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<p>The Department of English at Misericordia University, with support from the Soyka Fund for the Humanities, is presenting, &#8220;The Soyka Shakespeare Birthday Lecture,&#8217;&#8217; on Monday, April 15 at 4:30 p.m. in Sandy and Marlene Insalaco Hall&#8217;s Huntzinger and Alden Trust Rooms 218-219. The free event is open to the public.</p><p>The Bard was born on April 23, 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon, England. In celebration of the 455th anniversary of his birth, Misericordia University is hosting notable scholarly experts Christopher Orchard, Ph.D., professor of English at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and D.J. Hopkins, Ph.D., professor of critical studies, dramaturgy, theatre history and theory, and Weber Honors College Faculty Fellow at San Diego State University.</p><p>Professor Orchard is making the presentation, &#8220;Thugs, Drugs and Witches in 1970s Scotland: Jo Nesbo&#8217;s Macbeth Reimagined.&#8217;&#8217; He directs Ph.D. dissertations, and teaches undergraduate and graduate classes in Shakespeare, Renaissance literature, 19th century British travel narrative and the post 9-11 novel. In addition, he has published several articles in Renaissance literature and British civil war drama. Dr. Orchard&#8217;s current book project is concerned with the theory and practice of drama and other entertainments in the 1640s and 1650s in Britain as a sign of a civil war in poetics. The book is under contract with Routledge.</p><p>The former director of the School of Theatre, Television, and Film at San Diego State University, Professor Hopkins is a graduate of Dallas High School. He is presenting the lecture, &#8220;Mad as Hell: Contemporary Shakespeare, Contemporary Audiences.&#8217;&#8217; As a scholar, his research interests include Shakespeare in performance, especially contemporary productions and Shakespeare on film, and the relationship between performance and the production of urban space. His publications have appeared in journals, such as TheatreForum, Theatre Journal, Theatre Topics and Modern Drama, and in collections, including &#8220;Shakespeare After Mass Media,&#8221; &#8220;Performing Transversally&#8221; and &#8220;Rematerializing Shakespeare.&#8221; In 2011, Professor Hopkins was the recipient of the Elliott Hayes Award for Achievement in Dramaturgy in recognition of 10 years as editor of Review, the online journal of dramaturgy.</p><style>
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Dallas High School grad will present Shakespeare lecture at Misericordia