Exploring The Tempest: A Shakespeare Discussion

Exploring The Tempest: A Shakespeare Discussion 
January 17 | 3-4:30pm | Zoom 

The Tempest 
Hillary Freeman and Tom McCann will lead a Zoom discussion on The Tempest. This event is open to all, not just those participating in other Shakespeare Readers & Theater events, so feel free to invite others! 

“The rarer action is in virtue than in vengeance.” (Act 5, Scene 1) “O brave new world, That has such people in't!” (Act 5, Scene 1) “You taught me language, and my profit on’t Is, I know how to curse.” (Act 1, Scene 2)  

This will be a fantastic lead-up to The Tempest on the UMD stage in February 2025.

Additional Shakespeare Readers & Theater Events & Resources: 

• Richard II: We'll be discussing this play in person at the Grand Marais Hub on November 8 and December 6, both at 3:30-5:00 PM. Drop in for as long as you can and let us know if you’re coming (for the banana bread count!). Contact Tom McCann at 218-260-0573.or tom.mccannstudio@yahoo.com

• A BBC Richard II DVD will be available for small group viewings throughout November and December.

• Romeo and Juliet: Our 2022 Zoom production lives on! The Readers Group produced their own little Zoom version of RnJ in 2022

• Times Literary Supplement: The August 2-30 editions of the Times Literary Supplement featured insightful reviews of new Shakespearean books, available at the Grand Marais Library. A member of our group is reviewing two more books, with recommendations expected in December.

• Shakespeare’s Curtain Theatre: If you’re into historical discoveries, check out the 
  latest excavation news on this iconic theatre in the UK.

The UMD Theater production of The Tempest:

February 7th & 8th | 7:30 PM
February 9th | 2:00 PM 
February 12th, 13th, & 14th | 7:30 PM
February 15th | 2:00 PM & 7:30 PM

Questions? Contact Tom McCann at 218-260-0573.

Need copies of Richard II or The Tempest? Visit Drury Lane Books in downtown Grand Marais or check out the Grand Marais Public Library! Be sure to pick up editions with line numbers for easy reference.

To get you into the spirits:
Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks! rage! blow!
You cataracts and hurricanoes, spout
Till you have drench'd our steeples, drown'd the cocks!  

King Lear, Act III, Scene II
When will we meet again?

First Witch
When shall we three meet again?
In thunder, lightning, or in rain?

Second Witch
When the hurly-burly’s done,
When the battle’s lost and won.

Third Witch
That will be ere the set of sun.
Macbeth, Act I, Scene I