Kevin McClatchy

Kevin McClatchy, director of the Shakespeare and Autism Project, examines the project's unique collaboration of art and science, how the Hunter Heartbeat Method uses Shakespeare to engage autistic participants, and how the project's profound impact has transformed his own artistic and personal life.

The rhythm of Shakespeare's language and his obsessive exploration of what it feels like to be fully alive and express that through language is at the heart of the Shakespeare and Autism Project. Combining a groundbreaking collaboration of art and science with an actor who salvages his artistic and personal purpose through empathy and service, Playing By Heart asks you to share in the transformative power of saying yes, showing up and choosing to care. An interactive presentation that connects mind and body, celebrates the power of storytelling and opens the gateway to the heart.