Events

First Folio! The Book that Gave us Shakespeare

J. Wayne Stark Galleries, Memorial Student Center • March 8 – April 3, 2016

The First Folio will be opened to the most quoted line from Shakespeare and one of his most memorable, “to be or not to be” from Hamlet. Accompanying the rare book will be a multi-panel exhibition exploring the significance of Shakespeare, then and now, with additional digital content and interactive activities. Learn More

CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF EVENTS

Within the Book and Volume: Early Modern Literature at Texas A&M

Date: February 2016 – June 2016

Time:Monday – Friday: 8:00am – 6:00pm

Location: Cushing Memorial Library & Archives

Drawing upon the rich resources housed at Cushing Memorial Library & Archives, a full-scale exhibition will showcase Rare and Early Modern collections materials. Learn More

First Folio! The Book that Gave us Shakespeare



Date: March 8 – April 3, 2016

Time: Tuesday – Friday: 9:00am – 8:00pm

Saturday & Sunday: Noon – 6:00pm

Location: J. Wayne Stark Galleries, Memorial Student Center

Accompanying the rare book will be a multi-panel exhibition exploring the significance of Shakespeare, then and now, with additional digital content and interactive activities. Learn More

Austin Shakespeare Presents A Midsummer Night’s Dream



Date: Monday – March 28, 2016

Time: 7:00pm

Location: The Grand Stafford Theatre

Shakespeare’s classic romantic comedy in which four young lovers flee the adult world to the forest where they are enchanted by the King and Queen of the Fairies. Learn More

Closing Lecture Featuring Dr. James S. Shapiro



Date: Wednesday – March 30, 2016

Time: 5:30pm

Location: MSC Ballroom (Room 2300D), Memorial Student Center

Titled “Shakespeare, Equivocation, and 1606,” the closing lecture features Dr. James S. Shapiro is the Larry Miller Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University, a well-known expert in the area of Shakespeare and the early modern period. Learn More

Hidden Room Theatre Presents Der Bestrafte Brudermord

Date: Friday – April 1, 2016

Time: 7:00pm

Location: The Amity Building

A humorous retelling of Shakespeare’s Hamlet with puppets, the text of Der Bestrafte Brudermord (Fratricide Revenged) dates to an anonymous 1710 German manuscript. Learn More

Present Company Presents Shakespeare’s Hamlet



Date: Saturday – April 2, 2016

Time: 8:00pm

Location: The Amity Building

Austin’s award-winning Present Company will make their Brazos Valley debut with the premier of an innovative seven-person Hamlet, based on the First Folio text. Learn More

O (Dir. Tim Blake Nelson, US, 2001)

Date: Thursday – April 7, 2016

Time: 6:30pm

Location: Room 601, Rudder Tower

Featuring Julia Stiles, this modern adaptation of Othello is set in an upper class prep school and is centered on drama surrounding star basketball player Odin. Learn More

Shakespeare Behind Bars (Dir. Hank Rogerson, US, 2005)

Date: Thursday – April 14, 2016

Time: 6:30pm

Location: HECC 209

This documentary follows 20 male inmates in a Kentucky prison on their nine month process of bringing Shakespeare’s The Tempest to performance. Learn More

Were the World Mine (Dir. Tom Gustafson, US, 2008)



Date: Wednesday – April 20, 2016

Time: 6:30pm

Location: MSC 2300D, Memorial Student Center

Inspired by Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the story follows a bullied and demoralized gay student at an all-boys school. Learn More

Chimes at Midnight (Dir. Orson Welles, US, 1966)

Date: Tuesday – May 3, 2016

Time: 6:30pm

Location: MSC 2400, Memorial Student Center

The film’s plot centers on Shakespeare’s recurring character Falstaff and his father-son relationship with Prince Hal. Learn More

Hamlet (Dir. Svend Gade/Heinz Schall, Germany, 1921)

Date: Tuesday – February 2, 2016

Time:6:30pm

Location: Room 601, Rudder Tower

Danish silent movie-star Asta Nielsen headlines this adaptation of Shakespeare’s Hamlet which sees Hamlet made into a female character. Learn More

Throne of Blood (Dir. Akira Kurosawa, Japan, 1957)

Date: Wednesday – February 17, 2016

Time: 6:30pm

Location: Room 601, Rudder Tower

Transposed from Shakespeare’s Macbeth, this film takes place in feudal Japan with stylistic elements drawn from Noh drama. Learn More

First Folio Teaches Teachers Workshops – First Opportunity

Date: Saturday – February 20, 2016

Time: 9:00am – 3:00pm (lunch and tour included)

