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According to prisoners who have participated in the project, the emotional authenticity and volubility required of Shakespeare, functions as an antidote to the pervasive de-humanising prison culture, the rehearsal process is a constant journey of self-exploration and evaluation of competing strategies, and the performance an opportunity to be seen as something other than their crimes.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>In this lecture Rob will discuss the history of the project and what inspired its creation, the project’s philosophy, and its impact on everyone involved in it: the prisoners who participate, the facilitators that lead, the prison in which it takes place, and the members of the public who see the performance. He will also locate the Queensland project in the context of other prison Shakespeare programs, and talk about collaborations with international artist/practitioners.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>About the lecturer<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p>Rob is a Senior Lecturer in Linguistics (School of Languages and Comparative Cultural Studies) and Drama (School of English, Media Studies and Art History) at the University of Queensland, and is Artistic Director of the Queensland Shakespeare Ensemble, which he founded in 2001.<o:p></o:p></p><p>Rob completed his doctorate in theoretical linguistics and Australian Aboriginal languages at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1997. He has published two books and about a dozen articles on aboriginal languages, and half a dozen articles on theatre and actor training. He is one of only seven people in Australia certified by Kristin Linklater to teach the world-renowned Linklater voice method. Rob has worked professionally as an actor, director, musician, and teacher in both the USA and Australia. He has worked with Pilgrim Theatre, Mixed Company and Shakespeare & Company (in the USA), and Zen Zen Zo, Power of Will, LaBoite and the Queensland Theatre Company in Brisbane. His professional directing credits include <i>As You Like It, Twelfth Night</i>, and <i>Comedy of Errors. </i> Roles he has played include Richard III, Shylock, Prospero, Sir Toby Belch, Truffaldino (<i>Servant of Two Masters),</i> and Benedick<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Rob is a proud member of both the NTEU and the MEAA (Actor’s Equity) </span><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black;background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoTitle align=center style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;background:#993366'><strong><span style='font-size:6.0pt;color:white'> </span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><h2 align=center style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:20.0pt;color:blue'><br>Thursday 8<sup>th</sup> March, 5.30-6.30pm<o:p></o:p></span></h2><h2 align=center style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Bodoni MT","serif"'>University of Queensland Art Museum, St Lucia Campus, Building 11 <strong><span style='font-family:"Bodoni MT","serif"'>[</span></strong></span><a href="http://www.uq.edu.au/maps/index.html?menu=1&x=g.56&y=localY&z=0&xc%5b%5d=&yc%5b%5d=&id=&facilityType=&backURL=&mx=0&my=0&mapcoord=?167,128"><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Bodoni MT","serif"'>see map</span></a><strong><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Bodoni MT","serif"'>]</span></strong><strong><span style='font-family:"Bodoni MT","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></strong></h2><h2 align=center style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:16.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></h2><p class=MsoTitle align=center style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;background:#993366'><strong><span style='font-size:6.0pt;color:white'> </span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Light refreshments will be served after the lecture.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoBodyText3 align=center style='text-align:center'><a name="OLE_LINK4"></a><a name="OLE_LINK5"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Getting here: </span></b></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>We encourage people to use public transport to reach the University where possible – for more details on this please follow the link: </span><a href="http://www.translink.com.au/uq">http://www.translink.com.au/uq</a><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>. </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Parking is available on the campus using the pay and display system</span><span style='font-size:8.5pt'>. </span><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Further information: Rebecca Ralph- ph. 3346 7407 or email on </span></b><a href="mailto:admin.cccs@uq.edu.au"><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>admin.cccs@uq.edu.au</span></b></a><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoTitle align=center style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;background:#993366'><strong><span style='font-size:6.0pt;color:white'> </span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>