Join Dr. Margo Hendricks (University of California, Santa Cruz) and Dr. Kathryn Vomero Santos (Trinity University) in a conversation about themes of race, politics, power, and, of course, love in Folger Theatre’s production of Romeo and Juliet.
About Folger Institute
The Folger Institute is a center for early modern research at the Folger Shakespeare Library that brings public audiences together with researchers to explore the cultures and legacies of the early modern world. Learn more.
About the Speakers
Margo Hendricks
Margo Hendricks is Professor Emerita. Co-editor (with Patricia Parker) of Women, Race and Writing in the Early Modern Period (1994), Margo has published essays on Shakespeare, premodern critical race, early modern women, and whatever strikes her fancy.
Kathryn Vomero Santos
Kathryn Vomero Santos is associate professor of English at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas.