Led by a team of university scholars, Pre•Ambles are half-hour lectures that provide insight into a Chicago Shakespeare Theater production. Each talk bridges the worlds of scholarship and performance, examining the play in its historical context and the interpretive choices made by the director and design team.

January 17, 2010

Regina Buccola is an Associate Professor of English at Roosevelt University in Chicago, where she specializes in Shakespeare, non-Shakespearean early modern drama, and Women's and Gender Studies.

 
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January 23, 2010

Beatrice Bosco, formerly the Associate Director of Education at Chicago Shakespeare Theater, is a Community Producer for Vocalo at Chicago Public Radio. She earned her PhD in Theatre and Drama at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

 
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