Shakespeare Weekend at the New Swan

Department: The Center for Early Cultures

Date and Time: August 15, 2015 - August 16, 2015 | 2:00 PM-10:00 PM

Event Location: Humanities Gateway 1010 (seminars) and 1100 (workshops). Performances at New Swan Theater.

Event Details

Macbeth at the New SwanShakespeare Weekend at the New Swan
August 15-16, 2015 in Humanities Gateway 1341 @ uci

Saturday, August 15: Much Ado About Nothing
2:00 | Shakespeare and the Comedy of Re-Enchantment
Seminar  with Professor Kent Cartwright (University of Maryland) on Much Ado About Nothing
3:30 | Break
4:00 | Workshop on Shakespearean acting with cast members Greg Ungar and Zach Houston
UCI Drama Department
5:30 | Dinner break
Tender Greens Restaurant at the UCI Center
7:00 | Meet at New Swan Theater
Pre-performance “Things to Look For” presentation by Professor Cartwright for seminar members and theater-goers.
Performance at 8:00 pm.

Sunday, August 16: Macbeth
2:00 | Reading Macbeth (Act I.iv - II.i)
Seminar  with Professor Robert Watson (UCLA) 
3:30 | Break
4:00 | Workshop on acting Shakespeare with cast members Greg Ungar and Zach Houston
5:30 | Dinner break: Tender Greens at the UCI Center
7:00 | Meet at New Swan Theater
Pre-performance chat by artistic director Eli Simon at 7:30; performance at 8 pm.

Shakespeare Weekend is free and open to the public; parking, theater tickets and meals are not included. To buy theater tickets: http://newswanshakespeare.com/.

Additiona info about parking and locations:

Parking for seminars: the closest parking lot is Lot 7. You can get parking validation in the Mesa Structure (lower entrance, closest to University Drive) and then  proceed to Lot 7. Your parking is valid all day and evening; you can move your car for dinner and again for performance if you prefer not to walk. Full parking info, including maps and costs: https://www.parking.uci.edu/

Seminar and workshop location: Seminars will meet in Humanities Gateway 1341, with workshops in the same building. The only open doors will be facing the Humanities Gateway courtyard and Lot 7 Parking Lot – very convenient and visible from the parking lot.