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VU Hosts Shakespeare Week

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 Valparaiso 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.

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Sue Baxter

Susie Young Baxter, CEO, has published PanoramaNOW Magazine for 31 years. Her hobbies are Camping, Boating, Hiking, Nature, Gardening and Outdoor Activities. She is an Artist, Graphic Designer, an Avid Seamstress, Dabbles in Homemade Crafts and Landscaping. Since her Father was a Health Teacher, she also likes homeopathic Health Solutions. Since blogging started over 10 years ago, PanoramaNow has been added to Newsbreak - a national news affiliate.