The Shakespeare Conference: SHK 23.0231  Friday, 8 June 2012

From:        Kiersten Dittrich < This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it >

Date:         Thursday, June 7, 2012 11:17 AM

Subject:     Folger Theatre 2012/13 Season Performances

Thursday, June 7, 2012

Folger Theatre’s 2012/13 season is marked by journeys of every kind—tragic, heroic, and mythic. As an added season highlight, we will host the Shakespeare’s Globe production of Hamlet in September, direct from the London stage.

Mark your calendars now and plan ahead to take advantage of our group discounts for one or several of our productions: 

HAMLET
By William Shakespeare 

Directed by Dominic Dromgoole and Bill Buckhurst

SEPTEMBER 8–22, 2012

A raw, thrillingly elemental production of this inexhaustible play, the fullest expression of Shakespeare’s genius. “A stripped-down Hamlet that is fast, fresh, and lucid” (The Daily Telegraph).

Student Matinees: Wednesday, Sept. 19 and Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012 at 11:30am

THE CONFERENCE OF THE BIRDS

Stage version by Jean-Claude Carrière and Peter Brook  

Based on the poem by Farid Uddi Attar

Directed by Aaron Posner  

Original music performed by Tom Teasley

OCTOBER 23 – NOVEMBER 25, 2012

A theatrical adventure soars in this poignant 12th-century Persian fable about the search for the divine.

Student Matinee: Thursday, Nov. 11, 2012 at 11:30am

HENRY V

By William Shakespeare  

Directed by Robert Richmond

JANUARY 22 – MARCH 3, 2013

Imagine the thrilling grasp for power by a young king whose ambition reaches beyond his English court to the fields of France.

Student Matinees: Thursday, Feb. 7 and Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013 at 11:30am

TWELFTH NIGHT

By William Shakespeare  

Directed by Robert Richmond

APRIL 30 – JUNE 9, 2013

Cast away on the shores of a distant land, lost lovers and their unruly servants

converge and conspire in this romance-filled comedy.

Student Matinees: Thursday, May 9 and Thursday, May 23, 2013 at 11:30am

Teachers and group leaders of high school or younger students may reserve tickets for Hamlet student matinees beginning Monday, June 11 at 10:00am. Tickets for other 2012/13 Folger Theatre productions may be reserved beginning Monday, July 30 at 10:00am.

Student matinee tickets are $25 each for students and chaperones. The Globe’s HAMLET student matinee tickets are just $35. One chaperone is required for every 10-12 students. A 30-minute question and answer session will follow every regular season student matinee performance.

Discounted group tickets are also available to all Folger Theatre performances. The complete schedule for all Folger Theatre productions will soon be available at www.folger.edu/theatre.  

If you are a teacher, don’t forget to access our award-winning teaching materials online at www.folger.edu/education before you come. We look forward to welcoming you to the Folger.

Sincerely,

Kiersten Dittrich

Group Sales Manager

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202.675.0336

The Shakespeare Conference: SHK 23.0230  Friday, 8 June 2012

From:        ASC < This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it >

Date:         Thursday, June 7, 2012 1:21:12 PM GMT-0400

Subject:     2012 Spring Season at the Blackfriars Playhouse Closing

2012 Spring Season CLOSES NEXT WEEKEND

The 2011/12 Almost Blasphemy Tour spent six months on the road before they returned to the Blackfriars Playhouse in April.  When the season closes on June 17^th, the troupe will have had more than 150 performances of The Winter’s Tale, ‘Tis Pity She’s a Whore, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Now, there are only twelve performances left. Catch them while you still can.

The Winter’s Tale (closing June 16) draws you in with a dark and tragic first act, then, after the musical interlude, transports you to pastoral Bohemia, complete with foolery, dancing, singing, and most of all, love. The finale of this roller-coaster ride will leave you believing in miracles.

'Tis Pity She's a Whore (closing June 16), John Ford’s re-imagining of Romeo and Juliet, leads you deep into a story of passion, lust, vengeance, greed, incest, and murder.  You will be on the edge of your seat from the preshow music to a final, bloody scene that rivals any blockbuster film.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream (closing June 17) invites you down a moonlit path of love, wonder, and magic. You will fall under the spell of the magical fairies, in love with the young runaways, and out of your seat laughing at the rude mechanicals.

