By Amro Eldahshoury<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SHARJAH \u2013 The Performing Arts Program at the American University of Sharjah has announced their upcoming performances of the Soir\u00e9e Musicale and The Comedy of Errors have not been cancelled, although the latter\u2019s opening night has been delayed and its number of performances reduced. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The department head, Prof. Anthony Tassa, said that \u201cthe show must go on.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tassa also said that the department trusts that \u201cstudents will rehearse at home.\u201d He added, \u201cit\u2019s the only thing we can do, we would have two weeks left for opening night after the big break\u201d referring to the one month break. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pianopalooza, another event hosted by the Performing Arts Program, was cancelled on the day of the event; it was originally assumed the other program events would follow suit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Soir\u00e9e Musicale will showcase performances from the AUS Choir, the AUS Women\u2019s Choir and selected performances by AUS vocal and piano students. The event\u2019s opening night is April 30. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Comedy of Errors will run on April 9-10, its dates pushed back and reduced from its original planned run of April 6-10. The play is a Shakespearean classic about two brothers who go in search of their identical twins. When they unknowingly wind up in the same city as their doppelgangers, a mayhem of mistaken identities ensues.
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