Join Shakespeare scholars and artists for two days of lectures, discussions, and demonstrations about the 2023 Season’s main stage productions, The Taming of the Shrew and King Lear.

The Weekend with Shakespeare Lecture Series is free, however seating is limited! Please email Rebecca Clark, Santa Cruz Shakespeare’s Education Coordinator, at rebecca@santacruzshakespeare.org, to reserve your spot.

Please see schedule for Weekend with Shakespeare below (subject to change). Weekend with Shakespeare is sponsored in partnership with Santa Cruz Shakespeare.

Lecture Series on Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew: Friday, August 4

• 12-12:15 Welcome
• 12:15-1:15 In conversation with actors from The Taming of the Shrew
• 1:15-1:30 Break
• 1:30-2:30 In conversation with Katie O’Hare, dramaturg of The Taming of the Shrew, and Rebecca Clark, Education Programs Manager, Santa Cruz Shakespeare
• 2:30-3:00 Break with refreshments
• 3:00-4:00 Presentation on The Taming of the Shrew by Katherine Steele Brokaw, Associate Professor of English and Co-Founding Artistic Director, Shakespeare in Yosemite (UC Merced)

For those who have purchased a ticket to see the evening performance of The Taming of the Shrew:

• 7:00-7:15 Pre-performance discussion of ‘5 Things to Look Out For’ with Katherine Steele Brokaw
• 8:00 Performance of The Taming of the Shrew at The Grove.

Lecture Series on Shakespeare’s King Lear: Saturday, August 5

• 12-12:15 Welcome
• 12:15-1:15 In conversation with Paul Whitworth about King Lear
• 1:15-1:30 Break
• 1:30-2:30 In conversation with Dr. Ariane Helou, dramaturg of King Lear, Dr. Philippa Kelly, Resident Dramaturg for the California Shakespeare Theater and Adjunct Professor of Theater at Mills College and San Jose State University, and Dr. Michael Warren, Emeritus Professor of Literature (UC Santa Cruz) and Textual Consultant, Santa Cruz Shakespeare
• 2:30-3:00 Break with refreshments
• 3:00-4:00 Presentation on King Lear by Sean Keilen, Professor of Literature and Director of Shakespeare Workshop (UC Santa Cruz) and Head of Dramaturgy, Santa Cruz Shakespeare

For those who have purchased a ticket to see the evening performance of King Lear:

• 7-7:15 Pre-performance discussion of ‘5 Things to Look Out For’ with Sean Keilen
• 8:00 Performance of King Lear at The Grove

* Parking is limited at the UCSC Arboretum. Carpooling is encouraged!

* Light refreshments will be served, but feel free to bring lunch.

Katherine Steele Brokaw is Associate Professor of English at UC Merced. She the author of Staging Harmony: Music and Religious Change in Late Medieval English Drama (2016), which won the David Bevington Award for best new book in early English drama studies. She is also the co-founder of Shakespeare in Yosemite, which produces free Shakespeare in Yosemite National Park every April with a combination of student, professional, and community actors, and of EarthShakes Alliance, which brings together eco-minded theaters from around the world.

Sean Keilen is Professor of Literature and UC Santa Cruz, the founder of Shakespeare Workshop, and Head of Dramaturgy at Santa Cruz Shakespeare.