American Shakespeare Center

10 S. Market St 

Staunton, Virginia 24401

The Shakespeare Conference: SHK 23.0229  Friday, 8 June 2012

From:        Jeff Dailey < This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it >

Date:         June 7, 2012 11:46:07 AM EDT

Subject:     Hamlet Opera

Hamlet, the new opera in five acts by Nancy Van de Vate, will be broadcast internationally by Swiss Radio on June 8, 2012.  American and Canadian listeners should go to www.swissradio.ch for the two-hour and 45-minute program, which will begin at 5:48 pm EDT. 

The CDs of the opera are difficult to get in the US at this time but will be available soon from Arkivmusic.com. 

This is a fascinating opera, one of the rare examples of an opera being shorter than the play on which it is based (akin to Levy’s Morning Becomes Electra).  It focuses on the most important aspects of the plot, which it enhances with music.  I have listened to the CDs several times, and I hear new and interesting things with each hearing. 

For further information about the broadcast, contact S. Kratsch at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Regards,

Jeff Dailey

The Shakespeare Conference: SHK 23.0228  Thursday, 7 June 2012

From:        Jean-Christophe MAYER < This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it >

Date:         June 7, 2012 4:15:40 AM EDT

Subject:     CFP: “The Early Modern Reception of Shakespeare in Print and Manuscript”

Dear Colleagues,

This is a call for papers for a seminar entitled “The Early Modern Reception of Shakespeare in Print and Manuscript: The Rise of Shakespearean Cultural Capital?”, which we will be organising at the European Shakespeare Research Association (ESRA) congress in Montpellier, in southern France, next summer, 26-29 June 2013. 

The goal of this seminar will be to look into the early formation of the Shakespearean myth—how, in other words, belief in the value of his works and in his significance as a writer was constructed. The eighteenth century is often seen as the moment of the true rise of Shakespearean cultural capital. As a result, the early modern reception of Shakespeare in both print and manuscript has received comparatively little attention. The quantity and quality of the early readerly response to Shakespeare, for instance, remains underestimated, despite the fact that it anticipates and initiates in crucial ways the process of Shakespearean myth-making which we more commonly associate with later centuries.

Participants in this seminar will thus be invited to reflect upon the early modern presence of Shakespeare in print and manuscript. 

Colleagues interested in book history, manuscript studies, early modern cultural studies, or the symbolic production, circulation and consumption of Shakespeare in the early modern period will be especially welcome to join the seminar.

Here is a link to information about the seminars at the conference: <http://dl.dropbox.com/u/66244838/esra_montpellier2012seminars_cfp_def.pdf>. For more general information about ESRA and next summer’s conference, see here: <http://www.um.es/shakespeare/esra/conferences/montpellier.php>.

If you are interested, please submit an abstract (200-300 words) and a brief bio (150 words) by 1 October 2012 to the convenors: < This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it > and < This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it >

Best wishes,

Lukas Erne & Jean-Christophe Mayer

The Shakespeare Conference: SHK 23.0227  Thursday, 7 June 2012

From:        Folger Shakespeare Library < This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it >

Date:         Wednesday, June 6, 2012 4:25 PM

Subject:     London Exhibition: Open City: London, 1500-1700

http://www.folger.edu/Content/Whats-On/Folger-Exhibitions/Open-City-London-1500-1700/open-city.cfm

Open City: London, 1500-1700

Curator(s): Kathleen Lynch and Betsy Walsh

Folger Great Hall

Jun 5–Sep 30

Tickets: FREE

Celebrate London this summer with an in-depth look at the city’s early modern past, a time of fire, plague, and religious schisms, as well as international commerce, explosive population growth, and a bubbling mix of new ideas.

Open City: London, 1500-1700 explores how wide-ranging changes in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries translated into Londoners’ daily lives and familiar gathering places, from churches and marketplaces to public theaters. Filled with rare maps, books, prints, plays, deeds, diaries, and more, the exhibition explores what life was like in a capital city with some surprising similarities to our own.

