Led by:  Fr. Stephen Rowan, Ph.D.

Shakespeare’s Richard III is an over-reacher and a “Machiavel,” a consummate actor and manipulator, and, in the end, a tormented man. As an early draft of Macbeth, Richard shows the drive and the limits of ambition and the makings of a scapegoat. Based on St. Thomas More’s account of the last Plantagenet king of England, Richard shows how a tyrant thinks and acts, how he succeeds, and how his ambitions reach their limit. With help from the Psalms and from several powerful productions of the play, we will reflect on one of Shakespeare’s most popular characters and how he holds the mirror up to nature.

About Fr. Rowan:

Fr. Stephen Rowan, Ph.D. is the superintendent of schools for the Archdiocese of Seattle. He received his bachelor’s degree from Fairfield University and his master’s and doctoral degrees from The University of British Columbia. He also holds a Bachelor of Sacred Theology degree from St. Mary’s Seminary and University and was ordained in 1970. He has served in various academic positions, as professor and Dean of Arts and Sciences at Seattle University and the University of Portland and as president of Carroll College in Montana. Outside the classroom, Fr. Rowan is a published author of books and articles on the Nicene Creed, on spirituality, and on Shakespeare. In 2001, while serving as vicar for education and superintendent of Catholic schools, Fr. Rowan assisted the Archbishop in establishing the Fulcrum Foundation as a funding source for the K-12 Catholic schools in the Archdiocese.

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