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Program
8:30 – 9:00 AM
Registration and coffee
9:10 – 9:30 AM
Welcome – Karen Nickeson, Curator, Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
Introduction – Kenneth Schlesinger, President, Theatre Library Association
Symposium Overview – Steve Kuehler, Chair, Symposium Planning Committee
Keynote Speaker Introduction – Marti LoMonaco, Fairfield University
9:30 – 10:30 AM
Keynote: Performing Shakespeare in 2011 — Why? How? For Whom?
- Oskar Eustis, Artistic Director, The Public Theater
10:30 – 10:40 AM
Break
10:45 AM – 12:15 PM
A Mirror of Our Times: Uncovering Connections Between Shakespeare and Our World
- Jeffrey Horowitz, Artistic Director, Theatre for a New Audience
- Arin Arbus, Associate Artistic Director, Theatre for a New Audience
- Marcus Doshi, Lighting Designer
Moderator – Nancy Friedland, Columbia University
Theatre for a New Audience (TFANA) seeks to uncover the connections between Shakespeare and our world. Known for his penchant for research, Artistic Director Jeffrey Horowitz will speak about the combination of textual fidelity with adventurous direction and design which have distinguished TFANA’s productions of classical theatre for thirty seasons.
12:15 – 1:00 PM
Catered Lunch in the Astor Gallery
1:15 – 2:45 PM
The Mirror Image: Shakespeare in Authentic Style
- Ralph Alan Cohen, Director of Mission, American Shakespeare Center
- Colleen Kelly, Director of Training, American Shakespeare Center
- Paul Menzer, Director, MLitt/MFA Program in Shakespeare and Renaissance Literature in Performance, Mary Baldwin College
Moderator – John Frick, University of Virginia
The American Shakespeare Center adapts the principles of Renaissance theatrical practice so that contemporary audiences might experience Shakespeare’s works as Elizabethan playgoers did. Such re-creation requires research, and ASC’s experts will illustrate how the company informs its productions with historical intelligence.
2:45 – 3:00 PM
Break
3:00 – 4:30 PM
Through the Looking Glass: Shakespeare in Contemporary Adaptation
- Diane Paulus, Artistic Director, American Repertory Theater
- Marjorie Garber, Department Chair of Dramatic Arts, Harvard University
- Careena Melia, Performer and Cast Member of Sleep No More
Moderator – Ryan McKittrick, Dramaturg, American Repertory Theater
Diane Paulus opened her inaugural season at ART in 2009 with the “Shakespeare Exploded” Festival, a trio of imaginative adaptations: The Donkey Show, Best of Both Worlds, and Sleep No More. With Shakespeare scholar Marjorie Garber and Careena Melia, a cast member of Sleep No More, Ms. Paulus will reveal how the festival productions encouraged audiences to see new meanings in Shakespeare “exploded” from the confines of familiar settings and conventional conceptions.
4:30 – 5:00 PM
Closing Remarks
- Francesca Marini, Archives Director, Stratford Shakespeare Festival
The program is subject to change.
Last updated: April 22, 2011