BUY TICKETS Madness, revenge, and the supernatural: Hamlet remains one of the most well-known of all Shakespeare plays, and for good reason. This powerful tale of vengeance and insanity still retains the power to thrill audiences everywhere. Blending tension, pathos, and poetry, Hamlet remains as exciting and relevant to modern audiences as ever. Actors From The London Stage celebrates its 50th anniversary with a triumphant return to one of Shakespeare’s most iconic titles. Since 2000, Actors From The London Stage has called Notre Dame its artistic home. The company travels to multiple colleges and universities nationwide twice yearly, and every tour is coordinated and managed by Shakespeare at Notre Dame. Each member of this self-directed ensemble portrays multiple roles while favoring minimal props and costumes, creating a theatrical experience like no other. The ghost of the King of Denmark tells his son Hamlet to avenge his murder by killing the new king, Hamlet's uncle. Hamlet feigns madness, contemplates life and death, and seeks revenge. His uncle, fearing for his life, also devises plots to kill Hamlet. The tension rises, culminating in a fateful duel between Hamlet and Laertes, a duel whose outcome leads to tragedy for all.CAST:Joanna Clarke: Ophelia / Laertes / Guildenstern / Bernardo / 2nd PlayerEsmonde Cole: Hamlet / Marcellus / Fortinbras / PirateSadie Pepperrell: Gertrude / Horatio / Rosencrantz / PlayerMichael Wagg: Polonius / 1st Player / 1st Gravedigger / Priest / Osric / Messenger / PirateJack Whitam: Claudius / Ghost / Francisco / Captain / 2nd Gravedigger / Player / ServantPuppets and Props: Vi & SlyFight Director: Philip d’Orléans TOUR SCHEDULE:Week 1, Jan. 27-Feb. 1: Hope College, Holland, MIWeek 2, Feb. 2-7: William & Mary College, Williamsburg, VAWeek 3, Feb. 10-15: University of Texas - Austin, Austin, TXWeek 4, Feb. 17-23: John Carroll University, University Heights, OHWeek 5, Feb. 24-Mar. 2: Purdue University, West Lafayette, INWeek 6: Mar. 3-8: Mississippi State University, Meridien, MSWeek 7, Mar. 10-16: TBDWeek 8, Mar. 19-22: Shakespeare Association of America Annual Meeting, Boston, MAWeek 9, Mar. 24-29: University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, INWeek 10, Mar. 31-Apr.5: Gonzaga University, Spokane, WAApr. 27: The Cockpit, London, United KingdomOriginally published at shakespeare.nd.edu.

A symphonic concert featuring the Songs of Harriet Tubman and Louise Farrenc's Third Symphony, presented in Women's History Month. Faculty conductor Cynthia Katsarelis (in the Program in Sacred Music at Notre Dame) leads a collaboration with the South Bend Symphony Orchestra, and our invited guest, South African soprano Goitsemang Lehobye, in presenting the Songs of Harriet Tubman by American composer, Nkeiru Okoye, and the Third Symphony by the 19th-Century French composer, Louise Farrenc.Harriet Tubman is the quintessential liberation figure in American history. Her courage and activism has inspired many, including the civic leaders in South Bend who brought a beautiful statue of Harriet Tubman to Howard Park. Louise Farrenc was a virtuoso pianist and composer and the first women to serve full-time on the faculty of the Paris Conservatoire. Famously, she fought for, and attained, equal pay with her male colleagues.The pre-concert conversation  at 6:30 p.m. will focus on the meaning of Tubman for South Bend, a "station" on the Underground Railroad. Participants will include Alfred Guillaume, retired from IUSB, a civic leader who helped bring the inspiring Harriet Tubman statue to Howard Park.Nkeiru Okoye is one of the most exciting composers in America. Her works include operas, oratorios, music for orchestras, choruses, and chamber music ensembles, as well as song cycles. Her recent oratorio, When the Caged Bird Sings, premiered in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in 2024 to great acclaim.Soprano Goitsemang Lehobye, a native of Ga-Rankuwa, South Africa, is an emerging star who in the last year has performed with the Finnish National Opera, the Minnesota Orchestra, and made her Carnegie Hall debut. Tickets are available at: performingarts.nd.edu Co-sponsorsed by the Program in Sacred Music at Notre Dame, Gender Studies, and the Department of Music.This concert is made possible in part by support from the Institute for Scholarship in the Liberal Arts, College of Arts and Letters.

