The Shakespeare Conference: SHK 20.0260 Wednesday, 27 May 2009
[1] From: John Zuill <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.>
Date: Thursday, 21 May 2009 18:25:17 +1000
Subj: Re: SHK 20.0246 "The Henriad"
[2] From: J. Lucinda Kidder <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.>
Date: Tuesday, 26 May 2009 14:28:48 -0400
Subj: Renaissance Center Theater Company Broadcasts of The Henriad
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From: John Zuill <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.>
Date: Thursday, 21 May 2009 18:25:17 +1000
Subject: 20.0246 "The Henriad"
Comment: Re: SHK 20.0246 "The Henriad"
Please let us know:
The web site for : Renaissance Center Theater Company
It does not seem to appear in Google
The web site for : "the production website"
Thank you,
John Zuill
[Editor's Note: The announcement <SHK 20.0246> I sent last week was
incomplete. The following contains in the final two paragraphs the
information John Zuill requests. -HMC]
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From: J. Lucinda Kidder <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.>
Date: Tuesday, 26 May 2009 14:28:48 -0400
Subject: Renaissance Center Theater Company Broadcasts of The Henriad
War. Betrayal. The rise and fall of kings and kingdoms, as told by the
greatest storyteller in the English language . . .
The Renaissance Center Theater Company and WMUA proudly present The
Henriad, William Shakespeare's epic four-part history cycle, broadcast
on radio and the web for the first time. The series will air on four
successive Saturdays, from May 23 to June 13. Each broadcast will be
from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
EST. There are three ways to listen:
1. If you live in western or central Massachusetts, tune in to WMUA 91.1
FM during the scheduled broadcasts.
2. If you live outside the broadcast range, stream the simulcast online
at http://www.wmua.org/listen.php
3. Order a CD or download of The Henriad. Ordering information is
available at the production website <http://www.thehenriad.org>.
Proceeds will support the Massachusetts Center for Renaissance Studies
in its project to build the first reproduction Tudor-style great hall in
the United States.
The broadcast schedule is as follows:
May 23: Richard II -- The arrogant King Richard banishes his cousin,
Henry Bolingbroke, from England. But when Richard's extravagant ways
anger his nobles, Bolingbroke returns from exile and seizes the crown to
become King Henry IV.
May 30: Henry IV, Part One -- Several years later, Henry is betrayed by
the friends who brought him to power. To crush the growing rebellion,
the king must turn to his son Hal, who wastes his days in a London
tavern with that villainous, abominable, misleader of youth, Sir Jack
Falstaff.
June 6: Henry IV, Part Two -- In the aftermath of war, the country is
again beset by civil strife as the surviving members of the rebellious
faction attempt to reunite their powers. While the armies regroup, the
king falls ill and fears chaos for his realm.
June 13: Henry V -- King Henry IV is dead and Hal is now King Henry V.
To unite his divided people, he declares war on their legendary foes,
the French. In the series' thrilling conclusion, Henry rallies his
outnumbered army to victory at the legendary Battle of Agincourt and to
claim for himself the throne of France.
The Henriad was adapted for radio and directed by Matteo Pangallo, with
sound engineering and design by Tom Shread, sound engineering by
Kathleen O'Keefe, and was produced by Lucinda Kidder. Funded by the
Massachusetts Center for Renaissance Studies
<http://www.umass.edu/renaissance/>,the UMass Arts Council, and the
Office of the Provost of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. For
more information, visit TheHenriad.org.
The Renaissance Center Theater Company is the performance arm of the
Massachusetts Center for Interdisciplinary Renaissance Studies. Located
on twenty-eight acres adjacent to the University of Massachusetts
Amherst campus, the Center is an internationally known institute for the
interdisciplinary study of the culture and achievements of the
Renaissance period (1400-1700). The Center contributes to the field of
Renaissance studies through research, teaching, and outreach to the
UMass Amherst campus, the Amherst community, and beyond. For more
information about the Center and a full calendar of activities, visit
the Center's web page at www.umass.edu/renaissance.
Lucinda Kidder
Massachusetts Center for Interdisciplinary Renaissance Studies
Program Director
Managing Director, Renaissance Center Theater Company
(413) 577-3600
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University of Massachusetts
English Department
(413) 587-9398 (home)
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