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Understanding the Romance of Cymbeline

CELEBRATED SPEAKERS

SHAKESPEARE'S MULTIRACIAL WORLD

Lazaridis Hall, Tom Patterson Theatre
Friday, June 12, 2026
10:30 a.m. to noon
Former president of the Shakespeare Association of America, Ayanna Thompson, joins Stratford Festival company member Jessica B. Hill for an exclusive interview. With insights drawn from her long career as a dramaturg, teacher and advocate, including editing The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare and Race, Thompson will discuss how the study and performance of Shakespeare are inseparable from race, and how Shakespeare reflects our multiracial world.

Support for The Meighen Forum is generously provided by Kelly & Michael Meighen and the T.R. Meighen Family Foundation.

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