Mary Baldwin University Shakespeare and Performance

Mary Baldwin University Shakespeare and Performance Master of Letters/Master of Fine Arts in Shakespeare & Performance at Mary Baldwin University

The Mary Baldwin University Shakespeare and Performance program is a masters level, degree-granting research group dedicated to the creative exploration of early modern drama and the culture that produced and produces it.

Everyone say hello to Kevin! Coming all the way from Texas, where he graduated from A&M Corpus Christi with a degree in...
11/15/2025

Everyone say hello to Kevin! Coming all the way from Texas, where he graduated from A&M Corpus Christi with a degree in theatre, we are thrilled to be welcoming him to the Shenandoah Valley! However, this is not the furthest Kevin has traveled, as he visited five European countries earlier this year on a trip with his friends.

Lords and ladies, members of the court, please bow your heads for the entrance of Rachael Klein's thesis "Thou Art Thy M...
11/13/2025

Lords and ladies, members of the court, please bow your heads for the entrance of Rachael Klein's thesis "Thou Art Thy Mother's Glass: Elizabeth I's Performances of Connection in Recognition of Her Mother, Anne Boleyn". As Rachael discussed during her presentation at MLitt Thesis Fest, her deep and lifelong love of the Tudor family coupled with her studies of Early Modern theatre have developed into an in depth look at how Elizabeth I's utilized specific iconography to reaffirm her connection and relation to Anne Boleyn.

Last week, our second year MLitt students presented in front of our community their thesis research thus far. We are so ...
11/11/2025

Last week, our second year MLitt students presented in front of our community their thesis research thus far. We are so proud of our students and their dedication and hard work that have gone into their MLitt theses! Please enjoy this recap as we celebrate their efforts!

A couple of weeks ago we were honored to host Dr. Farah Karim-Cooper and to tune into her talk “What are we Allowed to S...
11/09/2025

A couple of weeks ago we were honored to host Dr. Farah Karim-Cooper and to tune into her talk “What are we Allowed to Say About Shakespeare”, on the Blackfriars stage. A special thank you to the for hosting the event in their beautiful playhouse and to our faculty and students for a fantastic turnout!

This Friday afternoon we’d like to introduce you to Sophia! While born and raised in Massachusetts, Sophia most recently...
11/07/2025

This Friday afternoon we’d like to introduce you to Sophia! While born and raised in Massachusetts, Sophia most recently lived in Rhode Island. She adores her siamese cat, Ophelia, and while she considers herself primarily an actress, she is also curious in dabbling in directing and playwriting!

This Friday at 4pm in the Wharf, Dr. Paige Martin Reynolds will be delivering a talk titled "No Small Parts (Only Speech...
11/05/2025

This Friday at 4pm in the Wharf, Dr. Paige Martin Reynolds will be delivering a talk titled "No Small Parts (Only Speechless Women)" that will be open to all! Not only is Dr. Paige Martin Reynolds an acclaimed interdisciplinary scholar and actor, but the acclaimed author of "Performing Shakespeare's Women", detailing her experience of playing some of Shakespeare's most notable women. Did we mention admission is free of charge?
Learn more about Dr. Paige Martin Reynolds at paigemartinreynolds.com

On this Halloween night, we'd like to introduce you to Kelsey! Kelsey is a lover of mac and peas (yes, you read that cor...
11/01/2025

On this Halloween night, we'd like to introduce you to Kelsey! Kelsey is a lover of mac and peas (yes, you read that correctly), playing the ukulele, and Russian history with a dash of Anton Chekhov. While Kelsey may be coming to us from Chicago, she's also studied in Ireland and Moscow!

