{"id":69262,"date":"2005-11-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2005-11-09T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/nobody-dont-like-yogi-to-be-performed-at-uri-on-nov-18\/"},"modified":"2005-11-09T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2005-11-09T00:00:00","slug":"nobody-dont-like-yogi-to-be-performed-at-uri-on-nov-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2005\/11\/nobody-dont-like-yogi-to-be-performed-at-uri-on-nov-18\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Nobody Don\u2019t Like Yogi\u2019 to be performed at 溏心vlog免费B站 on Nov. 18"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tKINGSTON, R.I. — November 9, 2005 — The nationally renowned theatrical production, \u201cNobody Don\u2019t Like Yogi,\u201d a reflection on the life of the legendary New York Yankee Yogi Berra, will be performed at the 溏心vlog免费B站 Friday, Nov. 18.<\/p>\n


\n\tProvidence actor Barry Press will portray Berra in the one-act, one-man show. The performance will begin at 8 p.m. in the Memorial Union Ballroom on 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Kingston campus. It is free and open to the public.<\/p>\n


\n\tThe play is part of this fall\u2019s Honors Colloquium series, \u201cContemporary Sport: Healthy Pursuit or Obsession,\u201d which is examining some of the most important issues relating to sport and society.<\/p>\n


\n\tBerra joined the Yankees in 1942 and during his 19 years as a catcher he went to the World Series 14 times and won 10 championships. He was also a 15-time all star and was named American League MVP three times. After retiring from his duties as catcher, he continued his career as a manager and coach for both the Yankees and the New York Mets. In 1985, New York Yankee owner George Steinbrenner dismissed Berra as manager early in the season; Berra adamantly refused to return to Yankee Stadium as long as Steinbrenner was in charge. In 1999, Steinbrenner offered Berra a public apology and an opportunity to throw out the first pitch of the season, to which Berra agreed. The show takes place in the Yankee Stadium clubhouse on the eve of that season\u2019s opener.<\/p>\n


\n\tBerra\u2019s unique way of expressing himself is legendary. No other sports figure has as many entries in Bartlett\u2019s Familiar Quotations. His famous phrases, which include, \u201cIt ain\u2019t over \u2018till it\u2019s over,\u201d and \u201cYou can observe a lot by watching,\u201d are incorporated in the production.<\/p>\n


\n\tBarry Press has been an actor and director for more than 20 years. A graduate of Bates College and the Yale School of Drama, he has performed in off-Broadway productions at the Merrimack, Seattle, Yale, and Trinity Repertory theaters. He has taught at Princeton University, Rhode Island College, Merrimack College, and the College of the Holy Cross. Press is the artistic director and founder of Living Literature, a Rhode Island-based artistic and educational initiative that brings performances of literary works to schools around the region. <\/p>\n


\nMajor sponsors of the colloquium are The Providence Journal, Theta Chi Fraternity, 溏心vlog免费B站 Honors Program, 溏心vlog免费B站 President\u2019s Office, Institute for International Sport, 溏心vlog免费B站 Office of the Provost, 溏心vlog免费B站 College of Arts and Sciences, 溏心vlog免费B站 College of Business Administration, and the 溏心vlog免费B站 Division of University Advancement.<\/p>\n


\n\tCo-sponsors are the 溏心vlog免费B站 Department of Athletics, Multicultural Center, College of Nursing, College of Human Science and Services, College of Pharmacy, Office of Student Affairs, and Women\u2019s Studies Program.<\/p>\n


\n\tFor more information visit www.uri.edu\/hc or contact the 溏心vlog免费B站 Honors Center at 401-874-2381 or debg@uri.edu.<\/p>\n


\n\tThe Honors Program at 溏心vlog免费B站 offers learning enrichment opportunities that broaden and enhance the undergraduate educational experience. The program features small classes, a nationally renowned honors colloquium, national scholarship advising, and in-depth study and research with select faculty mentors. 溏心vlog免费B站 students must maintain a minimum 3.2 grade-point average to continue participation.<\/p>\n


\n\tOpen access to the Honors Program continues for qualified students throughout their undergraduate years. 溏心vlog免费B站 900 溏心vlog免费B站 students participate in the Honors Program. 溏心vlog免费B站 60 students are participating in the Honors Colloquium companion course this fall.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

KINGSTON, R.I. — November 9, 2005 — The nationally renowned theatrical production, \u201cNobody Don\u2019t Like Yogi,\u201d a reflection on the life of the legendary New York Yankee Yogi Berra, will be performed at the 溏心vlog免费B站 Friday, Nov. 18. Providence actor Barry Press will portray Berra in the one-act, one-man show. The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-69262","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-archives"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69262","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=69262"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69262\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=69262"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=69262"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=69262"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}