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September 6, 2002
Shakespeare's
Twelfth Night Comes to MHC
The American debut
of an Oxford University Dramatic Society (OUDS) production of
William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, or What You Will will
be presented in Mary Woolley Hall's Chapin Auditorium September
12 and 13 at 8 pm and September 14 and 15 at 2 pm and 8 pm. The
event, sponsored by Mount Holyoke and the Massachusetts International
Festival of the Arts (MIFA), is directed by Alex Clifton. On Thursday,
September 12, there will be a pre-event lecture by noted British
theatre producer Thelma Holt, an Oxford don and past chair of
the British Arts Council. Her talk, titled "Internationalism
in the Theatre," will be held in the New York Room in Mary
Woolley Hall at 6:30 pm. Proceeds from the play will benefit MHC's
study abroad program. The performances are free for MHC students
with an ID. Tickets are $15 for general audiences and $8 for students
and seniors. Call x2406 for tickets and information.
Founded in 1885 by
Alec MacKinnon on the premise that the society would be "free
from club and class jealousies" and with the intention of
being different from other clubs that had acquired a bad name
for their less than orderly behavior, the society today is responsible
for the most exciting and experimental theatre in Oxford. Among
its distinguished productions was the 1966 staging of Dr. Faustus
starring Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor, supported by a company
of undergraduate actors. Past members and directors include John
Gielgud, George Divine, Edith Evans, Vivien Leigh, Kenneth Tynan,
Caryl Churchill, and Dudley Moore. OUDS provides strong support
for budding new writers, as well as reviving classic texts, presenting
fully staged productions at Oxford University. The society tours
nationally and internationally. Related programs will be held
at the Renaissance Center at the University of Massachusetts,
Amherst. Call 577-3603 for details.
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