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Cognition, Mindreading, and Shakespeare’s Characters

April is the cruelest month, and I am currently treading water in a sea of ungraded essays. That’s the backdrop for why I am so thrilled to announce that my book, Cognition, Mindreading, and Shakespeare’s Characters, will be published in 2019 as part of Palgrave Macmillan’s Cognitive Studies in Literature and Performance Series! Thanks soContinue reading “Cognition, Mindreading, and Shakespeare’s Characters”

*What Vicious Loves*, update

We’re still looking for another reader or two for Meredith Noseworthy‘s What Vicious Loves! We’ll be holding an open rehearsal on Sunday evening at 7:30pm in Gorgas 205 if anyone’s interested in seeing how the play is progressing and getting at glimpse at IF’s process. Please RSVP to nrhelms@ua.edu if you’re interested in attending. OurContinue reading “*What Vicious Loves*, update”

King John: Shakespeare’s Diamond in the Rough

An outspoken tyrant besieges himself behind family, lobbyists, yes-men, and a misinformed bastard; a seasoned autocrat, pocketed by a foreign diplomat, stokes his ego with unnecessary bloodshed; and a peace-seeking populus is stifled, unnamed, underwritten, and soon forgotten. Lies, scandal, corruption, and intrigue. This isn’t American politics. This is King John. But political commentary wasContinue reading “King John: Shakespeare’s Diamond in the Rough”

Bechdellian Shakespeare

Or to be more accurate, Bechdellian/Wallacian Shakespeare. On September 15th, IF will present a selection of Shakespearean scenes focused on women alongside a town hall discussion of women in Shakespeare. Right now we’re casting for those scenes (which, as per our usual, will be delivered on-book). If you’re interested in being involved, message me onContinue reading “Bechdellian Shakespeare”

IF Spring 2016

Just a brief note about everything IF will be doing this spring: There will be a production of Aristophanes’ The Assembly Women, directed by Steve Burch, on March 25th at the Tuscaloosa Cultural Arts Center. The production will be part of “Women, Democracy, and the Ideology of Exclusion from Antiquity Through the Early 20th Century”, an international conferenceContinue reading “IF Spring 2016”

Rude Mechanicals Presents All’s Well that Ends Well

Rude Mechanicals opens its season with “All’s Well that Ends Well.” The show is free and open to the public. The show runs from May 26 to May 30. All performances will take place at Manderson Landing. Music starts at 7:30; show starts at 8:00. In case of rain (it will likely rain), the showContinue reading “Rude Mechanicals Presents All’s Well that Ends Well”

10 Things I Love About This Film

Here’s what Dr. Natalie Loper had to say about 10 Things I Hate About You, the first film in the Strode series this fall. The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare 10 Things I Hate About You is an adaptation of The Taming of the Shrew, which is one of Shakespeare’s earliest comedies and remainsContinue reading “10 Things I Love About This Film”