Want to learn more about Shakespeare? Want to meet Shakespeare experts? Want to support your fellow Theatre students? Want food and free fun? Come on out!
Celebrate Shakespeare’s birthday on Saturday, April 22, at “Shakespeare Now!: An Interdisciplinary Teaching and Research Symposium.”
The symposium will be 1:30-5 p.m. in the Hemisphere Room of Hale Library, and will feature a series of speakers and discussions on the role of Shakespeare and early literature across the disciplines and within the community.
The program includes:
• 1:30-2:15 p.m.: Lecture on “Anecdotal Shakespeare” by Paul Menzer, director, MA program in Renaissance Drama through Performance, Mary Baldwin University and the American Shakespeare Center.
• 2:15-2:45 p.m.: Performance of scenes, performed by K-State Theatre students and directed by Menzer.
• 2:45-3:15 p.m.: Undergraduate research poster session. Jonah, Shiana and Abbey are participating!
• 3:15-4 p.m.: Interdisciplinary faculty panel on “Contemporaneity, Interdisciplinarity, Outreach.”
• 4-5 p.m.: Lecture on “Remediating Shakespeare” by Christy Desmet, Josiah Meigs distinguished teaching professor and director of First Year Writing, University of Georgia.
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