Women of Will

The Orlando Shakespeare Theatre brings Women of Will: The Overview to the John and Rita Lowndes Shakespeare Center on February 23rd at 7:30 p.m.

Women of Will: The Overview explores Shakespeare’s attitudes towards women. Leading lady, Tina Packer deconstructs and conjures the Bard’s most famous female characters. Part masterclass and part performance, Women of Will provides audiences with the bonus content to Shakespeare’s plays that they have been searching for.

For more information, visit the Orlando Shakespeare Theatre’s website.

 

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The Mountaintop

Katori Hall’s The Mountaintop will be performed at the Mad Cow Theatre from February 14th through March 16th.

Memphis- April 3, 1968.  A gripping re-imagining of the events taking place the night before the assassination of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. After delivering his magnificent speech, an exhausted and defeated Dr. King retires to Room 306 at the Lorraine Motel where he encounters a mysterious and spirited stranger as an epic storm rages outside.

For more information on tickets and show times, visit Mad Cow Theatre’s website.

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Like Summer Grass

Stacy Barton is now accepting preorders for her chapbook, Like Summer Grass. The preorder charge is $12 and books will ship out in May. You don’t want to miss out on being one of the first readers of this exhilarating piece of work! Richard Peabody, editor of Gargoyle calls it, “equal parts awe and heartbreaking.” Preorders will be accepted through March 28th. For more details, visit Finishing Line Press’s website.
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Laura van den Berg Speaks at Winter With The Writers

Laura van den Berg will teach a master writing class at 4 p.m. and reading of her own work at 7:30 p.m. at Winter with the Writers on Thursday, February 20th. Both events will be held at the Bush Auditorium at Rollins College.

Laura’s first published story collection, What the World Will Look Like When All the Water Leaves Us, was listed in the “Discover Great New Writers” section of Barnes and Noble, long-listed for The Story Prize and shortlisted for the Frank O’ Connor International Award. 

Laura released her second collection of short stories, The Isle of Youth, in November 2013.

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