Theater Week – Barbershop: The Next Cut

 

A listing of Triangle theater performances
through April 4, 2016

OPENING:

* Etchings in Stone – A play by Ron Harris about visitors to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. This week only: Friday 7:00, Saturday and Sunday 2:00. NC Museum of History, Raleigh.
ncmuseumofhistory.org

* In an Interrogative Mood – Adaptation of the Padgett Powell novel created and staged by the Performance Collective, presented by UNC Department of Communications. This week only: Thursday-Saturday 8:00, Sunday 3:00. Swain Hall, UNC Campus, Chapel Hill.
comm.unc.edu

Kafka’s Monkey – A captured ape learns to assimilate into the human world. Common Ground presents Colin Teevan’s 2009 adaptation of Franz Kafka’s satire “A Report to an Academy”. Featuring Dale Wolf; directed by Dana Marks. This week: Thursday-Saturday 8:00, Sunday 3:00. Continues through April 9. Common Ground Theatre, Durham.
cgtheatre.com

* PlaySlam! – Staged readings of a dozen very short plays by six local playwrights with the audience selecting a prize winner. Presented by Cary Playwrights Forum. One show: Saturday 7:30. Cary Theatre, Chatham Street, Cary.
caryplaywrightsforum.org

* Songs for a New World – Company Carolina presents Jason Robert Brown’s 1995 theatrical song cycle about life choices. Directed by Kelly Hynek; music director Claire Cooper. This week only: Friday and Saturday 8:00, Sunday 3:00 and 8:00. The ArtsCenter, Carrboro.
artscenterlive.org

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – PlayMakers Rep presents the second area production in as many months of Hugh Wheeler and Stephen Sondheim’s 1979 musical thriller about a barber with a rapidly diminishing clientele and a baker with a rapidly increasing supply of free range meat pies. Directed by Jen Wineman. This week: Wednesday-Saturday 7:30, Sunday 2:00. Continues through April 23. Paul Green Theatre, CDA, UNC Campus, Chapel Hill.
playmakersrep.org

 
ONGOING:

Jacuzzi – Extended run. Ward Theatre Company presents the 2014 darkly comic thriller by The Debate Society – Hannah Bos, Paul Thureen, and Oliver Butler. This week: Friday and Saturday 7:30, Sunday 3:00. Continues through April 17. Ward Theatre, Pine Cone Drive, Durham. wardtheatrecompany.com

 
* – 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 – Gender Study

Becca Blackwell. Image by George Maracineanu

A listing of Triangle theater performances
through February 15, 2016

OPENING:

Crossing Delancey – Remember that Amy Irving/Peter Riegert romantic comedy from the late 80’s about a young single woman in Manhattan whose grandmother decides to play matchmaker? She works in a bookstore, he sells pickles? Yeah, that one. This is the play by Susan Sandler that it’s based on. Presented by Cary Players. Directed by Bruce Ackerman. This week: Friday and Saturday 7:30, Sunday 3:00. Continues through February 21. Cary Downtown Theatre.
caryplayers.org

* Grease – G=TW (where G=”grease” and TW=”the word”). NC Theatre presents the inexplicably popular musical. Director not listed. This week only: Tuesday-Friday 7:30, Saturday and Sunday 2:00 and 7:30. Closes Sunday. Memorial Auditorium, DECPA, Raleigh.
nctheatre.com

The Lion King – Touring production of Julie Taymor’s 1997 stage adaptation of the 1994 Disney movie. This week: Tuesday-Thursday 7:30, Friday 8:00, Saturday 2:00 and 8:00, Sunday 1:00 and 6:30. Continues through March 20. DPAC, Durham.
dpacnc.com

Love Letters – Bare Theatre presents A.R. Gurney’s 1989 epistolary romantic drama, directed by Rebecca Blum. This week: Friday and Saturday 8:00, Sunday 2:00. Continues through February 28. Sonorous Road, Oberlin Road, Raleigh.
baretheatre.org

Sweeney Todd – Hugh Wheeler and Stephen Sondheim’s 1979 musical thriller about a barber (David Henderson) with a rapidly diminishing clientele and a baker with a rapidly increasing supply of free range meat pies. Presented by Raleigh Little Theatre. Directed by Patrick Torres. This week: Friday and Saturday 8:00, Sunday 3:00. Continues through February 28. RLT, Raleigh.
raleighlittletheatre.org

