Events Calendar
Theatre: "Blue Lias"
November 2, 2009 ( 07:00PM - 09:00PM )
A solo play in one act.
Written and performed by Claudia Stevens, with music composed by Allen Shearer.
Location: Philbin Studio Theatre, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Claudia Stevens is a musician, actor, and performance artist, as well as a playwright and liberettist who performs her own solo plays throughout the U.S., in Europe and Asia. The music for "Blue Lias" was composed by Allen Shearer. The piece deals with confrontations of gender, class, religion and science in nineteenth century England, given expression by the life, personality and career of famed fossil collector Mary Anning.
This performance is a part of the year-long event, Darwin at Notre Dame, which celebrates Darwin's 150th birthday and the 100 year anniversary of the publication of The Origin of Species.