Thirty Days of Celebration: A wide range of free, public events are being planned for the 2007 Residency which will bring theatre-lovers, families, students, teachers, Shakespeareans, and academics together in a four-week celebration of all things Shakespeare.

Like an Old Tale Still: Shakespeare’s Late Plays
A Royal Shakespeare Company at Davidson Symposium
February 10 - 12, 2007
Stephen Greenblatt, Keynote Speaker

Part of the
2007 RSC at Davidson Residency
January 18 - February 18

With Royal Shakespeare Company productions of
Pericles and The Winter's Tale
In performance February 6-18

Davidson College again presents a symposium for Shakespearian scholars and theatre practitioners as part of the 2007 Royal Shakespeare Company Residency, in keeping with the academic mission of the RSC at Davidson Residencies. “Like an Old Tale Still” consists of three days of workshops, discussions, panels, arts events, and two RSC productions. Guest lecturers include experts in Shakespeare’s Late Plays and theatre practitioners.

(In addition to these public events, there will be exclusive workshops for Davidson College students as well as specific programming with community organizations.)

Event Details:

British Visions: Modern + Contemporary Sculpture and Works on Paper
Opening Day Event

Date: Thursday, January 18 through March 2, 2007
Location: Van Every Gallery, Belk Visual Art Center

"Off the Beaten Path: Shakespeare and Marlowe"
A discussion on the upcoming RSC productions of The Winter's Tale and Pericles and UNCC's Dr. Faustus with Andrew Hartley, British-born Shakespearean scholar/practitioner /UNCC Distinguished Professor Shakespeare and Cynthia
For more information call the Davidson Public Library at 704-892-8557.

Date:             Monday, January 22, 2007
Time:             7:30 pm
Location:       Davidson Public Library

Panel Discussion "Women's Access to Power in the Political Context of RSC's Updated Productions"
With Davidson College Faculty

Date:            Wednesday, January 31, 2007
Time:            4:30 pm
Location:       Lilly Family Gallery, Chambers Gallery

Public Lecture “Philosophical Reflections on Knowledge and the Supernatural in The Winter's Tale
with David Robb, Chair of the Philosophy Department, Davidson College.

Date:            Thursday, February 1, 2007
Time:            4:30 pm
Location:      C. Shaw Smith 900 Room, Alvarez College Union


Public Lecture and Gallery Talk
Lecture by internationally renowned British sculptor William Tucker, whose work is featured in the exhibit "British Visions: Modern + Contemporary Sculpture and Works on Paper." A reception with the artist and company members from the RSC follows the presentation.
 
Date:           Thursday, February 1, 2007
Time:           7:00 pm
Location:      Belk Visual Arts Center

Staged Reading of The Beard of Avon by Amy Freed
Presented by the Davidson College Theatre Department

Date:            Friday, February 2, 2007
Time:            7:30 pm
Location:      C. Shaw Smith 900 Room, Alvarez College Union.

Faculty Music Concert “Elizabethan Texts and American Composers”
Diane Thornton, contralto, and Ruskin Cooper, pianist
Songs with Elizabethan text with an American twist presented by Davidson College faculty

Date:           Saturday, February 3, 2007
Time:           7:30 pm
Location:     Tyler-Tallman Hall, Sloan Music Center

“Ships, Journeys, and Travel in Shakespeare's Day: A Global Perspective”
History Department Forum and Panel Discussion

Date:           Monday, February 5, 2007
Time:           4:30 pm
Location:      Lilly Family Gallery, Chambers Building.

Backstage Tour of the RSC set/installation
with James Nash, Davidson College Technical Director.

Date:           Monday, February 5, 2007
Time:           6:15 pm
Location:     Duke Family Performance Hall

Public Lecture “Classic Shakespeare: Pericles and The Winter's Tale as Ancient Tales”
with Jeanne Neumann, Associate Professor of Classics, Davidson College.

Date:           Tuesday, February 6, 2007
Time:           5:00 pm
Location:      Lilly Family Gallery, Chambers Building.

RSC Night at the Theatre
Join RSC Company members at the opening of the Davidson College Theatre Department production of Top Dog/Under Dog.
A reception with the Davidson College cast and RSC follows the performance.
Call 704-894-2340 for more information.

