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Shakespeare: Ourselves
What His Plays Tell Us About America's Past & Present

Five-part, free discussion series moderated by CeCe Sloan. Brought to you by the Laguna Woods Shakespeare & Modern Culture Society. Attend one or all the discussions.

Join us as five insightful guest speakers delve into what part Shakespeare has played in American history and most likely will continue into our future.
Moderated by CeCe Sloan.

I. 1820-1850
America’s Growing Pains

(Othello & Macbeth)
Without a cultural tradition of their own, Americans turned to Shakespeare to make sense of their world — finding insights into their chaos, and justification for their own behavior.

MONDAY | OCTOBER 10 | 1:00 - 2:30 PM

Presented by:

Gloria Moldow

2. 1880-1900
Cultural Assimilation & Xenophobia

(King Lear & The Tempest)
These plays provided both balm for immigrants cast adrift from traditional mores and vindication for xenophobic

legislators closing doors to entry.

MONDAY

OCTOBER 24

1:00 - 2:30 PM

Presented by:

Gloria Moldow

3. 1948
Marriage

(Taming of the Shrew)
Petruchio declares Katherine “his chattel, his goods...my ox, my ass, my anything.” Theatre-goers were troubled by these words, so a musical version of “Kiss Me Kate” opens on Broadway.

MONDAY

NOVEMBER 14

1:00 - 2:30 PM

Presented by:

Marcia Goldstein

4. 1998
Adultery & Same Sex Marriage

(Romeo & Juliet)

In the Hollywood film Shakespeare in Love, the young, fictionalized Shakespeare—actor and writer—struggles to write one of his

greatest tragedies.

MONDAY

NOVEMBER 28

1:00 - 2:30 PM

Presented by:

Barbara Siry

5. 2017
Shakespeare In The Park

(Julius Caesar)

Shakespeare’s Caesar is the tale of a Roman power-hungry leader and the band of patriots who oppose him.

MONDAY

DECEMBER 12

1:00 - 2:30 PM

Presented by:

Joe Siry

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Shakespeare: Ourselves — What His Plays Tell Us About America's Past & Present HYBRID