February 15, 2002

Professor's Web Site 'Triangulates' Shakespeare Through Students' Performances

By BROCK READ

Steven Marx created his Web site, Triangulating Shakespeare, to house video recordings of student performances of Shakespeare that he couldn't bear to throw away. But Mr. Marx, a professor of English at California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo, says his page is more than a collection of what Shakespeare would call "unconsidered trifles." It's an instructional tool, he says, and "a personal, emotional thing."

Mr. Marx's site draws on his experience and archives from 12