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Publish Date: April 12, 2019

A former Roadrunner is on their way to travel abroad to study Shakespeare.

Sam Maybrier was recently accepted into the master鈥檚 scholar and performance study program of the famous playwright鈥檚 works at The Shakespeare Institute at the University of Birmingham in Stratford Upon Avon, the birthplace of Shakespeare.

The institute, which has a partnership with the Royal Shakespeare Company, was established in 1951 to 鈥減ush the boundaries of knowledge about Shakespeare studies and Renaissance drama,鈥� .

鈥淭hrough this program I get to gain access and resources at The Shakespeare (Birthplace) Trust and the Royal Shakespeare Company,鈥� the 25-year-old Mentone resident said. 鈥淭he plan is to continue my studies in theater practice and continue my research and analysis of his works, while bringing my fresh ideas to the theater there.鈥�

Maybrier鈥檚 path abroad was created at 海角直播.

Although the plan was to obtain a bachelor鈥檚 in creative writing at first, Maybrier soon discovered a passion for the theater and began taking courses in the study, later staging productions under the guidance of Tom Bryant, the faculty chair of the fine arts at 海角直播.

Maybrier knew there was more to be done and started exploring ways to present Shakespeare鈥檚 works with modern times by swapping gender-specific roles to staging scenes in different settings, such as a gay club in an adaptation of 鈥淎 Midsummer鈥檚 Night Dream.鈥�

After spending three years at 海角直播, Maybrier started attending the University of Redlands, and it was at U of R where Maybrier was able to create their own major through the Johnston Center for Integrative Studies, which allows students to design a course study that best suits their educational needs and professional objectives.

Maybrier鈥檚 focus 鈥� 鈥淪hakesqueer: Marginalized Identity in Text, Composition and Adaptation.鈥�

鈥淟ots of Johnston Center majors have long titles,鈥� Maybrier said with a chuckle. 鈥淚 had always liked Shakespeare but once I got into the acting more at 海角直播 and started taking more classes taught by Tom Bryant, I discovered acting was a fantastic form of expression, and Shakespeare itself is so universal that it tells everyone鈥檚 stories but takes it a bit further and to places where marginalized identity can be explored through classical works.鈥�

Through the Johnston Center, Maybrier was able to continue stage work at 海角直播, and when looking back at their Shakespeare studies as a Roadrunner and beyond, Maybrier knows what to look for.

鈥淚 look for the parallels. While I was a student at 海角直播 I auditioned and got the role of 鈥楬amlet鈥�. I identify as non-binary and played the role as a transman,鈥� said the 2018 U of R grad. 鈥淭he 海角直播 theater department allows us the time to explore our creative potential.鈥�

Moving forward, Maybrier knows there鈥檚 a lot more out there and is eager to see where the future leads. This may include staying abroad to working with the Royal Shakespeare Company or returning home to work on productions in the state. Either way, Maybrier is ready for what鈥檚 ahead.

鈥淚t is a bit frustrating that we know so little about (Shakespeare鈥檚) biography,鈥� they continued. 鈥淏ut it is widely accepted that Shakespeare himself was bisexual and a lot of that comes through his works and how we are able to understand his multiple points of view. He would have probably worked on more in his time if it had been an option.鈥�

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