The play will be Timon of Athens

Timon is one of the less-often performed Shakespeare plays. He is immensely wealthy and his generosity makes him extremely popular, until his money runs out. His friends, who had received expensive gifts from him in the past, now refuse to help, giving feeble excuses. Timon becomes insane with anger, and even helps a soldier who is threatening Athens. At the end, an embittered Timon dies, leaving an epitaph that curses his enemies and asks others to pass by and ignore his grave.
After our series has ended, the Undiscovered Shakespeare program at UCSC will present a reading of Timon by Professional actors, together with discussions, spread over three sessions.

The schedule of speakers so far is:

January 11th--Michael Warren, Emeritus Professor of Literature at UCSC, and a renowned Shakespeare scholar.

January 18th--Zack Fine, an actor who has performed on and off Broadway, and throughout the U.S at regional theatres. He played the Fool in a 2020 production of Timon put on by Theater of the New Audience.

January 25th--TBD

Feb 1st--Gretchen Minton. Gretchen is a Professor in the Department of English at Montana State University. She is also the editor of several books and critical editions, including Timon of Athens. She will be the scholar at the Undiscovered Shakespeare presentation in February.

Feb 8th:  View a DVD recording of a 2018 performance at the Stratford Festival in Stratford, Ontario Canada.