Shakespeare App Hits 1 Million Mark: A Million Bard-o-philes Can’t Be Wrong

The Shakespeare app for the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch passed the 1 million mark for number of downloads this week. Around half of the one million downloads were from the United States. The other half is comprised of fans in Great Britain, and many non-English speaking countries such as Germany, Peru and Sri Lanka.

Over the last year and a half, the Shakespeare app has also gained popularity with professional actors and directors. Last October, the Modern Shakespeare Company in San Francisco assembled a troupe of top-notch Shakespearean actors to perform a reading of Macbeth on their iPhones. Apple hosted the pioneering theatrical event at the Apple Store Theatre in San Francisco, CA. View the rehearsal photos on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/modernshakespeare

The free Shakespeare app, a cooperative project between Readdle and PlayShakespeare.com, was in the first wave of apps just after Apple® launched the iTunes App Store in August 2008. Shakespeare Pro iPad Edition is designed for advanced readers, features glossary, bookmarks, line numbers and more. Application supports iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch and is available on the Apple App Store at $19.99: http://tinyurl.com/shakesipad

PlayShakespeare.com:http://www.playshakespeare.com
Modern Shakespeare Company: http://modernshakespeare.com