Philippa Kelly - Only Connect, Dramaturgy and Shakespeare's Living Theater
- When
- Tue Mar 13, 2012
- Where
- The Commonwealth Club SF
- Time
- 6 pm
- Cost
- $7 - $20
- Tags
- Literary Arts, Author Appearances
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Description
Philippa Kelly, Ph.D., Resident Dramaturg, California Shakespeare Theater; Author, The King and IJonathan Moscone, Artistic Director, California Shakespeare Theater- Moderator
Excerpts from Romeo and Juliet will be performed during the session
by actress Anna Bullard and playwright Daniel Heath.
In her recent book The King and I, Australian author and dramaturg Philippa Kelly strives to bring Shakespearean scholarship to a wider public. Weaving a compelling personal story of her own relationship to King Lear, she brings the 16th century play and playwright into dialogue with universal themes of loss and redemption. Lauded by award-winning critic Stephen Greenblatt as “an original and deeply personal book” and “a meditation on the contemporary relevance of Shakespeare’s most searing tragedy,” Dr. Kelly will discuss dramaturgy and how the best theater productions connect us to larger themes of humanity, understanding and love.
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