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Shakespeare in Brown Bodies: Latine Shakespeare at UCI's New Swan

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Cultural Drama Shakespeare Theatre

Mon, Oct 5, 2026

6 PM – 7:30 PM PDT (GMT-7)

Humanities Gateway 1010

611 Humanities Quad, Irvine, CA 92617, United States

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Join us for this behind-the-scenes look at how New Swan’s Latine artists produce and enact Shakespeare in contemporary Southern California. Beginning with The Merry Wives of Windsor Cove, produced by New Swan Shakespeare Festival at UC Irvine in 2026, we’ll take a broader look at the task of representing brown bodies and telling their stories through the texts of Shakespeare. Meet New Swan actors and experience the power of theater!

CO-SPONSORS: New Swan Shakespeare Center
Visit the New Swan Shakespeare event page for more information about the presenters: https://www.humanities.uci.edu/events/shakespeare-brown-bodies-latine-performance-new-swan

Where

Humanities Gateway 1010

611 Humanities Quad, Irvine, CA 92617, United States

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