Capital Classics Theatre Company and the West Hartford Library team up to present the Shakespeare Book Club. Join Capital Classics Artistic Associate and Professor of Theatre Geoffrey Sheehan in discussions of Shakespeare’s great works of theatrical literature.

Discussions will focus on literary elements, such as story, theme, and character, as well as theatrical staging ideas inspired by the texts.

The Shakespeare Book Club will gather in the Noah Webster Library Meeting Room, 20 South Main Street, West Hartford, at 7:00pm on the first Tuesday of every month (beginning Dec. 2014).

No registration is needed to attend. The Club is open to any and all who have read or seen the entire play, and wish to discuss it. You may bring your own beverage and snack to the meeting room.

Your Isham Garage parking garage ticket can be validated at the Information Desk on the Main Level of the library.

Upcoming Discussions:
• Tuesday, December 2, 2014, Hamlet
• Tuesday, January 6, 2015, Macbeth
• Tuesday, February 3, 2015, Othello
• Tuesday, March 3, 2015, A Midsummer Night’s Dream
• Tuesday, April 7, 2015, As You Like It
• Tuesday, May 5, 2015, Romeo & Juliet

Shakespeare’s Plays Online: http://shakespeare.mit.edu/

Geoffrey Sheehan is currently a professor of Theatre Arts at Housatonic Community College in Bridgeport where he also serves as the Theatre Arts Program Coordinator. Prior to his work at HCC, Geoffrey taught theatre in many Connecticut schools and youth programs. Geoffrey is also the co-founder and Artistic Associate with Capital Classics Theatre Company, home of the Capital Classics Shakespeare Festival produced every summer on the campus of the University of St. Joseph in West Hartford, CT. Geoffrey has recently directed The Winter’s Tale; Macbeth; The Comedy of Errors; and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. On stage, he appeared as Malvolio in Twelfth Night, King of France in All’s Well That Ends Well, Prospero in The Tempest and Richard in Richard III. Geoffrey has also worked and performed for many of the area’s professional companies including Hartford Stage Company, City Stage of Springfield, Hartford Symphony Orchestra, and Film Fest New Haven where he worked with artists such as Dan Lauria, Mark Lamos, Marion McClinton, and Reggie Montgomery. Geoffrey received his B.FA. in Drama from UCONN and his M.A.L.S. in Theatre from Wesleyan University.