Supreme Court justice makes Chicago acting debut

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Originally posted: May 14, 2009



Meet the newest Chicago actor: Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer. Breyer will be appearing as the Ghost in "Hamlet" in Hyde Park on Friday, with an encore presentation slated for Saturday.

It's part of this weekend's "Shakespeare and the Law" conference at the University of Chicago Law School. Breyer's performance (part of a collection of scenes from "Hamlet," "As You Like It" and "Measure for Measure") will be open to the public, free of charge, subject to space limitations.

Also of particular interest at the conference: U.S. Appeals Judge Diane Wood, a senior university lecturer and reportedly a candidate for the U.S. Supreme Court, will deliver a paper on "Law, Disobedience, Justification and Mercy," drawing from "Measure for Measure" and "The Merchant of Venice" and exploring Shakespeare's treatment of laws that are not followed.
http://leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com/the_theater_loop/2009/05/supreme-court-justice-stephen-breyer-.html
Other prominent University of Chicago figures are involved in the interdisciplinary conference, including Martha Nussbaum, Judge Richard Posner, Richard Strier and David Bevington.

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1. Oh to be in Chicago,

Now that Summer's not there!!!