Join us for our upcoming lectures
On Sunday, March 17, 2024, 3:00 p.m., at the Mission Valley Branch Library, Dr. Gideon Rappaport, San Diego’s premier Shakespearean dramaturg, will discuss his latest book William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, which aims at nothing less than a radical restoration of the meaning of Hamlet. Though it is one of Shakespeare’s greatest and most beloved plays, Hamlet has been repeatedly misunderstood. This is partly because audience assumptions about the nature of reality have undergone huge changes between Shakespeare’s time and ours.
On Sunday, May 19th, 3:00 p.m., at the Mission Valley Branch Library, come and hear local actors and directors discuss how to perform this Shakespeare stuff! Our distinguished panel includes:
Heather LaForge: Director (educational productions), Groundworks Theatre Artistic Director
Kristianne Kurner: Director (professional productions), New Village Arts Artistic Director
Isa Fitzgibbons: Actor and Dramaturg (educational productions), college BFA student
Tom Daugherty: Actor (professional productions), Equity Actor and Lawyer
Our FREE previous talks have included:
- Scott Farrell on Arms, Armor, and Chivalry in Shakespeare’s Works
- Gordon Gidlund on Shakespeare During the Civil War
- Beth Accomando on Shakespeare in Film
- A panel of actors and directors on Acting Shakespeare
- Nuvi Mehta on Symphonic Shakespeare
- Professor Bryan H. Wildenthal on Shakespeare and Law
- Dr. Gideon Rappaport on Appreciating Shakespeare
Most are usually held at the Mission Valley Library. Follow our calendar for the next event!