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class=609520522-05112009>Laurel School presents:</SPAN> The Trojan
Women~</SPAN><BR></FONT>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 20px"><STRONG>Thursday, November 5 at 7:30</STRONG> pm
marks the opening of Laurel School’s production of Euripides’s <STRONG><EM>The
Trojan Women</EM></STRONG>. The show tells the story of the women of Troy
after their city falls to the Greeks--and their deceptive wooden horse--at the
end of the ten-year Trojan War. In moving words and images, the actors
delve into the effects of war, both on the victors and the defeated. From
the performing to the PR, the stage crew to the sound board, the students worked
on <EM>every</EM> element of this production. The play, translated by
<STRONG>Ellen McLaughlin</STRONG> and directed by <STRONG>Leighann Niles
Delorenzo</STRONG>, will also run on <STRONG>Friday, November 6 and Saturday,
November 7 at 7:30 pm and Sunday, November 8 at 5:00 pm</STRONG> on the Rosaneil
Schenk stage at Laurel School. <FONT size=2><FONT size=3><SPAN
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color=#000000>Tickets are on sale now: $7.00 for adults, $5.00 for
students</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><BR><BR></FONT><BR>Laurel School's tradition
of show stopping theater lives on in the production of <EM>The Trojan Women.
</EM>This lucky cast has been immersed in an encompassing theater experience,
including a powerful text and the traditions and techniques of international
theater. The cast was trained in the <STRONG>Suzuki Method of Actor
Training</STRONG>. Famous for training the actors to sustain a keen sense
of energy and focus, this method, created by Tadashi Suzuki, involves
developing the actor's will, stamina and concentration through a series of
physical exercises. In addition, the unique inclusion of natural
elements--allowing it to rain on stage at the top of the show--artfully employs
another Japanese theater tradition.</FONT></P></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>