the Chicago theatre world or the University's own faculty and staff. A number of professional actors are also employed, as well as Notre Dame and Saint Mary's students and South Bend community members. The integration of professional actors and designers with students creates a unique opportunity for those students who wish to pursue theatre as a profession following their graduation. In recent years, students and professionals from other universities such as Ball State University, the University of Minnesota's BFA program affiliated with the Guthrie Theater, and Northwestern University have participated in NDSF. The Young Company Beginning with 2003's production, the student actors and technicians in the professional company production were given the chance to perform in a production produced entirely by them (though directed by a senior company member). The roles in the Young Company performance are necessarily larger both on and offstage - the professional company's Assistant to the Technical Director may become the Young Company Technical Director, while a student playing First Soldier may have a chance to play King Richard III. Although in the past Young Company performances have taken place on the same set used for the professional company performance, 2006 saw the introduction of "green shows", performances in which Young Company members traveled to local parks in South Bend and the surrounding community. Past Young Company Productions Shakespeare on Love, adapted by R. John Roberts, 2003 Shakespeare on Comedy: A Vaudeville, adapted by R. John Roberts, 2004 Falstaff's Dream, adapted by Susan Hart, 2005 (directed by Susan Hart) The Brothers Menaechmus, by Plautus, translated by Richard Pryor with further adaptation by Jay Paul Skelton, 2006, (directed by Jay Paul Skelton) The Learned Ladies, by Molière, directed by Kevin Asselin, 2007 The Witch, by Thomas Middleton, directed by Kevin Asselin, 2008 The Deceived or Gl'ingannati, by Accademia degli Intronati of Siena (translation by Ken Rea), directed by Kevin Asselin, 2009 The Taming of the Shrew, by William Shakespeare, directed by Kevin Asselin, 2010 As You Like It, by William Shakespeare, directed by Kevin Asselin, 2011 A Midsummer Night's Dream, by William Shakespeare, directed by Kevin Asselin, 2012 The Comedy of Errors, by William Shakespeare, directed by Kevin Asselin, 2013 ShakeScenes ShakeScenes is NDSF's community outreach program, employing local theatre troupes and schools to perform selected scenes from Shakespeare's works. The coordinating director for ShakeScenes from its inception until 2012 was Deborah Girasek-Chudzynski of South Bend's Stanley