Select scenes will be presented from a new theatrical adaptation of the National Jewish Book Award-winning novel The Weight of Ink by Rachel Kadish (Fiction, MFA Writing Faculty), currently in development by Kate Kohler Amory and Tamara Hickey. These excerpts will be followed by a talk and Q&A session with Kadish and a reception at 6 pm.

This special event is open to all A+ ticket holders and those making a donation of $100 or more to the weekend. To make a donation, visit shakespeare.org/donate and enter “weight of ink’ in the Donation Notes, or email development@shakespeare.org for more information.

The Weight of Ink is an historical novel and the winner of the Jewish National Book Award. The novel tells the story of two historians uncovering the secret history of a young Jewish woman living in London in the 1660s, and features alternating storylines set in the 21st and 17th centuries. The novel explores themes of resilience, agency, and forbidden love.