Over the course of two centuries, London changed from the capital of England, secure within its medieval walls, to a metropolitan seat of empire. Its population grew tenfold. Some urban developments were spurred by the dissolution of the monasteries, a royal decree that was both politically and religiously motivated. Also reshaping the city were natural tragedies, like repeated bouts of the plague or the Great Fire of 1666 that destroyed more than 13,000 homes, 86 churches, and over 400 acres in the heart of the city. Such events had a significant impact on the built environment, opening up spaces for repurposing.

Open City explores activities and pressures that altered Londoners’ sense of community, focusing especially on three types of institutions that touched everyday lives: church, theater, and market. Drawing on materials as disparate as deeds, diaries, engravings, and maps, Open City illustrates the impact of new ideas, new products, and new people in this rapidly growing capital city.

Between 1500 and 1700, London grew from the capital of England with a population of 50,000 to the seat of an emerging empire with a population nearing 500,000. At the beginning of this period, most of London’s population lived within the medieval walls. By the end, only a minority did. However, at no point did the boundaries of the incorporated city contain the vitality of the metropolitan area. Therefore, Open City takes an expansive view of London, with all of its overlapping and competing authorities, and its influx and exchange of ideas, products, habits, and beliefs that characterize city life. Open City looks to three everyday gathering places where people mixed for business, leisure, and worship.

Church:

The state religion of England switched from Catholicism to Protestantism (and back again). But the idea that there should be a state church remained, until eventually the religious controversies that disrupted parish communities made way for certain limited principles and practices of religious freedom in London and elsewhere.

Theater:

Commercial theaters were a new phenomenon in late sixteenth-century London. The public playhouses brought together people from up and down the social scale. The plays also moved up and down the scale of forms of entertainment, from popular to elite. They brought to life scenes from the faraway world, the affairs of state, and London’s own teeming streets.

Market:

Diverging interests within trade companies were changing London’s markets. At the same time, international trade opened those markets to new competitions and products from around the world.

Examining the many and often contested activities within church, theater, and market, Open City: London 1500-1700 juxtaposes the changing ways in which Londoners formed communities, negotiated social relations, and understood their places in the world.

Online Exhibition: http://www.folger.edu/Content/Whats-On/Folger-Exhibitions/Open-City-London-1500-1700/Online-Exhibition/

The Shakespeare Conference: SHK 23.0224  Tuesday, 5 June 2012

From:        Devin Duntz < This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it >

Date:         June 4, 2012 12:00:52 PM EDT

Subject:     Shakespeare’s The Tempest

http://www.fathomevents.com/performingarts/event/thetempest.aspx?d=6/14/2012

Thursday, June 14, NCM Fathom and BY Experience present a one-time only movie theater showing of the Stratford Shakespeare Festival's critically acclaimed production of THE TEMPEST, starring Academy Award® Winner Christopher Plummer. 

THE TEMPEST pits the desire for revenge against the demands of love and asks if man is capable of creating a brave new world. The story focuses on Prospero (Christopher Plummer), the banished Duke of Milan. Marooned on a distant island with his daughter, Miranda (Trish Lindström), Prospero has spent twelve years perfecting his magic arts. Now, with the help of the spirit Ariel (Julyana Soelistyo), he raises a storm at sea, bringing within his grasp the enemies who robbed him of his dukedom.

Captured LIVE over two days at the legendary Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Canada, this not-to-be-missed theatrical event also features a post-screening Q&A, captured live in New York with Christopher Plummer and director Des McAnuff, hosted by producer Barry Avrich. You can find information on participating theaters and purchase tickets at www.fathomevents.com. 

Devin Duntz

Pure on behalf of NCM Fathom

2401 Larimer St.

Denver, CO 80205

303.296.2022

The Shakespeare Conference: SHK 23.0220  Monday, 4 June 2012

From:        Folger Shakespeare Library < This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it >

Date:         Friday, June 1, 2012 4:31 PM

Subject:     Join Us In Celebrating 80 Years 

Dear Friend,

As I reflect on my first year as Director of the Folger Shakespeare Library, I’m inspired by what this amazing institution has accomplished. We’ve connected students, teachers, and scholars around the globe with unparalleled resources, and have fascinated thousands with productions like The Gaming Table and our Manifold Greatness exhibition. As we proudly celebrate our 80^th year, we are indebted to our supporters for helping us arrive at this moment.

