Our staged reading of Othello was a smashing success attended by a packed house of over 125 people. You can find pictures here, courtesy of UA’s College of Arts and Sciences. I’d also like to share with you the program from the event (Othello_playbill) and an audio recording of the reading: [The play begins atContinue reading “Othello post mortem”
Othello tonight!
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Medieval Medley
Last week’s Medieval Medley was a delight! We packed out Gorgas 205 with an audience of nearly eighty. I can’t decide whether my favorite moment was Steve Burch spouting ‘LATIN!’ or Mark Cobb making out with pots and pans. If you missed the event (or would like to relive it), check out the media below:Continue reading “Medieval Medley”
IF Fall 2018
Improbable Fictions is hosting three events this fall: · Wednesday, Sep 12, 7:30 pm, Medieval Medley, a staged reading of several Medieval plays, including works from Hrotsvitha and the Chester Cycle, at 205 Gorgas Library · Wednesday, Oct 17, 7:30 pm, a staged reading of Shakespeare’s Othello at the Tuscaloosa Cultural Arts Center (http://cac.tuscarts.org/contactus.php) ·Continue reading “IF Fall 2018”
To knit the knot: embodied mind in John Donne’s “The Ecstasy”
My essay on cognition and John Donne is available now from The Seventeenth Century: “To knit the knot: embodied mind in John Donne’s ‘The Ecstasy.’” If you’re interested in reading my work, I’ve got a limited number of free eprints I can distribute. Email me and I’ll send you the link (nrhelms@ua.edu). Here’s the abstract:Continue reading “To knit the knot: embodied mind in John Donne’s “The Ecstasy””
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”
BINGO
This Thursday!
All Things York
Below you’ll find Cordelia Ross’ introduction to Saturday’s reading of two York Corpus Cristi Plays, along with photos from the production courtesy of Michelle Dowd, the director of the Hudson Strode Program. Special thanks go to Dr. Chester N. Scoville and Dr. Kimberley M. Yates, who adapted the texts we performed. (Also, if you’re wonderingContinue reading “All Things York”
April Events for IF: The York Resurrection, Bond’s Bingo
The spring rushes on apace, and Improbable Fictions has two Shakespeare-adjacent offerings for you in April: First, on Saturday, April 7th at 1:00 pm, Improbable Fictions will present a staged reading of “The Resurrection Play” from the medieval York Cycle of plays. Directed by Nic Helms, dramaturged by Cordelia Ross, and hosted by First ChristianContinue reading “April Events for IF: The York Resurrection, Bond’s Bingo”
Shakesaudio: Measure for Measure and Henry IV part 2
Today I have audio for you from our two most recent performances: January’s Measure for Measure, directed by Mark Hulse, and February’s Henry IV part 2, directed by Richard LeComte. Measure for Measure Henry IV part 2
Sprockets and Springes 