Since the autumn of 1998, when the Guild launched its most versatile program
format with a sequence of dialogues at the NATIONAL PRESS CLUB in Washington,
SPEAKING OF SHAKESPEARE has enabled attendees to meet and converse
with some of the most engaging artists, journalists, and other public figures
of our time. Installments in this or in closely related series have taken
place under the aegis of such organizations as the AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE,
the ARTS CLUB, the BRITISH EMBASSY, the COSMOS CLUB, DACOR BACON HOUSE,
the FOLGER SHAKESPEARE LIBRARY, the FRENCH EMBASSY, the SHAKESPEARE THEATRE
COMPANY, the UNIVERSITY CLUB, the WASHINGTON CLUB, and the WOMAN’S NATIONAL
DEMOCRATIC CLUB in D.C., the CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE THEATER in the Windy City,
and the ALGONQUIN HOTEL, the DICAPO OPERA THEATRE, the ENGLISH-SPEAKING
UNION, the NATIONAL ARTS CLUB, THE PLAYERS, and the PRINCETON CLUB OF NEW
YORK in Manhattan.
We inaugurated our series on Wednesday, September 9, 1998, at the NATIONAL
PRESS CLUB with the legendary PETER BROOK,
who is almost universally acclaimed as the most influential director of
the 20th century.
We then moved to the BRITISH EMBASSY for the first of
three gatherings that focused on what is now known as the SHAKESPEARE THEATRE
COMPANY. On Monday, October 5, we talked with EMERY
BATTIS, EDWARD GERO, and TED VAN GRIETHUYSEN. On Monday, November 16,
we spoke with comic virtuoso FLOYD
KING, and on Wednesday, December 2, we put the spotlight on Artistic
Director MICHAEL KAHN. Our November
and December engagements took place at the NATIONAL PRESS CLUB.
For details about offerings that have been presented in other seasons, click
on the years that follow: 1999, 2000,
2001, 2002,
2003, 2004,
2005, 2006,
2007, 2008,
2009, 2010,
2011, 2012,
2013, 2014,
2015, 2016,
2017, 2018,
2019, and 2020.
And for information about upcoming programs, visit our Current
Events page.