Date:          Wednesday, February 7, 2007
Time:          7:30 pm
Location:    Black Box Theatre, Cunningham Fine Arts Building.
Tickets:      $6    Call 704-894-2361 to purchase tickets

Public Lecture "Shakespeare, Children and The Last Plays"
With Cynthia Lewis, Dana Professor of English, Davidson College

Date:          Thursday, February 8, 2007
Time:          4:30 pm
Location:     Lilly Family Gallery, Chambers Building.

Teen Acting Shakespeare Workshop with RSC
Advance registration required and space is limited.
Call the library at 704-895-4020 to register and for more information.

Date:          Thursday, February 8, 2007
Time:          6:45 pm
Location:    North County Regional Public Library

"Aplacty Montes: The American South in Shakespeare's Time-Maps from the Cumming Collection"
Illustrations of Pericles and The Winter's Tale

Date:          Friday, February 9 through February 18, 2007
Location:    E.H. Little Library

Talk with the artists behind the RSC productions.
Moderated by Scott Ripley, Davidson College Visiting Professor of Theatre
A Symposium Event

Date:           Saturday, February 10, 2007
Time:           10:00 am
Location:      C Shaw Smith 900 Room, Alvarez College Union, Davidson College

Pericles and The Winter's Tale: Issues of Performance
With an actor from the RSC, Joseph Haj and Russ McDonald. Moderated by Cynthis Lewis.A Symposium Event

Date:            Saturday, February 10, 2007
Time:            1:00 pm
Location:       C. Shaw Smith 900 Room, Alvarez College Union, Davidson College

The Monsters and The Critics: How Performance Reviewers Think
Theatre critics panel with Julie York Coppens, Alan Dessen, Andrew Hartley, Kirk Melnikoff, and Molly Best Tinsley. Moderated by Cynthia Lewis, Davidson College Dana professor of English. A Symposium Event

Date:           Sunday, February 11, 2007
Time:           1:00 pm
Location:      Lilly Family Gallery, Chambers Building, Davidson College

A Discussion with Lucian Msamati
RSC actor playing the title role in Pericles

Date:         Sunday, February 11, 2007
Time:         3:30 pm
Location:   Tyler-Tallman Hall, Sloan Music Center

Russ McDonald Lecture "You Speak a Language that I Understand Not': Listening to the Last Plays"
Introduction by Davidson College associate Professor of Theater Sharon Green. A Symposium Event

Date:         Monday, February 12, 2007
Time:         9:00 am
Location:   C. Shaw Smith 900 Room, Alvarez College Union, Davidson College

Maurice Hunt Lecture "Gauging Religion in Pericles and The Winter's Tale"
Introduction by Associate Professor of Philosophy and Humanities and Chair of Philosophy David Robb. A Symposium Showcase Event

Date:          Monday, February 12, 2007
Time:         10:30 am
Location:    C. Shaw Smith 900 Room, Alvarez College Union, Davidson College

Panel Discussion "Clues About Shakespeare and Religion"
With Maurice Hunt and Stephen Greenblatt. Moderated by Davidson College Associate Professor of English and Humanities Randy Ingram. A Symposium Event,

Date:         Monday, February 12, 2007
Time:         1:30 pm
Location:    Lilly Family Gallery, Chambers Building, Davidson College

Keynote Lecture with Stephen Greenblatt "Shakespearean Beauty Marks"
A Symposium Event.

Date:         Monday, February 12, 2007
Time:         3:30 pm
Location:    Lilly Family Gallery, Chambers Building, Davidson College

Book signing and symposium closing reception with guest scholars
A Symposium Event.

Date:          Monday, February 12, 2007
Time:          5:15 pm
Location:    Brown Atrium, Alvarez College Union, Davidson College

Panel Discussion "Color Blind Casting"
A panel discussion with Ayanna Thompson, Associate Professor of English, Arizona State University, and actors from the RSC.

Date:          Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Time:          4:00 pm
Location:     Lilly Family Gallery, Chambers Building

For More Information
Please contact Bethany Prestigiacomo, Director of Artist Residency Programs, Davidson College via email (rscdavidson@davidson.edu) or phone at 704-894-2115.