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The Actors From The London Stage to perform "King Lear"

International Shakespeare troupe performing at Rice January 31st - February 2

The Actors From The London Stage, an international touring theater troupe based in London and the University of Notre Dame in the United States, will be in residency at Rice University January 28-February 2nd, 2019. They will perform William Shakespeare’s “King Lear” at the university’s Hamman Hall, 6100 Main St. Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. January 31, February 1 and February 2nd.

 
“Nothing can come from nothing,” utters Lear in Shakespeare’s famous tragedy King Lear, as he begins his slow descent into madness. Join the Actors From The London Stage as they bring the tragic tale of King Lear, his three daughters, and the many warring noblemen to life.
 
The troupe, an educational program developed by Homer Swander at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and founded by famed actor Patrick Stewart, is now in its 38th year touring approximately 16 to 20 universities to give communities, students and faculty the opportunity to experience dynamic and enriching performing arts.
 
All roles will be played by five veterans of classical theatre: Richard James-Neale, Tricia Kelly, Ffion Jolly, Fred Lancaster and Jonathan Dryden Taylor. The program’s performers come from prestigious theater companies such as the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Royal National Theatre of Great Britain and Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, as well as from appearances in film and on the BBC.
 
The troupe’s residency is being underwritten by the Alan and Shirley Grob Endowment for Shakespeare and the Grob Fund for Shakespeare in Performance, with additional support from Rice University’s Department of Visual and Dramatic Arts and Department of English.
 
 
Tickets prices: 
$15 for Rice students, alumni, faculty, staff and senior citizens 
$20 for general admission
$10 per person for groups of 10 and more 

Tickets are available in advance by calling 713-348-4005 or e-mailing hamman@rice.edu. 

 
For a Rice University map and parking information, visit http://rice.edu/parking. 
Contact:
Christina Keefe, director of the Rice Theatre Program
vada.rice.edu
 

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Picasso at the Lapin Agile

By Steve Martin
Directed by Emily Wells
 

Performance dates:
Feb 22 at 8:00 PM 
Feb 23 at 8:00 PM
Feb 24 matinee at 3:00 PM
Feb 28 at 8:00 PM
Mar 1 at 8:00 PM
Mar 2 at 8:00 PM

 
Rice University Theatre Program will present “Picasso at the Lapin Agile” by Steve Martin. 

Performances will run February 22-23rd at 8 pm, February 24th at 3 pm, and February 28th and March 1-2nd at 8 pm at Hamman Hall, Rice University.

 
This long running Off Broadway absurdist comedy places Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso in a Parisian cafe in 1904, just before the renowned scientist transformed physics with his theory of relativity and the celebrated painter set the art world afire with Cubism. In his first comedy for the stage, the popular actor and screenwriter Steve Martin plays fast and loose with fact, fame, and fortune as these two geniuses muse on the century’s achievements and prospects, as well as other fanciful topics, with infectious dizziness.
 
The production will be directed by Emily Wells, Producing Manager of Houston Grand Opera (HGOco) and freelance director. Her directing history has included “Black Pearl Sings!” at the Circuit Playhouse, “The Who and the What” for Gulfshore Playhouse and “Jason and the Argonauts” with Theatreworks/USA.
 
Mark Krouskop, lecturer and production manager for the Rice Theatre Program, who recently designed the Dungeons and Dragons fantasy of “She Kills Monsters,” the raining elevator for “Eurydice”, and the Italian village in “Servant of Two Masters,” will be the set designer for “Picasso at the Lapin Agile.”
 
Heather Breikjern, lecturer in Costume Design and Technology for the Rice Theatre Program, who recently designed the costumes for “She Kills Monsters,” will be the costume designer for “Picasso at the Lapin Agile.” She has done costume design all across the nation, working for groups such as the Alley Theatre, the Santa Fe Opera, and Opera Carolina.
 
 

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Hamman Hall at Rice University
Ticket information: 713-348-4005
 
General Admission- $10
Senior Citizens and Rice Faculty, Staff, and Alumni- $8
Current Rice Students- $5
 
Call 713-348-7529 (PLAY) for ticket purchasing and venue info. Tickets may be purchased upon arrival at the box office. Hamman Hall Lobby will be open 30 minutes before each performance (at 7:30PM).
 
Parking information can be found at parking.rice.edu

 

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