Have you ever wanted to know what techniques and approaches directors and actors use to crack open the plays of William Shakespeare? Would you like to better understand Shakespeare’s cultural context?
New this year, Chicago Shakespeare is excited to announce a course developed in partnership with the Newberry Library. Join Artistic Director Edward Hall and Jill Gage, the Newberry Library’s Custodian of the John M. Wing Foundation on the History of Printing and Bibliographer for British Literature and History, in a series of salons to learn more about Shakespeare, his poetry, and his world.
1: Shakespeare’s World
Monday, March 30 | 5:30-7:00 PM
2: The Verse
Monday, April 6 | 5:30-7:00 PM
3: From Page to Stage
Monday, April 13 | 5:30-7:00 PM
4: Optional session at the Newberry Library*
Saturday, April 25 |
Select either 10:00 AM or 12:30 PM
The cost of this course is $125
Sessions 1-3 will meet in The Jentes Family Courtyard Theater at Chicago Shakespeare Theater, and the fourth session will be held at the Newberry Library.
We look forward to welcoming you to the theater!
—Education Department, Chicago Shakespeare Theater