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MEDIA CONTACT: Department of Modern Languages and Cultures (585) 275-4251 or Helene Snihur (585) 275-7800

December 4, 2002

EVENT: First Annual Spanish One-Act Play Festival, featuring two works by contemporary Spanish playwright Paloma Pedrero

TIME, DATE, AND PLACE: 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 10, Wednesday, Dec. 11, and Thursday, Dec. 12, in Todd Theatre Lobby on the University of Rochester River Campus

ADMISSION: Free and open to the public Note: Parking is available on University lots after 7 p.m. weeknights

A cast and crew of students will be staging the First Annual Spanish One-Act Play Festival at the University of Rochester, featuring two works by contemporary Spanish playwright Paloma Pedrero.

Each play, "Resguardo Personal" and "La Llamada de Lauren," focuses on a couple in a troubled relationship and will be presented in Spanish. Pedrero is one of Spain's most-produced women playwrights.

About a dozen students who are taking Spanish courses or are interested in theater production are staging the plays, which will be presented at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 10, Wednesday, Dec. 11, and Thursday, Dec. 12, in the Todd Theatre Lobby on the River Campus. The students are working with Beth Jörgensen, associate professor of Spanish, and Claudia Schaefer, professor of Spanish.

Admission is free and open to the public. For more information, contact the Department of Modern Languages and Cultures at (585) 275-4251.


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