How does an actor take words on a page to bring a character to life on stage? It’s a complex and little-understood bit of alchemy that requires training, practice … and just a bit of magic. The Actor’s Craft series explores this process with accomplished guest actors who have developed their own in-depth relationships with the works of Shakespeare, facing and conquering the complexity of some of his most towering characters. Each event in the series includes readings of passages from a play, interspersed with lively and provocative discussion of how each actor brings his or her own personality and world view to the interpretation of the character.

The series opens with Seth Gilliam, who performed the title role in CSC’s production of Othello in 2010 and returned for our Theater in the Rough performance of Yasmina Reza’s Art in 2015. He is well known to audiences everywhere from his work on HBO’s “The Wire” and the AMC drama “The Walking Dead.” He will be sharing his view of Macbeth, both the play and the man, and the challenges he faces in preparing to inhabit the character on stage.

This event is free of charge. Registration is required with a $10 suggested donation.