EVENT DETAILS

Shakespeare and the Jews / The Merchant of Venice

Pre-performance talks in support of "Shakespeare Under the Stars," UCI's First Summer Shakespeare Festival

Thursday, August 16, 2012
6:30-7:45 pm
Humanities Gateway 1010
followed by performance of The Merchant of Venice by UCI's Department of Drama,
at the New Swan Theater, outside the Langson Library

Pre-performance talks:

Shakespeare and Kabbalah
Talk by Daniel Y. Harris,
Executive Director, Orange County Hillel

Merchant of Venice in Performance
Talk by Julia Lupton,
Professor of English and dramaturge, New Swan Shakespeare Festival

This event sponsored by Orange County Hillel and UCI’s Program in Jewish Studies in cooperation with the New Swan Shakespeare Festival.
To purchase or reserve a ticket for the play through Hillel, contact Daniel Y. Harris, daniel@ochillel.net. You may also buy tickets directly from UCI: newswanshakespeare.com.

Parking: Mesa Structure or Student Center Structure.

Light refreshments will be served. Lecture is free and open to the public, thanks to generous underwriting by Rick and Adrienne Matros.