D. Nicholas Rudall (1940, in

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– 19 June 2018) was a Welsh professor of

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. He specialized in

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, and translated numerous works by

Sophocles Sophocles ( 497/496 – winter 406/405 BC)Sommerstein (2002), p. 41. was an ancient Greek tragedian known as one of three from whom at least two plays have survived in full. His first plays were written later than, or contemporary with, those ...

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, and

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. His translations and adaptations are published by Ivan R. Dee of Chicago, for whom he was co-editor of the Plays for Performance Series with longtime friend and colleague Bernard Sahlins. Among undergraduates, Rudall is known particularly for his work with prominent Shakespearean

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, with whom he created and co-taught a two-quarter sequence entitled "History and Theory of Drama". Rudall was the founding director of the

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in Chicago, where he transformed the school's amateur outdoor summer theater into a multi-million-dollar professional theater focused on classic work. He led the institution for 23 years (1961-1994). Rudall died on 19 June 2018 at age 78 from complications with colon and liver cancer.

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Rudall's CV

Retirement announcement in the Chronicle
June 8, 2006. * 1940 births 2018 deaths University of Chicago faculty People from Llanelli Translators of Ancient Greek texts Deaths from colorectal cancer in Illinois Deaths from liver cancer in Illinois 20th-century British translators {{UK-academic-bio-stub