The R&J Project - Schedule of Events
Spring 2010
Date |
Event |
Time |
| 2/11 | Women in Shakespeare A panel of five Fairfield University professors will discuss the various aspects of the portrayal of women in Shakespeare's plays and in the Elizabethan age. The panel will be led by Professor Elizabeth Haas (New Media and Women's Studies). Panelists include Professor Richard Regan (English), Professor Robert Epstein (English), Professor Patricia Behre (History), and Professor Lynne Porter (Theatre). Examples of topics to be discussed include young heroines in Shakespeare and "Who's Wearing the Pants?" focusing on the effects of cross-gender casting. |
6-7 p.m. Library Multimedia Viewing Room |
| 2/12 & 2/13 | On The Spot Improv presents: The Happy Daggers: Improv in the style of Shakespeare! Two evenings of side-splitting comedy guaranteed to make the Bard roll in his grave. $5 admission. |
7 & 9:30 p.m. PepsiCo Theatre |
| 2/16 | A Romeo and Juliet Film Festival: The Bubble: A film based on Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, about an Israeli man who falls in love with a Palestinian man in Tel Aviv Opening presentation by Reference and Media Librarian Philip Bahr, and Talk Back with Philip Bahr, Professor Elizabeth Haas, and members of the LGBT Alumni Association and Alliance Presented with support from the Humanities Institute and the Office of Diversity |
7:30 p.m. Library Multimedia Viewing Room |
| 2/18 | The Meddling Monk: The Role of the Friar in Romeo and Juliet, presented by Father Richard Ryscavage, S.J. Father Richard Ryscavage, S.J. will speak on the role of the Friar in Romeo and Juliet. Fr. Ryscavage says the lecture will "place the figure of the monk in the context of the Elizabethan age in England, as well as show how Shakespeare could see the friar as representing the role of the Church in society." A discussion will follow the lecture. |
5-6 p.m. Egan Chapel |
| 2/23 | A Romeo and Juliet Film Festival: Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet Opening presentation by Prof. Richard Regan, Shakespeare scholar, and Talk Back with Prof. Elizabeth Haas and Prof. Robert Epstein of English. Presented with support from the Humanities Institute. |
8 p.m. Library Multimedia Viewing Room |
| 3/2 | A Romeo and Juliet Film Festival: West Side Story Opening presentation by Prof. Laura Nash, Music Program, Visual & Performing Arts, and Talk Back with Prof. Elizabeth Haas. Presented with support from the Humanities Institute. |
7:30 p.m. Library Multimedia Viewing Room |
| 3/15-5/15 | Romeo and Juliet Exhibition Curated by Prof. Jill Deupi of Art History, archivist Elise Bochinski, and exhibit coordinator Grace Bissenden. This display features artwork, books, information and memorabilia pertaining to the story of Romeo and Juliet. Artist Debbie Gwiazdowski has created two opposing landscapes, urban versus classical, to explore and represent Shakespeare's famous balcony scene. The story is given a pop culture twist with R&J: CSI, a series of police reports, newspaper clippings and "evidence" that chronicles the story of R&J from the perspective of a crime scene investigation. By utilizing specific contemporary references this exhibit hopes to encourage viewers to connect to the story's universal themes of love, sex, conflicting loyalties and violence which are at the heart of Shakespeare's famous tragedy. |
Library Main Lobby |
| 3/16 | Romeo & Juliet - A Conversation in Communication from a Systemic Perspective Come and learn how the Capulet and Montague families are like your family. Presented by Profs. Anibal Torres and Diana Mille from the Department of Marriage and Family Therapy, this event will focus on some common familial issues in Romeo & Juliet that often lead to family dysfunction (e.g., keeping secrets, entitlement, enmeshment and homeostasis). Experienced family therapists will explore how family therapy treatment modalities can help families like the Capulet's and Montague's. |
5 p.m. Library Multimedia Viewing Room |
| 3/18 | Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet: A Comedy Gone Wrong Fairfield's own Shakespeare scholar Dr. Richard Regan will speak on Romeo and Juliet as what he has coined a "comic tragedy." What starts out as having the makings of a comedy changes drastically as the play progresses. Through a multimedia presentation, Dr. Regan will unpack the play and investigate what makes it a tragedy in the end rather than a comedy. A sidelong glance at Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, Romeo and Juliet's companion play, will be included in the lecture. |
5-6 p.m. Library Multimedia Viewing Room |
| 3/23-3/30 | Sonya Berlovitz Costume Designs and Paintings: 1993-2010 An exhibition by Sonya Berlovitz, Fairfield's distinguished guest costume designer in residence for the R&J Project. Read more about the artist and her work. Opening reception on 3/23 from 4:30-6 p.m.; 5:15 p.m. artist's talk. |
Lukacs Gallery, Loyola Hall |
| 4/6 | O True Apothecary: A Forensic Toxicological Perspective on Romeo & Juliet Join Profs. Amanda Harper-Leatherman and John Miecznikowski of the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry as they consider the final death scene of Romeo and Juliet from a modern forensic science perspective. In the process, they will discuss the herbs and poisons common during the time of Shakespeare, and the relationship between apothecaries, the monastery, poison and medicine. |
