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Production of Trojan Women Scheduled for February
Naropa University's Performance Program Continues
 to Attract Acclaimed Directors and Teachers                                                                                                                       

BOULDER, Colo. (January 26, 2009)—Following the successful Stephen Wangh–directed production of Thornton Wilder’s Our Town last December, Naropa University's MFA Theater: Contemporary Performance Program proudly announces its next production: Trojan Women—Jean-Paul Sartre's adaptation of Euripides' classic story of war and its aftermath.

Opening February 20 at the ATLAS Center for Arts, Media, and Performance, Trojan Women will be directed by guest faculty Kevin Kuhlke, former chair of the Department of Drama at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.

The play, highlighting the "fragility of self," will be contextualized in the modern age of media, where the struggle for integrity is challenged by horrific world events. Within this contemporary multimedia setting, Mr. Kuhlke will integrate song and dance just as Greek theater did many centuries ago. He is collaborating with acclaimed New York–based composer Cynthia Hopkins and CU associate professor Onye Ozuzu to create a multidimensional theatrical experience.

Kuhlke has taught acting and directing classes in Cuba, Iceland, England, Switzerland, Holland, Austria, Denmark and Germany, and his production of O, Pioneers! with Mary McDonnell was televised nationally by American Playhouse PBS.

Trojan Women will be produced by Naropa University's MFA Theater: Contemporary Performance Program and presented by the ATLAS Center for Arts, Media, and Performance at the University of Colorado, Boulder. The production opens February 20 at 8 p.m., then runs February 21 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., as well as February 22 at 2 p.m. Admission: $15, general admission; $10, students and seniors. Box Office info and reservations: 303-245-4798; Boxoffice@naropa.edu. For more information about this performance, please visit the MFA performance calendar.

Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, Naropa University is a private, nonprofit, nonsectarian liberal arts institution dedicated to advancing contemplative education. This approach to learning integrates the best of Eastern and Western educational traditions, helping students know themselves more deeply and engage constructively with others. The university comprises a four-year undergraduate college and graduate degree programs in the arts, education, environmental leadership, psychology and religious studies.