Swords at the ready! Austin Cox and his thesis titled "Where Did it Go? An Analysis into Shakespeare's Obscure Stage Dir...
10/30/2025

Swords at the ready! Austin Cox and his thesis titled "Where Did it Go? An Analysis into Shakespeare's Obscure Stage Directions", focuses on the unique nature of some of Shakespeare's embedded directions on drawing weapons. However, what happens when there is no further instruction on how or if that weapon is used? Join Austin and the rest of the second year MLitt cohort this coming Sunday, November 2nd and Monday, November 3rd for Thesis Festival in the Blackfriars Playhouse!

Our second year MLitt students have been hard at work on their Master's Theses throughout the summer and into the fall s...
10/29/2025

Our second year MLitt students have been hard at work on their Master's Theses throughout the summer and into the fall semester. This coming Sunday, November 2nd and Monday, November 3rd is your chance to hear all about them! Please join us in the Blackfriars Playhouse to celebrate their hard work and to tune into the range of academic studies, practical research, and inventive topics they will be presenting. Admission is free of charge!

On Monday 27th October, join us at the Blackfriars at 7:30pm for a special event! Scholar-playwright Evelyn Reidy (Roeha...
10/26/2025

On Monday 27th October, join us at the Blackfriars at 7:30pm for a special event! Scholar-playwright Evelyn Reidy (Roehampton University, current Artistic Fellow at the Folger Shakespeare Library) will give a talk about the research process for Very Small Trouble, her new play. “Very Small Trouble” dramatizes a series of real-life early modern performance-protests led by the women of a small town after Puritan attempts to shut down the May Day festivities. We’ll follow the talk with Constellation Shakespeare Collective’s staged reading of the final act of the play, directed by Pete Kirwan and Megan Parlett. Please join us to experience this beautiful, moving, funny, and surprisingly timely play!

Tiket link: https://www.mbushakespearemfa.com/event-details-registration/very-small-trouble (https://www.mbushakespearemfa.com/event-details-registration/very-small-trouble)

Roll the dice and… “GIVE ME A SHAKESPEARE CHECK!” Samuel Acosta, the ultimate Dungeon Master, explores the process and t...
10/23/2025

Roll the dice and… “GIVE ME A SHAKESPEARE CHECK!” Samuel Acosta, the ultimate Dungeon Master, explores the process and theory behind adapting Shakespeare’s Cymbeline into a Dungeons & Dragons adventure. Born from his love of D&D and his creative work as an actor, director, and playwright, Sam’s project fuses these passions into one bold experiment in storytelling. Catch more about Sam’s thesis at Thesis Festival: November 2nd & 3rd!

Farah Karim-Cooper, director of the Folger Shakespeare Library and author of acclaimed book The Great White Bard, will g...
10/22/2025

Farah Karim-Cooper, director of the Folger Shakespeare Library and author of acclaimed book The Great White Bard, will give her lecture “What are we allowed to say about Shakespeare?: Shakespeare in the public eye post-January 2025", in the Blackfriars Playhouse on Friday at 5pm as part of MBU's Signature Event series. We'd love to see the Playhouse packed out for our special guest! Farah is the new Director of the Folger, working at the heart of Washington D.C., and was Director of Research at Shakespeare's Globe for many years prior. Her talk speaks to her work and activism in bringing urgent conversations about Shakespeare and race to major public-facing institutions, and promises to be revelatory. Please contact the box office to reserve tickets.

In addition, S&P students are invited to join us at Rose Terrace at 3.30pm for an ASC Board-sponsored welcome reception. We'll have cookies and lemonade, and the chance to meet Farah informally before her talk. Please join us!

For more information, check out the Mary Baldwin signature events page here: https://events.marybaldwin.edu/event/farah-karim-cooper-what-are-we-allowed-to-say-about-shakespeare-shakespeare-in-the-public-eye-post-january-2025?fbclid=IwY2xjawNlwBxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHvOd5eJ5euqxoAhqg6cbe2UZemEqkuEBnU_Opae1MtaG_lykDNYhgy1zV5Km_aem_wyKrgY2LWhMTXJ8F9UsY9A

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