president are White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest, left, and Deputy National Security Adviser for Strategic Communication Ben Rhodes.

Shakespeare fans keep their free masks ready as they prepare for the parade in Stratford-upon-Avon.