The Wooden O Symposium

The Wooden O Symposium: Medieval, Renaissance and Early Modern Studies
August 7-9, 2006
Cedar City, Utah, USA

Sherratt Library and the College of Visual and Performing Arts
Southern Utah University

The Wooden O Symposium is a cross disciplinary conference exploring Medieval, Renaissance, and Early Modern Studies, through the text and performance of Shakespeare’s plays. The symposium is hosted by Southern Utah University, home of the Tony Award-winning Utah Shakespearean Festival. Scholars attending the conference will have the unique opportunity of immersing themselves in research, text, and performance in one of the most beautiful natural settings in the western U.S.

The Shakespeare Festival is noted for its beautiful outdoor theater modeled after Shakespeare's Globe Theater, the original "wooden O." Their 2006 summer season will include, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Antony and Cleopatra, and Hamlet. In addition, the festival will also produce H.M.S. Pintafore, On Golden Pond, and Room Service in the Randall L. Jones Theatre.

Details at http://www.li.suu.edu/woodeno/