Spring and Summer Courses

Spring and Summer Courses

Study Shakespeare through E379M • Shakespeare at Winedale Spring Class

The Spring 2008 course, taught by Professor James Loehlin, will focus on A Midsummer Night's Dream, culminating in public performances at the Winedale Theatre Barn on April 25th and 26th, 2008.

Performances will be held on April 25th and 26th, 7pm, Winedale Theatre Barn. Purchase tickets online; $10 Adults, $5 Students.

2008 Summer Class

The 2008 Summer Class will study Romeo and Juliet, The Merchant of Venice, and Antony and Cleopatra. Applications are available online and in the Parlin and Calhoun buildings on the UT campus.

Download a copy of the 2008 Shakespeare at Winedale application form (PDF, 179K)

Shakespeare at Winedale is centered on two courses in the UT Department of English: the spring class, E379M, taught mainly on the UT campus, and the summer class, E678A and B, taught at the Winedale Historical Center, near Round Top, about halfway between Austin and Houston.  Students in the spring class spend three weekends at the center, and give their final performances there.

At Winedale, students live and work in a peaceful pastoral setting and perform in a century-old German hay barn that has been converted into an Elizabethan-style theatre. The isolated wooded landscape provides a special kind of magic and a uniquely focused intensity for the exploration of these supremely demanding plays.

Shakespeare at Winedale is intended for students from all disciplines who are prepared to take risks and commit themselves to a creatively and intellectually demanding style of performance. Application is by interview, not audition, and special consideration is given to students who have never performed before. Students from any college or university will be considered, with some preference given to undergraduates. The keys to success at Winedale are a fertile imagination, an eagerness to learn, a willingness to play, and a high level of dedication and stamina.

Download a copy of the 2008 Shakespeare at Winedale schedule (PDF, 186K)