The Shakespeare Theatre Company Windows program offers audience members background information on the play by inviting local scholars and members of the artistic staff to discuss their connections to the production. Discussion participants for Windows on Major Barbara included: STC Literary Associate Akiva Fox; Ethan McSweeny, director of Major Barbara; and Christopher Wheatley, Professor of English, Catholic University of America. The Company's production of Major Barbara ran February 19 to March 23, 2008.

Director Ethan McSweeny discusses his production of George Bernard Shaw's Major Barbara. Full of Shaw"s signature shrewd, urbane wit, Major Barbara depicts timeless tensions between wealth and charity, government and religion, business and family. At the center of the play is the rebellious but naively idealistic Barbara Undershaft. A major with the Salvation Army, Barbara finds the foundation of her beliefs rocked when the charity accepts a donation from her long-estranged father, a millionaire arms dealer.  Often called Shaw's greatest play, Major Barbara offers a provocative discourse on poverty, faith and justice, while entertaining us with vivid characters, intriguing plot twists and a hefty dose of pure fun. Ethan McSweeny returns for the first time since his production of The Persians, which The Washington Post proclaimed "stunning … acutely theatrical.â€? The production runs February 19 to March 23, 2008, at Sidney Harman Hall (610 F St. NW, Washington, D.C.).

The Shakespeare Theatre Company's Classics in Context program explores Argonautika. This podcast features STC Literary Associate Akiva Fox; Victoria Urubshurow, Associate Professor of Humanities, University of Maryland University College; and Joseph Scholten, Associate Professor of Classics, University of Maryland. The Company's production of Argonautika ran January 15 to March 2, 2008.

The Shakespeare Theatre Company's Windows program offers audience members background information on the play by inviting local scholars and members of the artistic staff to discuss their particular connection to the production. Discussion Participants for Windows on Argonautika were: STC Literary Manager Akiva Fox; Argonautika writer/director Mary Zimmerman; and Alexander Sens, Professor of Classics, Georgetown University. The Company’s production of Argonautika runs January 15 to March 2, 2008.