Euripides' Helen

The Diary of Anne Frank

Classical Greek Theatre Festival

University of Utah

Department of Theatre

Contact:         Tillie Wilber, 801-581-5404

                        tillie.wilber@utah.edu

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                        James Svendsen, 801-581-4607

                        jim.svendsen@mac.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

The Classical Greek Theatre Festival presents Euripides’ Helen September 22, 23, 29 and 30 on the University campus, outdoors on the lawn north of the Performing Arts Building (just west of the Campus Bookstore).  Performances begin at 9:00 am, with an informative pre-show talk, sponsored by the Utah Humanities Council,  by Professor James Svendsen beginning at 8:30 am each day.  Tickets are $12 general admission, $9 University faculty and staff, and $6 students, and are available through Kingsbury Ticket Office, 581-7100 or www.kingtix.com.

In this fourth play in our series concerning the Trojan War, we meet a surprising Helen who never made it to Troy, having been kidnapped from Sparta and a “fake” Helen left behind to begin the epic 10-year war between Sparta and Troy.  We join the real Helen in Egypt, as she waits for news of her husband, Menelaus, and fends off marriage to the new Egyptian king, Theoclymenos.   A blend of tragedy and comedy, Euripides gives us a Helen who deserves more praise than censure.  Join us for our 37^th foray into the world of classical Greek theatre.

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All photos by Scott Peterson

Babcock Theatre

The University of Utah

Department of Theatre

Contact:           Tillie Wilber

                        801-581-5404

                        tillie.wilber@utah.edu

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE           

The Babcock Theatre at the University of Utah presents The Diary of Anne Frank September 26 through October 6.  Wendy Kesselman’s new adaptation of this enduring and important play will run September 26-29 and October 3-6 at 7:30 pm, September 30 at 7:00 pm, with a 2:00 pm matinee on Saturday, October 6. An ASL interpreter will be available at the performance on Friday, September 28.  There will be an encore performance at 7:00 pm in Kingsbury Hall on October 9. Tickets are available through Kingsbury Ticket Office, 581-7100 or www.kingtix.com. 

A free panel discussion sponsored by the University of Utah’s International Studies Program and the United Jewish Federation of Utah will precede the performance on Thursday, September 27, beginning at 6:00 pm.  Panel members include Dr. Janet Kaufman of the University of Utah’s Department of English, Dr. Ronald Smelser of the U’s Department of History and local author Eileen Hallet Stone.   All are welcome to attend this informative discussion.

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All photos by Scott Peterson

Director Bob Nelson and cast prepare for rehearsal on the partially completed set. Left to right: Steve Jackson, Bob Nelson, Stephanie Stoker, Bryan Glick, Alejandro Stepenberg, Dawn Boardman, Gabrielle Gaston, Zach Scott, Stacy Sobieski, Katherine Kurtzweil, Jake Koeppl.