The Language Program, Cowell College, and Stevenson College cordially invite you and your students to attend a performance of The Miriam Ellis International Playhouse XIII (IP), an annual multilingual program of fully-staged short theater pieces, now in its 13th season. Four public performances will be held on May 16, 17, 18, 19, at 8:00 PM at the Stevenson Event Center and will feature works in French, Italian, Japanese, and Spanish, with English super-titles. The program will be directed by Language lecturers, working with their students. There is no admission charge; however, evening parking permits are required for the Thursday and Friday performances. Parking permits will be available by attendant in the Cowell/Stevenson lower parking lots (#109/110) for $4.00. Those already in possession of a valid “A”, “B”, or “C” permit do not need to purchase an additional permit to park during evening hours.

This year’s works include excerpts from (French) LE MALADE IMAGINAIRE (The Hypochondriac) by Molière, directed by Miriam Ellis; (Italian) NATIVITÀ (Nativity) by La Smorfia, directed by Giulia Centineo; (Japanese) THE VAMPIRE CABBIE by Murakami, directed by Sakae Fujita; (Spanish) LAS LUCIÉRNAGAS DEL CARIBE (Caribbean Fireflies) by Carballido, directed by Marta Navarro.