The Book of Silence

By Heldris de Cornuälle

Adapted by Lofty Durham

Presented in collaboration with the Mostly Medieval Theatre Festival and the WMU International Congress on Medieval Studies

Co-produced by The Medieval Academy of America's Centennial Grant Program

Supported by the College of Arts & Sciences Department of English/Comparative Drama

The Mostly Medieval Theatre Festival (MMTF) is a performance festival showcasing and invigorating the global heritage of drama, music, dance, and performance styles from late antiquity through the Renaissance.

In 2025, the MMTF is proud to partner with WMU Theatre to produce a new dramatic adaptation of the Roman de Silence, the thirteenth-century romance about a transgender knight who goes on a quest to find himself. MMTF founder and associate professor of theatre Lofty Durham is crafting the adaptation and leading the ensemble of student and faculty collaborators for the production which will open the week of Congress and continue its run for local audiences in the following weeks.

WMU Students receive $7 tickets by calling (269) 387-6222

Schedule

May 9, 10: 7:30 PM

May 11: 2:00 PM

May 16, 17: 7:30 PM

May 18: 2:00 PM

May 23, 24: 7:30 PM

May 25: 2:00 PM