The Saturday Shakespeare Club will examine “Twelfth Night,” one of Shakespeare’s most popular comedies, on five Saturdays beginning May 6, all at 10 a.m. in Christ Lutheran Church, 10707 Soquel Drive in Aptos.
May 6: At its first session, Michael Warren, UC Santa Cruz emeritus professor of literature and consultant to Santa Cruz Shakespeare, will give an overview of the play.
May 13: Abby Heald, UCSC lecturer in Shakespeare and Renaissance literature, will discuss the early acts of the play, which feature such recurring Shakespearean hallmarks as a shipwreck that separates twins, a young woman disguised as a boy, mistaken identities, deceits and a happy unraveling that resolves most problems.
May 20: Janis Hashe, who teaches “Shakespeare for the Elizabethan Impaired” through Cabrillo College Extension and has directed “Twelfth Night” at a company she founded in Chattanooga, Tenn., will look at the concepts behind particular productions and performances.
June 3: (following a break for Memorial Day), Porter College Provost Sean Keilen, UCSC professor of literature and director of the Shakespeare Workshop, will address aspects of the final portion of the play.
June 10: the group will hold a potluck lunch and watch a film version of “Twelfth Night,” also at the church.
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Each 10 a.m. lecture lasts about an hour. During the following hour, club members read aloud portions of the play being discussed. The sessions are open to the public and although there’s no fee to attend, a voluntary $2 per session donation is suggested to cover rental of the facility. Further information is available at 831-462-5767 or [email protected]