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, Mission San Luis
12:00 noon — “Who’s That Girl? Women Onstage When Florida Was Spanish”
Lecture by Dr. Leah Lowe
SunTrust Theatre, Mission San Luis
1:00 p.m. — “Stranger Than Fiction: Quixotic Characters in Spanish
Florida”
Lecture by Dr. Keith Howard
SunTrust, Mission San Luis
2:00 p.m. — Loco for Love premiere
Plaza, Mission San Luis
3:00 p.m. — “Points of Contact Between Cervantes and Shakespeare”
Panel Discussion
Dr. Leah Lowe, Dr. Ian Borden, and Dr. Keith Howard
Moderated by Dr. Ben Gunter
SunTrust Theatre, Mission San Luis
Sunday, October 2
11:00 a.m. — “Taking History off the Page and Putting It Onstage”
Dramaturgy workshop with Dr. Leah Lowe
SunTrust Theatre, Mission San Luis
12:00 noon — “Jews, Moors, and Indians: Before Race in Cervantes’
World”
Lecture by Dr. Keith Howard
SunTrust Theatre, Mission San Luis
1:00 p.m. — “Play It to the Hilt”
Hands-on fight workshop with Dr. Ian Borden
Plaza, Mission San Luis
2:00 p.m. — Loco for Love performance
Plaza, Mission San Luis
3:00 p.m. — “Where Next for Cardenio’s History?”
Panel Discussion
Dr. Leah Lowe, Dr. Ian Borden, Dr. Keith Howard
Moderated by Dr. Ben Gunter
SunTrust Theatre, Mission San Luis