Hear Ye, Hear Ye!

A game’s afoot in fair Verona

Pushed to Zoom by foul Corona.

Questions, answers, songs, and jests

Will grace our jolly Shakespeare Fest!

Some are born great, some achieve greatness, some have

greatness thrust upon them …. in Shakespeare Trivia!

Calling all writers, poets and Bard enthusiasts to join Julia Lupton and Eli Simon, co-directors of UCI’s New Swan Shakespeare Center, and Richard Cho, UCI Libraries Research Librarian for Humanities and Literature, for the be-all, end-all – Fair Game: A Shakespeare’s Birthday Trivia Challenge – in celebration of the Bard’s 457^th Birthday. During this fun and accessible trivia game, participants will also be entertained by performances from New Swan actors Hope Andrejack and Abel Garcia and singer-songwriter Jason Feddy. This live, virtual event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. All that glitters is not gold, but three lucky attendees will have an opportunity to win a prize*. The game is afoot.

If virtual backgrounds be the food of love, download on.

UCI Shakespeare Day is co-sponsored by the UCI Libraries, UCI New Swan Shakespeare Center, UCI Department of English and UCI Illuminations: The Chancellor's Arts & Culture Initiative.

*All winners must provide UCI Libraries with mailing and contact information at registration to be awarded prizes. University policies and procedures shall supersede prize restrictions listed here.