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Mary Baldwin University Shakespeare and Performance Master of Letters/Master of Fine Arts in Shakespeare & Performance at Mary Baldwin University

The Mary Baldwin University Shakespeare and Performance program is a masters level, degree-granting research group dedicated to the creative exploration of early modern drama and the culture that produced and produces it.

Program co-director Dr. Pete Kirwan gave a keynote address for the biennial conference of Resurgens Theatre in Atlanta, ...
10/10/2026

Program co-director Dr. Pete Kirwan gave a keynote address for the biennial conference of Resurgens Theatre in Atlanta, GA, at the end of September. The conference, "Apocrypha Now!", coincided with the theatre doing a year-long season of plays of disputed Shakespearean authorship, and conference attendees were treated to productions of Mucedorus and Gary Taylor's reconstructed version of Cardenio. Dr. Kirwan's paper, "Performing in the Shadow of Shakespeare", talked about the value of apocryphal plays for foregrounding theatre artists' own work, profiling our program's 2023 Ren Show of The Birth of Merlin.

Pete's reviews of Resurgens' productions of Mucedorus and Cardenio can be found on his blog:
https://drpeterkirwan.com/2026/09/27/the-history-of-cardenio-resurgens-theatre-company-pythagoras-masonic-temple/
https://drpeterkirwan.com/2026/09/26/mucedorus-resurgens-theatre-company-pythagoras-masonic-temple/

Our next Thesis Thursday highlight for our second year MLitt students are Marguerite and Analise! While their topics see...
10/08/2026

Our next Thesis Thursday highlight for our second year MLitt students are Marguerite and Analise! While their topics seem very different, both scholars are looking at authorship in the early modern canon!
If you'd like to hear more from Marguerite, Analise, or any of our other thesis writers, come on down to the Blackfriars Playhouse November 1st-2nd for our annual thesis fest! 📚

Happy Friday! Give a warm welcome to Brayden, Asa, and Kelly from our first-Year MLitt cohort!
10/03/2026

Happy Friday! Give a warm welcome to Brayden, Asa, and Kelly from our first-Year MLitt cohort!

It's that time of the week again! We're thrilled to highlight second year MLitt student Kassidy and Sam for this week's ...
10/01/2026

It's that time of the week again! We're thrilled to highlight second year MLitt student Kassidy and Sam for this week's edition of Thesis Thursday!

While we aren't able to share all of the interesting facts that Kassidy and Sam are finding throughout their research, Thesis Festival on November 1st-2nd provides ample time for them to show off their work! Mark your calendars and come on out to support our second year MLitt students! 📚

Meet three more of our brilliant first-year MLitt students: Chris, Spade, and Rypli!
09/25/2026

Meet three more of our brilliant first-year MLitt students: Chris, Spade, and Rypli!

Our second year MLitt students are hard at work researching and writing their thesis topics! To kick off our Thesis Thur...
09/24/2026

Our second year MLitt students are hard at work researching and writing their thesis topics! To kick off our Thesis Thursday highlights this academic year are Bianca and Caitlyn! Swipe through to read a little bit about their research thus far! 📄📚🎭

If you want to hear more about their thesis topics (as well as several other projects we'll be highlighting throughout the year), mark November 1st and 2nd on your calendar and attend our annual Thesis Festival! 🎉

We're thrilled to highlight the first of many incoming First Year MLitt students here at S&P! Meet Takyia, DJ, and Emili...
09/18/2026

We're thrilled to highlight the first of many incoming First Year MLitt students here at S&P! Meet Takyia, DJ, and Emilie!

Meet this year's MFA company: Mountain Laurel Shakespeare Ensemble! It has been a joy to watch these students grow and w...
09/17/2026

Meet this year's MFA company: Mountain Laurel Shakespeare Ensemble! It has been a joy to watch these students grow and work together these last couple of years, and we cannot wait to see the work they produce this academic year! 🌸

For more details about Mountain Laurel Shakespeare Ensemble, check out their Instagram

While our spring semester may be wrapped up, our students are still engaging in scholarship and performance! Join direct...
05/17/2026

While our spring semester may be wrapped up, our students are still engaging in scholarship and performance! Join directors and rising second year MLitt students Siena Maxwell and Cailyn Mickelsen and a full cast of S&P students for a staged reading of Edward Dering’s 1623 Henry IV adaptation on Monday, May 25th, at the Blackfriars Playhouse at 7:30 PM! This performance and short dramaturgical conversation will attempt to investigate the line between amateur and professional and the role of adaptation in early modern performance and authorship. Tickets are free and first-come, first-served!

To wrap up our academic year, the first year MLitt cohort will be performing A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM on Monday April 2...
04/25/2026

To wrap up our academic year, the first year MLitt cohort will be performing A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM on Monday April 27th at the Blackfriars Playhouse! They’ve been hard at work since January, and we couldn’t be more excited to see their work!

Haven’t gotten tickets yet? They’re still available through the link in our bio! 🌳🌸🧚✨

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24401

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Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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