Re-imagining Shakespeare - Merchant of Venice (program 3)

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Issue Date
2011-07-19T16:36:43Z
Authors
Fischer, Alex
Gebhardt, Anna
Moore, Kat
Sherman, Kelsie
Keywords
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Mercant of Venice , Art in literature , Symbolism in literature
Description
This exhibition represents the cross-discipline collaboration of more than sixty of Drake's students. After studying several of the Bard's plays, students in Sarah Hogan's Reading Shakespeare courses (ENG 058) worked in small groups to direct and perform scenes from "The Merchant of Venice", "Hamlet", and "Twelfth Night". They then collectively drafted a series of short essays on their imagined full-length productions. These modern adaptations, explained in the collaboratively-authored programs, ranged from a "Hamlet" set in the impoverished town of Denmark, South Carolina, to a "Twelfth Night" that explores the gender politics of corporate America. Students in the Graphic Design Two courses (ART 116) taught by Hilary Williams then worked in pairs to create theater posters and program covers that drew on these materials for inspiration and interpretation. All along the way, students have shared ideas, debated visions, and re-imagined Shakespeare.
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