Loras players aim for perfection; Student performers dig deep to convey the work of James Joyce

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From: Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
Date: 20031030
Author:SANDYE VOIGHT

It's a musical, but the actors won't burst into song.

The story, "James Joyce's The Dead," takes place in Ireland in the late 1890s. Two sisters and their niece - music teachers - are having their annual Christmas party in Dublin.

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What: James Joyce's The Dead

Where: Loras College, St. Joseph Auditorium, 1450 Alta Vista Blvd.

Tickets:$10, adults. $8 senior citizens

"You had to entertain yourself in those days, play instruments and dance," said Doug Donald, who is directing the play at Loras College. It will run Oct. 30-Nov. 2.

"The students really wanted to do it," Donald ...

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