Water and Cognition in Early Modern English Literature, which I co-edited with Steve Mentz, is now out in print from Amsterdam University Press! Water and cognition seem unrelated things, the one a physical environment and the other an intellectual process. The essays in this book show how bringing these two modes together revitalizes our understandingContinue reading “Water and Cognition in Early Modern English Literature”
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Things that Work
Go home, 2020, you’re an apocalyptic cascade of oppressive systems freshly exposed (again) by a global pandemic, worldwide #BLM protests, and a corresponding surge in public conversations about Racial Justice and Disability Justice. In other news, I haven’t been blogging in awhile. I have been active on Twitter (@nrhelms), and I’ve been quite busy withContinue reading “Things that Work”
So long, and thanks for all the fictions!
Tuscaloosa has been a wonderful home to me. I lived in Tuscaloosa from 2007 to 2019, earning my MA and then my PhD from the Hudson Strode Program in Renaissance Studies at The University of Alabama and then working as an Instructor for Team English. When my wife got a job at Kennesaw State UniversityContinue reading “So long, and thanks for all the fictions!”
IF presents Spring 2020
It’s a busy semester, so Improbable Fictions is concentrating its efforts on two performances this spring. First off, we’ll be presenting a collection of scenes of and about teaching in early modern drama as part of the 2020 Hudson Strode symposium “The Future of Teaching Shakespeare.” Registration is closed for the symposium (we capped outContinue reading “IF presents Spring 2020”
Milton’s Paradise Regained!
On Wednesday, October 16th in 30 ten Hoor Hall, Improbable Fictions presents a staged reading of John Milton’s Paradise Regained. 7:30 pm show start, free and open to the public. Sponsored by the Hudson Strode Program in Renaissance Studies, UA Dept. of English. For more information, please visit improbablefictions.org and strode.english.ua.edu/.
IF presents Twelfth Night, Oct 2
And thus the whirligig of time brings in his revenges! On Wednesday, Oct 2, Improbable Fictions will present Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, the first staged reading we performed back in 2010. An excellent way to start out our ELEVENTH season! The details: Wednesday, Oct 2, 7:30-9:00 pm in Room 30 of ten Hoor Hall, UA’s CampusContinue reading “IF presents Twelfth Night, Oct 2”
Rude Mechanicals presents Measure for Measure
It’s that time of year when various actors’ fancies turn to Shakespeare. And the Rude Mechanicals is about to open its 17th season. Our first show is very contemporary drama-comedy about power, corruption, and sexual assault, Measure for Measure, late comedy-drama of Shakespeare’s. Set in Vienna the story concerns the ruler of the city goingContinue reading “Rude Mechanicals presents Measure for Measure”
Early Modern Strangers, April 3
On April 3, 7:30 pm, at the Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center (620 Greensboro Ave, Tuscaloosa), Improbable Fictions will stage a selection of readings around the theme of strangers. Pre-show music begins at 7:00 pm. As always, IF events are free and open to the public. Our inspiration piece for this event is Shakespeare’s monologueContinue reading “Early Modern Strangers, April 3”
Resurgens presents The Changeling
The Strode Program is very excited to be sponsoring the Resurgens Theatre Company’s touring performance of The Changeling on Tuesday, February 26, 7:30PM, in the Allen Bales Theater here on campus. For those of you unfamiliar with it, The Changeling is a fantastically dark, yet timely revenge tragedy that powerfully explores issues of sexual desire,Continue reading “Resurgens presents The Changeling”
Strode events, Spring 2019
We have an exciting slate of Strode-sponsored programs coming up this spring, compiled by program director and Hudson Strode Professor Michelle Dowd– please take note of these events and mark your calendars accordingly! Thanks to the abundance of early modern performances and films on offer this semester, Improbable Fictions is temporarily shifting focus away from ShakespeareContinue reading “Strode events, Spring 2019”
Sprockets and Springes 