Spring 2021 Classes
“Such Sweet Sorrow”: Shakespeare’s Contradictory Views of Love
Tuesday, April 13 from 6pm – 8pm PST
New date added by popular demand!
Shakespeare’s Feste famously sings in Twelfth Night, “What is love?” It’s a question that intrigued the playwright throughout the course of his creative life (and, perhaps, his personal life as well), and some of his best-known and best-loved lines explore the nature of love. This fun and informative discussion will center on A Midsummer Night’s Dream, how Shakespeare’s earlier plays anticipate the depiction of love in Midsummer, and how his later plays continue to build on and at times depart from this depiction.
$35 for the session!
Invest in personal edification and vigorous discussion about your favorite plays while also investing in A Noise Within.
These sessions are appropriate for all levels of experience and interest—students, teachers, those who are new to live theatre, and those who have been attending performances for decades. All participants will have an opportunity to ask questions and share their thoughts.
It is not required to read the plays before the sessions, but for those who would like to, Dr. Johnson-Haddad recommends either the Folger or the David Bevington editions, both available from local booksellers as well as from Amazon.
$35 per session!
Invest in personal edification and vigorous discussion about your favorite plays while also investing in A Noise Within.
About Dr. Miranda Johnson-Haddad
ANW Consultant, Teacher, Speaker, and Writer (Program Materials and Study Guides) since 2009. ELSEWHERE: Consultant and Teacher for The Shakespeare Theatre, Washington, DC; Scholar in Residence, The Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, DC; Performance Editor, Shakespeare Quarterly (1996-2003). Dr. Johnson-Haddad has taught Shakespeare and Renaissance literature at Yale University, Vassar College, Howard University, and UCLA. She is the author of several articles on Shakespeare in performance, and she has reviewed numerous productions for Shakespeare Quarterly and Shakespeare Bulletin.