Skip to main content
  • Home
  • About
  • Faculty Experts
  • For The Media
  • ’Cuse Conversations Podcast
  • Topics
    • Alumni
    • Events
    • Faculty
    • Students
    • All Topics
  • Contact
  • Submit
  • All News
  • Arts & Culture
  • Business & Economy
  • Campus & Community
  • Health & Society
  • Media, Law & Policy
  • STEM
  • Veterans
  • University Statements
  • Syracuse University Impact
  • |
  • The Peel
  • Athletics
Sections
  • All News
  • Arts & Culture
  • Business & Economy
  • Campus & Community
  • Health & Society
  • Media, Law & Policy
  • STEM
  • Veterans
  • University Statements
  • Syracuse University Impact
  • |
  • The Peel
  • Athletics
  • Home
  • About
  • Faculty Experts
  • For The Media
  • ’Cuse Conversations Podcast
  • Topics
    • Alumni
    • Events
    • Faculty
    • Students
    • All Topics
  • Contact
  • Submit

The course of true love runs smoothly for SU Drama and the legendary Globe Theatre

Thursday, October 16, 2003, By News Staff
Share

The course of true love runs smoothly for SU Drama and the legendary Globe TheatreOctober 16, 2003Amy Schmitzaemehrin@syr.edu

Since 2002, Syracuse University has been linked to a performance hall that holds a special place in the hearts of stage actors and enthusiasts worldwide – the Globe Theatre, made famous by Shakespeare. This semester, 26 juniors from the Drama Department are spending 10 weeks at the theater, working with leading teachers of voice, movement and acting. A series of master classes gives students insights into the “then and now” of theater; the experience culminates in a series of student scenes directed on the Globe’s stage.

“Through this collaboration, students learn true Elizabethan theater,” says Craig MacDonald, drama professor. “They are coached from acting professionals who are working right now on the stages of London.”

Built in 1599, the Globe is most noted as the place where William Shakespeare honed his craft and earned his fame as a playwright. It was destroyed during the reign of Cromwell in the mid-1600s. More than 300 years later, in 1973, American actor, director and producer Sam Wanamaker founded the Shakespeare Globe Trust and spearheaded the project to rebuild the Globe Theatre near its original location. The current Globe stands just 200 feet from where the original stood, and has been designed and built as an exact replica of its predecessor.

SU students use the environment as inspiration. “Shakespeare is the root of Western theater,” says Caleb Probst, a drama major. “Studying in the Globe Theatre, which helped set the tone for what audiences respond to in drama, is a great opportunity. We get to perform scenes and soliloquies in a space made for this type of drama.”

Students also study among Shakespearian scholars. According to MacDonald, research and education are among the main missions of the theater, in addition to performances.

“Our students are studying at the Globe Theatre at a crucial time in their development,” says MacDonald. “They’re learning how to spread their wings there, and then they will bring all that knowledge and experience home.”

  • Author

News Staff

  • Recent
  • Syracuse University 2025-26 Budget to Include Significant Expansion of Student Financial Aid
    Wednesday, May 21, 2025, By News Staff
  • University’s Dynamic Sustainability Lab and Ireland’s BiOrbic Sign MOU to Advance Markets for the Biobased Economy
    Wednesday, May 21, 2025, By News Staff
  • Engaged Humanities Network Community Showcase Spotlights Collaborative Work
    Wednesday, May 21, 2025, By Dan Bernardi
  • Students Engaged in Research and Assessment
    Tuesday, May 20, 2025, By News Staff
  • Syracuse Views Summer 2025
    Monday, May 19, 2025, By News Staff

More In Uncategorized

Syracuse Views Summer 2025

We want to know how you experience Syracuse University. Take a photo and share it with us. We select photos from a variety of sources. Submit photos of your University experience by sending them directly to Syracuse University News at…

Syracuse Views Spring 2025

We want to know how you experience Syracuse University. Take a photo and share it with us. We select photos from a variety of sources. Submit photos of your University experience by sending them directly to Syracuse University News at…

Syracuse Views Fall 2024

We want to know how you experience Syracuse University. Take a photo and share it with us. We select photos from a variety of sources. Submit photos of your University experience by sending them directly to Syracuse University News at…

Syracuse Views Summer 2024

We want to know how you experience Syracuse University. Take a photo and share it with us. We select photos from a variety of sources. Submit photos of your University experience by filling out a submission form or sending it directly…

Syracuse Views Spring 2024

We want to know how you experience Syracuse University. Take a photo and share it with us. We select photos from a variety of sources. Submit photos of your University experience by filling out a submission form or sending it…

Subscribe to SU Today

If you need help with your subscription, contact sunews@syr.edu.

Connect With Us

  • X
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Youtube
  • LinkedIn
Social Media Directory

For the Media

Find an Expert Follow @SyracuseUNews
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Youtube
  • LinkedIn
  • @SyracuseU
  • @SyracuseUNews
  • Social Media Directory
  • Accessibility
  • Privacy
  • Campus Status
  • Syracuse.edu
© 2025 Syracuse University News. All Rights Reserved.