As You Like It approves the old saying that in Shakespeare’s plays, tragedies end with death and comedies with weddings. At the play’s beginning the lives of the two lovers, Orlando and Rosalind, are threatened; at its end, the threat is averted and they, and three other couples, are wed. In between, Rosalind, the principal character, ironically and in disguise, plays the roles of teacher, judge, and physician of souls. This talk will explore how her performance in these roles relates to the outcome of the story, how the outcome relates to the title of the play, and what it means to say that comedies end with weddings.

Hosted by the Weslaco Museum, Thursday the 23rd of April 2026 at 6PM.

Join us in person or through Zoom Webinar. Register for the online session here.

Join us for a special event with author and STC faculty member James B. Barrera. His book We Want Better Education! explores the Chicano Movement in Texas, student activism, and the rise of La Raza Unida Party. Professor Barrera will share a reading and answer questions in a Q&A session.

This talk will be held at Pecan Campus Library in F102 at 6PM on October 7th. Can’t make it in person? Register for the simultaneously online session below!

Event Title: “’We Want Better Education!’: The 1960s Chicano Student Movement, School Walkouts and the Quest for Educational Reform in South Texas”
Speaker: James B. Barrera
Date: Tuesday, October 7th 2025
Time: 6 PM CST
Register here: Link