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Connecticut College offers free ´Iliad´ performance for school groups

September 04, 2008

NEW LONDON, Conn. - The Aquila Theatre Company, the foremost producer of touring classical theatre in the United States, will offer a free school-time performance of Homer's "The Iliad" for school groups Sept. 18 at 10 a.m. in Palmer Auditorium.

Aquila's groundbreaking performance of the Iliad first came to the stage at Lincoln Center in 1999 and has returned several times with performances at Classic Stage Company in New York, NYU and Columbia University. Backstage said of the performance, "If you see only one piece of theatre this year - see Aquila's Iliad."

The free performance has been made possible through a grant from the Bodenwein Public Benevolent Foundation. The performance is free for public school groups in New London County only and groups must book in advance by contacting Robert Richter, director of arts programming (860) 439-5069 or raric@conncoll.edu.

For more information about onStage at Connecticut College, visit http://onstage.conncoll.edu.

Situated on the coast of southern New England, Connecticut College is a highly selective private liberal arts college with 1900 students from all across the country and throughout the world. On the college's 750-acre arboretum campus overlooking Long Island Sound, students and faculty create a vibrant social, cultural and intellectual community enriched by diverse perspectives. The college, founded in 1911, is known for its unique combination of interdisciplinary studies, international programs, funded internships, student-faculty research and service learning. For more information, visit www.connecticutcollege.edu.

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For more information contact: Amy Martin (860) 439-2526; a.martin@conncoll.edu