D. Nicholas Rudall (1940, in Llanelli, Wales – 19 June 2018) was a Welsh professor of classical languages and literature as well as humanities and

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history at the University of Chicago. He specialized in Greek drama, and translated numerous works by Sophocles, Euripides, and Aristophanes. His translations and adaptations are published by

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of Chicago, for whom he was co-editor of the Plays for Performance Series with longtime friend and colleague

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. 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.

Filmography

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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 Deaths from liver cancer Deaths from cancer in Illinois 20th-century translators {{UK-academic-bio-stub