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A game afoot: Shakespeare in the Schools is a hit—
they laugh that win!

Looking ahead: 2013 Tempt Me Further Tour

Performances: March 6-8, 2013

Alas, the 2012 festival has come to a close. We wish to thank the performers, educators, students, community members and festival goers whose participation made this year's event a success. A complete 2012 festival lineup, including workshops, films and lectures is available here.

It's time to look ahead. In 2013, the American Shakespeare Festival returns to the Murray State campus to present Shakespeare's hilarious comedy Twelfth Night and John Webster's gripping tragedy The Duchess of Malfi. Performances take place in Lovett Auditorium on the following schedule: 

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Performance Schedule 


Wednesday
March 6, 2013

Twelfth Night
10 a.m. - noon, Lovett Auditorium

Thursday
March 7, 2013

Twelfth Night
10 a.m. - noon, Lovett Auditorium

 

The Duchess of Malfi
7-9 p.m., Lovett Auditorium

Friday
March 8, 2013

Twelfth Night
7-9 p.m., Lovett Auditorium

 

Teacher Resources

 Teacher Resources


IN THE MEDIA

Festival 2012 Highlight Video
Check out this Roundabout U video highlighting Shakespeare in the Schools.

Festival 2011 Highlight Video
In February 2011, more than 1,500 students from 14 counties attended daytime performances of Macbeth. American Shakespeare Center performers also visited area schools to workshop with students. Check out this festival highlight video. (A production of Media Services, Roundabout U and the Department of English and Philosophy.) 

The Bard or Not the Bard?

In the movie Anonymous, director Roland Emmerich takes on a theory that Shakespeare did not, in fact, write the works that have endured for four centuries. Murray Shakespeare Festival Chair Dr. Rusty Jones discusses fact versus Hollywood in this interview with local NPR member station WKMS. See the New York Times story "Hollywood Dishonors the Bard."

 

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