Presented by the Shakespeare Society, the June 6 event will offer a candid discussion about the famed playwright. The panel will include Professor Stephen Greenblatt and theatre critic Robert Brustein; Michael Sexton will direct the 6:30-8 PM evening. Greenblatt will offer references from his best-selling tome "Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare," while Brustein will present anecdotes about his years as a critic and a director.
F. Murray Abraham's Broadway credits include Triumph of Love, A Month in the Country, Angels in America, Teibele and Her Demon, Legend, The Ritz, Bad Habits, 6 Rms Riv Vu and The Man in the Glass Booth. He won the Academy Award for his work in the film of "Amadeus."
Tickets, priced $25-$40, are available by calling (212) 772-4448. The Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College is located at 68th Street between Park and Lexington Avenues.