Engage with early modern drama as a social, embodied experience! This is an excellent opportunity to gain deeper understanding (and enjoyment) of early modern and Restoration plays that you may not otherwise see performed. At each monthly meeting, we’ll read one play aloud in full with time set aside for a brief discussion afterward. This group is open to graduate students, faculty, and the wider theatre community.

For further information about this group, please contact Ferron Guerreiro (ferron.guerreiro@mail.utoronto.ca).

Schedule of Readings

Friday, September 25, 5pm (Victoria University Private Dining Room): The Shoemaker’s Holiday (1600) – Thomas Dekker

October TBD: The White Devil (1612) – John Webster

November TBD: The Emperor of the Moon (1687) – Aphra Behn

December TBD: [Bonus: Adaptation!] Queen Goneril (2023) – Erin Shields

January TBD: Cynthia’s Revels (1600) – Ben Jonson

February TBD: All for Love (1677) – John Dryden

March TBD: The Convent of Pleasure (1668) – Margaret Cavendish

April TBD: The Woman’s Prize, or the Tamer Tamed (1611) – John Fletcher

May TBD: The Bird in a Cage (1633) – James Shirley

June TBD: The Busie Bodie (1709) – Susanna Centlivre