Public Lecture: Patricia Wen, “Getting it Right: Investigative Journalism in a ‘Post-Truth’ Age”

Wells Conference Center University of Maine, Orono, Maine, United States

PATRICIA WEN is the editor of the Boston Globe Spotlight Team.She took over this six-member investigative unit after several decades as a reporter at the Globe, with a special emphasis on social service, legal and medical issues. Her work focused largely on investigative and long-term projects. She also had spent several years as a reporter on […]

Humanities Collaboration Discussion of “Keeping Hollywood Relevant”

Orono High School 14 Goodridge Drive, Orono, ME, United States

This discussion, led by Adam Barr, writer and producer of hit shows including The New Adventures of Old Christine and Will & Grace, will address topics such as how ideas age and how television can adapt to address changing attitudes towards social issues. Barr, using clips from the original seasons of Will & Grace (from 1999-2000) and the 2018-19 reboot, will […]

Stephen E. King Chair Lecture: “Made for TV: Writing to Keep Hollywood Relevant”

Wells Conference Center University of Maine, Orono, Maine, United States

Adam Barr is a writer and producer of film and television in Los Angeles. He was born and raised in Lewiston, Maine, where he attended Lewiston High School, then went on to study American History & Literature at Harvard University. For nearly 30 years, he has written for a number of shows, including The New Adventures […]

TV Writing Workshop with Adam Barr

Foster Center for Innovation 5798 Student Innovation Center, Orono, ME, United States

Curious about how television gets made? Do you like to write or act? Have you ever watched television? Come join Emmy Award-winning television writer and Executive Producer of Will & Grace Adam Barr as he leads a hands-on workshop on the essentials of creating an original episode of TV. In a fun, three-hour session, you’ll […]

Stephen E. King Chair Lecture: “Hamlet’s Girlfriend Gets a Life”

Neville Hall

Lisa Klein, author of the young adult novel Ophelia, discusses her reinterpretation of Hamlet as a tale told from Ophelia's point of view. Klein will talk about the process of transforming the heroine from Shakespeare's stage to her page, and now to the screen in the forthcoming major motion picture based on her novel and starring Daisy […]

Community Workshop: Others, Othering, and “Othello”

Cyrus Pavilion Theatre 6 Sebago Rd., Orono, ME, United States

In this performance-based workshop, we will explore the characters of Othello, and the ways in which they “Other” one another. How do race, gender, religion, and class function in the play, and what can we learn by getting on our feet and exploring some scenes from one of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies together? We will dig into […]