* They, Themself and Schmerm – “A schmerm is a schmear of gender. It is basically the sound that people make as they try to figure my gender out.” A “laugh-out-loud tragedy” chronicling struggles with abuse, sexuality, and gender by NYC-based trans writer, performer, and actor Becca Blackwell. Presented by Duke Theater Studies. Two performances only: Friday and Saturday 8:00. Sheafer Theater, Bryan Center, Duke West Campus, Durham.
tickets.duke.edu
 

ONGOING:

* Blue Sky – Burning Coal presents the U.S. premiere of Clare Bayley’s play about extraordinary rendition flights and torture abetted by British and American intelligence agencies. Directed by Gus Heagerty. This week: Thursday- Saturday 7:30, Sunday 2:00. Closes Sunday. Contemporary Art Museum, Raleigh.
burningcoal.org

Tuesdays with Morrie – Justice Theater Project and director Andy Hayworth remount their 2011 production of Mitch Ablom and Jeffrey Hatcher’s stage version of Ablom’s memoir. John Honeycutt returns as Morrie, with Jerry Sipp as Mitch. This week: Friday and Saturday 8:00, Sunday 3:00, Tuesday 9:30 a.m. Continues through February 21. Clare Hall, St. Francis of Assisi, Leesville Road, Raleigh.
thejusticetheaterproject.org

The Underpants – “German” and “Farce” seem an unlikely pairing, but Steve Martin’s 2002 adaptation of Carl Sternheim’s 1910 comedy Die Hose begs to differ. Presented by Theatre in the Park; director not listed. This week: Thursday-Saturday 7:30, Sunday 3:00. Continues through February 21. TIP, Raleigh.
theatreinthepark.com

* Venus in Fur – American Theater Practice and Common Ground Theatre present David Ives’ 2010 comedy about a director and the actress whose last-minute audition for his new play takes a turn for the meta. Director not listed. This week: Thursday-Saturday 8:00, Sunday 3:00. Closes Sunday. Common Ground Theatre, Durham.
cgtheatre.com
 

* – 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 – Four Legs=DoublePlusGood, Two Legs=Ungood

A listing of Triangle theater performances
through July 22, 2013

OPENING:
Animal Farm – Stage version of George Orwell’s political parable, presented by Raleigh Little Theatre’s Teens on Stage Program. Directed by Linda O’Day Young. This week: Friday 7:30, Saturday and Sunday 1:00 and 5:00. Continues through July 28. RLT, Raleigh.
raleighlittletheatre.org

* Finding My Voice – A solo performance about loss, disillusionment and healing by Lee Galbreath. Plus curtain-raiser featuring character monologues and stories by Dan Sipp. This week only: Friday and Saturday 8:00. Common Ground Theatre, Durham.
cgtheatre.com

* Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – At least the meat pies are free range. Playmakers’ Summer Youth Conservatory presents the 1979 Stephen Sondheim/Hugh Wheeler musical. Directed by Tom Quaintance. This week only: Wednesday-Saturday 7:30, Sunday 2:00. Kenan Theatre, UNC Campus, Chapel Hill.
playmakersrep.org

ONGOING:
* Altar Boyz – Stealth touring production of the 2004 musical comedy about a Christian boy band. Directed by Carlos Encinias. Presented by NC Theatre. This week: Tuesday-Friday 7:30. Saturday and Sunday 2:00 and 7:30. Closes Sunday. Fletcher Theater, PEC, Raleigh.
nctheatre.com

* The Fox on the Fairway – A golf trophy grudge match between two stuffy (and we’re guessing restricted) country clubs generates all sorts of 1930’s-style comic shenanigans and hijinks in Ken Ludwig’s 2010 farce. Presented by Theatre Raleigh’s Hot Summer Nights Series. Directed by Michael Marotta. This week: Wednesday-Friday 8:00, Saturday 2:00 and 8:00, Sunday 3:00. Closes Sunday. Kennedy Theater, DECPA, Raleigh.
theatreraleigh.com

• Hamlet / Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead – A shared cast presents the Shakespeare tragedy and Tom Stoppard’s meta-comic take on same in rotating rep. Presented by Little Independent Theatre. Directed by Julya M Mirro. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern performances this week: Wednesday-Saturday 7:30. (NOTE: This week’s performances of Hamlet have been cancelled.) Closes Saturday. The Murphey School, Raleigh.
littleindependenttheatre.com

• 10 by 10 in the Triangle – Annual festival of ten-minute plays, presented by The ArtsCenter. Various directors. This week: Thursday-Saturday 8:00, Sunday 3:00. Closes Sunday. The ArtsCenter, Carrboro.
artscenterlive.org

* = Final 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 – February

A listing of Triangle theater performances
through February 18, 2013

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.

