FAIRFAX, Va., March 2 -- George Mason University issued the following news release:

This academic year, George Mason University graduate student Samantha "Chevi" Chung has had a research opportunity that few have had by participating in a yearlong workshop at the Folger Shakespeare Library. The theme of Chung's workshop is "Shakespeare and Black Performing Women," which ties in perfectly with her thesis.   

George Mason is a member of the Folger Institute's Consortium, so students and faculty have access to its wealth of scholarly resources. Chung is capitalizing on this collaboration and conducting research for her thesis, "Black Sheroic Couplets in Shakespeare, Black Female Actors Playing Eponymous Male Roles in Shakes...