Theater Week – Illumination

 

A listing of Triangle theater performances
through October 28, 2019

OPENING:

Arsenic and Old Lace – Chatham Community Players presents Joseph Kesselring’s 1939 dark comedy about a family of lovable murderous psychopaths. Director not listed. This week: Saturday 4:00 and 7:00, Sunday 3:00 and 6:00. Continues through November 3. Sweet Bee Theater, 18A East Salisbury Street, Pittsboro.
chathamartscouncil.org

Be More Chill – An intelligent digital assistant helps a high school student become popular. NRACT presents Joe Tracz and Joe Iconis’ 2015 musical comedy adaptation of Ned Vizzini’s YA novel. Director not listed. This week: Friday and Saturday 8:00, Sunday 3:00. Continues through November 10. NRACT, 7713-51 Lead Mine Road, Raleigh.
nract.org

* Fefu and Her Friends – Four women friends meet to organize a charity event and reexamine their lives in Marîa Irene Fornés’ groundbreaking 1977 drama. Rachel Klem directs for University Theatre. Presented in promenade style. This week only: Wednesday-Saturday 7:30, Sunday 2:00. Kennedy McIlwee Theatre, Thompson Hall, NCSU Campus, Raleigh.
theatre.arts.ncsu.edu

Illuminated Dresses – An evening of women’s monologues about dresses that changed their lives, written, directed, produced, and acted by women. Directed by Lori Mahl. Presented by Debra Kaufman and OdysseyStage. This week: Friday and Saturday 7:30, Sunday 2:00. Continues through November 3. Burning Coal Theatre, 224 Polk Street, Raleigh.
brownpapertickets.com

The Taming – A beauty pageant contestant enlists an ultra-liberal blogger and the assistant to a conservative Senator in a revolutionary scheme. Justice Theater presents Lauren Gunderson’s 2013 political satire, directed by Jeri Lynn Schulke. This week: Friday and Saturday 7:30, Sunday 3:00. Continues through November 3. Leggett Theatre, William Peace University Campus, Raleigh.
thejusticetheaterproject.org

You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown – Raleigh Little Theatre’s Family Series presents Clark Gesner’s 1967 musical adaptation of the Charles M. Schultz comic strip. Directed by Matthew Hurley. This week: Friday 7:30, Saturday and Sunday 1:00 and 5:00. Continues through November 3 (plus a special sensory-friendly performance on Saturday November 9). Sutton Theatre, RLT, Raleigh.
raleighlittletheatre.org
 

CONTINUING:

* Aladdin – Touring production of the Disney musical adapted from the Disney movie (the first Disney movie, not the other Disney movie). This week: Tuesday and Wednesday 7:30, Thursday 1:00 and 7:30, Friday 8:00, Saturday 2:00 and 8:00. Closes Saturday. DPAC, Durham.
dpacnc.com

* Around the World in 80 Days – Theatre Raleigh’s Family Series presents the world premiere of Claybourne Elder and Rodney Bush’s stage musical adaptation of the Jules Verne novel. Director not listed. This week: Friday 7:00, Saturday 2:00 and 7:00, Sunday 2:00. Closes Sunday. Kennedy Theatre, DECPA, 2 East South Street, Raleigh.
theatreraleigh.com

* Cabaret – Duke’s student-run musical theater group presents the 1966 Kander and Ebb musical. Directed by Holly Holder, music director Adam Beskind. This week: Thursday-Saturday 8:00, Sunday 2:00. Closes Sunday. von der Heyden Studio Theater, Rubenstein Arts Center, Duke West Campus, Durham.
hoofnhorn.org

* The Container – Five strangers, refugees from war-torn countries seek to escape to freedom in a shipping container. Burning Coal Theatre presents Clare Bayley’s 2007 site-specific play, directed by Avis Hatcher Puzo, in a shipping container on the grounds of Raleigh’s Contemporary Art Museum. This week: Wednesday 9:00, Thursday-Saturday 7:00 and 9:00, Sunday 2:00 and 4:00. Closes Sunday. CAM, 409 West Martin Street, Raleigh. (Note: all performances are sold out. Contact Burning Coal box office for wait list info.)
burningcoaltheatre.org

