On January 11, 1999, we opened the second half of our 1998-99 season by
reuniting WETA mainstay ROBERT AUBRY DAVIS
with two of his erstwhile colleagues, "The Matinee Ladies," JANE
HORWITZ and RITA KEMPLEY of the Washington Post. On February
8 we afforded listeners a rare opportunity to hear two of our day's most
brilliant social observers, JUDITH MARTIN
(a.k.a. Miss Manners) and DEBORAH TANNEN
(author of You Just Don't Understand and other books), as they
brought their special perspectives to Shakespeare's dramatic works. On March
15 we talked about Shakespeare and politics with NPR correspondents COKIE
ROBERTS and LINDA WERTHEIMER. And on June 14 we enjoyed an evening with
HAL HOLBROOK, who shared his thoughts
about Shylock, a character he was portraying in The Merchant of Venice
at The Shakespeare Theatre, and then introduced master teacher RAFE ESQUITH
and his "Hobart Shakespeareans," a group of California sixth-graders who
were on their way to perform at Shakespeare's Globe in London. These events
all took place at the NATIONAL PRESS CLUB in D.C.
After a summer break, we returned to the NPC for four programs that would
launch our 1999-2000 season. In September we spoke with educator PEGGY
O'BRIEN, author of Shakespeare Set Free. In October our guests
were KENNETH ADELMAN and NORMAN AUGUSTINE,
who discussed Shakespeare in Charge, their new book about the playwright's
insights on leadership. In November we discussed Discovering Hamlet
with filmmaker MARK OLSHAKER. And
in December we conversed with playwright KEN
LUDWIG about such hits as Lend Me a Tenor and Crazy for
You.
For details about offerings that have been presented in other seasons, click
on the years that follow: 1998, 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
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