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Shakespeare at Winedale’s 2015 Summer Class takes the stage this July with performances of Twelfth Night, Henry V, Pericles, and, for the first time in the organization’s 45 year history, John Webster’s The Duchess of Malfi. The season will open on Thursday, July 16th, and run through Sunday August 9th. Performances are Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays at 7:30pm, with matinees on Saturdays and Sundays at 2pm. Tickets are $10 for general admission or $5 for students, as well as UT faculty and staff. Patrons can purchase tickets through the Shakespeare at Winedale website, www.shakespeare-winedale.org, or by calling (512) 471-4726.

The Shakespeare at Winedale program, housed in the College of Liberal Arts at UT, offers students a unique opportunity to explore Shakespeare’s rich and complex texts through the creative act of play. Established in 1970 as an undergraduate English course, Shakespeare at Winedale has grown into a year-round program reaching many different groups across the state and country. Students in the summer program spend two months living in the Texas countryside, studying and performing four plays in the nineteenth-century barn that has been converted into an Elizabethan theatre.

As a part of the celebrations surrounding Shakespeare at Winedale’s 45th anniversary, Dr. James Loehlin, Director and Regents Professor of English, wanted to showcase the immense talent and breadth of Early Modern Theater. “The four plays we are doing this summer represent the four primary genres in which Shakespeare worked, and include one of the greatest plays of the period by one of Shakespeare’s contemporaries, John Webster,” explains Dr. Loehlin. He is also excited by some of the common themes in these pieces, including “the separation and reunion of families, forbidden love across class lines, journeys of discovery and conquest, and above all, the power of language.”

For a full schedule of performances or more information about the Shakespeare at Winedale program, please visit our website: www.shakespeare-winedale.org or contact the Program Coordinator Liz Fisher at (512) 471-4726 or lfisher@austin.utexas.edu.

Event Details

• Date: June 16, 2015
• Time: The season will open on Thursday, July 16th, and run through Sunday August 9th. Performances are Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays at 7:30 PM, w/ matinees on Saturdays and Sundays at 2:00 PM.
• Venue: Shakespeare at Winedale Theatre Barn
• Website: http://utdirect.utexas.edu/txshop/list.WBX?component=0&application_name=EHWINEDA&cat_seq_chosen=03&subcategory_seq_chosen=000

Ticket Information

• Cost: $10 - General Admission; $5 - Student/UT ID Holders
• Phone: 512-471-4726

Presenter Details

• Name: Shakespeare at Winedale

Venue Details