Dairyland – A stressed out New York food writer retreats to her father’s Wisconsin dairy farm, where she gets unlikely support from a cow named Patches. PRC artistic director Vivienne Benesch directs the world premiere of Heidi Armbruster’s new comedy. This week: Tuesday-Friday, Sunday 2:00 and 7:30. (No performance this Saturday.) Continues through November 3. Paul Green Theatre, CDA, UNC Campus, Chapel Hill.
playmakersrep.org

* Infinite Possibilities – An ill-equipped therapist deals with a group of misfits at a California wellness center. Presented by Ward Theatre. Director and playwright are not listed, though most of their work is company/ensemble created. (Note: this show just appeared on our radar, but may have opened either September 7 or October 11 – their website seems open to both possibilities.) This week: Friday and Saturday 8:00, Sunday 4:00. Closes Sunday. Ward Theatre, 4905 Pine Cone Drive, Suite 12, Durham.
wardtheatrecompany.com

 
* – Closes this week

Please contact us with any corrections or omissions. For a more complete listing of area events, we recommend the arts calendar at RDU on Stage. For updates on area auditions, we recommend the Triangle Auditions group on Facebook. 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.

Theater Week – Stage Left

 

A listing of Triangle theater performances
through July 2, 2018

 
I DON’T KNOW WHY YOU SAY GOODBYE:

* Manbites Dog Theater concludes it’s 31st and final season of producing theater this week, as it closes its Foster Street location, the company’s home for the last 20 years. Manbites will continue in a new incarnation as a support and granting organization for area theater companies and artists. Ob-la-di, ob-la-da. More about future plans here.
 

I SAY HELLO:

* OccupyCON 2018 – As part of this year’s events, Women’s Theatre Festival presents a 24-hour theatre conference, packed with staged readings, workshops, devised works, and kids’ programming. Featuring a workshop of The Illuminated Dresses – a devised theater piece by local playwright Debra Kaufman. One day only: Saturday 7:00 p.m. to Sunday 7:00 p.m., Renaissance Center, 405 Brooks Street, Wake Forest.
womenstheatrefestival.com

Parallel Lives – Women’s Theatre Festival presents Mo Gaffney and Kathy Najimy’s satirical 1989 sketch show, directed by Judy Long. This week: Friday 8:00, Saturday 2:00 and 8:00, Sunday 8:00. Continues through July 7. Burning Coal Theatre, Raleigh.
womenstheatrefestival.com
 

ONGOING:

* It Shoulda Been You – Theatre in the Park presents Barbara Anselmi and Brian Hargrove’s 2015 musical comedy about a wedding where wouldn’t you know it everything goes wrong. Director not listed. This week: Thursday-Saturday 7:30, Sunday 3:00. Closes Sunday. TIP, Raleigh.
theatreinthepark.com
 

* – Closes 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 updates on area auditions, we recommend the Triangle Auditions group on Facebook. 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.

Theater Week – Summer is Coming

A listing of Triangle theater performances
through June 28, 2015

 
OPENING: 
Dark Vanilla Jungle – A woman recounts her difficult life, in Philip Ridley’s 2013 one-act. Directed by Staci Sabarsky. Part of a festival of one-person plays presented by Burning Coal Second Stage, in rotating repertory with Sea Wall and Rum & Vodka. Wednesday and Friday June 17 and 19 7:30, Sunday June 21 3:00; Thursday and Saturday June 25 and 27 7:30. Closes Saturday June 27. Burning Coal, Murphey School, Raleigh.
burningcoal.org

