Hi All, I attended the final performance of Othello last Sunday, and it was excellent. The play is like a symphony, though a dark one, and this year's class played it masterfully. I had forgotten just how wicked Iago is! We did Othello my summer in 85, and I remember Brian Foster's melodious voice as Othello.

I haven't posted here before, but I wanted to share an interesting strand of Shakespeare studies and performance that I get notices about. I have not seen any of their performances, but I find this whole adaptation of the bard to the border fascinating.

Cheers, Lennie

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Dear Friends and Colleagues:

We are thrilled to share that The Bard in the Borderlands is back with another collection of Shakespeare appropriations! Volume 2 was officially published today by ACMRS Press, both in print https://smex-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2facmrspress.com%2f9780866988483%2fthe%2dbard%2din%2dthe%2dborderlands%2f&umid=82ea97ed-3457-499a-8415-2ab90b9840c5&auth=ac6a897e8a535ea50ad6a593fc6a73ae94a6e370-fade731f496648a42aec82bf086567b163713e98 and open access https://asu.pressbooks.pub/bard-in-the-borderlands-volume-2/.

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For several decades, playwrights in the U.S.–Mexico Borderlands region have been adapting, translating, and remaking Shakespeare’s plays to reflect the histories, cultures, and lived realities of La Frontera, a contested area encompassing Northern Mexico and parts of Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California. The second volume of The Bard in the Borderlands: An Anthology of Shakespeare Appropriations en La Frontera continues to celebrate and honor this rich tradition.

This volume showcases works by esteemed playwrights that reimagine The Merchant of Venice, The Winter’s Tale, Measure for Measure, and The Comedy of Errors:

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The Merchant of Santa Fe by Ramón A. Flores and Lynn Knight -

Invierno by José Cruz González -

Measure for Measure | Medida por medida by Bernardo Mazón Daher -

La Comedia of Errors by Lydia G. Garcia and Bill Rauch

Learn more about the Borderlands Shakespeare Colectiva at our website https://smex-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2fborderlandsshakespeare.org&umid=82ea97ed-3457-499a-8415-2ab90b9840c5&auth=ac6a897e8a535ea50ad6a593fc6a73ae94a6e370-eb5f869056efe58a71d12b17a5f5347ba2684749 .

Please keep in touch–we'd love to hear about your experiences reading and teaching the plays!

Adelante,

Adrianna, Katie, and Kate

Katherine Gillen, Ph.D. ⧫ Professor of English,

Texas A&M University-San Antonio

Adrianna M. Santos, Ph.D. ⧫ Associate Professor of English, Texas A&M University-San Antonio

Kathryn Vomero Santos, Ph.D. ⧫ Associate Professor of English, Trinity University

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