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0 of 3 Premium Clicks used this month SUBSCRIBE Print + Online Subscriber Activation | Register x Forgot Password | Need an Account? e-edition | subscribe | newsletter | deals Classifieds Jobs Autos Real Estate FEATURED » NEWS NOW Our View: First retail pot sales won't be a big change ... A man's love for trees ... Grant will build life jacket loaner stations ... Our View: First retail pot sales won't be a big change ... A man's love for trees ... Grant will build life jacket loaner stations ... THEATER 'Much Ado' at SOU A new symposium looks at Shakespeare's place in contemporary American culture Comment MailTribune.com Writer Posted Apr. 29, 2015 at 10:05 AM Posted Apr. 29, 2015 at 10:05 AM » Social News The Oregon Center for the Arts at Southern Oregon University presents “Much Ado About Shakespeare in Contemporary America” from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 2. The symposium is a collaborative project between Southern Oregon University’s new ShakespeareAMERICA Institute and the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, supported in part by the Oregon Community Foundation. The symposium includes viewing of the film “Much Ado About Nothing” by Joss Whedon at the Ashland Varsity Theatre, panel discussions and a multimedia performance by SOU students. Registration costs $25, $10 for students, and includes a catered box lunch. Register online at oca.sou.edu , at the SOU Performing Arts box office in the Music Recital Hall on the SOU campus, 1250 Siskiyou Blvd., or by calling 541-552-6348. Box office hours are noon to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. A professional development credit is available for teachers for $70 for one credit (includes registration fee and lunch). Call 541-552-6333. The symposium kicks off at 9 a.m. Saturday at the Varsity Theater, 166 E. Main St., with a talk by film critic Steve Vineberg titled “Hollywood’s Debt to Shakespeare,” which be followed by a screening and discussion of Whedon’s 2012 film adaptation of “Much Ado About Nothing.” Vineberg is a professor of theater at the College of the Holy Cross and the author of three books. His reviews and articles appear in many publications, including The New York Times. At noon, there will be a panel discussion focused on OSF's 2015 production of "Much Ado About Nothing" in the Meese Auditorium at SOU's Art Building. Commentary will center on the mistreatment of Hero, the young woman unjustly denounced as unchaste at her own wedding. Panelists include Lydia Garcia, OSF’s literary associate and production dramaturg for “Much Ado About Nothing,” Leah Anderson, who plays Hero in the same production, and feminist Shakespeare scholar Evelyn Gajowski, professor of English at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The final event of the symposium will be “An Ill Word,” a multimedia performance written and directed by SOU Theatre students in collaboration with SOU’s Emerging Media and Digital Arts program. A modern adaptation, the piece sets the classic romance in the age of the Internet and the culture of Hollywood celebrity. “Shakespeare's play centers on the stories people tell about love and how those stories can build relationships or destroy them,” says Liz Eckhart, instructor of Shakespeare studies and popular culture and the faculty advisor of the performance. “This adaptation shows how the same dynamics play out in the treacherous world of tabloid journalism and social media. Today, tabloids and clickbait websites obsess over the real or imagined private lives of celebrities, and hackers steal intimate photos and publish them online. These spectacles lead us to ask, how do 'Much Ado'’s central issues of love and shaming play out in today’s volatile social media culture?” Shanti Ryle, who holds a bachelor of fine arts in theater, wrote “An Ill Word.” She is understudy in the role of Hero in the OSF's 2015 production and a member of the ensemble in “Head Over Heels.” The performance is directed by Natalia F. Regalia-Affinito, a senior in the SOU Theatre program. ShakespeareAMERICA Institute at Southern Oregon University is dedicated to the investigation of Shakespeare’s place in contemporary American culture. Call 541-552-6333 for information. MailTribune.com Writer Posted Apr. 29, 2015 at 10:05 AM » Comment or view comments Reader Reaction » STAY INFORMED Email NewsLetter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Southern Oregon Directory Featured Businesses Loading... 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