A Few Good Men – Aaron Sorkin’s 1989 military courtroom drama presented by Theatre Raleigh. Director not listed. Performances: Wednesday-Friday June 17-19, 24-26 8:00, Saturday June 20 and 27 2:00 and 8:00, Sunday June 21 and 28 3:00. Closes Sunday June 28. Kennedy Theatre, DECPA, Raleigh.
dukeenergycenter.com

* Happy Birthday, Wanda June – Kurt Vonnegut’s 1970 play loosely based on The Odyssey, presented by Run of the Mill Players. No director listed. Performances: Thursday-Friday June 18-20 8:00, Sunday June 21 3:00. Closes Sunday June 21. At the old store next to the Post Office, Saxapahaw.
runofthemillplayers.wordpress.com

Harbor Hope – A social worker finds herself in over her head with a client, in a new one-act by Debra Kaufman. Directed by Joshua Benjamin. Presented by PlayGround: A Theatre Cooperative and Common Ground Theatre. Performances: Thursday-Saturday June 18-20 and 25-27 7:30, Sunday June 21 and 28 2:00. Closes Sunday June 28. Common Ground Theatre, Durham.
cgtheatre.com

A Little Potato and Hard to Peel – David Harrell’s solo performance about dealing with a disability. Presented by CAM and Arts Access Inc. Free but reservations recommended. Performances: Tuesday and Wednesday June 16-17 6:45.
eventbrite.com

Macbeth – “The moon is down. I have not heard the clock.” An ambitious Scottish couple go all Game of Thrones on the power structure. Bare Theatre and Raleigh Little Theatre present the Shakespeare tragedy under the stars (and under an almost full moon) in the outdoor Amphitheatre. Directed by Rebecca Blum. Performances: Friday and Saturday June 19-20 8:00, Thursday-Saturday June 25-27 8:00. Rain dates: Sunday June 21 and 28 8:00. Stephenson Amphitheatre, RLT, Raleigh.
raleighlittletheatre.org

* Playwrights Roundtable: Redux – Playwrights Roundtable celebrates its 10th anniversary with a presentation of its best plays from the last decade. Performances: Friday and Saturday June 19 and 20 8:00, Sunday June 21 3:00. Closes Sunday June 21. The ArtsCenter, Carrboro.
artscenterlive.org

Rum and Vodka – Ilana Rozin directs Conor McPherson’s 1992 tale of a man struggling with his inner demons. Part of a festival of one-person plays presented by Burning Coal Second Stage, in rotating repertory with Sea Wall and Dark Vanilla Jungle. Performances: Thursday and Saturday June 18 and 20 7:30; Wednesday and Friday June 24 7:30, Friday June 26 8:00, Saturday June 27 2:00. Closes Saturday June 27. Burning Coal, Murphey School, Raleigh.
burningcoal.org

ONGOING:

The Color Purple – Justice Theater Project presents the 2004 musical adaptation of Alice Walker’s novel. Directed by Deb Royals, musical direction by Michael Santangelo. Remaining performances: Thursday and Friday June 18-19/25-26 8:00, Saturday June 21 and 28 2:00 and 8:00, Sunday June 21 and 28 2:00. Closes Sunday June 28. (Note: most performances sold out, check with box office.) Clare Hall, St Francis of Assisi, Leesville Road, Raleigh
thejusticetheaterproject.org

* Equivocation – “False face must hide what the false heart doth know.” In 1605, William Shakespeare is commissioned by the government to write a history play about Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot, but discovers some true stories may be too dangerous to tell. Theatre in the Park presents Bill Cain’s 2009 drama. Director not listed. This week: Thursday-Saturday June 18-20 7:30, Sunday June 21 3:00. Closes Sunday June 21. TIP, Raleigh.
theatreinthepark.com

* Sea Wall – A man faces the loss of everything he has depended on, in the 2008 play by Simon Stephens (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime). Part of a festival of one-person plays presented by Burning Coal Second Stage, in rotating repertory with Dark Vanilla Jungle and Rum & Vodka. Directed by Elizabeth London. Remaining performances: Sunday June 21 and 28 at 2:00. Closes Sunday June 28. Burning Coal, Murphey School, Raleigh.
burningcoal.org

