HBU to host Actors From The London Stage for performances of “Romeo & Juliet”
Actors From The London Stage (AFTLS) will present two intimate performances of Shakespeare’s “Romeo & Juliet” in the Mabee Theater on the Houston Baptist University campus in March. The first performance is scheduled for Thursday, March 11, at 7 p.m. A second, matinee performance is scheduled for Friday, March 12, at 11 a.m.
General admission tickets may be purchased in advance online with a credit card for $15. Tickets may also be purchased at the door – on a first-come, first-served basis – with cash or check for $20. Seating is limited, and no standing room will be available.
To purchase advance tickets online, visit www.hbu.edu/Romeo. Advance tickets for both performances must be purchased by 8 a.m. on Thursday, March 11.
Prospective students may be eligible for free tickets. Please contact Chelsea Purifoy at 281-649-3768 or cpurifoy@hbu.edu for details.
During their five-day residency at HBU, the artists of AFTLS – Liz Crowther, Marshall Griffin, Jennifer Higham, Geoffrey Lumb and Martin Parr – will also devote time to in-class lectures and workshops with students. Their stay will provide students and faculty with a unique opportunity both to observe extraordinary performances and to discuss in depth literature and the art of theater with talented artists from some of the most important theater companies in the world, including the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Royal National Theatre of Great Britain, and Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, among others.
For more information on the AFTLS residency and the performances of “Romeo & Juliet” at HBU, contact Kristy Wright at 281-649-3605.
Now in its 35th year, Actors From The London Stage (http://www.nd.edu/~aftls/) is one of the oldest established touring Shakespearian theater companies in the world. Housed in England, AFTLS, developed by Professor Homer Swander at the University of California-Santa Barbara and founded by renowned British actor Patrick Stewart, gives students and faculty around the United States a chance to experience a dynamic and enriching one-week performing arts residency program.
Houston Baptist University is an independent, private Christian liberal arts institution with a diverse student body. The University is dedicated to the development of the intellect, the moral character and the spiritual lives of its students. It has access to all the cultural advantages of one of the largest metropolitan centers in the country. For more information about the University, please visit www.hbu.edu.
