Arts & Sciences Events
[PAST EVENT] The Patrick Hayes Writers Series presents Dana Stevens
Location
Sadler Center, Commonwealth Auditorium200 Stadium Dr
Williamsburg, VA 23185Map this location
Access & Features
- Open to the public
- Paid event
SILENT FILM SCREENING WITH LIVE MUSICAL ACCOMPANIMENT + AUTHOR TALK $10
A screening of Buster Keaton’s 1920 short silent film One Week with live musical accompaniment by pianist Andrew Simpson will open this program. This comedy follows a newlywed couple as they try to assemble a build-it-yourself house they received as a wedding gift. Unbeknownst to them, a rejected suitor has renumbered the kit – making the task increasingly difficult.
After the film screening, author and film critic Dana Stevens will discuss her recently released book Camera Man: Buster Keaton, the Dawn of Cinema, and the Invention of the Twentieth Century with Brian Castleberry, Director of W&M’s Creative Writing Program.
Dana Stevens has been Slate’s film critic since 2006. She is also a co-host of the magazine’s long-running culture podcast, Culture Gabfest, and has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, and Bookforum. Camera Man is her first book.
Contact
For more information, please contact Professor Brian Castleberry at [[bcastleberry]]