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Juliet and Shakespeare's Women

Hartford Stage's current production is maybe Shakespeare's most popular play. This hour, Artistic Director DarkoTresnjak joins us to talk about his neorealist version of "Romeo and Juliet."

We also talk with Tina Packer, author of Women of Will, about Juliet, a character she calls a touchstone, a turning point in Shakespeare’s oeuvre. "Suddenly Shakespeare’s women have depth of character, motivation, understanding of life more than equal to that of the men; once Juliet has led the way, the plays are never the same again.

"From Juliet on," Packer says, "Shakespeare writes the women as if he were a woman."

GUESTS:

  • Tina Packer - Author of Women of Will: Following the Feminine in Shakespeare’s Plays
  • Humphrey Tonkin - Professor of English and president emeritus of the University of Hartford
  • Darko Tresnjak - Artistic director at Hartford Stage

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Colin McEnroe, Chion Wolf, and Greg Hill contributed to this show.

Jonathan is a producer for ‘The Colin McEnroe Show.’ His work has been heard nationally on NPR and locally on Connecticut Public’s talk shows and news magazines. He’s as likely to host a podcast on minor league baseball as he is to cover a presidential debate almost by accident. Jonathan can be reached at jmcnicol@ctpublic.org.

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