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Series: Shakespeare From Page to Stage
A presentation by Robert Cohen UC Irvine Claire
Trevor Professor of Drama with UC Irvine student actors
Wednesday, April 23, 2003
Langson Library
5:30 pm Program
6:30 pm Reception
Please RSVP no later than April 16, 2003
Please call (949) 824-4651
or email: fletcher@uci.edu
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Shakespeare's plays constitute what many believe to be the greatest body of
literature in any language, but their author never envisioned that they would
be published in books. Rather, he wrote them to be played upon a stage. In addition
to being a poet and dramatist, Shakespeare was an actor and the owner and manager
of Elizabethan London's greatest theater. This exciting program will feature UCI
Professor of Drama Robert Cohen, who will illustrate, using UCI student actors
under his coaching and direction, how dramatic scripts are brought to theatrical
life. In doing so, he will examine some core dramatic principles which, while
rarely considered by literary critics and scholars, prove crucial in enlivening
the words on a page with the conflict, meaning, comedy, and romance of live dramatic
action.
An exhibit of texts by and about Shakespeare, taken from the Libraries' rare
book collections, will be on view. These will include a copy of the First Folio
edition of Shakespeare's plays, printed in 1623, which was donated by UCI alumnus
Patrick Hanratty.
Robert Cohen is the Claire Trevor Professor of Drama at UCI. After receiving
his Doctorate in Fine Arts from Yale in 1965, he became one of UCI's founding
faculty members and the first chair of the Drama Department. He teaches acting
at the Actors Center in New York, directs acting workshops around the world, and
has directed dozens of productions of Shakespeare's plays and many other works.
He is the author of numerous books and theatrical reviews. In 1991 Professor Cohen
was awarded the UCI Medal.
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