* Side by Side by Sondheim – The 1976 musical revue of songs by Stephen Sondheim, part of University Theatre’s Summerfest. Directed by John McIlwee. This week: Wednesday-Saturday 7:30, Sunday 2:00. Closes Sunday June 21. Thompson Hall, NCSU Campus, Raleigh.
ncsu.edu/theatre

Wait Until Dark – University Theatre’s annual Summerfest – three plays in rotating rep – continues with Frederick Knott’s 1966 thriller, directed by Mia Self. (See also Born Yesterday and Side by Side by Sondheim. Friday and Saturday June 19-20 7:30, Sunday June 21 2:00; Thursday-Saturday June 25-27 7:30, Sunday June 28 2:00. Closes Sunday June 28. Thompson Hall, NCSU Campus, Raleigh.
ncsu.edu/theatre

 

* – 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.

 

Theater Week – Kitty, Kitty

Matthew Hager and Gregor McElvogue, In on It, Photo: Alex Maness

A listing of Triangle theater performances
through May 28, 2012

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.

WOW!:
Bad Luck: Baudelaire in a Box Episode 4 – Chicago’s Theater Oobleck presents twelve cantastoria based on the poetry of Charles Baudelaire. Their stellar local pick-up musicians include New Town Drunks, Curtis Eller, Dexter Romweber, and JKutchma. It’s the latest installment of Dave Buchen and composer Chris Schoen’s years-in-the-making adaptation of Les Fleurs du Mal. Listen to Episode One, The Wine Cycle, here. Three performances/multiple venues: Friday at The ArtsCenter in Carrboro, 8:30; Saturday at The Pinhook in Durham, 9:00; Sunday at The Pourhouse in Raleigh 8:00.
theateroobleck.com

OPENING:
Ballot Box Blues – An evening of short plays, including a time-traveling Mark Twain, a wascally pwesidential wabbit, and meta-theatrical meta-sexuality, presented by Playwrights Roundtable. Playwrights include: Mark Cornell, Debra Kaufman, John Paul Middlesworth, Ken Wolpert, Annie Taft, and Paul Newell. One performance: Saturday May 26, 8:00. The ArtsCenter, Carrboro.
artscenterlive.org

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof – Cat fight! Youth-run theater One Song presents the 1955 Tennessee Williams drama, the first of two productions by area companies scheduled over the next month. (Theatre in the Park opens its version in June.) Directed by Kim Rubish. This week only: Thursday-Saturday 7:30. Common Ground Theatre, Durham.
1songproductions.weebly.com

Fallen Angels – University Theatre leads off its 3-show summer TheatreFest with Noël Coward’s 1925 comedy, Fallen Angels. Directed by Rachel Klem. This week: Thursday-Saturday 7:30, Sunday 2:00. Continues in rotating rep through June 10. Titmus Theatre, Thompson Hall, NCSU Campus, Raleigh.
ncsu.edu/theatre

In on It – Two men struggle to create a play, in Daniel MacIvor’s meta-theatrical 2000 dram-com. Presented by Manbites Dog. Directed by Dana Marks. This week: Thursday-Saturday 8:15. Continues through June 9. Manbites Dog Theater, Durham.
manbitesdogtheater.org

No Shame Theatre – Monthly open performance venue for original, short form theater. Saturday 10:00 p.m. (Sign-up to perform: 9:00). The ArtsCenter, Carrboro.
artscenterlive.org

ONGOING:
Wicked – It’s the final week for the jolly green musical’s month-long Durham run. This week: Tuesday-Thursday 7:30, Friday 8:00, Saturday 2:00 and 8:00, Sunday 1:00 and 6:30. Continues through May 27. DPAC, Durham.
dpacnc.com

Please contact us with any corrections or omissions.
For a more complete listing of area events,
we recommend the arts calendar at Indyweek.com.