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Valpo Hosts Fourth Annual Shakespeare Week Feb. 14–18

Christ College, the Honors College of Valparaiso University, in collaboration with the English and theatre departments, sponsors Valparaiso University’s fourth annual Shakespeare Week, featuring a weeklong residency by Actors From The London Stage.

This longstanding group of classically trained actors will visit Valpo Feb. 14–18 on its 2017 Spring Tour for a series of classroom visits, workshops, text readings, on-stage demonstrations, and Shakespeare-oriented events. The week concludes with three performances of “Romeo and Juliet.”

Highlights include:

  • Film Screening of “Private Romeo,” Feb. 14, 6:30 p.m., Christopher Center Tiered Classroom, Room 205
    “Private Romeo” is a 2011 film directed by Alan Brown.
    Sponsored by the English department. Free admission.
  • “The Tempest,” Feb. 15, 8 p.m., Mueller Hall Refectory
    Performed by Children’s Theatre Works of Chicago Street Theatre. Free admission.
  • “Romeo and Juliet,” Feb. 16–18, 7 p.m., University Theatre
    Presented by Actors From The London Stage.
    Admission is $10 for children under the age of 18; $15 for Valpo students, faculty, and staff; and $25 for the general public.

Tickets are available at the Center for the Arts Box Office, by phone at 219.464.5162, or online at valpo.edu/thearts. The box office is open Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and one hour before ticketed performances.