ONSTAGE WITH SHAKESPEARE’S WOMEN:
THE BARD’S "FAIRER SEX"

Laura Wayth

DESCRIPTION: Shakespeare’s women were ahead of their time—savvy, sexy, cunning, conniving—his women had it all. This one-time lecture is a celebration of different types of Shakespearean heroines, as well as some of his victims and borderline villains. Shakespeare appreciators of all levels are welcome. Whether you are a longtime fan of Shakespeare or new to the Bard, you are sure to get a kick out of his women.

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Laura Wayth is Assistant Professor of Acting at Florida Atlantic University (FAU). She has taught acting at the Universities of Miami and Wisconsin– Eau Claire. She has also worked internationally as a teacher and coach in Italy, Morocco, China, and at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London. In 2002, she was a Fulbright Fellow in Moscow, where she taught Shakespearean text to the graduate actors of the Moscow Art Theatre American Studio. In 2011–12 she was a Senior Fulbright Scholar in Romania. She received her MFA from the American Repertory Theatre Institute for Advanced Theatre Training at Harvard University and the Moscow Art Theatre School Institute in Russia.