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DETAILS AND REGISTRATION:
Shakespeare On Stage and Off will be launched at the reception of The Shakespearean Theatre Conference.
The reception and launch are free and will take place at Lazaridis Hall at the Tom Patterson Theatre (111 Lakeside Drive, Stratford, ON N5A 7S3).
To register and for more details:Shakespeare Theatre Conference | Stratford Festival Official Website | Stratford Festival
Lively and accessible, the book considers what it means to play, work, and live with Shakespeare in the twenty-first century. Contributors - including Antoni Cimolino, artistic director of the Stratford Festival - engage with contemporary stagings of the plays, from a Trump-like Julius Caesar in New York City to a black Iago in Stratford-upon-Avon and a female Hamlet on the Toronto stage, and explore the effect of performance practices on understandings of identity, death, love, race, gender, class, and culture. Providing an original approach to thinking about Shakespeare, some essays ask how the knowledge and skills associated with working lives can illuminate the playwright's works. Other essays look at ways of interacting with Shakespeare in the digital age, from Shakespearean resonances in Star Trek and Indian films to live broadcasts of theatre performances, social media, and online instructional tools. Together, the essays in this volume speak to how Shakespeare continues to enrich contemporary culture.