Cost and Registration Information

Early Registration Price (January 8 at 9 am** – January 25 at 4 pm): $210
Regular Registration Price (January 25 at 4 pm – first day of class): $231

** Registration opens online at 9 am. Phone registration will be accepted starting at 10 am.

Members, seniors, and students get a 10% discount.

This seminar is full. Please call (312) 255-3700 to be added to the wait list.

Seminar Description

Shakespeare’s late romance examines the universal themes of redemption and forgiveness, family reunions, destruction of trust through suspicion, the unintended consequences of self-involvement, the magic of the theater, and the renewal of life through an awakening to love. In addition to reading and discussing the play, we will view video performances of various productions to deepen our appreciation of Shakespeare’s genius.
Five sessions. E - $210, L - $231

John Nygro is a Chicago-based lecturer, actor, and musician with a forty-year career in the arts. He has given talks at universities, libraries, arts organizations, and on the radio.

Materials List

Required:

• William Shakespeare, The Winter's Tale, Oxford, 2008. ISBN: 978-0199535910

First Reading:

• For the first class, please read Act One of The Winter's Tale.

This class is part of the Newberry’s Adult Education Seminars Program. Learn more about our registration procedures.