OPENING:
Into the Woods – Classic fairy tale characters stray from the path in this 1986 Stephen Sondheim/James Lapine musical (one of two Sondheim shows opening in Raleigh this week). Directed by Kenny Gannon. This week: Tuesday-Saturday 7:30. Continues through February 23. Leggett Theater, Peace College, Raleigh.
peace.edu

* A Little Night Music – Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler’s 1973 musical based on Ingmar Bergman’s Smiles of a Summer Night. Presented by Meredith Ensemble Theatre. Director(s) unlisted. This week only: Tuesday-Sunday 8:00, plus Saturday matinee 3:00. Jones Auditorium, Meredith College Campus, Raleigh.
meredith.edu

* Mary Poppins – Touring version of the 2004 Disney musical, based on the 1964 movie and the P.L. Travers books. This week only: 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

* Outrunning Bullets – Burning Coal presents a staged reading of Jonathan Fitts’ new play about conflicts in Ireland following the 1922 civil war. Directed by Eric Kildow. One show: Wednesday 8:00. Burning Coal, The Murphey School, Raleigh.
burningcoal.org

* Spamalot – Adapted from Monty Python and The Holy Grail, the touring version of the 2005 musical returns, hosted by Broadway Series South and NC Theatre. This week only: Tuesday-Sunday 7:30, with 2:00 shows on Saturday and Sunday. Closes Sunday. Memorial Auditorium, Raleigh.
progressenergycenter.com

ONGOING:
Bus Stop – William Inge’s 1955 play about a group of people stranded in a snow-bound diner. Directed by David Anthony Wright. Presented by Raleigh Little Theatre. This week: Thursday and Friday 8:00, Saturday 3:00 and 8:00, Sunday 3:00. Continues through February 24. RLT, Raleigh.
raleighlittletheatre.org

Clybourne Park – Bruce Norris’ 2010 comedy, presented by PlayMakers (in rotating rep with A Raisin in the Sun) follows Lorraine Hansberry’s Younger family from Raisin fifty years later. Directed by Tracy Young. This week: Tuesday and Thursday 7:30, Saturday 2:00. Continues through March 3. Paul Green Theatre, UNC Campus, Chapel Hill.
www.playmakersrep.org

* Good – Upstanding German citizen becomes a Nazi in Cecil Philip Taylor’s 1981 drama. Directed by Ian Finley. Presented by Burning Coal. This week: Thursday-Saturday 7:30, Sunday 2:00. Closes Sunday. Burning Coal, The Murphey School, Raleigh.
burningcoal.org

Julius Caesar – Political intrigue, murder, war, and the greatest passive aggressive speech of all time — must be Shakespeare. Presented by Justice Theater Project. Directed by David Henderson. This week: Friday and Saturday 8:00, Sunday 2:00. Continues through February 24. St. Francis Church, Raleigh.
thejusticetheaterproject.org

* My Princess Bride – Joe Brack’s one-man show inspired by the William Goldman novel and the film. Directed by Matty Griffiths. Presented by City Artistic Partnerships. This week: Thursday-Saturday 8:00, Sunday 2:00. Closes Sunday. Common Ground Theatre, Durham.
cityartisticpartnerships.org

The Pillowman – Martin McDonagh’s very dark 2003 comedy about a writer whose horrific stories seem to be coming true. Presented by Theatre in the Park. Directed by Ira David Wood III. This week: Thursday-Saturday 7:30, Sunday 3:00. Continues through February 24. TIP, Raleigh.
theatreinthepark.com

A Raisin in the Sun – Lorraine Hansberry’s classic 1959 drama about the Younger family and their hopes for a better future. Presented by PlayMakers. Directed by Raelle Myrick-Hodges. (Performed in rotating rep with Clybourne Park.) This week: Wednesday, Friday, Saturday 7:30, Sunday 2:00. Continues through March 2. Paul Green Theatre, UNC Campus, Chapel Hill.
www.playmakersrep.org

* Space Pirates – Durham Family Theatre presents Jeff Bengford and Dianne Saichek’s “musical adventure through cyberspace”. Directed by Jenny Justice; Music Director, Joy Harrell. This week: Friday 7:00, Saturday 1:00 and 7:00. Closes Saturday. Trinity United Methodist Church, Durham.
durhamfamilytheatre.wordpress.com

IMPROV:
* NC Comedy Arts Festival – DSI’s annual multi-week festival; this week featuring improv by dozens of national and local groups. Tuesday-Sunday various times, DSI Comedy Theatre and The ArtsCenter in Carrboro. Learn more.

* = Final 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.