Spend an evening under the stars watching exceptional theatre!
California State University, Stanislaus will offer a premiere summer season of entertainment this year with an outdoor production of William Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew," directed by CSU Stanislaus
Professor Jere O'Donnell.
The festival will have, at its core, a company of 15 students who will all receive full scholarships and be housed at CSU Stanislaus during the eight-week rehearsal and performance period. All proceeds from the event will go into an account earmarked for the next summer program's scholarships.
The Shakespearean event will play in the evenings Thursdays through Sundays for 12 performances in the University's outdoor Amphitheater (Building # 51 -
see map) the last three weekends in July (13-16, 20-23, 27-30). Ticket prices will be $10 general admission, $7 for college students and CSU Stanislaus staff and $4 for those 16 and under.
The week after the Shakespeare event opens, the actors will put on a children's theatre performance in the University Drama Building Mainstage Theatre (Building # 7 -
see map). Dates for "The Pooh Stories" production are July 22, 23, 29 and 30. Tickets are $2 for children, $3 for students and senior, $4 for general admission.
For more information on tickets or sponsorship opportunities, please contact the
School of Fine and Performing Arts office at (209) 667-3959.
The California State University, Stanislaus campus is located at 801 W. Monte Vista Avenue in Turlock.
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CSU Stanislaus is one of the 23 campuses in the California State University system, the largest senior higher education network in the country. The CSU enrolls more than 400,000 students and employs 44,000 faculty and staff. The system has awarded 2 million degrees since 1961. Known for quality teaching and preparing job-ready graduates, the CSU is the university system that is working for California. For more information about CSU Stanislaus, check out the University Web site.
