American Shakespeare Center On Tour/Romeo & Juliet, February 4

New College is pleased to announce the return of the American Shakespeare Center On Tour as part of their 2009/10 Rough, Rude, and Boisterous Tour. The group will perform Romeo & Juliet on February 4 and All’s Well That Ends Well on February 5. Both performances will take place in the Harry Sudakoff Conference Center and begin at 7:30 pm. The performances are free and open to the public. Seating is first-come, first-served.

Direct from the stage of the American Shakespeare Center’s celebrated Blackfriars Playhouse, the world’s only re-creation of Shakespeare’s indoor theatre, the American Shakespeare Center On Tour boasts nearly two decades worth of global touring experience. This elite troupe stands as one of America’s foremost providers of quality entertainment to performing and fine arts centers on both sides of the Atlantic
With its ravishing language and uproarious comedy, Romeo and Juliet celebrates love’s triumph and its trivialities. Verona’s walls embrace the volatility of youth as well as the wisdom and restraint that often escape young and old alike. Dance, athleticism, and swordplay share the stage with sonnets, bawdy wit, and soul-searching speeches in this profoundly human and always surprising masterpiece.