Seminars
Classics in Context
Explore the plays of the Shakespeare Theatre Company's season in depth, as
literary texts, performance scripts and in production. Through discussions
learn about production histories, social and cultural contexts, and approaches
while examining the relevancy of the production in its own time and ours. Classics
in Context seminars are scheduled throughout the season to enhance the experience
of attending each production. RSVPs for these discussions are accepted on this site or by calling the box office at 202-547-1122, extension 4. Events are general admission; please arrive early for best seating. 2007-2008 Classics in Context Schedule (locations TBD)
The Taming of the Shrew
“Where two raging fires meet together”
Saturday, November 10, 2007 4:30 p.m. Joining Literary Associate Akiva Fox will be Deborah Tannen, University Professor of Linguistics, Georgetown University and bestselling author of You Just Don’t Understand: Women and Men in Conversation and Amy Froide, Associate Professor of History, University of Maryland Baltimore County and expert on marriage in Renaissance England. The Marlowe Repertory
Tamburlaine and Edward II:
“The man of fame”
Saturday, December 22, 2007 5 p.m. Argonautika
“The First Voyage of the World: Argonautika as Story and History”
Sunday, February 17, 2008 4:30 p.m.
The Lansburgh Theatre
450 7th Street, NW
Washington DC 20004 Join Literary Associate Akiva Fox and Joseph Scholten, Associate Professor of Classics, University of Maryland and Victoria Urubshurow, Associate Professor of Humanities, University of Maryland University College for this discussion after the matinee. Major Barbara
“Money and gunpowder”
Saturday, March 15, 2008 5 p.m.
Join
Literary Associate Akiva Fox with Rebecca Blank, Professor of Public Policy
and Director of the National Poverty Center, University of Michigan, and Charles
Karelis, Professor of Philosophy at George Washington University and author
of The Persistence of Poverty for this lively discussion entitled “Money and Gunpowder: Confronting Poverty in Major Barbara” in the Forum in the Michael Kahn Arts and Education Center in Sidney Harman Hall.
The Roman Repertory
Julius Caesar and Antony and Cleopatra
“A Roman’s Part: From Republic to Empire”
Saturday, June 21, 2008 5 p.m.
The Forum in Sidney Harman Hall
Reserve Joining Literary Associate Akiva Fox will be Josiah Osgood (Assistant Professor of Classics, Georgetown University) and Aubrey Deeker (actor playing the part of Octavius in Julius Caesar and Antony and Cleopatra). The Imaginary Invalid
“This Doctor’s disease”
Saturday, July 12, 2008 5 p.m. You can RSVP for Classics in Context online about a month before the scheduled
date from our main page on this site.
Theological Discussions
(Sidney Harman Hall Forum) Working in partnership with the Virginia Theological Seminary, Theological
Discussions provide audience members another lens through which to examine
the plays of our season—the theological perspective. By combining a discussion
of the current production at the Shakespeare Theatre Company with the theological
relevance of the play in its time and ours, our audience is given a thought-provoking
view of the role of theatre in our society. Tamburlaine: Scourge of God
Tuesday, December 18, 2007 5 p.m. Major Barbara: Blessed Are the Poor
Tuesday, March 4, 2008 5 p.m. Julius Caesar: Mastering Fate
Tuesday, July 1, 2008 5 p.m.For more information about
Classics in Context or Theological Discussions, please call the Education
Department at 202.547.5688. Click here to join our email list to receive a reminder of all upcoming discussion
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