SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL TO OFFER TWO PRODUCTIONS.Byline: P. Catherine Shanks Community Columnist Fifteen performances of ``A Midsummer's Night Dream'' and ``The Two Gentlemen Two Gentlemen is a 1997 EP by The Sea and Cake. Track listing
The University's mission statement is as follows: "California Lutheran University is a diverse, scholarly community dedicated to excellence in the liberal arts and professional studies. . Presented by the Santa Susana Santa Susana can refer to several places:
n. A company that presents and performs a number of different plays or other works during a season, usually in alternation. repertory company Noun and California Lutheran University, the festival opens at 8 tonight and runs through July, with more than 600 people expected at each performance. ``Our aim is to make sure this festival remains free to the public - a real gift to the community,'' said Michael J. Arndt, CLU (language) CLU - (CLUster) An object-oriented programming language developed at MIT by Liskov et al in 1974-1975. CLU is an object-oriented language of the Pascal family designed to support data abstraction, similar to Alphard. drama director. The Kingsmen Shakespeare Festival and the fledgling Kingsmen Shakespeare Company are the result of more than four years of talks between university and Santa Susana Repertory representatives and a desire on the part of CLU to align itself with a professional company. The Kingsmen Shakespeare Company has since filed for nonprofit status, and plans to bring more of the Bard and other classic theater to the Conejo Valley The Conejo Valley is a region spanning both Southeastern Ventura County and Northwest Los Angeles County in Southern California, United States. It was discovered in 1542 by Spanish explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, and eventually became part of the Rancho El Conejo land grant by . Actor Niall Padden found his way to the festival by way of the Royal Shakespeare Company Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), a British repertory theater. The company, established in 1960, was based on the earlier Shakespeare Memorial Theatre at Stratford-on-Avon. It is a national theater supported by government funds. and years of professional experience. After joining Kingsmen, Padden promptly exchanged his actor's shirt for the garb of festival steering committee steer·ing committee n. A committee that sets agendas and schedules of business, as for a legislative body or other assemblage. steering committee Noun member. ``It's been a labor of love for this past 12 months,'' Padden said. ``It's all hands everybody; all parties. See also: Hand on deck at this stage to keep the company going.'' The community has rallied behind the young festival with donations ranging from gifts-in-kind to volunteer hours. Local businesses have donated lighting and sound equipment and a range of other necessary items. ``Funding has been dependent upon a lot of hard work and goodwill from a lot of people,'' said Arndt, adding that children and adults, business professionals, performers, retired people and working moms and dads are all showing their support. The festival gives a great deal back to its community of friends in the form of no-risk entertainment. ``It's like a free sample,'' Padden said. ``No one has to book tickets in advance, or wonder about the relationship of ticket value to performance value. ``And if we offend, we apologize,'' said the actor, paraphrasing a line from ``A Midsummer's Night Dream.'' Padden performs the roles of Theseus in ``Midsummer'' and the Duke in ``The Two Gentlemen of Verona.'' ``A Midsummer's Night Dream'' opens the festival, with a cast featuring Jeff Asch, Mark Blankfield, Rosey Brown For the baseball player, see . Roosevelt "Rosey" Brown (October 20, 1932 in Charlottesville, Virginia - June 9, 2004 in Mansfield Township, New Jersey) was an American football offensive lineman in the NFL for the New York Giants from 1953 to 1965. , Ruth Cordell, Krista Knudsen, Charles Hutchins, Brett Elliott, Kevin Kern Kevin Kern (born Kevin Lark Gibbs on December 22, 1958) is an American pianist, composer and recording artist of New Age music. He was born in Detroit, Michigan. He is now generally recognized as a representative of the New Age style. , Terry Lester, Derek Medina, Alexandra Powers, Marc Silver, J.J. Rodgers and Padden. Santa Susana Repertory artistic director Lane Davies will direct the play. An extra attraction is being added to the festival's opening weekend. Nearly five dozen members of the Oak Hills Elementary School Shakespeare Club will bring scenes from their recent Thousand Oaks Civic Plaza performance of ``Hamlet'' to the event. The group of fourth- and fifth-grade thespians take the stage beginning at 7:30 p.m. ``We like to say that we're opening the festival,'' said Oak Hills Principal Tony Knight. ``We feel so honored to be asked to participate.'' The young cast, featuring 10-year-old Oliver Harvey in the lead role, have studied the plot and rehearsed their roles since October. ``They're going to be the first thing seen at the Kingsmen Shakespeare Festival,'' said Arndt, adding that their commitment and understanding of ``Hamlet'' are remarkable. Festivalgoers should bring blankets or low-profile lawn chairs. A limited number of reserved seats are available for groups at $20 each. Alcohol is prohibited. For more information, call (805) 493-3415. CAPTION(S): 2 Photos PHOTO (1--Color) Mark Blankfield rehearses his lines to prepare for the Kingsmen Shakespeare Festival. (2) Terry Lester and Jeff Asch will appear in ``A Midsummer Night's Dream'' at the Kingsmen Shakespeare Festival. David Sprague/Daily News |
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