From Kahn to Godwin: STC History in Conversation
October 15 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Free – $25Shakespeare Theatre Company celebrates the publication of Shakespeare in the Theatre: Shakespeare Theatre Company, co-authored by STC’s Artistic Producer Drew Lichtenberg and Deborah C. Payne, Professor of Literature at American University and former Research Consultant for STC. The event, From Kahn to Godwin: STC History in Conversation, takes place on Tuesday, October 15, and brings the authors together with STC former and current Artistic Directors Michael Kahn and Simon Godwin for a discussion about the company’s storied history, moderated by the New York Times’s Maureen Dowd.
Shakespeare in the Theatre: Shakespeare Theatre Company chronicles the history of STC from its time as a small repertory troupe at the Folger Theatre to an internationally renowned theatre with two theatre buildings in Washington’s Penn Quarter. From the three-decade tenure of founding Artistic Director Michael Kahn to his British successor Simon Godwin, the book chronicles the company’s artistic vision and growth alongside social and economic factors in the nation’s capital.
On October 15, Kahn and Godwin will come together for the first official event since the beginning of Godwin’s tenure to discuss with Lichtenburg and Payne the history of STC, its unique blend of telling classical stories and contemporary stories of epic scope, all while situated in the Nation’s capital.
Tickets for the event are free for STC subscribers and donors, and $25 for the general public. Subscribers and donors can reserve their tickets beginning today, and remaining tickets will go on sale on Friday, September 13. A signing of the book with the authors will follow the discussion.