Lantern Theatre Announces ROMEO, JULIET AND THE TEENAGE BRAIN Lecture for 3/12

Beatriz Luna, one of the country's foremost researchers on adolescent brain development, and Charles McMahon, Shakespearean scholar, Romeo and Juliet director, and Lantern Artistic Director, will take an in-depth look at the tragic behavior of Romeo and Juliet through the lens of recent breakthrough studies of the teenage brain in an event March 12 at 7pm at the Lantern Theater Company.

The discussion will compare Shakespeare's surprising intuition about teen behavior, some 400 years before studies revealed that the frontal cortex of the teenage brain is still in development, and hypothesize how this may affect the behavior and judgment of teens.

This event is part of the Scholars: In Conversation series. Presented in conjunction with Romeo and Juliet, this moderated discussion series will explore the play's striking modern-day relevance as experts in neuroscience, conflict theory, and literature join Lantern artists for conversations about teenagers, feuds, and plot twists.

More information and tickets: http://www.lanterntheater.org/2012/scholars.html