Percy Bysshe Shelley’s The Cenci
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We are pleased to invite you to a viewing party for The Cenci, an early 19th century play by Percy Bysshe Shelley, produced and reimagined by New York's Red Bull Theater.
Based on a notorious case from Renaissance Rome, The Cenci tells the story of Beatrice Cenci and her struggle against the brutal authority of her father. At once a family tragedy, a political drama, and a meditation on justice, the play remains one of the most powerful and unsettling works of the Romantic period.
Although Shelley regarded The Cenci as his greatest dramatic achievement and envisioned it performed on the finest stages of his day, the play has appeared only rarely over the past two centuries. This reading offers audiences a rare opportunity to experience the work as it was meant to be encountered: spoken aloud, shared in community, and brought to life through performance.
This event inaugurates the Romantic Revivals Project, a new initiative dedicated to bringing the dramatic works of the Romantic era back into performance and public conversation. This production is produced by in partnership with the Byron Society of America, the Keats-Shelley Association of America, and the Keats-Shelley House in Rome.
This viewing event is hosted by Joshua Chévere Cohen and the UNLV Department of English. Snacks will be provided. All are welcome!
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All are welcome.