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.

April 25, 2009

Stephen Bennett is an adjunct faculty member in the English Department at Roosevelt University, where he teaches courses in writing, the English Renaissance, and literature surveys.

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May 2, 2009

Christine Scippa is a Ph.D. candidate in Northwestern University's Interdisciplinary Theatre and Drama Program. Her dissertation research examines the tradition of theatrical performance in Italian Renaissance convents.

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