Date / Time
- December 14, 2017
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Join us for a compelling adaptation of Charles Dickens’ beloved holiday classic.
Upcoming Events
In Conversation with the Rosenbach: Travis Lau
Date / Time
- November 16, 2017
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
How do we begin to historicize blood as a fluid material and as a symbol that has the potential to bear a “social life” beyond the body? This talk considers Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1897) as a case study for how Victorian fiction (re)imagined the significance of blood in relation to Victorian debates about blood purity, blood transfusions, and contagion.
Mary Shelley, performed by Jennifer Summerfield [SOLD OUT]
Date / Time
- January 17, 2018
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
On the final day of Mary Shelley’s life, she elicits her daughter in law’s help to preserve her memory and legacy… and discovers that there may be more than one way to tell the truth. Mary Shelley is a solo performance created by actor Jennifer Summerfield.
Frankenstein, performed by Going Dark Theatre [SOLD OUT]
Date / Time
- January 24, 2018
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Frankenstein is a solo adaptation of Mary Shelley’s novel.
Stoker’s Dracula, performed by Going Dark Theatre
Date / Time
- October 19, 2017
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Dracula is a 70-minute solo adaptation of Bram Stoker’s tale of terror, using only Stoker’s original text of diary entries, letters, and newspaper articles. This show has received rave reviews and returns to the Rosenbach, home of Bram Stoker’s original notes for Dracula. About the performer Josh Hitchens is the Artistic Director of Going Dark Theatre. Their (more…)
Mary Shelley’s Indestructible Heart
As the opening date for Frankenstein & Dracula approaches, we’ve been revisiting some of the strange (and occasionally salacious) stories from the lives of the Romantic authors whose dark and imaginative stories inspired two of history’s greatest monsters. A favorite among our staff is the grim tale of Percy Shelley’s heart. When he was just …
In Conversation with the Rosenbach: Ernest Hilbert
Date / Time
- October 5, 2017
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Ernest Hilbert is a Bauman Rare Books specialist, poet, and author of the essay “Austen’s Ring and Shelley’s Heart: Our Fascination with Literary Relics”
Hands-On Tour: Dracula
Date / Time
- November 10, 2017
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Get up close and personal with Bram Stoker’s handwritten notes (character and chapter outlines, chronologies, and more!) for Dracula as Rosenbach staff explore what it takes to create an enduring monster.
Hands-On Tour: Shaping Shakespeare
Date / Time
- October 20, 2017
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
When is Shakespeare not Shakespeare? And what is a folio, anyway? After seeing some of Shakespeare’s earliest printings and books that inspired his plots, we’ll explore how his work has fared at the hands of actors, editors, and forgers.
Hands-On Tour: Dracula [SOLD OUT]
Date / Time
- October 13, 2017
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Get up close and personal with Bram Stoker’s handwritten notes (character and chapter outlines, chronologies, and more!) for Dracula as Rosenbach staff explore what it takes to create an enduring monster.