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All the World’s a Stage at the Scranton Shakespeare Festival

Scranton marked the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death by presenting “Shakespeare Lives! A Festival."

Festival presenters are pictured here, from left: Rebecca Steinberger, Ph.D. ’95, professor of English at Misericordia University; Megan Lloyd, Ph.D., professor of English at King’s College; Cary Mazer, Ph.D., associate professor of English and theater arts at the University of Pennsylvania; and Michael Friedman, Ph.D., professor of English and theatre at Scranton.
Festival presenters are pictured here, from left: Rebecca Steinberger, Ph.D. ’95, professor of English at Misericordia University; Megan Lloyd, Ph.D., professor of English at King’s College; Cary Mazer, Ph.D., associate professor of English and theater arts at the University of Pennsylvania; and Michael Friedman, Ph.D., professor of English and theatre at Scranton.

Joining cities around the world, Scranton marked the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death by presenting “Shakespeare Lives! A Festival” on April 23. 

The daylong event included presentations on Shakespeare and gender, Shakespeare’s language and Shakespeare in the 21st century, along with an opening address by noted Shakespearean scholar Cary Mazer, Ph.D., associate professor of English and theater arts at the University of Pennsylvania. The lunch presentation showcased scenes from Hamlet with Michael Bradshaw Flynn ’13, a producing artistic director of the Scranton Shakespeare Festival, presenting “400 and 5: The Scranton Shakespeare Festival.” 

The Education and English and Theatre Departments, as well as the Office of Community and Government Relations and the Lackawanna Arts and Culture Department, presented the festival in collaboration with the Schemel Forum. 

Read the full story, here.

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