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“Pray you, take note of it.”
Duke in Measure for Measure, Act V, Scene 1
The
monthly Speaking of Shakespeare programs are a joint
venture of the Shakespeare Guild and The National Arts
Club. |
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This
program is dedicated to bringing actors, writers, directors,
producers, critics and scholars to the National Arts Club
in order to discuss the work of history's greatest English
writer, William Shakespeare, and his continuing impact. A
main focus has been intimate discussions with great classical
actors talking about Shakespeare in performance.
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PRESIDENT OF THE SHAKESPEARE GUILD: John F. Andrews
NATIONAL ARTS CLUB PROGRAM CHAIR: Marguerite Yaghjian
CO-CHAIR: Ramona Bechtos
COMMITTEE: Lee Starr, Barbara Wortman |
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The idea
of having a regular series of programs on The Bard evolved from
the fortuitous meeting of NAC President Aldon James and John
Andrews, President of The Shakespeare Guild in Washington, DC.
While strolling by the club one day in 2001, John noticed the
bas relief of Shakespeare on the exterior of our building. Acting
on a whim, he called upon Aldon, and found he was of like mind.
The wheels were quickly set in motion and Shakespeare was welcomed
to come inside.
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COMING ATTRACTIONS 2007-2008 |
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October 15, 2007: The Speaking of Shakespeare committee and John Andrews will welcome back F. Murray Abraham, who has enthralled NAC members in the past with his special perspective on Shakespeare’s plays. Some lucky members may have witnessed his exciting, edgy interpretation of the title role in Merchant of Venice at The Theater for a New Audience last season. He is perhaps best know for his Academy Award-winning portrayal of Salieri in the film version of Amadeus.
This season will also feature dialogues with playwright Ken Ludwig, journalist Judith Martin (better known as Miss Manners), actor Alvin Epstein, Columbia professor James Shapiro, and other luminaries. |
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RECENT EVENTS |
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June 12, 2006: Sir
John Gielgud Award for Excellence in the Dramatic Arts
presented to Christopher Plummer
The Board of Governors of the NAC and the Shakespeare
Guild presented The Golden Quill award to the distinguished
actor Christopher Plummer at a festive salute that drew
such luminaries as Zoe Caldwell, Lynn Redgrave, Robert
MacNeill and Audra McDonald, among others. Previous recipients
of the Golden Quill were Sir Ian McKellen, Sir Derek Jacobi,
Zoe Caldwell and Lynn Redgrave.
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May
15, 2006: Speaking of Shakespeare with Jeffrey Horowitz
Since establishing the Theater for a New Audience
in 1970, Mr. Horowitz has become one of the most
innovative and influential producers in the nation.
He has worked with other leading directors and played
an integral part in fostering the arts-education
programs of
metropolitan New York. This coming season, he will
take his second production to Stratford-upon-Avon,
this time with F. Murray Abraham playing Shylock
in The Merchant of Venice.
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April
18, 2005: Speaking of Shakespeare with Lynn Redgrave
A founding member of Britain's Royal National Theatre,
Lynn Redgrave has been the recipient of many awards,
including the Order of the British Empire bestowed
by Her Majesty the Queen of England. Her autobiographical
one-woman show, Shakespeare For My Father, earned
her a Tony nomination on Broadway, and she repeated
her performance at London's Theater Royal Haymarket.
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PREVIOUS
SEASON'S GUESTS: |
| 2006 – 2007
Martin Platt (director and founder of Alabama Shakespeare Festival)
Ron Rosenbaum (journalist)
Eleanor Bergstein (writer)
David Kastan (professor/author)
Roger Rees (actor)
Kate Forbes (actor)
Adam Gopnik (author)
Philip Goodwin (actor)
Alden & Virginia Vaughan (scholars/authors)
2005 -
2006
Michael Kahn (diector/producer)
Adam Gopnik (author)
James Shapiro (author)
F. Murray Abraham (actor)
Katherine Meisle (actor)
Barbara Romer (art historian)
Flora Fraser (author)
Jeffrey Horowitz (producer)
Christopher Plummer (actor)
2004 - 2005
Zoe Caldwell (actor)
Adam Gopnik (author)
Sir Harold Evans (author)
F. Murray Abraham (actor)
Lynn Redgrave (actor)
Robert MacNeil (author)
2003 - 2004
Richard Easton (actor)
Dana Ivey (actor)
Peter Shaffer (playwright)
Marian Seldes (actor)
Francine Segan (culinary historian)
Kevin Kline (actor)
Greg Daran (director)
Christpher Plummer (actor)
2002 - 2003
Bill Irwin (actor/author)
Jeffrey Horowitz (director/producer)
Henry Goodman (actor)
Simon Russell Beale (actor)
Roger Rees (actor)
Margot Harley (actor/producer/director)
David Schramm (actor)
2001-2002
F. Murray Abraham (actor)
Zoe Caldwell (actor)
Ben Cameron (president, Theatre Communications Group)
John Miller (biographer)
Speaking of Shakespeare has at times expanded its format,
as in January 2004 when it invited culinary historian/lecturer
Francine Segan to discuss the frequent references to food
in Shakespeare's plays, and at the same time, had NAC's
master chef Joseph Frappaolo prepare a special buffet
of Elizabethan and Jacobean dishes taken from Ms. Segan's
book, "Shakespeare's Kitchens." Shakespeare's
influence also spread to the Film Committee in the 2004-2005 season when that committee concentrated
its season on such films as Romeo & Juliet, Midsummer's
Night Dream and Julius Caesar. |
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ABOUT
THE SHAKESPEARE GUILD:
John F. Andrews founded The Shakespeare Guild
in 1987 as a non-profit corporation that seeks to cultivate
a larger audience for the poet long revered as the greatest
writer in the English language. In 1994, the Guild inaugurated
the Sir John Gielgud Award for Excellence in the Dramatic
Arts To learn more about The Shakespeare Guild see contact
information as follows.
John F. Andrews, OBE
Executive Director, ESU Washington
President, The Shakespeare Guild
1604 New Hampshire Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20009-2512
Phone 202 234 4602 Fax 202 234 4639
http://www.esuwdc.org
esuwdc@msn.com
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