DelawareScene: "That's What She Said": Scenes of Shakespeare's Lovelorn Couples @ Lewes Public Library

"That's What She Said": Scenes of Shakespeare's Lovelorn Couples

Was Shakespeare successful at writing about love? Should the relationships we find in his work be used to model our own? Do his tenets hold up by today’s standards?

Former Artistic Director Jimi Kinstle and Education Director Joan Weber from Baltimore Shakespeare Festival, read and perform scenes from Shakespeare's most famous couples and discuss how Shakespeare viewed love and relationships. This husband and wife duo lead one of Baltimore’s premiere Shakespeare institutions for almost a decade. Come see them portray the comedy, cruelty, romance, and desire that makes up some of Shakespeare’s most memorable duo’s and explore how Shakespeare viewed love. Includes an after performance talk back with the actors.

Scenes from: Twelfth Night, As You Like It, Merchant of Venice, Much Ado About Nothing, The Taming of the Shrew, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and A Winter’s Tale.

Registration is required.

This program is brought to you by the library's Spoken Word Society, which celebrates the tradition and artistry of oral storytelling through lectures, performances, discussions, demonstrations, and other publicly-shared experiences. The LSWS is partially funded by the generous support of Browseabout Books and the Delaware Division of the Arts. The Division promotes Delaware arts events on DelawareScene.com.