Reasonable Doubt about Shakespeare, April 24 at UM-Flint

Matthew Wyneken, PhD, at Oberon meeting April 16, 2016.
Wyeken will host "Reasonable Doubt about Shakespeare"
April 24, 2016 at UM-Flint.

by Linda Theil

Yesterday at our monthly meeting, Oberons prepared for our "Reasonable Doubt about Shakespeare" program to be held next Sunday, 2 p.m. April 24, 2016 at the University of Michigan -- Flint.

Oberon member Matthew Wyneken, PhD, will host, and Oberon chair Richard Joyrich, MD, will moderate our discussion of the Shakespeare Authorship Coalition's “Declaration of Reasonable Doubt” signed by over 3300 doubters including 48 notable signatories — among them, 2016 Oscar winner, Mark Rylance.

Shakespeare doubter, Mark Rylance. Photo by Steve Pyke

Our event is one of several reasonable-doubt programs to be held worldwide, organized by SAC chairman John Shahan.

Join us and decide for yourself if there is reasonable doubt that the Stratford merchant wrote the plays of William Shakespeare.

2 p.m., Sunday, April 24, 2016

Happenings Room

University Center Building, main floor

University of Michigan - Flint,

303 E. Kearsley St., Flint MI

Hosted by

Matt Wyneken, Ph.D., Associate Professor

Department of Education

University of Michigan-Flint

Moderated by

Richard Joyrich, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor of Radiology, Wayne State University School of Medicine

Medical Director, Division of Nuclear Medicine at Harper University Hospital and Sinai-Grace Hospital

This event is free and open to the public.

A campus map and directions are available at the UM-Flint website.

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