The Players of York College perform world premiere of "Boar's Head"
Posted September 30, 2004FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The Players of York College bring a new play by American playwright Don Nigro to life with the world premiere of "Boar's Head" on Oct. 5-9 at 7 p.m. in the Perko Playpen Theatre.
The humorous and touching "Boar's Head" features familiar Shakespeare characters, such as Falstaff, Mrs. Quickly, Nym and Bardolph, in "the play that Shakespeare didn't get a chance to write," as Dr. Jim McGhee, director of theatre at York College, describes the upcoming performance.
This world premiere performance will take place in the newly renovated 90-seat theatre with a thrust stage to fully engage the audience. With special guest Lawrence Harbison, senior editor at Samuel French, Inc., the playwright's publishing company, attending the Oct. 8 performance, "Boar's Head" promises not to disappoint.
About Don Nigro
Don Nigro is considered the most published American playwright with over 200 scripts. His plays have been produced in colleges and universities, off-off-Broadway venues and community theatres throughout the country, as well as in professional theatres in Europe and Canada. Nigro lives and writes near his birthplace in the rolling hill country southeast of Canton, Ohio. He received a bachelor's of art degree in English from the Ohio State University and a master's in dramatic arts from Iowa University.
For more information about the "Boar's Head" performances, call (717) 815-1401 or (717) 815-1349.
For more information about playwright Don Nigro, contact Dr. Jim McGhee, associate professor of English and humanities and director of theatre, at (717) 815-1401.
