Pre•Ambles are free pre-performance lectures, offered for most productions in our subscription season. These half-hour talks examine productions through the lens of the play’s historical context, as well as the interpretive choices made by the director, design team, and acting ensemble. Listen to our archived lectures below.
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Emma
Pre•Amble: Sara B.T. Thiel, February 16, 2020
Pre•Amble: Katie Blankenau, February 22, 2020
Pre•Amble: Ira Murfin, March 7, 2020
Romeo and Juliet
Pre•Amble: Casey Caldwell, November 23, 2019
Pre•Amble: Regina Buccola, November 24, 2019
Pre•Amble: Katie Blankenau, November 30, 2019
The King's Speech
Pre•Amble: Stephen Bennet, October 5, 2019
Pre•Amble: Rebecca L. Fall, October 6, 2019
Hamlet
Pre•Amble: Katie Blankenau, May 4, 2019
Pre•Amble: Stephen Bennet, May 18, 2019
Pre•Amble: Regina Buccola, June 02, 2019
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Pre•Amble: Regina Buccola, December 23, 2018
Pre•Amble: Stephen Bennet, December 29, 2018
Pre•Amble: Sara B.T. Thiel, December 30, 2018
Nell Gwynn
Pre•Amble: Katie Blankenau, October 6, 2018
Pre•Amble: Sara B.T. Thiel, October 7, 2018
Pre•Amble: Ira Murfin, October 27, 2018
Macbeth
Pre•Amble: Ira Murfin, May 12, 2018
Pre•Amble: Casey Caldwell, May 13, 2018
Pre•Amble: Beth Charlebois, May 20, 2018
Schiller's Mary Stuart
Pre•Amble: Casey Caldwell, March 11, 2018
Pre•Amble: Gina Buccola, April 1, 2018
Pre•Amble: Stephen Bennett, April 7, 2018
Red Velvet
Pre•Amble: Ira Murfin, December 16, 2017
Pre•Amble: Sara B.T. Thiel, December 30, 2017
Pre•Amble: Casey Caldwell, January 6, 2018
The Taming of the Shrew
Pre•Amble: Ira Murfin, October 8, 2017
Pre•Amble: Stephen Bennett, October 14, 2017
Pre•Amble: Casey Caldwell, October 15, 2017
Shakespeare In Love
Pre•Amble: Elizabeth Charlebois, May 21, 2017
Pre•Amble: Ira Murfin, May 28, 2016
Pre•Amble: Rebecca Fall, May 6, 2017
Love’s Labor’s Lost
Pre•Amble: Rebecca Fall, February 25, 2017
Pre•Amble: Casey Caldwell, February 26, 2017
King Charles III
Pre•Amble: Stephen Bennett, December 10, 2016
Pre•Amble: Regina Buccola, December 4, 2016
Pre•Amble: Ira Murfin, November 19, 2016
Tug of War: Civil Strife
Pre•Amble: Regina Buccola, September 25, 2016
Pre•Amble: Stephen Bennett, September 24, 2016
Tug of War: Foreign Fire
Pre•Amble: Stephen Bennett, May 28, 2016
Pre•Amble: Rebecca Fall, May 22, 2016
Pre•Amble: Regina Buccola, May 21, 2016
Othello
Pre•Amble: Raashi Rastogi, March 20, 2015
Pre•Amble: Rebecca Fall, March 13, 2015
Pre•Amble: Regina Buccola, February 27, 2016
The Tempest
Pre•Amble: Raashi Rastogi, October 25, 2015
Pre•Amble: Regina Buccola, September 26, 2015
Pre•Amble: Ira Murfin, September 20, 2015
Sense and Sensibility
Pre•Amble: Bea Bosco, May 31, 2015
Pre•Amble: Ira Murfin, May 4, 2015
Pre•Amble: Carla Della Gatta, May 24, 2015
Pericles
Pre•Amble: Raashi Rastogi, January 3, 2015
Pre•Amble: Stephen Bennett, December 28, 2014
Pre•Amble: Rebecca Fall, December 21, 2014
KING LEAR
Pre•Amble: Carla Della Gatta, October 14, 2014
Pre•Amble: Raashi Rastogi, October 5, 2014
Pre•Amble: Regina Buccola, September 28, 2014
Henry V
Pre•Amble: Regina Buccola, June 7, 2014
Pre•Amble: Brett Foster, May 31, 2014
Pre•Amble: Elizabeth Charlebois, May 24, 2014
Road Show
Pre•Amble: Ira Murfin, April 13, 2014
Pre•Amble: Bea Bosco, April 12, 2014
Pre•Amble: Stephen Bennett, April 2, 2014
Cyrano De Bergerac
Pre•Amble: Beatric Bosco, October 19, 2013
Pre•Amble: Stephen Bennett, October 13, 2013
The Merry Wives of Windsor
Pre•Amble: Brett Foster, January 11, 2014
Pre•Amble: Regina Buccola, December 22, 2013
Sunday in the Park with George
Pre•Amble: Bea Bosco, November 4, 2012
Pre•Amble: Ira Murfin, October 7, 2012
The School for Lies
Pre•Amble: Ira Murfin, January 6, 2013
Pre•Amble: Stephen Bennett, December 22, 2012
Julius Caesar
Pre•Amble: Michael Dobson, March 24, 2013
Pre•Amble: Stephen Bennett, March 16, 2013
Pre•Amble: Peter Kanelos, March 9, 2013
Romeo and Juliet
Pre•Amble: Elizabeth Charlebois, October 9, 2010
Pre•Amble: Stephen Bennett, October 2, 2010
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