A knight standing in a field with text "The Book of Silence"
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The Book of Silence

Posted by Jem Gelderbloom for Theatre
By Heldris de Cornuälle

Adapted by Lofty Durham

Presented in collaboration with the WMU Medieval Institute

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’s Department of Theatre to produce a new dramatic adaptation of the Roman de Silence, the thirteenth-century romance about the knight who was a girl. 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.

Friday, May 9, 2025 — 7:30 to 10:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 10, 2025 — 7:30 to 10:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 11, 2025 — 2 to 5 p.m.
Friday, May 16, 2025 — 7:30 to 10:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 17, 2025 — 7:30 to 10:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 17, 2025 — 2 to 5 p.m.
Friday, May 23, 2025 — 7:30 to 10:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 25, 2025 — 2 to 5 p.m.
Saturday, May 24, 2025 — 7:30 to 10:30 p.m.
$7.00
$7 Student Tickets

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