CFP Wooden O Symposium 2026 (3/31/2026; Utah 8/3-5/2026)

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

CFP Wooden O Symposium 2024 (4/20/2024; Cedar City, Utah 8/5-7/2024)

Wooden O Symposium

deadline for submissions: April 20, 2024

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/2024/02/23/wooden-o-symposium

The 2024 Wooden O Symposium will be held in conjunction with the Rocky Mountain Medieval and Renaissance Association’s annual conference in Cedar City, UT.

We are also pleased to announce our keynote speaker is Vanessa I. Corredera (Andrews University), author of Reanimating Shakespeare's Othello in Post-Racial America (Edinburgh University Press, 2022).

The Wooden O Symposium invites panel and paper proposals on any topic relating to Shakespeare and his plays:

• Literary Analysis & Theoretical Approaches
• Shakespeare and Adaptation
• Shakespeare on Screen
• Shakespeare in Performance
• Shakespeare and History, Culture, and Society
• Shakespeare and Rhetoric
• Shakespeare and the Arts

We encourage papers and presentations that speak to the Utah Shakespeare Festival’s 2024 summer season: Henry VIII, The Winter’s Tale, The Taming of the Shrew, and Much Ado About Nothing.



The deadline for proposals is April 20, 2024.



Please include a 100-200-word abstract or session proposal (including individual abstracts) and the following information:

• name of presenter(s)
• participant category (faculty, graduate student, undergraduate, or independent scholar)
• college/university affiliation
• mailing address
• email address
• audio/visual requirements and any other special requests.

All abstracts should be submitted through the following link: www.memberplanet.com/s/rmmra/rmmra2024application



For more information, please contact the conference co-organizers, Scott Knowles at scottknowles@suu.edu or Jessica Tvordi at tvordi@suu.edu



Last updated February 26, 2024
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CFP Wooden O Symposium 2024 (3/15/2023; Utah/Online 8/7-9/2023)

I presented at this event last summer. It's nice to see their commitment to a hybrid conference.

Wooden O Symposium

deadline for submissions:
March 15, 2023

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/2023/01/20/wooden-o-symposium

August 7-9, 2023

Southern Utah University - Utah Shakespeare Festival

The 2023 Wooden O Symposium invites panel and paper proposals on any topic relating to Shakespeare and his plays:

• Literary Analysis & Theoretical Approaches
• Shakespeare and Adaptation
• Shakespeare on Screen
• Shakespeare and History, Culture, and Society
• Shakespeare and his Contemporaries
• Shakespeare and Rhetoric
• Shakespeare in Performance
• Shakespeare and the Arts

We encourage papers and presentations that speak to the Utah Shakespeare Festival’s 2023 summer season: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Coriolanus, Timon of Athens, and Romeo and Juliet.

This year’s meeting will be face-to-face with 1-2 panels reserved for virtual participants. Submit your proposals utilizing the linked form: Wooden O Symposium Submission Form.

The deadline for proposals is March 15, 2023. Session chairs and individual authors will be informed of acceptance no later than May 1. Please include a 250-word abstract or session proposal (including individual abstracts) and the following information:

• name of presenter(s)
• participant category (faculty, graduate student, undergraduate, or independent scholar)
• college/university affiliation
• mailing address
• email address
• audio/visual requirements and any other special requests.

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 26, 2023

CFP 2023 Wooden O Symposium (proposals by 5/5/2023)

2023 CALL FOR PAPERS

The Wooden O Symposium invites panel and paper proposals on any topic related to the text and performance of Shakespeare’s plays. Next year’s symposium encourages papers and panels that speak to the Utah Shakespeare Festival’s 2023 season: A Midsummer’s Night Dream, West Side Story, Jane Austen’s Emma, A Raisin in the Sun, The Play that Goes Wrong, Coriolanus, and Timon of Athens.

Abstracts for consideration for the Wooden O sessions and individual presentations should be sent to usfeducation@bard.org.

The deadline for proposals is May 5, 2023. Session chairs and individual presenters will be informed of acceptance no later than June 2. Please include 250-word abstracts or session proposals (including individual abstracts) and the following information:

• Name of presenter(s)
• Participant category (faculty, graduate student, undergraduate, or independent scholar)
• College/university affiliation
• Mailing address
• Email address
• Audio/visual requirements and any other special requests

CFP 2022 Wooden O Symposium (5/13/22; Southern Utah University/Online 8/8-10/22)

CFP: Wooden O Symposium

deadline for submissions: May 13, 2022

full name / name of organization: Southern Utah University/Utah Shakespeare Festival

contact email: education@bard.org

source: https://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2022/01/25/cfp-wooden-o-symposium

Wooden O Symposium

August 8-10, 2022
Southern Utah University - Utah Shakespeare Festival

Cedar City, Utah, USA The 2022 Wooden O Symposium invites panel and paper proposals on any topic related to the history, text and performance of Shakespeare’s plays. This year’s meeting will be a hybrid with both face-to-face and virtual presentations addressing the 2022 theme: Weathering the Storm: Survival, Hope and Redemption. We also encourage papers and presentations that speak to the Utah Shakespeare Festival’s 2022 summer season: All’s Well That Ends Well, King Lear, and The Tempest along with Sweeney Todd, The Sound of Music, and Trouble in Mind. Abstracts for consideration, both panels and individual presentations, should be sent to education@bard.org.

The deadline for proposals is May 13, 2022. Session chairs and individual authors will be informed of acceptance no later than June 1. Please include a 250-word abstracts or session proposal (including individual abstracts) and the following information:

• name of presenter(s)
• participant category (faculty, graduate student, undergraduate, or independent scholar)
• college/university affiliation
• mailing address
• email address
• audio/visual requirements and any other special requests.

For more information go to https://www.bard.org/wooden-o-symposium


Last updated February 1, 2022