Join us for our illuminating talkback series featuring the cast and crew of the Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival's Professional Company. All events are FREE!
As You Like It: Post-Show Actor Q&A
August 23 & August 30, following the 7:30 performance in the Patricia George Decio Theatre at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Join us immediately after the Aug. 23 and Aug. 30 performances of As You Like It for a brief Q&A with members of the cast. Bring your questions about actors’ roles and the process of bringing characters to life!
Conceptualizing Arden: A Pre-show Conversation with Sara Holdren
August 24 at 6:30 p.m. EDT in the Philbin Studio Theatre at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center.
Join us for a moderated discussion with director Sara Holdren about her concept for the NDSF Professional Company production of As You Like It. Stop by prior to the evening performance, beginning at 6:30 p.m., and get her insights into the process of building an Arden “as we like it."
Cross-dressing and Cross-casting: A Pre-show Conversation about Shakespeare and Gender
August 28 at 6:30 p.m. EDT in the Philbin Studio Theatre at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center.
Come learn about the history of cross-dressing and cross-gender casting on the Shakespearean stage, as we chat about gender, queerness, and As You Like It. Featuring Professor Peter Holland and Hannah Hicks.
Woods and Envious Courts: A Pre-show Conversation about Shakespeare, Utopia, and Sustainability
August 31 at 6:30 p.m. EDT in the Philbin Studio Theatre at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center.
Sit in on a conversation with ND experts (prior to the Aug. 31 evening performance of As You Like It) as we chat about Shakespeare and the messy realities of building sustainable communities, utopias, and environmental futures. Featuring Mackenzie Pittman and Westin Smith from the University of Notre Dame.