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Pell Center Announces Dates for "Ajax" Productions
Pell Center at Salve Regina tours Greek Tragedy to start a community conversation about returning veterans
NEWPORT, RI − The Pell Center at Salve Regina’s Story in the Public Square initiative has announced the five upcoming tour dates for its readers’ theater production of the Greek tragedy, “Ajax.” The play, set during the Trojan War, will serve as a statewide conversation focusing on the issues veterans face when returning home. Each performance will be followed by a community forum on veterans’ issues.
Tuesday, November 11 – Thursday, November 13 at 7:00 p.m.
Megley Theater at Salve Regina University
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Lawrence Avenue (intersection of Leroy Avenue)
Newport, RI 02840
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Sunday, November 16 at 2:00 p.m.
Contemporary Theater Company
327 Main Street
South Kingstown, RI 02879
Monday, November 17 at 7:00 p.m.
Bowab Studio Theater at Providence College
Smith Center for Performing Arts
Providence, RI 02908
Tuesday, November 18 at 7:00 p.m.
Sandywoods Center for the Arts
43 Muse Way
Tiverton, RI 02878
Thursday, November 20 at 7:00 p.m.
Blackstone River Theater
549 Broad Street
Cumberland, RI 02864
The performances are free and open to the public. To register, please visit the Eventbrite page on AjaxInRI.eventbrite.com.
Ajax in Rhode Island is made possible, in part, by a grant from the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities, an independent affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities as part of NEH’s “Standing Together: The Humanities and the Experience of War” special initiative, which supports veterans-related programming within each state and encourages a national network of humanities programming for America’s military, veterans, and their communities.
