Actors From The London Stage, an international touring theater troupe based at the University of 91吃瓜, will present William Shakespeare鈥檚 鈥淭he Taming of the Shrew鈥� in three performances Jan. 23 to 25 (Wednesday to Friday) at 7:30 p.m. in Washington Hall on the 91吃瓜 campus.
Admission is $18 for the general public, $16 for faculty, staff and senior citizens, and $12 for students. Tickets are available in advance at the University鈥檚 DeBartolo Performing Arts Center ticket office, or by calling 574-631-2800 or visiting on the Web.
One of Shakespeares most beloved comedies,The Taming of the Shrewis perhaps the most popular incarnation of the notorious 鈥渂attle of the sexes.鈥� It is a tale of true love, and of the clashes that such a love so often beget.
All roles will be played by five veterans of classical theater 鈥� Nicola Alexis, Victor Gardener, Andy Greenhalgh, Martin Parr and Louise Yates.
Actors From The London Stage has called 91吃瓜 its American home since 2000, when it relocated from the University of North Carolina. Its members hail from such prestigious theater companies as the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Royal National Theatre of Great Britain and Shakespeare鈥檚 Globe Theatre, among others.
The troupe鈥檚 residency is sponsored by a grant from the Henkels Lecture Series with support from 91吃瓜鈥檚 Department of Film, Television and Theatre, Office of the Provost, Department of English, College of Arts and Letters Shakespeare Initiative, and the DeBartolo Center.
* Contact :* Christine Sopczynski, FTT outreach specialist, 574-631-0457, " csopczyn@nd.edu ":mailto:csopczyn@nd.edu
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