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There’s Something About the Henriad
Shakespeare’s Second Tetralogy, often called the Henriad, are the most widely produced and adapted English history plays throughout the world. In this workshop, we’re going to ask a simple question — why? What is it about these medieval stories of kingship that still resonates, and why have marginalized artists found so much of their own experiences in this story of a prince? Alongside Shakespeare’s originals, we’ll consider two influential adaptations, My Own Private Idaho and El Henry in our search for answers to those questions.
New Swan Shakespeare Center and UCI's Ye Olde Theatre Eaters welcome you to Classical Drama, Reimagined, a public series of unexpected perspectives, open to all. Over the course of four sessions, our group will revisit and reinterpret such theatrical classics as Shakespeare’s Henriad, Romeo and Juliet, dramatizations of Greek myths, and Margaret Cavendish's The Convent of Pleasure. Co-led by Center guest scholar Neah Lekan and various UCI students, our studies and conversations will guide you through new and unexpected perspectives on beloved, familiar stories.
Humanities Instructional Building 135