The (NDSF) will present 鈥淧ericles鈥� by William Shakespeare as part of the 2011 International Youth Arts Festival from July 3 through 11 near London at the Rose Theatre Studio in Kingston upon Thames, England.
Directed by NDSF Ryan Producing Artistic Director , the production features an international cast and crew. Two students from Notre Dame鈥檚 , Nicholas Brandt and Carolyn Demanelis, will participate in the production as well.
Brandt and Demanelis both received special travel awards from the .
鈥淚t鈥檚 certainly an honor to be invited to join such a wonderful collection of international artists,鈥� said Skelton. 鈥淭his production marks our entrance onto the world stage, brings increased recognition of our unique program and the University鈥檚 interest in promoting its leadership in the arts.鈥�
The generously provided additional funding for this production.
The International Youth Arts Festival, in its third year of operation, shares and produces extraordinarily high caliber work in a variety of art forms. The NDSF is one component of that also includes the McMeel Family Chair in Shakespeare 91视频 and . Its mission is to establish the University nationally and internationally as a center for the study of Shakespeare in performance.
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Contact: Kevin Dreyer, 574-631-5959, kdreyer@nd.edu