Nazareth Presents "Abracadabra"

ROCHESTER, NY (02/09/2010)(readMedia)-- Nazareth College's Foreign Languages and Literatures department is proud to present "Abracadabra," a play presented in English, French, and Spanish. A school performance will take place on Friday, February 26 at 10:00 a.m. and an evening performance will be on Sunday, February, 28 at 7:00 p.m. in the Callahan Theatre in the Nazareth College Arts Center. The play is 70 minutes long and tickets cost $6.50. Nazareth College is located at 4245 East Ave., Rochester, N.Y. 14618. For more information or to make a reservation, call Nancy Peet at (585) 389-2175.

Directed by Candide Carrasco, professor of foreign language at Nazareth, Abracadabra is the story of a mysterious reunion of circuses from around the world. They are brought together on the anniversary of a tragic accident that has confined Mariposa, a magical tight ropedancer of El Gran Circo del Mundo, to a wheelchair. Together, the circuses, led by Alberto the Magnificent, band together to reconstruct the incident and uncover the truth so that Mariposa can walk again.

Founded in 1924, Nazareth College is a coeducational college with undergraduate and graduate studies in the liberal arts and sciences and professional programs in health and human services, education, and management. The College is located on 150 scenic acres near Rochester, New York, and currently enrolls approximately 2,000 undergraduate and 1,000 graduate students. Nazareth has a strong commitment to experience-based learning and civic engagement. In the past decade, Nazareth has produced 18 Fulbright recipients and two Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowships. For more information on the College, visit www.naz.edu.

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