Today I ask you to join me in marking our 80th anniversary by making a gift before June 30 – the end of the fiscal year. You may choose to join or renew your membership at www.folger.edu/join, give a completely tax-deductible gift at www.folger.edu/give, or call (202) 675-0359 to make a donation by phone.

The Folger is a busy place, alive with discovery. Your contribution today sets us firmly on the path to excellence tomorrow by supporting the quality programming and robust services that are our hallmark. Now as ever, it’s only with your generosity that the Folger can continue to thrive.

Again, I thank you sincerely for your support.

With best wishes,

Michael Witmore

Director

How To Make A Gift
ONLINE: Click here to make a gift online through our secure site.
BY PHONE: Call the Development Office at (202) 675-0359.
 

BY MAIL: Please send a check made payable to “Folger Shakespeare Library” to: 

Folger Shakespeare Library,

Attn: Development Office 

201 East Capitol Street, SE,

Washington, DC 20003

The Shakespeare Conference: SHK 23.0219  Monday, 4 June 2012

From:        Hardy Cook < This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it >

Date:         June 4, 2012 8:31:27 AM EDT

Subject:     SAA June 2012 Bulletin

The SAA June 2012 bulletin has just been posted on the SAA website at http://www.shakespeareassociation.org/bulletin/currentissue.asp. The bulletin is now an exclusively electronic document but may be downloaded and printed if you prefer examining its pages in hardcopy. In this issue you will find 61 seminars and workshops being offered for the Forty-First Annual Meeting in Toronto to be held on Easter weekend, 28-30 March 2013 at the historic Fairmont Royal York Hotel. The SAA rate at the Royal York is $130 USD per night for single or double occupancy. This rate includes in-room internet access and as well as access to the hotel exercise facilities.

Please examine, too, the selection of special events being planned for the 2013 Meeting including a day trip to the Stratford Shakespeare Festival on Sunday, 31 March.

Seminar and workshop registration is underway now through 15 September and is open only to SAA members; SAA membership dues are charged on an academic year basis, payable now. Both your membership renewal and seminar/workshop registration may be completed online at www.shakespeareassociation.org.

I do hope you will plan on joining us in Toronto and wish you the best for the summer months.

Kind regards,

Michele Osherow

Interim Executive Director

The June 2012 SAA Bulletin may also be downloaded from here:   SAA June 2012 Bulletin

The Shakespeare Conference: SHK 23.0218  Monday, 4 June 2012

From:        ESRA < This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it >

Date:         June 4, 2012 5:15:28 AM EDT

Subject:     CFP Shakespeare and Myth — ESRA Conference in Montpellier

The Organizing Committee is pleased to announce the CFP/List of seminars for the “Shakespeare and Myth” ESRA Conference, which will be held in Montpellier (26-29 June 2013).

Choose one and send your abstract before 1 October 2012.

Visit the ESRA webpage: http://www.um.es/shakespeare/esra/conferences/montpellier.php

See attached, or download the seminar presentations at: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/66244838/esra_montpellier2012seminars_cfp_def.pdf

Juan F. Cerdá

University of Murcia (Spain)

You may also download the ESRA announcement with seminars here:  CFP ESRA 2013 (219.03 kB)

The Shakespeare Conference: SHK 23.0216  Friday, 1 June 2012

From:        Hardy M. Cook < This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it >

Date:         Friday, June 1, 2012

Subject:     Donation Request Consideration

Dear Subscribers,

SHAKSPER is a free service that has been offered to the Shakespearean academic community for the past twenty-three years. 

Even though there is no charge to subscribe or to use the resources at the SHAKSPER web site: shaksper.net, I do ask that users, with the means, consider donating to support SHAKSPER. As with public services like PBS, I have decided, beyond the footer and web site, to call attention to the donation process once or twice a year.

If you have donated in the past, you have my sincerest thanks. 

If you would like to donate now or in the future, you may go to the SHAKSPER web site <shaksper.net> and click on the Donate button to the right.

Best wishes, 

Hardy M. Cook, Ph.D.  

Professor Emeritus 

Bowie State University 

Editor of SHAKSPER <shaksper.net>   

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PS: I do not acknowledge or keep records of those who donate, so that I am not in any way, even subconsciously, influenced by the donation process. Please note that donations are considered gifts to assist in the work of SHAKSPER.