THE RUDE MECHANICALS

MEDIEVAL & RENAISSANCE PLAYERS

PRESENT

William Shakespeare’s

The Merchant of Venice

NOVEMBER 6-14

Fri., Nov. 6 & 13; Sat., Nov. 7 & 14, at 7:30 PM

Sun., Nov. 8, at 2 PM

Wed., Nov. 11, & Thurs., Nov. 12, at 8:45 PM

$5 General Public, $2 Students

November 11 & 12 FREE

for Shepherd University students

REYNOLDS HALL

Shepherd University, Shepherdstown, WV

For more information and tickets, contact Dr. Betty Ellzey

bellzey@shepherd.edu

304-876-5208

The Rude Mechanicals is a theater company at Shepherd University devoted to the performing socially conscious productions of medieval and Renaissance drama. Past productions include "The Harrowing of Hell," "The Second Shepherds' Play," "Mankind," "Death and Destruction" and staged readings of scenes from Shakespeare.

The company has performed in Shepherdstown, Washington DC, and Toronto. In the summer of 2001, the Rude Mechanicals performed "The Death of Herod" at the Festival for the International Society for Medieval Theatre in Groningen, Netherlands.

For more information, contact Dr. Betty Ellzey (876-5208, bellzey@shepherd.edu).