Local Student Starring in Two Shows during First Semester at Curry College

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Nicholas Anastasi

MILTON , MA (10/09/2013)(readMedia)-- Curry College is pleased to announce that Watertown, MA resident, Nicholas Anastasi, son of Cheryl and Peter Anastasi, has landed multiple stage roles in his first semester at Curry College. Nicholas is playing the role of Troy in Immediate Tensions, in Curry Theatre's Black Box production of The Seventh Annual New Plays Festival. Later in the semester, he will be playing the roles of Basil Thorpe, Claude Rivière, Charlie, and The King of France in Curry Theatre's Main Stage production of the Mark Twain comedy, Is He Dead? Nicholas is a graduate of Watertown High School, where he starred in shows such as: Bye Bye Birdie, Seussical the Musical, Guys and Dolls, Grease, and more. At Curry College, he is planning to major in Communication.

The Seventh Annual New Plays Festival, showcasing original student 5-10 minute one act plays, will run Saturday, Nov. 16th through Monday, Nov. 18th at 7:30 p.m. Mark Twain's comedy, Is He Dead, will run Saturday, Dec 7th through Tuesday, Dec 10th at 7:30 p.m. Both shows can be seen at Curry College, in the Oscar B. and Frances A. Keith Auditorium at the Academic and Performance Center on the Milton Campus, 1071 Blue Hill Avenue, Milton, MA. Tickets are $10 and may be reserved at 617-333-2259 (Option 2).

Founded in 1879, Curry College is a private, four-year, liberal arts institution located on 135 acres in Milton, MA. Curry extends its educational programs to a continuing education branch campus in Plymouth, MA. Curry offers 20 undergraduate degrees as well as graduate degrees in business, education, criminal justice and nursing, with a combined enrollment of approximately 4,150 students. The student body consists of approximately 2,000 traditional undergraduate students, 1,650 continuing education and 500 graduate students. More than 1,400 of its students reside on the Curry campus. The largest majors are business management, communication, nursing, criminal justice and education. The College offers a wide array of extra-curricular activities ranging from 14 NCAA Division III athletic teams to an outstanding theatre program.