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10-13-1989 Jonathon Frid's 'Fools and Fiends' Coming to University of Dayton

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This News Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Marketing and Communications at eCommons. It has been accepted for inclusion in News Releases by an authorized administrator of eCommons. For more information, please contact [email protected], [email protected]. The University rf Dayton News Release JONATHAN FRIO'S 'FOOLS AND FIENDS' COMING TO UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON

DAYTON, Ohio, Oct. 13, 1989--An eerie, witty and sometimes humorous show is

coming to the University of Dayton. "Fools and Fiends," a storytelling delight

with a definite Halloween flavor, will be presented by actor on

Wednesday, Oct. 25 at 8 p.m. in the Kennedy Union Ballroom on campus.

Tickets are $8 and may be purchased at the door beginning 45 minutes before

the performance. "Fools and Fiends" is a presentation of the UD Arts Series.

Perhaps best known for his portrayal of on the

gothic , Frid has spent four decades in television, film

and the theater in the United States, Canada and England. ''Fools and Fiends"

showcases Frid's adept storytelling as he relates such tales as "The Cask of

Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe, "Mr. Preble Gets Rid of His Wife" by James

Thurber and "The Man Who Loved Flowers" by Stephen King.

A native of Canada, Frid received a degree from McMaster University in

Hamilton, Ontario before attending London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. He

later earned his master's degree in directing from the Yale School of Drama.

He was a leading actor in English repertory for two seasons and has worked in a

number of America's most celebrated regional theaters, touring nationally in

the American Shakespeare Festival's acclaimed production of Much Ado About

Nothing with Katharine Hepburn. He re-created his popular TV role opposite

Joan Bennett in the MGM feature , and in 1986 joined the

Broadway cast of Arsenic and Old Lace for 10 months, co-starring with Jean

Stapleton.

For more information on "Fools and Fiends," call (513) 229-ARTS. -30- PUBLIC RELATIONS AND UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS 300 College Park Dayton, Ohio 45469-0001 (513) 229-3241