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Saturday Shakespeare

Saturday Shakespeare

We are pleased to announce that we will celebrate in-person meetings by studying Hamlet, the greatest of Shakespeare's plays, with a stellar list of speakers: 
April 27. Paul Whitworth, distinguished Shakespearean actor and director.  His professional acting career began at the
Royal Shakespeare Company (1976-1982). In 1984, he joined Shakespeare Santa Cruz where he played many major roles including Hamlet, Benedict in Much Ado About Nothing, Iago, Richard III and last year, at Santa Cruz Shakespeare, King Lear. He was Artistic Director of Shakespeare Santa Cruz from 1996 to 2007. We are delighted that he will be talking to us for the first time.
May 4.  Charles Pasternak. Charles is the current Artistic Director of Santa Cruz Shakespeare. He will tell us about the ambitious program he has arranged for this summer, which includes Hamlet. Additionally, since he will also play the title role in Hamlet, we expect he will give us some thoughts on the play and the Hamlet's character.
May 11. Sean Keilen, Professor of Literature, University of California, Santa Cruz. Sean is a regular speaker to our group, and always presents original and stimulating ideas. He is also the founding Director of Shakespeare Workshop, a research center of The Humanities Institute. 
May 18, Michael Warren. Michael is Emeritus Professor of Literature at UCSC, and has been dramaturg for many productions of Santa Cruz Shakespeare and its predecessor, Shakespeare Santa Cruz. We are very grateful to him for sharing his knowledge of, and enthusiasm for, each of the plays that we study.
May 25, DVD showing. There are many productions to choose from. A decision will be made later on which one to show. 

 

Date:
Saturday, April 27, 2024 Show more dates
Time:
10:00am - 12:00pm
Location:
The Betty Leonard Community Room
Branch:
Aptos
Audience:
  Adults  
Categories:
  Discussion Group     Performances  

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