A professor of music theory at Florida State University and recent past president of the Society for Music Theory, Michael Buchler will discuss the 1959 musical Gypsy (Styne and Sondheim) though an examination of Momma Rose’s music and how it reflects her increasing obsessiveness and decreasing relationship with reality. Originally published at music.nd.edu.

Notre Dame’s flagship vocal ensemble presents a wide mix of choral masterpieces from the Renaissance to the 20th century.This concert will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Chorale and the 32 years Alexander Blachly, who is retiring in June, has been the Chorale's director. The program will feature great works by Handel, Bach, Schubert, Schumann, Debussy, and Stravinsky. The first half of the program will feature Paivi Ekroth as piano accompanist. The second half will feature the Festival Baroque Orchestra in choral masterpieces by Handel and Bach. For tickets, call 574-631-2800 or visit performingarts.nd.edu. Originally published at music.nd.edu.

Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Abigail Washburn is a banjo virtuoso who became fluent in both the language and culture of China while prepping for a career in law focused on U.S.-China relations. Wu Fei, a Chinese musical prodigy and master of the 2,000-year-old 21-string guzheng, was destined for a professional career performing state-sanctioned works in her homeland. GET TICKETS  

Eurydice  Presented by Notre Dame Film, Television, and Theatre by Sarah RuhlDirected by Sarah Gitenstein In a humorous and poetic reimagining of the classic myth, Eurydice must travel to the Underworld after dying on her wedding day. Once there, she must choose between returning to Earth with her love, Orpheus, or staying in the Underworld with her father. Performance Schedule  April 9-13, 2025Wednesday - Saturday at 7:30 PMSunday at 2:30 PM Philbin Studio TheatreDeBartolo Performing Arts Center Tickets Tickets for Eurydice are $10 for the general public and $5 for Faculty/Staff, Students, and Seniors (65+). If you would like to purchase tickets for the full NDFTT season, a season bundle is currently available. Tickets may be purchased by phone at 574-631-2800, in person at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center ticket office (M-F 12:00 - 6:00 PM), or online at performingarts.nd.edu. BUY TICKETS SEASON BUNDLE Parking Free parking is available daily after 5:00 pm in the Stayer Center parking lot, just north of the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center. Patrons may now receive free event parking at the Eddy Street Commons Parking Garage by bringing your event tickets and parking ticket to the DPAC Ticket Office to receive a pre-paid parking voucher. An accessible lot for disabled patrons is available immediately adjacent to the center; a valid hangtag or license plate is required. There is a ten-minute parking zone on the north drive of the center for ticket pick-up; during inclement weather you are welcome to drop off guests in this area and proceed to parking.“Eurydice” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Tams-Witmark LLC. www.concordtheatricals.com EURYDICE was originally produced by Madison Repertory Theatre, Madison, Wisconsin, August 29, 2003. Richard Corley, Artistic Director, Tony Forman, Managing Director. And subsequently produced by Berkeley Repertory Theatre in 2004. Tony Taccone, Artistic Director, Susan Medak, Managing Director. And Yale Repertory Theatre, James Bundy, Artistic Director, Victoria Nolan, Managing Director. Produced by Second Stage Theatre, New York, 2007 Carole Rothman: Artistic Director. EURYDICE is produced by special arrangement with Bruce Ostler, BRET ADAMS, LTD., 448 West 44th Street, NY 10036.   Originally published at ftt.nd.edu.