Abbey Players Take Walk On ‘The Dark Side’ Belmont Abbey College’s Simon Donoghue , Theatre Bring Story of MACBETH To Life
BELMONT, NC --- The Abbey Players and Belmont Community Theatre will present MACBETH on February 23-25 and March 2-4, 2006 at 8:00 PM in the Haid Theatre at BelmontAbbeyCollege. Tickets are $10. For more information, contact the Abbey Box Office at 704.461.6787 or simondonoghue@bac.edu.
MACBETH, the last of Shakespeare's four great tragedies, is considered by many to be Shakespeare's darkest work. The classic story centers on ambition, human evil, and Macbeth's personal bloody rise to power.
The Abbey’s stage production of MACBETH is part of its Shakespeare series and is under the direction of the theatre director, Simon Donoghue.
The Abbey Players have been in continuous production since 1884, a proven asset to the cultural life of Gaston County and the greater-Charlotte area for more than 100 years. "The Players" have called the Haid Theatre on the campus of Belmont Abbey College home since 1979. Simon Donoghue, an associate professor of Fine Arts at the Abbey, is also a highly acclaimed theatre director and is celebrating his 29th year with the Abbey Players.
Ranked one of the best comprehensive colleges in the Southeast by U.S. News and World Report and The Princeton Review, Belmont Abbey College celebrates excellence and virtue steeped in its 129-year Catholic Benedictine heritage. The liberal arts College is home to students from over 34 states and 26 countries and welcomes everyone from any background or tradition committed to this vision of excellence and virtue. The campus consists of the College, the Monastery and the Abbey Basilica, which can be found on its sprawling 650 acres of picturesque landscape.
Just minutes from Charlotte, NC, the nation’s second largest banking center, Belmont Abbey College offers students numerous internship opportunities and career placement.
The College believes in development of the whole person – mind, body and spirit. By offering a wide array of clubs and activities including Division II athletics, theatre, publications, and study abroad, Belmont Abbey College invests in the personal growth of its students.
Founded in 1876, the College celebrates its heritage and is inspired by the Benedictine monastic tradition. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the College and Abbey Basilica greet thousands |
