March 19: ‘Romeo and Juliet’ at MTSU

Actors From The London Stage (AFTLS), an international touring theater organization, will visit MTSU on March 18 and 19, where its players will perform Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” at 7:30 nightly on the university’s Tucker Theatre stage.

Based at the University of Notre Dame, the AFTLS actors hail from such prestigious theater companies as the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Royal National Theatre of Great Britain, and Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, among others.

One of Shakespeare’s best-known and most popular plays, “Romeo and Juliet” is the tragic tale of two teens whose passion for each other is so great that they defy their feuding families to be together. Though their lives are destroyed by the hate of their families, their love brings an end to the feud.

Tickets for the March 18-19 performances are available at the University Ticket Office. General admission is $10. MTSU students with a valid university ID will be admitted free. For credit card orders, call the University Ticket Office at 898-2103, or visit the office at Floyd Stadium, Gate 1A, on the MTSU campus.

Three of the five actors — Victoria Duarri, Chuk Iwuji and Francesca Ryan — will make their first appearance with AFTLS during the MTSU performances. The veterans of the cast are David Acton and Peter Lindford, both of whom toured with the 1998 “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” production.

For additional performance information, contact the speech and theater department at MTSU at 898-5916.