Wayne State University’s Hilberry Theatre and The Center for the Study of Citizenship present Women and Leadership. The seminar will take place at the Hilberry Theatre on April 1, 2006 at 4:30 p.m. following the theatrical production of William Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra. The seminar will feature three guest speakers, including Lavinia Hart, director of Antony and Cleopatra and assistant professor of theatre and head of the acting MFA program at Wayne State University; Jennifer Sheridan Moss, associate professor in Classics and Latin and expert on Roman Egypt; and Marilyn Williamson, distinguished professor of English emerita and expert on Antony and Cleoptra. Open discussion and speaker presentations will explore women in leadership roles as they pertain to one of William Shakespeare’s most poetic plays. Dessert, wine and refreshments will be provided.

In Shakepeare’s masterpiece Antony and Cleopatra, Marc Antony, the handsome, brave Roman general, becomes captivated with Cleopatra, the beautiful and proud Queen of Egypt. Together they ignore Antony’s responsibilities to Rome, defying the power of the Senate and entering into a tragic war that is waged against the two lovers. This historical love story is both evocative and passionate.

The Center for the Study of Citizenship at Wayne State University promotes research and intellectual exchange about citizenship among a global community of scholars, students, practitioners and the general public.

Tickets for Women and Leadership are $10 each. For seminar information and tickets contact Nicole Gram at (313) 577-7899. For tickets to Antony and Cleopatra, contact the Hilberry Theatre box office at (313) 577-2972. The Hilberry Theatre is located at 4743 Cass Ave. on the corner of Cass Ave. and W. Hancock.