The Bard and Us
April 2 Lecture Features Shakespeare Institute Director
March 20, 2012 :: No. 118
What/Who:
Shakespeare’s great dramatic roles are regarded as the summit of any serious professional actor’s career, but that has not stopped amateur theater groups of all kinds from getting in on the act. Shakespeare expert and author Michael Dobson will present “Shakespeare and the Voluntary Sector” April 2. He discusses what it is about Shakespearean drama that has made it so hospitable to actors everywhere. Dobson also explores its implications for our understanding of the relations between theater and social change. His lecture is open to the public free of charge.
When:
Monday, April 2
1 to 2 p.m.
Where:
Cal State Fullerton, McCarthy Hall, Room 238
800 N. State College Blvd., Fullerton, 92831
Background:
Author of numerous books and articles, Michael Dobson, director of the University of Birmingham’s Shakespeare Institute in Stratford-upon-Avon, Shakespeare’s birthplace, regularly comments on Shakespearean performance and criticism for the BBC and the London Review of Books. He has contributed program notes for the Royal Shakespeare Company, Shakespeare’s Globe, and the Old Vic. He is co-editor of the Palgrave-Macmillan Shakespeare series and serves on the editorial boards of Shakespeare Survey and Shakespeare Quarterly.
Kay Stanton, CSUF professor of English, comparative literature and linguistics and event organizer, called Dobson a “highly engaging lecturer who delights his audiences with his wit and humor and who is internationally famous as a Shakespeare expert and consultant to actors and directors.”
Parking:
$2 per hour or $8 for a daily permit Monday through Friday. Details are available online.
Sponsors:
Cal State Fullerton’s English, Comparative Literature and Linguistics Department and the College of Humanities and Social Sciences Inter-Club Council.
More Information:
Contact the English, Comparative Literature and Linguistics Department, 657-278-3163, or Kay Stanton, 657-278-2454.
Media Contacts:
Valerie Orleans, 657-279-4540
Mimi Ko Cruz, 657-278-7586
