Pre-Show Talk with Margo Hendricks and Jeannette Christensen, moderated by Kathryn Vomero Santos
Booking and details
Dates Fri, Oct 11 at 6:30pm
Venue Founders' Room
Tickets Free
Join Dr. Margo Hendricks (University of California, Santa Cruz), Jeannette Christensen (Costume Designer, Romeo and Juliet) 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.
Jeannette Christensen
Jeannette Christensen (Costume Designer) Folger Theatre: Metamorphoses (Associate Costume Designer), Our Verse in Time to Come, The Merry Wives of Windsor (Associate Costume Designer), Amadeus (Associate Costume Designer). GALA Hispanic Theatre: On Your Feet! The Story of Emilio and Gloria Estefan (World Premiere in Spanish; Helen Hayes Award Outstanding Costume Design); The Kennedy Center/ Kennedy Center Theater for Young Audiences: Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!, Show Way. Work at other theaters includes Olney Theatre Center; Round House Theatre; Wolf Trap Opera; Studio Theatre. Work at regional theaters includes American Players Theatre; Oklahoma City Repertory Theater; Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival; American Stage; The Muny. National tour: Show Way, On Your Feet! The Story of Emilio and Gloria Estefan. Arizona State University, Design & Production, BA; University of Maryland, Design, MFA; Maryland Institute College of Art, Business of Art & Design, MPS (Graduating Sept. 2024). Jchristensendesign.com
Kathryn Vomero Santos
Kathryn Vomero Santos is associate professor of English at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas.