In honor of Shakespeare’s expansive literary gifts, the Shakespeare Foundation is dedicated to benefitting research, the arts, and education that expands our understanding and knowledge of the Bard in constructive, factual, and informative ways.
It seeks to answer the questions: who was Shakespeare and what is his relevance today?
The Shakespeare Authorship mystery, as it is commonly referred to in academic and media circles, exists because in over four hundred years no physical artifact has ever been found to conclusively prove, one way or another, the author’s identity.
There are no original manuscripts. Not a play, a poem, a page or a line exists in the author’s own hand. What happened to these original manuscripts?
The Shakespeare Foundation also seeks ways to reveal their location, which could answer the mystery of the poet’s true identity.
PROJECTS
Current Projects:
- Disclosing what is hidden in the altar stone at Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-Upon-Avon, England.
- Creating new curricula for students.
RESEARCH
The Shakespeare Foundation is helping to fund Renaissance history scholar and cryptanalyst Alan W. Green’s current research at Holy Trinity Church in Stratford-Upon-Avon, England, where the great author is buried. For twenty years Green has focused on deciphering a stunning web of codes hidden within the canon. In 2011 he radar-scanned the altar stone at the church, scientifically proving that something was hidden in a large cavity inside the stone.
By investigating the ancient relic more closely – and in full view of the world’s media – Green believes the cloud of doubt that has hung over the orthodox story for centuries will finally either vindicate the Stratford man (thus burnishing his unfortunately tarnished reputation) – or discover the hidden person behind the mystery. (Many great minds including Ralph Waldo Emerson, Mark Twain, Charles Dickens, Walt Whitman, etc., have suspected a subterfuge. But no physical proof, until Green’s radar-scan, has ever surfaced to solve the conundrum.)
Either way, whatever the outcome, Holy Trinity Church will be universally lauded for doing the right thing. The outcome will be a boon for Stratford’s tourism and world-wide it will spark renewed, energetic interest in the great man and his timeless works.
Alan W. Green
Holy Trinity’s Altar Stone
Holy Trinity Church’s Holy Of Holies altar stone was first consecrated, circa 1208 A.D., by the Catholic church.
Expected Altar Stone Cavity
All Catholic altar stones must have a small “Saint’s Cavity”
hewn into them when originally consecrated.
Radar Scanned Altar Stone Cavity
Green’s radar-scan of the stone confirms the authenticity of codes Shakespeare left predicting a far larger cavity.
Radar Scan Reveals Contents
The scan reveals the Bard left layers of items inside the
stone to prove his faith as a recusant Catholic.
By bringing greater awareness to this discovery, Green’s goal is to first have the altar stone investigated non-intrusively with a more powerful radar scanner. Thereby having more clarity on the contents the next step would be to thread a micro-camera through the original reliquary cuts underneath the stone, non-destructively, that would take actual pictures of the contents. At that point the church would hopefully disclose to the world the nature of the hidden contents and a new, scientific level of truth about Shakespeare will dawn for his millions of fans, scholars, and enthusiasts world-wide.
Green’s discoveries are documented in “The Stratford Heist” https://bit.ly/StratfordHeist, in his
Gaia Network TV Series: “Shakespeare Decoded,” https://www.gaia.com/shakespearedecoded, and on his website, https://tobeornottobe.org.
To be or not to be… opened?
ARTS
Architecture
The Shakespeare Foundation is proud to announce that its first grant was made on April 23rd, 2024 (Shakespeare’s birthday) to The Friends of Shakespeare’s Church (https://shakespeareschurch.co.uk) in Stratford-Upon-Avon, England, to help fund their conservation and restoration work at Holy Trinity Church, where the Bard is buried.S
Music
The Shakespeare Foundation sponsored the recording and release of Alan Green’s song, Say A Prayer for Will, which he wrote about William Shakespeare. It relates to the prayer vigil that Green is holding in Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-Upon-Avon, England from the middle of April to the end of June 2024. He hopes that by bringing attention to Shakespeare’s last wishes, what is hidden in the altar stone will be revealed and Shakespeare’s prayer will be answered, disclosing who he was and what he wanted all to know. To purchase the song, click here. 100% of the proceeds will benefit the Shakespeare Foundation.
EDUCATION
The Shakespeare Foundation is working with Dr. Michael Delahoyde, Professor of English at Washington State University (https://michaeldelahoyde.org), and Alan Green, Renaissance history scholar and cryptanalyst (https://tobeornottobe.org), to develop curricula for students regarding Shakespeare and his plays, placing them in the context of those historical times and how they relate to the present.
For instance, the claims that Shakespeare was anti-Semitic (based on his treatment of the Jewish character, Shylock, in “The Merchant of Venice”); or that he was a misogynist (based on the behavior of Petruchio in “The Taming of the Shrew”) can be seen in a far different light once one understands the background from which the author was operating.
PRAYER VIGIL
Prayer Vigil at Holy Trinity Church, April – June 2024
Why did Shakespeare have objects hidden in the altar stone? By deciphering the codes that the author placed in his monument, gravestone, and sonnets dedication, Alan Green found that he was a recusant Catholic who hid his true faith for fear of brutal reprisals from King James’ Protestant regime. His whole family could have faced torture should he have been given a Catholic Mass vigil at his funeral. The Bard’s only hope of salvation was to confess his Catholic faith in secret, and what better way to do that than to hide proof within his own church’s Catholic altar stone.
“We have the scientific proof! All that’s required is the Will… to answer Shakespeare’s final prayer!”, Green said.
Shakespeare’s final decoded prayer states:
Gag my vigil/Apostatize/A heavenward/Idea hies.
Living page/Yo stigmata/I have hewn/Desiderata.
Modern translation:
Silence my public vigil./ I have to deny my faith./ But I’m praying urgently/that my plan will reach Heaven.
Page(s) are preserved here/under Christ’s cross wounds./ There I have hewn into stone what I/desire God (and the world) to know.
Green is holding a prayer vigil in Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-Upon-Avon, reciting this prayer for several hours a day, six days a week, from April 23 (Shakespeare’s official birthdate) to the end of June 2024. He hopes that by bringing attention to the great poet’s last wishes, what is hidden in the altar stone will be revealed and his prayer will be answered: Who was he and what did he desire us all to know? For anyone visiting Stratford-Upon-Avon, England from April until the end of June 2024, Green invites you to join him at Holy Trinity Church in a prayer for Will. You can also participate privately in your own location. Please email Alana at alana@theshakespearefoundation.org if you would like to join the Prayer Vigil in person or privately.
ABOUT
The Shakespeare Foundation, founded in 2023, is a nonprofit organization headquartered in Los Angeles, California, dedicated to benefitting research, the arts, and education. It aims to expand our understanding and knowledge of the great author in constructive, factual and informative ways. Its work seeks to answer the questions: Who was Shakespeare? What is his relevance today? What is hidden in the altar stone at Holy Trinity Church?
The Foundation’s board of directors is comprised of scholars, educators, business executives, and artists who are passionate about Shakespeare and all he has contributed to humanity.
