Lisa Klein, author of the young adult novel Ophelia, discusses her reinterpretation of聽Hamlet聽as a tale told from Ophelia鈥檚 point of view. Klein will talk about the process of transforming the heroine from Shakespeare鈥檚 stage to her page, and now to the screen in the forthcoming major motion picture based on her novel and starring Daisy […]
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Curious about how television gets made? Do you like to write or act? Have you ever watched television? Come join Emmy Award-winning television writer and Executive Producer of Will & Grace Adam Barr as he leads a hands-on workshop on the essentials of creating an original episode of TV. In a fun, three-hour session, you鈥檒l […]
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Adam Barr is a writer and producer of film and television in Los Angeles. He was born and raised in Lewiston, 海角社区, where he attended Lewiston High School, then went on to study American History & Literature at Harvard University. For nearly 30 years, he has written for a number of shows, including聽The New Adventures […]
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Lisa Klein, author of the young adult novel Ophelia, discusses her reinterpretation of聽Hamlet聽as a tale told from Ophelia’s point of view. Klein will talk about the process of transforming the […]
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Adam Barr is a writer and producer of film and television in Los Angeles. He was born and raised in Lewiston, 海角社区, where he attended Lewiston High School, then went […]
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This discussion, led by Adam Barr, writer and producer of hit聽shows including聽The New Adventures of Old Christine聽and聽Will & Grace, will address topics such as how ideas age and how television […]
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Curious about how television gets made? Do you like to write or act? Have you ever watched television? Come join Emmy Award-winning television writer and Executive Producer of Will & […]
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The U海角社区/Orono High School Humanities Collaboration held a discussion of social media and the #MeToo movement. Members of the community, U海角社区 faculty and students, and local high school students, parents, and faculty were all welcome. The discussion was held in the Orono High School Library and was moderated by Judith E. Rosenbaum, Assistant Professor of […]
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Leigh Gilmore is Distinguished Visiting Professor of Women鈥檚 and Gender Studies at Wellesley College. She is the author of Tainted Witness: Why We Doubt What Women Say 海角社区 Their Lives (Columbia UP 2017); The Limits of Autobiography: Trauma and Testimony (Cornell UP 2001); Autobiographics: A Feminist Theory of Women鈥檚 Self-Representation(Cornell UP 1994); and co-author with […]
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Archive from November 12, 2017 Theater professionals Pier Carlo Talenti and Toby Bercovici conducted a post-show discussion after the matinee of Shakespeare鈥檚 鈥淎 Midsummer Night鈥檚 Dream鈥 in Hauck Auditorium. This post-show discussion was sponsored by the Stephen E. King Chair in Literature.
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