Shakespeare’s World : Seeing the Plays through Elizabethan Eyes (Part III)

Join author and Producing Artistic Director Rebecca Goodheart in four fascinating discussions about how the world looked to Shakespeare and his audience and how that worldview shaped the plays. Each evening will look through a different lens at Shakespeare’s world, accompanied by mini-performances of Shakespeare’s poetry and lively discussion about their meaning today.

Human Bodies –What if the liver was the most important part of a human body? What if each human being were made up of 4 unique substances, called humors? Enter the fascinating world of early modern physiology, where the physical, the psychological and the spiritual are inextricably intertwined and see how it can be used as a provocative tool for actors developing a character.