Joining on the live feed for making it possible for shakespeare fans to enjoy this special day. Shakespeares influence goes beyond the written word, your arrival was accompanied by the folger consort. If you are interested in their music you can find it on itunes and have a look at the wonder of will room that has been created by itunes. We collect shakespeare material for everyone who wants to celebrate. Today we are here to celebrate the legacy of the worlds greatest storyteller. What better way to do that than pay tribute with stories. I am willing to bet that every one of you has a story to tell about how they got to know this amazing writer. 400 years ago to this very day, april 23, 1616, William Shakespeare died. The world is much larger and connected today than it was in 1616 and a lot has happened. We are still talking to shakespeare. For many it feels like he is still in the room. If you look around he is still in the room. How is it that we still have more to say about this w
Conversations like this regularly and the children of today have been shortchanged certainly in their literature, all of the fun whitmore had with all the things he learned, this wonderful great mind, we dont encourage children to have that kind of mind. We dont have literature at their disposal. In Junior High School, Junior High School teachers and High School Teachers are the gateway to the arts and humanity. If you arrived in college and had a great professor there is something that happened before that and we realize that which is why we want every child who has an experience with shakespeare before they are 18 to have a fantastic experience because those doors are going to open and that is where you get great professors like the people here on the stage. That is the place and we really love those teachers. Catherine, please go ahead and ask your question. I want to start a thespian group called Whitmore Mckay thespians is a celebration. Can you think of a better gift to give the
And today, you are joining us on a very special day. Were broadcasting here from the historic pastor reading room. Where for the past 80 years , scholars from around the globe have come to use the largest shakespeare collection in the world. I would like to extend a warm welcome to you today who joining us on cspan2. And those of you joining us forhe live feed, thanks making it possible for shakespeare fans to enjoy this special day. Shakespeares influence goes beyond the written word, your arrival was accompanied by the folger consort. Ourfolger consort is inhouse ensemble. If you are interested in their music, you can find it on itunes and have a look at the wonder of will room that has been created by itunes. Apple has partnered with us so we collect shakespeare material for everyone who wants to celebrate. Today, we are here to celebrate the legacy of the worlds greatest storyteller. And what better way to do that than pay tribute with stories. People are celebrating shakespeare al
Joining on the live feed for making it possible for shakespeare fans to enjoy this special day. Shakespeares influence goes beyond the written word, your arrival was accompanied by the folger consort. If you are interested in their music you can find it on itunes and have a look at the wonder of will room that has been created by itunes. We collect shakespeare material for everyone who wants to celebrate. Today we are here to celebrate the legacy of the worlds greatest storyteller. What better way to do that than pay tribute with stories. I am willing to bet that every one of you has a story to tell about how they got to know this amazing writer. 400 years ago to this very day, april 23, 1616, William Shakespeare died. The world is much larger and connected today than it was in 1616 and a lot has happened. We are still talking to shakespeare. For many it feels like he is still in the room. If you look around he is still in the room. How is it that we still have more to say about this w
Michael is the director of the soldier shakespeare library. And on april 23, saturday joined book tv live from the theater, we will be here covering their program on the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeares death. Well also be taking your call and shakespeare, that shakespeare, that is saturday, april 23. Ael , hello and welcome to the wonder i am michael director of the library, today you are joining us on a very specialorie day. We are broadcasting here from the historic pastor reading room for the past 80 years scholars from around the globe have come to use the largest shakespeare collection in the world. I would like to extend a warm welcome today to all of you who are joining us on cspan two, those those of you joining us on the live feed, thanks to book tv and see spend two for making it possible for shakespeare fans everywhere to enjoy the special day with us. Shakespeares influence extends beyond the written world which your arrival today was accompanied by music of the c