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Shakespeare on the Silver Screen

Nebraska Shakespeare is again teaming up with Aksarben Cinema to bring you more films inspired by Shakespeare's life and plays.  Join us every Tuesday in February at 6:00 PM.

Join us at 5:20 for preshow appetizers.  A special thank you to our food sponsors: 

Following each performance, Nebraska Shakespeare will host a discussion, featuring Associate Artistic Director, Vincent Carlson-Brown, and guest scholar, D. Scott Glasser, Chair of the University of Nebraska at Omaha's Department of Theatre and Instructor for UNO's course: Shakespeare on Film: The Art of Interpretation.  Topics will include the film, the history of its production, and the interpretation of Shakespeare's text. 
 


Much Ado About Nothing
FEBRUARY 7 - 6:00PM
Directed by Kenneth Branagh
1993 111 minutes
MPAA Rating:
PG-13
Starring:
Kenneth Branagh, Kate Beckinsale, Emma Thompson, Keanu Reeves, Denzel Washington



Romeo and Juliet
FEBRUARY 14 - 6:00 PM
Directed by Franco Zeffirelli
1968 138 minutes
MPAA Rating: 
G
Starring:
Leonard Whiting, Olivia Hussey, John McEnery




Julius Caesar
FEBRUARY 21 - 6:00 PM
Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz
1953  120 minutes
MPAA RATING:
Not Rated
Starring:
Louis Calhern, Marlon Brando, James Mason



 
The Boys from Syracuse
FEBRUARY 28 - 6:00 PM
Directed by A. Edward Sutherland
1940 73 minutes
MPAA Rating:
Not Rated
Starring:
Allan Jones, Irene Hervey, and Martha Raye

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