D. Nicholas Rudall (born 1940, in Llanelli, Wales) is Professor of Classical Languages and Literatures, a member of on General Studies in the Humanities and Ancient Mediterranean World, and the College at the University of Chicago, where he has taught since 1966. He specializes in Greek drama, and has translated numerous works by Sophocles, Euripides, and Aristophanes. His translations and adaptations are published by Ivan R. Dee of Chicago, for whom he is 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 David Bevington, with whom he created and co-taught a two-quarter sequence entitled "History and Theory of Drama".Rudall is also the founding director of the Court Theatre in Chicago and a multiple Jeff-award winning actor and translator.
He was awarded the 1998 Joseph Jefferson Award for New Adaptation of "The Iphigenia Cycle", at the Court Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
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He was nominated for a 1990 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Principal Role in a Play for "The Paradise Hotel", at the Court Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
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He was nominated for a 1987 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Principal Role in a Play for "Jumpers", at the Court Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
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He was awarded the 1981 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play for "Juno and Paycock", at the Court Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
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He and Peter Syvertsen were awarded a 1979 Joseph Jefferson Citation for Director of a Play for "The Birthday Party", at the Court Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
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He was awarded a 1979 Joseph Jefferson Citation for Director of a Play for "She Stoops to Conquer", at the Court Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
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Professor of the University of Chicago and a classical actor who helped revive the Court Theater in Chicago.