Love and Information – The Delta Boys
A listing of Triangle theater performances
through January 11, 2016
OPENING:
Downrange: Voices from the Homefront – Staged reading of a new play by Mike Wiley, based on interviews conducted by Hidden Voices, about the effects of deployment on military families. Directed by Joseph Megel, commissioned by Cape Fear Regional Theatre. Presented (along with Silhouettes of Service – see below, and An Loc opening next week) as part of UNC’s Veterans and Their Families, a three-week festival of new works.This week: Friday and Saturday 7:30. Continues through January 14. Studio 6, Swain Hall, UNC Campus, Chapel Hill.
college.unc.edu
* Highway 47 – Storyteller and performer KJ Sanchez’s solo show tells the tangled true history of her family and three centuries of disputes over land in a small high desert town in the Southwest. Directed by Lisa Portes. Presented by PRC2. This week only: Wednesday-Saturday 7:30, Sunday 2:00 and 7:30. Kenan Theatre, CDA, UNC Campus, Chapel Hill.
playmakersrep.org
* Love and Information – Over 100 apparently unconnected characters try to make sense of what they know in Caryl Churchill’s kaleidoscopic 2012 play. Presented by The Delta Boys. This week only: Wednesday-Saturday 8:15. Manbites Dog Theater, Durham.
manbitesdogtheater.org
Silhouettes of Service – Staged workshop of a docudrama about veterans from World War II to the present, written and performed by Gregory DeCandia. Directed by Joseph Megel. This week: Sunday 3:00. Continues through January 18. Studio 6, Swain Hall, UNC Campus, Chapel Hill.
college.unc.edu
Small and Tired – A young man returns home for his father’s funeral but becomes entangled in familial grief and guilt. Gregor McElvogue directs the U.S. premiere of Kit Brookman’s 2012 modern reimagining of the story of Orestes. This week: Thursday-Saturday 8:00, Sunday 3:00. Continues through January 23. Common Ground Theatre, Durham.
fromcommonwealth.com
ONGOING:
* The Book of Mormon – What’s that? You say you shelled out close to 300 bucks for a pair of orchestra tickets to the touring production of this blockbuster Trey Parker/Matt Stone musical last time it was in town back in 2014, but a deadly dangerous ice storm prevented you from attending and there were no refunds – and no exchanges since all shows were sold out? No problem – they’ll gladly honor your unused 2014 tickets for this tour. (Ha ha, just kidding! You’ll need to buy new ones. Not to worry, though – there’s absolutely no chance of crazy weather this time. Or as they sing in the show — ‘Hasa Diga!’.) This week: Tuesday-Thursday 7:30, Friday 8:00, Saturday 2:00 and 8:00, Sunday 1:00 and 6:30. Closes Sunday. DPAC, Durham.
dpacnc.com
Time Stands Still – South Stream Productions presents Donald Margulies’ 2009 drama about the evolving relationships of two Brooklyn couples. Directed by Andy Hayworth. This week: Thursday-Saturday 7:30, Sunday 2:00. Continues through January 17. Sonorous Road Studio, 209 Oberlin Road, Raleigh.
southstreamproductions.blogspot.com
ALTERNATIVE PERFORMANCE:
* No Shame Theatre – Monthly open performance venue for original, short form theater and performance. One night only: Saturday 8:00 (sign-up to perform: 7:00). The ArtsCenter, Carrboro.
artscenterlive.org
* – Concludes this week
Please contact us with any corrections or omissions. For a more complete listing of area events, we recommend the arts calendar at Indyweek.com. For a listing of what else area theaters have in store this season, click on the Triangle Season Schedules tab at the top of the page.
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