Wooden O Symposium
deadline for submissions:
March 31, 2026
full name / name of organization:
Southern Utah University-Utah Shakespeare Festival
contact email:
tvordi@suu.edu
source: https://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2026/01/09/wooden-o-symposium
August 3-5, 2026
Southern Utah University - Utah Shakespeare Festival
The Wooden O Symposium is a cross-disciplinary conference exploring the impact of Shakespeare's plays on culture and history, from his time to the present. This face-to-face conference aims to foster research in the field of Shakespeare Studies and to provide connections between academia and professional theatre productions through our partnership with the Utah Shakespeare Festival. The Wooden O Symposium limits participation to 25 presenters to ensure robust conversation and feedback as we strive to create a community of scholars engaged with the work of Shakespeare.
Our 2026 keynote speaker is Dr. Daniel Vitkus, Rebeca Hickel Endowed Chair in Elizabethan Literature at the University of California, San Diego
We invite proposals for presentations on any topic relating to Shakespeare and his plays, including:
- Shakespeare and Adaptation
- Shakespeare in Performance
- Shakespeare and History, Culture, and Society
- Shakespeare and Rhetoric
- Shakespeare and the Arts
- Shakespeare and his Global Contemporaries
- Theoretical Approaches
We also encourage papers and presentations speaking to the Utah Shakespeare Festival’s 2026 summer season: Troilus and Cressida, Hamlet, and Twelfth Night. Conference registration includes 1 ticket to Troilus and Cressida and 1 to Hamlet, as well as 50% off any USF ticket from August 3-5 for you and your guests.
The deadline for proposals is March 31, 2026. Please include a 200-250-word abstract and the following information:
- name of presenter
- participant category (faculty, graduate student, or independent scholar)
- college/university affiliation
- email address
- audio/visual requirements and any other special requests.
All abstracts should be submitted through the following link: 2026 Wooden O Symposium Submission Form
For more information, please contact the conference co-organizers, Scott Knowles at scottknowles@suu.edu or Jessica Tvordi at tvordi@suu.edu
Last updated January 9, 2026
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