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Inside Out / Outside In

21-25 October 2009

The American Shakespeare Center and Shakespeare’s Globe invite you to attend the 5th Blackfriars Conference, the culmination of a year long celebration of the work of Andy Gurr.

Marking the 400th anniversary of the King’s Men’s occupation of their Blackfriars Playhouse, the American Shakespeare Center invites scholars and theatre practitioners to present papers relating to the practice, the design, and the repertory of early modern indoor and outdoor playhouses.

The conference will also feature presentations on the findings of the Globe II research team in preparation for the American Shakespeare Center’s next building project.

Additional highlights include:

• 5 keynote speakers
• 5 early modern productions
• Unique plenary format featuring papers of 10-13 minutes length
• Thunder and a bear

The American Shakespeare Center, in partnership with Shakespeare’s Globe in London, will host its fifth Blackfriars Conference, “Inside Out/Outside In,” in honour of Andy Gurr in Staunton, Virginia, from 20-25 October 2009. Registration fee includes tickets to the ASC productions of 1 Henry IV, Merry Wives, Titus Andronicus, Much Ado About Nothing, and The Rehearsal by George Villier (et al); opening and closing banquets; a special presentation by the ASC actors honouring the work of Andy Gurr; and Paul’s Menzer’s Shakespeare on Ice, a play and cocktail party.

We are inviting proposals for papers on topics to do with early modern drama in performance, including but not restricted to the staging, texts, design, repertory, personnel, and the business of plays in early modern England. Paper presentations are limited to 10 minutes (presentation without actors) and to 13 minutes (presentations with ASC actors). Presenters should be aware that they will hear the sound of a thundersheet when two minutes remain and will exit pursed by a bear when time is out.

In order to submit a 300 word abstract and a short bio to Sarah Enloe, Director of Education, by 30 May 2009, go to the ASC website. Please include a brief statement saying whether or not you would be interested in having your work in a volume of Blackfriars Conference essays.

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