Holocaust expert Robert Skloot, professor of theater and drama and Jewish studies at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, will speak on "The Theater and the Holocaust" at 4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 17, for the Performing Arts Department (PAD) in Arts & Sciences. The lecture takes place in the Formal Lounge of the Ann W. Olin Women's Building.
Skloot has published numerous articles on modern theater and drama and is author of "The Darkness We Carry: The Drama of the Holocaust" (1988). In addition, he edited the collection "The Theater of the Holocaust"(1999), for which he wrote an introduction. He has won numerous teaching awards and three Fulbright lectureships to Israel, Austria and Chile.
Skloot's visit comes in conjunction with the Thursday, Feb. 17, opening of "Hannah's Shawl" by Henry I. Schvey, Ph.D., professor and chair of the PAD, which deals with the legacy of the Holocaust. For more information about the play or for tickets, call 935-6543.
The lecture is co-sponsored by the PAD, the Jewish and Near Eastern Studies Department in Arts & Sciences and the St. Louis Holocaust Museum.
For more information, call 935-5858.
