RSC Residency at Davidson College

Like an Old Tale Still: Shakespeare’s Late Plays

A Royal Shakespeare Company at Davidson Symposium
February 10–12, 2007
Stephen Greenblatt, Keynote Speaker

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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.

Public Events

Guest Speakers

Stephen Greenblatt, Harvard University, Author of Will in the World

Alan C. Dessen, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Shakespeare Performance Reviewer for Shakespeare Bulletin and other journals

Julie York Coppens, Theatre Critic, The Charlotte Observer

Joseph Haj, Producing Artistic Director Playmakers Repertory Company and Theatre Director

Andrew Hartley, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Editor of Shakespeare Bulletin

Maurice Hunt, Baylor University, author of multiple publications on Shakespeare and religion and Shakespeare's last plays

Russ McDonald, Goldsmiths College, University of London, author of the recent Shakespeare's Late Style

Kirk Melinkoff, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Shakespeare on Film Reviewer, Shakespeare Bulletin

Molly Best Tinsley, Theater Critic, Playwright, Seattle Washington

Davidson College Faculty and Staff

Artists from the Royal Shakespeare Company

Schedule

Friday, February 9
Symposium guests arrive and check into their accommodations
Symposium Saturday, February 10
8:00 to 9:00 am Belk Visual Arts Center Lobby	Symposium check in and continental breakfast reception. Welcome by Cynthia Lewis, Davidson College Dana Professor of English and Virginia Grainger, RSC Learning Manager.
9:00 to 9:45 am Van Every Gallery, Belk Visual Arts Center	Gallery talk and tour of British Sculpture Exhibit with Brad Thomas, Curator/Director of the Van Every/Smith Galleries
10:00 to 11:30 am C. Shaw Smith 900 Room, Alvarez College Union	Talk with the artists behind the RSC productions. Moderated by Scott Ripley, Davidson College Visiting Assistant Professor of Theatre. Public Event
11:30 to 1:00 pm	Lunch Break
1:00 to 2:30 pm C Shaw Smith 900 Room, Alvarez College Union	“Pericles and The Winter’s Tale: Issues of Performance” with an actor from the RSC, Joseph Haj and Russ McDonald. Moderated by Cynthia Lewis. Public Event
2:30 to 3:00 pm	Break
3:00 to 5:00 pm C Shaw Smith 900 Room, Alvarez College Union	“Hands-on Workshop: "Voice and Text with the Royal Shakespeare Company" A voice coach from the RSC conducts a practical session for registrants. Space limited.
5:00 to 7:30 pm	Dinner Break Option Join Joseph Haj for an informal discussion about directing Shakespeare in America. Brick House restaurant. Symposium registrants provide for their own dinner costs.
7:30 pm Duke Family Performance Hall	RSC Performance of The Winter's Tale
Post-Performance C Shaw Smith 900 Room, Alvarez College Union	Symposium guests invited to the Davidson College Friends of the Arts Reception with RSC Company members and guest lecturers.

Symposium Sunday, February 11
10:30 to 11:45 am Duke Family Performance Hall	Backstage tour and discussion of promenade style with Joe Gardner, Davidson College Theatre Department Designer/Professor and James Nash, and Duke Family Performance Hall Technical Director.
11:45 to 1:00 pm	Lunch Break
1:00 to 3:00 pm Lilly Family Gallery, Chambers Building	Theatre Critics Panel “The Monsters and The Critics: How Performance Reviewers Think” With Julie York Coppens, Alan Dessen, Andrew Hartley, Kirk Melnikoff, and Molly Best Tinsley. Moderated by Cynthia Lewis, Davidson College Dana Professor of English Public Event
3:00 to 3:30 pm	Break
3:30 to 4:45 pm Tyler Tallman Hall, Sloan Music Building	A discussion with Lucian Msamati, RSC actor playing the title role in Pericles. Moderated by Ann Marie Costa, Davidson College Theatre Department Chair.
5:00 to 7:15 pm C Shaw Smith 900 Room, Alvarez College Union	Dinner with RSC creative team and guest scholars.
7:30 pm Duke Family Performance Hall	RSC performance of Pericles

Symposium Monday, February 12
9:00 to 10:15 am C Shaw Smith 900 Room, Alvarez College Union	Russ McDonald Lecture "'You Speak a Language that I Understand Not': Listening to the Last Plays” Introduction by Davidson College Associate Professor of Theatre Sharon Green. Public Event
10:30 to 11:45 am C Shaw Smith 900 Room, Alvarez College Union	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 Public Event
11:45 to 1:30 pm	Lunch Break
1:30 to 3:00 pm Lilly Family Gallery, Chambers Building	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. Public Event
3:00 to 3:30 pm	Break
3:30 to 5:00 pm Tyler Tallman Hall, Sloan Music Building	Keynote Lecture with Stephen Greenblatt "Shakespearean Beauty Marks" Public Event
5:15 to 7:15 pm Brown Atrium, Alvarez College Union	Book Signing and closing reception with guest scholars Public Event
7:30 to 9:15 pm Tyler Tallman Hall, Sloan Music Building	Concert Series Concert, St. Louis Quintet Tickets $20.00 Optional

Registration

Cost: $180 when registration is received prior to January 3, 2007
$200 for late registration

Registration costs include all workshops and events listed above* along with one $50 ticket (promenade for The Winter's Tale), one $68 ticket (seat for Pericles), the opening breakfast reception, the post-show reception with the cast on Saturday, February 10th, Sunday night dinner with the RSC creative team, and closing reception (heavy appetizers) with the guest scholars on Monday, February 12th.

*Tickets to the St. Louis Quintet are additional.

Registrants are on their own for lunch and dinner Saturday, as well as breakfast and lunch on Sunday and Monday.

Registration Deadline: January 31, 2007

Accommodations

The Hawthorn Suites in nearby Cornelius, NC (5 miles south of the college, off I-77 exit 25) is holding a limited number of rooms for symposium attendees February 9-13. To reserve rooms, call the property directly at 704-892-9487 and mention you are attending the symposium at Davidson College to recieve the reduced rate of $69.00 per night. (Please note registrants will need to provide for their own transportation to and from the accommodations/campus).

Directions

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For more information on the 2007 RSC at Davidson and the symposium, contact Bethany Prestigiacomo, Director, Artist Residency Programs, Davidson College (beprestigiacomo@davidson.edu) or 704-894-2115.

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