Symposium
Jane Austen: Ageless at 250
Sunday, October 25
Immediately following the 3 p.m. performance of Ken Ludwig’s Pride and Prejudice, Part 2: Napoleon at Pemberley
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
Celebrate Jane Austen’s 250th anniversary year with a conversation about her enduring legacy, followed by an open dialogue with the audience. The Symposium takes place after the 3 p.m. performance of the world premiere of “Ken Ludwig’s Pride and Prejudice, Part 2: Napoleon at Pemberley.”
Panelists:
Christine Catallo, Director of Library Services and Operations at Pequot Library in Southport and a noted Jane Austen scholar
Pamela Buck, Ph.D., Associate Professor of English at Sacred Heart University, specializing in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century British literature with a focus on Jane Austen
Moderator: Kelle Ruden
Kelle Ruden’s career in the book business has included bookstores, publishing and libraries. She served as the Manager and Editor of the Discover Great New Writers program at Barnes & Noble, as a Marketing Director at Random House, and as the Program Director at the Westport Library, from 2013 to 2016 where she planned and executed over 400 cultural and educational programs each year. Kelle has been leading book discussions for over twenty-five years, including seventeen years spent with the Library’s mystery group, The Usual Suspects. Kelle has been a Westport resident since 2000 and served 2 terms as a member of the Westport Arts Advisory Committee, appointed by the First Selectman.
Questions? Call the box office at (203) 227-4177.
The Sunday Symposium Series is supported, in part, by the White Barn Program of the Lucille Lortel Foundation.
