Philly.com reports on Tony Danza’s upcoming reality show, “Teach,” in which the TV star spends  a year teaching tenth-grade students at Northeast High School in Philadelphia.  The curriculum included a unit on Julius Caesar and a field trip to the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C. The show is set to premiere on A&E...
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Gail Kern Paster, director of the Folger Shakespeare Library since 2002, has announced her decision to retire on July 1, 2011. As Director—only the fifth in the Folger’s 78-year history—Paster has emphasized four goals: increasing access and outreach, particularly through digital initiatives; strengthening the educational mission; modernizing the library’s physical infrastructure; and building on the...
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I’m more of a hockey fan myself, but for those of you who long to sit in the stands with a hot dog and a beer singing “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” while considering your paper submission for the SAA on games on the Early Modern stage, this article is for you.
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Barry Edelstein, Director of The Public Theater’s Shakespeare Initiative in New York , has been selected to fill the role of the 2010 Lunt-Fontanne Fellowship Master Teacher at the Ten Chimneys Foundation. Edelstein’s book, Thinking Shakespeare, was published in 2007.  An Oxford University graduate, he has taught at the Juilliard School, NYU’s Graduate Acting Program,...
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After votes and help from Facebook fans, the American Shakespeare Center located in Staunton, Virginia, has finally posted their Top Ten Sexiest Quotes from R&J. Some of these quotes include favorites such as, “You kiss by the book”  (Act I, Scene V) and “Give me my sin again” (Act I, Scene V). To read...
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In addition to the Folger Shakespeare Library lecture, the Shakespeare’s Globe, and the Actor’s Shakespeare Project events, here are some upcoming celebrations taking place in honor of Shakespeare’s birthday, April 23: In the United States –  The American Shakespeare Center in Staunton, Virgina, offers a free birthday party to all ages as well as a reading of seven short...
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According to the Yale Daily News, Sterling Professor of the Humanities and literary scholar Harold Bloom may return to Yale to teach a handful of seminars.  An e-mail to English majors from the English Department Registrar detailed a schedule of offerings for the 2010-11 school year and included Bloom’s fall and spring seminars, “Shakespeare and the Canon:...
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American Shakespeare Center actor Ginna Hoben plans for her own wedding while performing around the country for ASC On Tour. Hoben is in the process of planning an October wedding while continuing to participate in the ASC’s summer/fall/winter seasons. To read Hoben’s helpful wedding planning suggestions for the busy ASC bride, visit the ASC’s...
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News Release 4 March 2010 MYSTERY SNAKE REVEALED IN ELIZABETH I PORTRAIT. NEW RESEARCH SHOWS CHANGING FACES OF THE TUDOR QUEEN Scientific detective work has revealed a mysterious coiled serpent in the hands of Queen Elizabeth I, which was painted out by the artist shortly afterwards, in a portrait at the National Portrait Gallery....
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To help get the United Kingdom ready for Shakespeare 2012 (a campaign for a national celebration of the poet’s birthday), various theatre companies and individuals around the U.K. are planning events this year. April 23 was recorded as Shakespeare’s birthday and days of celebration will occur throughout the country. For more information on these...
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