“In this corner, we have Williaaaammm Shaaaakespearrrreee!” These were my first words ever uttered as a referee. I know, weird, right? Since when did a 16th century playwright wrestle? Well, on October 1st and 2nd, 2016 he did! The Great Bard battled the author of Don Quixote, Cervantes, in a match which will live in infamy. Why did the two need to battle “mano a mano” you ask? Well, Cervantes wrote this crazy long book about this guy named Cardenio, but Shakespeare thought h

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Interpreting Cultural Connections between Cervantes and Shakespeare a speaker series assembled in conjunction with the world premiere of Loco for Love: Cervantes v. Shakespeare in the Mystery of Cardenio sponsored by Theater with a Mission hosted at Mission San Luis 2100 West Tennessee Street, Tallahassee, FL 32304 October 1 & 2, 2016 Saturday, October 1 11:00 a.m. — “Swordplay as Character on the Spanish and English Stage” Lecture/Demo by Dr. Ian Borden SunTrust Theatre, Mis