For those of you in Austin, I wanted to let you know about an event Shakespeare at Winedale is presenting at 7:00 tonight in conjunction with the University's Texas Institute on Literary and Textual Studies.

We are giving a staged reading of Christopher Marlowe's 1592 satirical masterpiece The Jew of Malta in conjunction with this year's Institute, which is on the theme of 'Religious Conflict in the English Renaissance.'  The readers are all S@W alumni.  The reading will be in the Prothro Theatre in the Harry Ransom Center, 21st and Guadalupe.  It is free.

The Spring Winedale class is also connected to the theme of the Institute, focusing on conflict and belief in Shakespeare.  We will perform The Merchant of Venice at Winedale on April 30 and May 1.  Tickets are available through the website, www.shakespeare-winedale.org.

Please come to either or both events!

Thanks,

James