Recorded HS

A Contrast of Kings: Macbeth and Julius Caesar (Catholic Shakespeare Series)

Our course will very briefly review that evidence and then place its focus on examining the two plays most widely read by high school students. Although set in Scotland of the 11th century and Rome of the 1st century BC, both plays comment clearly and powerfully on the sad situation of the Catholic Church, outlawed and persecuted in Shakespeare’s England. Both dramas end with victory for Christ’s Holy Bride that cannot, for long, be suppressed.

Live HS

C.S. Lewis and The Screwtape Letters

Register for this course early as we expect it to fill and close! Lewis’ imaginative explications of the conditions of Hell and our sinful “thoughts” are the best of their kind in the last 700 years!

Recorded HS

Drama and the Human Spirit for High School with Kevin O’Brien

Drama is exciting and learning about Drama is even more exciting! Join professional actor and playwright Kevin O’Brien as he leads us through a brief survey of the History of Drama, showing how Drama expresses and enlightens the Human Spirit!

Recorded HS

Dracula by Bram Stoker (1897)

Often vacillating wildly between the terrible and the comic, Bram Stoker's 1897 novel of blood and passion stands as one of the greatest and most baffling masterpieces of Gothic fiction. The work brings together a host of disparate but compelling themes: tensions between antiquity and modernity, the powers and limitations of technology, the critical importance of feminine virtue, the difference between superstition and religion, the nature of evil, and the complex relationship between ancient faith and scientific enlightenment.

Live HS

How to Read Great Literature

Register for the course and Professor Pearce will outline & explain the basic rules for reading. He will also bring understanding of the deepest level of meaning in the great works of civilization, including Homer, Beowulf, Chaucer, Shakespeare, Hopkins, Eliot, Lewis, and Tolkien.

Recorded HS

How to Read Great Literature

Professor Pearce will outline and explain the basic rules for reading and understanding the deepest level of meaning in the great works of civilization, including Homer, Beowulf, Chaucer, Shakespeare, Hopkins, Eliot, Lewis and Tolkien.

Recorded HS

Julius Caesar: Shakespeare in Production

Have you ever dreamed of being a producer? Do you love putting on plays? If so, this is the course for you! This course will explore the practical aspects of putting on a Shakespeare play, from beginning to end. Each student will prepare and discuss the facets of production.

Recorded HS

Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra

An in-depth study of one of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies focusing on its timeless moral dimension and therefore its perennial relevance.

Recorded HS

Shakespeare and King Lear

Enjoy this profoundly Christian play in historical context, exploring the story’s themes of love and betrayal, good and evil, nihilism and meaning, and more.

Recorded MS

Shaking Up Shakespeare

Get excited about Shakespeare in this dynamic introduction to one of the most celebrated writers of history, as stage actor Kevin O’Brien comes to class dressed as a Shakespearean character to get your student delighted with learning each week.