About the Shakespeare Center

The UCI Shakespeare Center

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Why Shakespeare?
The name “Shakespeare”  is practically synonymous with English literature, world literature, and the art of theater. Balancing mythic archetypes with historical realism and psychological insight, his works continue to speak across centuries and in multiple settings and media, thanks to the co-creative energy of directors, actors, designers, scholars, editors, translators, teachers, students, readers, and audiences. . . .

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Events

• June 13, 2019
  Inside a New Swan Rehearsal
• July 12, 2019
  Breakfast Tour of the New Swan Shakespeare Theater
• July 24, 2019
  Educators Day at New Swan
• July 28, 2019
  Confronting "The Merchant of Venice," with Rabbi Marcia Tilchin
• August 9, 2019
  First Folio Friday with Julia Lupton

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Reading Groups

• Pre-Performance Seminars at the New Swan
• Spring 2019 Reading Group: "2 Gents" at Laguna Beach Senior Center
• Spring 2019 Reading Group at OASIS Senior Center: "Merchant of Venice"
• Spring 2019 Reading Group at UCI: Merchant of Venice

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