Location: Room 453, Liberal Arts & Arts and Humanities (LAAH) Building

Through discussion and hands-on activities, teachers will explore what makes the First Folio worth teaching and studying, and gain a set of strategies for connecting students directly with this volume. Learn More

Korol Lir (Dir. Grigori Kozintsev, Russia, 1971)



Date: Thursday – March 3, 2016

Time: 6:30pm

Location: MSC 2406, Memorial Student Center

This Soviet era film based on Shakespeare’s King Lear follows the lives of King Lear and his courtier Gloucester, documenting the madness and tragedy which befall them. Learn More

World Shakespeare Bibliography Redesign Launch



Date: Friday – March 4, 2016

Time: 3:30pm – 4:30pm

Location: Room 453, Liberal Arts & Arts and Humanities (LAAH) Building

Sneak Peek of the exciting upgrades to the World Shakespeare Bibliography, light refreshments will be served. Learn More

Folger Shakespeare Library Teaching Shakespeare Institute

Date: Saturday – March 5, 2016

Time: 9:00am – 4:00pm (lunch included)

Location: Room 453, Liberal Arts & Arts and Humanities (LAAH) Building

Professional Learning Days are full-day workshops geared at middle and high school teachers—beginners, veterans, Shakespeare newcomers, and Shakespeare enthusiasts alike. Learn More

Opening Lecture – In Praise of Quartos: Shakespeare’s Early Books



Date: Tuesday – March 8, 2016

Time: 5:30pm

Location: MSC Ballroom (Rooms 2300 A&B), Memorial Student Center

To celebrate the arrival of the First Folio exhibition on our campus, the opening lecture will feature Dr. Laura Estill, Assistant Professor of English at Texas A&M University and Editor of the World Shakespeare Bibliography. Learn More

Shakespeare on the Big Screen: A Digital Representation

Date: Thursday – March 10, 2016

Time: 11:00am

Location: Room 433, Liberal Arts and Arts & Humanities (LAAH) Building

A bibliographical presentation showcasing innovative digital tools available to further examine and study Early Modern texts. Learn More

TAMU Performance Studies Presents Wittenberg



Date: Thursday – March 10, 2016

Time: 5:30pm

Location: Black Box Theatre, Liberal Arts and Arts & Humanities (LAAH) Building

Set at Hamlet’s alma mater, Wittenberg University, the play is a “tragical-comedical-historical” take on what it means to grow up and speak up. Learn More

First Folio Teaches Teachers Workshops – Second Opportunity

Date: Friday – March 11, 2016

Time: 9:00am – 3:00pm (lunch and tour included)

Location: Room 453, Liberal Arts & Arts and Humanities (LAAH) Building

Through discussion and hands-on activities, teachers will explore what makes the First Folio worth teaching and studying, and gain a set of strategies for connecting students directly with this volume. Learn More

Printing Shakespeare: A Hands-on Book History Learning Day

Date: Tuesday – March 15, 2016

Time: 1:00pm – 4:00 pm

Location: Cushing Memorial Library & Archives

Adapting curriculum from Cushing Library’s renowned Book History Workshop, faculty from the Libraries will offer a hands-on introduction to the history of books and printing. Learn More

Haider (Dir. Vishal Bhardwaj, India, 2014)

Date: Monday – March 21, 2016

Time: 6:30pm

Location: MSC 2400, Memorial Student Center

Haider is an Indian crime drama serving as a modern-day adaptation of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, set amidst the Kashmir insurgencies of 1995. Learn More

The EmilyAnn Theatre Shakesperience: Jr. High and High School

Date: Tuesday – March 22, 2016

Time: 9:00am – 11:00am

Location: MSC Gates Ballroom, Memorial Student Center

Intended for ages 13-18, this workshop will engage students and teachers in a playful, stress-free environment as they learn more about Shakespeare and his works. Learn More

The EmilyAnn Theatre Shakesperience: Elementary School

Date: Tuesday – March 22, 2016

Time: 1:00pm – 3:00pm

Location: MSC Gates Ballroom, Memorial Student Center

Intended for ages 5-12, this workshop will engage students and teachers in activities that allow children to explore Shakespeare with an open mind. Learn More

Lecture Featuring Dr. Douglas S. Bruster



Date: Tuesday – March 22, 2016

Time: 4:00pm

Location: Room 453, Liberal Arts and Arts & Humanities (LAAH) Building

This lecture will feature Dr. Douglas S. Bruster, Mody C. Boatright Regents Professor in American and English Literature and Distinguished Teaching Professor at The University of Texas at Austin. Learn More