The Obermann Center for Advanced Studies sponsored a talkback after the performance of the Mar. 4 performance of Lady Macbeth and Her Pal, Megan at Riverside Theatre in Iowa City.
Deborah Whaley, UI Professor of American Studies and African American Studies, and Miriam Gilbert, UI Professor of English (Emerita), were joined in conversation by Megan Gogerty, UI Theatre Arts lecturer, who wrote and starred in the play. The three discussed the use of Shakespeare in the play and being a woman in a male-dominated field. This event was the third in a series of Obermann-sponsored talkbacks during Riverside Theatre’s 2016-17 season.
Dedicated to advancing the research mission of the UI, the Obermann Center for Advanced Studies offers a neutral space outside departments and colleges where scholars and can take risks and wrestle with the challenges that genuinely collaborative and interdisciplinary work demands. The Center falls under the auspices of the Office of the Vice President for Research and Economic Development, and serves many scholars from the departments of the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, particularly within the humanities disciplines.
The Departments of American Studies, English, and Theatre Arts, and the African American Studies Program, are all part of the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences.