March 2: Shakespeare Sampler (Free Talk/Performance)

Please join us for our Speaking of Shakespeare lecture series at the Mission Valley Library from 12:30-2:00pm.  It’s free and open to the public.

Special guests include two ESU finalists, Carson McCalley and Laura Parker

March 2nd will be called the “Shakespeare Sampler” because we will have a series of performances to represent the programs we will bring you throughout 2013.  We are working on bringing you fresh student talent from the English Speaking Union Shakespeare monologue competition plus students preparing for our annual student festival.  We plan to have actors performing sonnets and brief Shakespeare scenes and to give you a summary of some of our exciting plans for the year.

Support the society and get a bit of free theatre by coming out to the event.  We promise you new Shakespearean thrills.

Free Talk on Shakespeare’s Influence

Shakespeare:  The Ghost Who Haunts Us All

FREE talk open to the public on Shakespeare and writing
November 17, 12:30-2:30

Raymond E. Feist, award-winning writer of fantasy novels, will discuss why Shakespeare is relevant to the modern writer.  He will discuss Shakespeare’s evolution socially and why his work still persists today as an exemplar.  Also, we’ll learn what Feist thinks about what the modern writer inherited from Shakespeare in terms of storytelling requirements, audience expectations, etc.  A great talk for the aspiring writer or the fan of Shakespeare alike!

Mission Valley Library, next to Ikea
Community Room