Founded in 2020 by tenor and lutenist Brian Kay, THEATRO is dedicated to creating memorable theatrical experiences that transport audiences to different eras and places, illuminating the stories of the past. THEATRO’s debut album on Avie Records gathers Renaissance instruments and voices for a program of songs and dances from Shakespeare’s plays.  Shakespeare frequently directed his characters to burst into song, cannily catering to the vast audiences who flocked to the Globe Theatre, expecting to enjoy the popular melodies of the day that were interwoven throughout the narrative. Play, Music! features music from such memorable plays as All’s Well that Ends Well, As You Like It, Hamlet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Taming of the Shrew, Twelfth Night and more, penned by prominent 16th-century tunesmiths including John Dowland, King Henry VIII, Richard Tarleton, and Shakespeare himself.