Goodwin & Skybell Sign on to 6/5 Shakespeare Evening

By: May. 30, 2006
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Two more stars have signed on to The Shakespeare Society's presentation of A Question of Genius, a 90-minute exploration into Shakespeare's enduring legacy. A Question of Genius will take place on Monday, June 5th at The Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College from 6:30 to 8:00 PM.

Ginnifer Goodwin ("Big Love," the films Walk the Line, Mona Lisa Smile) and Steve Skybell (Love! Valour! Compassion!, Wicked in Chicago) will join the previously-announced Richard Easton (Entertaining Mr. Sloane, The Rivals) and Linda Emond (Homebody/Kabul, Life (x) 3) in acting out scenes from A Midsummer Night's Dream, Hamlet, and King Lear. They will assist three contemporary thinkers in "addressing the size, scope, and enduring mystery of Shakespeare's accomplishments," state press notes.

Headlining the discussion, Adam Gopnik (The New Yorker, Paris to the Moon) will explore Shakespeare's use of multiple tones and voices. Ron Rosenbaum (New York Observer, The Shakespeare Wars) will address whether Shakespeare was the romantic "natural genius" who never blotted a line or a conscientious artist who revised his work in important ways. And Broadway director Mark Lamos (Seascape, The Rivals) will consider Shakespeare: A Man of the Theater.

In honor of Shakespeare's 442nd birthday, The Shakespeare Society recently sponsored a highly-successful Free four-hour Shakespeare Marathon at Symphony Space on April 23 that had a turnout of more than 1,200 people eager to celebrate the Bard.

Limited tickets, priced at $25-$40, are available from The Kaye Box Office at (212) 772-4448.

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