This program will bring Durkin into conversation with Theatre and Performance scholar Dr. Shannon Walsh whose edited volume Sporting Performance: Politics in Play examines the intersections between theatre, and sport and physical culture in different geographic and historical contexts.
Young
Will
Shakespeare
has
writer’s
block.
The
deadline
for
his
new
play
is
fast
approaching,
but
he’s
in
desperate
need
of
inspiration.
That
is,
until
he
finds
his
muse…
the
feisty,
brilliant
and
beautiful
Viola.
This
crafty
young
woman
is
Will’s
greatest
admirer
and
will
stop
at
nothing
(including
breaking
the
law)
to
appear
in
his
next
play.
Against
a
bustling
background
of
mistaken
identity,
ruthless
scheming
and
backstage
theatrics,
Will’s
love
for
Viola
quickly
blossoms,
inspiring
him
to
write
his
greatest
romantic
masterpiece.