5-6 p.m. Bannow Hall Room 138 |
| 4/6 | Shakespeare Behind Bars film viewing and talkback with Curt Tofteland Shakespeare Behind Bars is the only Shakespeare company operating inside a medium-security male prison. Each year, Founding Artistic Director Curt Tofteland leads a group of inmates through the production of a full Shakespeare play. The primary goal is for each inmate to address complex emotional issues through theatre, encouraging the development of both personal and interpersonal life skills. The documentary film on this work will be screened, followed by a Q&A with Director Tofteland. For more information about the film, visit ShakespeareBehindBars.com. Free and open to the public. This event is sponsored by the Humanities Institute. |
7:30-10 p.m. Kelley Theatre, Quick Center |
| 4/8 | Fairfield University Orchestra in concert, featuring incidental music for Romeo and Juliet by Mark R. Bannister and music from West Side Story Michael A. Ciavaglia, conductor; in collaboration with the Fairfield University Glee Club, Carole Ann Maxwell, conductor. Featuring the US premiere of Mark Bannister's incidental music for Romeo and Juliet in concert. Other repertoire includes the Introit from Mozart's Requiem and selections from West Side Story, Leonard Bernstein's 1957 retelling of Romeo and Juliet. Free and open to the public. |
7:30 p.m. Kelley Theatre, Quick Center |
| 4/12 | A Portrait of Verona: The City and Its Architecture Professor Victor Deupi will present a lecture on Verona, Italy and its vivid and colorful art and culture. A Portrait of Verona will examine the selected setting of Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet from the perspective of Anglo-American writers and artists. The historical city, its myths, monuments, and major figures will be considered in light of the unique position Verona occupies in the world of art, travel. and literature. |
5 p.m. Library Multimedia Viewing Room |
| 4/13 | Comedy in Tragedy Join Father Charles Allen, S.J. as he examines comedy and its various forms throughout history. The lecture will cover the history of comedy, the different kinds of comedy, how comedy is used in tragic times, and finally, comedy in Romeo and Juliet. The lecture will take a unique look at Romeo and Juliet. This multimedia presentation will tie the Shakespearean tragedy with the comedy found in the play and everyday life. |
5 p.m. Library Multimedia Viewing Room |
| 4/15-5/17 | Studio Art Junior Senior Seminar Exhibition We invite you to witness the exemplary work of students involved in the Studio Art program. Professor Suzanne Chamlin's students have been working this semester on an exhibition with special emphasis on The R&J Project. The exhibition will include pieces responding to Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet through students' visual interpretations and exploration of the theme of love. There will be an opening reception on Thursday April 15, 2010. |
Walsh Art Gallery, Quick Center |
| 4/17 | Love, Mayhem, Death, presented by the Fairfield University Glee Club The Fairfield University Glee Club will center its performance on three of the most prominent themes in Romeo and Juliet: those of love, mayhem, and death. Love is musically exemplified by the ladies of the Glee Club in Pablo Casals's Nigra Sum, the sensuous and beautiful text from the biblical Song of Songs, a series of love poems interpreted as a picture of the relationship between Christ and the church. The Chamber Singers find themselves in a web of emotion as well as playful trysts with the music of Renaissance composers John Farmer and Orlando DiLasso. Love also weaves its way around to the contemporary setting of the star-crossed lovers in Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story. The men of the Glee Club will sing "Gee, Officer Krupke" tying in the theme of mayhem. The Glee Club will be joined by the Fairfield University Orchestra, Michael A. Ciavaglia, conductor, for movements of Mark Bannister's incidental music for Romeo and Juliet and the Introitus from Mozart's requiem. $6.00 Students, $10.00 General Admission |
8:00 p.m. Kelley Theatre, Quick Center |
| 4/20-4/27 | Exhibition by students in Foundation Figure Drawing and Painting II Join us in celebrating the work of students in Professor Suzanne Chamlin and Professor Kathryn Yarrington's Foundation Figure Drawing and Painting II classes. The exhibition will include works responding to relationships in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet and large-scale works investigating the nuances of color used in the Renaissance. |
Experimental Space, Loyola Hall Ground Floor |
4/20 - 4/28 |
Romeo and Juliet, presented by Theatre Fairfield Barbra Berlovitz, Director Sonya Berlovitz, Costume Designer For tickets, call the Quick Center box office at (203) 254-4010 or 1-877-ARTS-396 $12 general admission $6 seniors and university staff $5 students |
4/20 - 4/24 & 4/26 - 4/28 at 8 p.m. 4/24 at 2 p.m. Wien Theatre, Quick Center |