The University of 91łÔąĎ’s (FTT) will present “Provenance,” the latest play written by 91łÔąĎ Moreau Fellow . Directed by , the play will run from Nov. 16 to 18 (Wednesday to Friday) at 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 20 (Sunday) at 2:30 and 7:30 p.m., in the Philbin Studio Theatre of the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center.

describes her new work as follows: “When two sisters receive a stolen painting created by their Mexican great-grandfather, the women clash over whether to keep or sell the valuable artwork.”

Chuck Graham in the Tucson Citizen of her previous work, “García-Romero has a writing style that comfortably contains the literary spirit of Gabriel García Márquez, Jorge Luis Borges and others… The conversations in this play flow back and forth in gentle shapes.”

The performance on Nov. 17 will be followed by a post-play discussion with the author.

Tickets can be purchased online , or by calling the ticket office at 574-631-2800. Prices are $10 for the general public, $8 for faculty, staff and seniors, and $5 for all students.

Contact: Kevin Dreyer, 574-631-5959, kdreyer@nd.edu

The University of 91łÔąĎ (FTT) will present “Boy Gets Girl” by Rebecca Gilman Nov. 11 to 21 in the Philbin Studio Theater at 91łÔąĎ’s DeBartolo Performing Arts Center.

A complete schedule of performances is available . Admission is $15 for the general public, $12 for faculty, staff and seniors, and $10 for all students. Tickets can be purchased online at performingarts.nd.edu or by calling the ticket office at 574-631-2800.

Directed by FTT faculty member Siiri Scott, “Boy Gets Girl” tells the story of reporter Theresa Bedell, who has built a successful life in the city. Finding time for a relationship is hard and gets even harder after she agrees to a blind date with a friend of a friend. Tony is attractive and funny, but after a second date Theresa decides not to continue the relationship. Tony thinks otherwise and Theresa very quickly finds herself in a very uncomfortable role. Ultimately she must figure out how to fight back and reclaim a version of her former life or face being erased by Tony’s actions. This 2000 premiere from Gilman calls into question assumptions at the heart of romantic pursuit.

Contact: Kevin Dreyer, kdreyer@nd.edu, 574-631-5959

Javi Zubizarreta, a University of 91łÔąĎ student in the Department of (FTT), has won a 2010 Princess Grace Award from the Princess Grace Foundation-USA (PGF-USA).

In addition, Zubizarreta was a recipient of the PGF-USA Cary Grant Film Award that is named as tribute to the actor’s artistry as well as friendship with Princess Grace of Monaco and represents the PGF-USA panel’s high regard for Zubizarreta’s work and dedication to film. It is awarded to only one filmmaker each year.

The awards for theater, dance and choreography, and film continue the legacy of Princess Grace (Kelly) of Monaco, who anonymously helped emerging artists pursue their artistic goals during her lifetime. This year’s awards winners represent 18 states around the country and 11 organizations that are new to partnering with the Foundation. They will receive their awards in New York City in November at the annual black-tie Princess Grace Awards Gala, held in the presence of the Princess of Hanover.

Zubizarreta is a senior film major and honors student. He was the only undergraduate student of the six filmmakers who are receiving awards this year. His grant will be used to produce a soulful film vignette about the lives of an old and young Basque shepherd. A third-generation Basque-American from Boise, Idaho, Zubizarreta is passionate about preserving and disseminating the culture and lifestyles of the Basque region of Northern Spain. He has published in Film Matters magazine, produced various short films and has been a videographer, researcher and editor for Idaho Public Television.

The , a public charity, was formed after the death of Princess Grace in 1982. It awards scholarships, apprenticeships and fellowships to assist artists at the start of their careers. The Foundation cultivates a diverse group of nearly 500 artists to date who continue to advance the spectrum of performing arts with innovative, cutting-edge and vibrant theater, dance, choreography, film, playwriting and design. Since the Foundation’s inception, more than 650 awards have been given to recipients, totaling more than $7 million.

Contact: Donald Crafton, chair, Department of Film, Television, and Theatre, 574-631-7054, dcrafton@nd.edu; Christine Kite, PGF-USA communications manager, 212-317-1470, ckite@pgfusa.org

The University of 91łÔąĎ’s Department of Film, Television and Theatre (FTT) will present the fourth annual Midwest Undergraduate Film and Television Conference on Friday and Saturday (April 23 and 24) in the Browning Cinema of the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center.

