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  • Shakespeare Monologue Workshop with dramaturg Gideon Rappaport

    SDSS Event
    online

    Work on monologues with Dr. Rap, professional dramaturg and host of the podcast "Appreciating Shakespeare" $20 for actors and $10 for audience About this Event Gideon Rappaport is San Diego’s premiere Shakespearean dramaturge. He will work with actors on their Shakespearean sonnet or monologue concentrating on correct pronunciations, interpretation, speaking in iambic pentameter, proper syllable stress, and […]

    $10 – $20

  • Living Will: The Legacy of William Shakespeare with Richard Lederer

    online

    Event Details Event is free - register at https://live-coronado.pantheonsite.io/events/living-will-legacy-william-shakespeare-richard-lederer to receive the zoom link. Celebrate the Bard’s birthday with Union-Tribune columnist Richard Lederer, who will demonstrate Shakespeare’s astonishing contributions to our English language. Shakespeare exited the earthly stage more than 400 years ago, but Dr. Lederer will demonstrate that the Bard is alive and well and living robustly […]

    Free

  • The Shakespeare Prison Project - FREE Lecture Series

    The Shakespeare Prison Project – FREE Lecture Series

    online

    Join us for a free Zoom lecture with the director of the program, Jonathan Shailor About this event https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rB5Lkhbrj7k&feature=emb_logo After registering, check the "My Tickets" section in your account to locate the Zoom link. All who register will also receive a REPLAY. The Shakespeare Prison Project (SPP) of Wisconsin, founded in 2004, facilitates the study, […]

  • Shakespeare in Film: FREE Lecture Series – 1935’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” with Beth Accomando

    SDSS Event
    Mission Valley Library 2123 Fenton Pkwy, San Diego, CA, United States

    Join us for a free discussion with the KPBS film critic Beth Accomando! Click here to register This film was a surprising entry from Warner Brothers, which was known for its gritty dramas and gangster films, but tough guy James Cagney does a wonderful turn as Bottom. Plus enjoy Mickey Rooney as a most mischievous Puck, the lovely Olivia DeHavilland as […]

    Free

  • Kurosawa

    Asian Embodiment of a White Canon: Shakespeare on Film/Stage – FREE Lecture

    SDSS Event
    online

    Join us for a free Zoom lecture with Dr. Alexa Alice Joubin About this event After registering on Eventbrite at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/asian-embodiment-of-a-white-canon-shakespeare-on-filmstage-free-lecture-tickets-222831895197 , check the "My Tickets" section in your account to locate the Zoom link. All who register will also receive a REPLAY. Dr. Joubin is the author of the recently published book Shakespeare in East Asia (Oxford […]

    Free

  • Living Will: The Legacy of William Shakespeare

    Carlsbad City Library 1775 Dove Lane, Carlsbad, CA, United States

    Union-Tribune language columnist and best-selling author Richard Lederer presents Living Will: The Legacy of William Shakespeare on Tuesday, April 12 at 6:30 pm at the Carlsbad City Library. Richard will illuminate Shakespeare’s astonishing contributions to our English language and much more. Admission is free and worth every penny.

  • Shakespeare Authorship Forum – IN-PERSON @ Coronado Library and via ZOOM

    SDSS Event
    Coronado Public Library

    Join us as we dive into both sides of this fierce debate, including an appearance by Cheryl Eagan-Donovan, acclaimed documentary filmmaker. About this event Join us IN-PERSON at the Coronado Public Library or via ZOOM RSVP on Eventbrite to receive the zoom link. https://youtu.be/olCYfbXudsA For hundreds of years, doubts have been raised as to whether […]

  • The Old Globe’s Thinking Shakespeare LIVE

    The Old Globe 1363 Old Globe Way, San Diego, CA, United States

    More info and tickets. Erna Finci Viterbi Artistic Director Barry Edelstein will offer an encore of his program Thinking Shakespeare Live!, a 90-minute exploration of the language of Shakespeare, on Sunday, July 17 at 11:00 a.m. This fast-paced, funny, and altogether fascinating presentation based on Edelstein’s book, Thinking Shakespeare: A How-To Guide for Student Actors, […]

    $20 – $25

  • Shakespeare and Emilia: The Untold Story – VIRTUAL presentation

    SDSS Event

    Reserve a spot and find the Zoom link in your "My Tickets" - RSVP on Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.com/e/shakespeare-and-emilia-the-untold-story-virtual-presentation-tickets-471421052057  Emilia Bassano was identified as the Dark Musical Lady of the Shakespeare Sonnets by A.L.Rowse in 1973. This book presents previously unpublished evidence to prove that Rowse's identification was correct. Emilia, an early feminist poet and musician, was […]

  • Bloody Battles & a Country in Crisis: Shakespeare & the American Civil War

    SDSS Event
    Mission Valley Library 2123 Fenton Pkwy, San Diego, CA, United States

    Discover references to the canon in soldiers’ letters home, in politicians’ speeches, and in newspaper cartoons, and from Abraham Lincoln! Register on Eventbrite - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bloody-battles-a-country-in-crisis-shakespeare-the-american-civil-war-tickets-501372347187 In an encore presentation to our 2019 presentation, Gordon Gidlund, amateur historian, provides a survey of the Shakespearean influences during this critical period in our history. Special attention will be devoted to […]

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