Undergraduate students from 18 institutions across the United States and Canada will give 20-minute papers on film and media history, criticism or theory. This year’s panel topics include re-makes and adaptation, gender, ethnic American cinema, auteur, sound, global audiences, cults and celebrities, and Narrative and Genres.

Friday at 6:15 in the Hesburgh Center Auditorium, keynote speaker Frances Gateward, assistant professor in the Department of Media and Communication Studies at Ursinus College will present a lecture, “Karate Kidz and Kung Fu Craziez: Afro-Asian Cinematic Encounters.” Gateward will demonstrate the influence of Hong Kong media on contemporary African-American identity, placing the appropriation of Chinese culture in hip-hop within current political and sociological contexts, while also examining the convergence of Chinese nationalism and black American nationalism in the 1970s that resulted in a cross-cultural relationship between black action films and the wuxia (Chinese knight) tradition.
The conference is event is free and open to the public.

For more information, visit the FTT Website at .

Contact: Aaron Magnan-Park, 574-631-8806, Magnan-Park.1@nd.edu

The University of 91łÔąĎ’s Department of Film, Television and Theatre (FTT) will present Noel Coward’s “Blithe Spirit” April 13 to 18 (Tuesday to Sunday) in the Decio Mainstage Theatre of the University’s DeBartolo Performing Arts Center.

Tickets are $15 for general admission, $12 for faculty, staff and seniors, and $10 for all students. Tickets are available by calling the Ticket Office at 574-631-2800, or by purchasing them online at .

A 2009-10 FTT theater season production, the play is directed by Jay Paul Skelton, an FTT faculty member.

In “Blithe Spirit,” Charles and his charming second wife, Ruth, live comfortably in the country, but all of that is about to change. Charles plans an amusing evening with the Bradmans by inviting Madame Arcati, a medium, to their home to hold a séance. The event turns into a nightmare of hilarity, however, when a very jealous Elvira, Charles’ first wife, returns from the hereafter and attempts to take matters into her own ethereal hands. Coward’s “improbable farce in three acts,” the story takes the audience on an amusing journey through this world and the next in one of the theater’s most enduring comedy classics.

Contact: Jay Paul Skelton, director, 574-631-2636, gskelton@nd.edu

The University of 91łÔąĎ will present Films and Faith Weekend 2010, titled “Faith and Doubt,” Feb. 19 to 21 (Friday to Sunday) in the Browning Cinema of the University’s DeBartolo Performing Arts Center.

Presented by 91łÔąĎ’s Department of Film, Television, and Theatre; Department of Theology; College of Arts and Letters and the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, this year’s Films and Faith Weekend will explore the concept of faith and the struggles of doubt within the context of four very different films.

Films to be screened are:

• “The Miracle at St. Anna” (2008), Feb. 19, 7 p.m.

• “Cool Hand Luke” (1967), Feb. 20, 6:30 p.m.

• “Keeping the Faith” (2000), Feb. 20, 9:30 p.m.

• “21 Grams” (2003), Feb. 21, 3 p.m.

Tickets are $6 for general admission, $5 for faculty and staff, $4 for seniors and $3 for students. Tickets may be purchased by calling the center ticket office at 574-631-2800 or online at .

Contact: John Cavadini, 574-631-6662, John.C.Cavadini.1@nd.edu or Don Crafton, 574-631-7054, dcrafton@nd.edu

The University of 91łÔąĎ’s Department of Film, Television, and Theatre will present “Natural Selection” by Eric Coble as part of its 2009-10 theater season.

Directed by Tim Hardy, this ironic comedy depicts a future where technology rules supreme: everything is cooked in a microwave, blogging has replaced conversation, school has become virtual and the Coca-Cola flavor of the week is vanilla-cherry-lime.

In “Natural Selection,” Henry Carson, a curator at Cultural Fiesta Theme Park is forced to travel the country in order to restock the Native American Pavilion. He soon finds that “native” can no longer be strictly defined. Technology has a decided disadvantage against mythology and, after years spent making the world artificial, the world begins to fight.

Performances will be held Feb. 23 to 27 (Tuesday to Saturday) at 7:30 p.m. and Feb. 28 (Sunday) at 2:30 p.m., in the Philbin Studio Theatre of the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center.

Tickets are $15 for general admission, $12 for faculty, staff and seniors, and $10 for all students. Tickets are available by calling the ticket office at 574-631-2800, or on the Web at http://performingarts.nd.edu.

Contact: Tim Hardy, director, 574-631-0387, skilhardy@yahoo.co.uk