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 – Duck Variations

 

A listing of Triangle theater performances
through September 19, 2016

 
OPENING:

* Almost, Maine – Theatre in the Park presents John Cariani’s 2004 play, set in a fictional town in Maine (last visited in Legacy Rep’s fall 2015 production in Durham). Director not listed. This week only: Thursday-Saturday 7:30, Sunday 3:00. TIP, Raleigh.
theatreinthepark.com

Arsenic and Old Lace – A pair of female serial killers are threatened by their nephew, a murderous psychopath. Forest Moon presents Joseph Kesselring’s 1939 comedy. Directed by Jason Tyne-Zimmerman. This week: Thursday-Saturday 7:30, Sunday 3:00. Continues through September 25. Renaissance Center, 405 S. Brooks St., Wake Forest.
forestmoontheater.org

* Beyond Sacred: Voices of Muslim Identity – An interview-based theater production based on the diverse stories of young Muslims who came of age in a post-9/11 New York City. Created and performed by Ping Chong + Company. Presented by Carolina Performing Arts. One performance: Sunday 8:00. Gerrard Hall, UNC Campus, Chapel Hill.
carolinaperformingarts.org

Detroit ’67 – PlayMakers Rep presents Dominique Morisseau’s 2013 drama about a brother and sister trying to get by in Motown-era Detroit. Directed by Lisa Rothe. This week: Wednesday-Saturday 7:30, Sunday 2:00. Continues through October 2. Paul Green Theatre, CDA, UNC Campus, Chapel Hill.
playmakersrep.org

* An Evening with Martin and Langston – Felix Justice and Danny Glover portray Martin Luther King, Jr. and Langston Hughes through their speeches and writing. Presented by NC State Live. One night: Friday 8:00. Stewart Theatre, NCSU Campus. Raleigh.
live.arts.ncsu.edu

* Kinky Boots – A down on its heels British shoe factory finds a unique solution to its financial problems in the 2012 musical by Harvey Fierstein and Cyndi Lauper, based on the 2005 movie. Touring production. This week only: Tuesday-Thursday 7:30, Friday 8:00, Saturday 2:00 and 8:00, Sunday 1:00 and 6:30. DPAC, Durham.
dpacnc.com

A Public Reading of an Unproduced Screenplay About the Death of Walt Disney – Lucas Hnath’s play takes a dark and kaleidoscopic theme park ride into the mind of a 20th century visionary. Welcome to the craziest place on earth. Directed by Joseph Megel; presented by Manbites Dog Theater and StreetSigns. This week: Friday and Saturday 8:15, Sunday 2:00. Continues through October 1. Manbites Dog, Durham.
manbitesdogtheater.org
 

ONGOING:
 
* The Beautiful Beast – It’s the end of summer which means it’s time for Paperhand Puppet Intervention’s annual outdoor extravaganza. This year’s show takes a look at the monsters and beasts that inhabit our dreams and folktales. This week: Saturday 7:00 (pre-show starts at 6:20), Sunday 3:00 (pre-show 2:20). Carolina Theatre, 310 S. Greene St., Greensboro.
carolinatheatre.com
 
Lungs – A young couple want to have a child but in a rapidly changing world that’s not an easy decision. Tony Lea directs Duncan MacMillan’s 2011 play for Sonorous Road. This week: Thursday-Saturday 8:00, Sunday 3:00. Continues through September 25. 209 Oberlin Road, Raleigh.
sonorousroadtheatre.com

* Maccountant – “What need we fear who knows it, when none can call our power to account?” Office politics get literally cutthroat in a Wichita accounting office circa 1963. Expect Jaybird O’Berski’s adaptation of Macbeth to be full of sound and fury – as well as chainsaws, hammers, and assorted potentially lethal office supplies. Presented by Little Green Pig. This week: Wednesday-Saturday 8:00. Closes Saturday. (Note: all remaining performances closed out; wait list starts at 7:00.) Common Ground Theatre, Durham.
littlegreenpig.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
 

* – 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 – A Man, A Plan, A Canal

Rough Rider (1909) – Tade Styka

A listing of Triangle theater performances
through October 15, 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.

OPENING:
Arsenic and Old Lace – Don’t go down in the cellar! Another theatrical warhorse arrives on stage this week, this time in the form of Joseph Kesselring’s 1941 comedy about maniacal serial killers. Towne Players of Garner and director Beth Honeycutt do the honors. This week: Friday and Saturday 8:00. Continues through October 20. Garner Performing Arts Center.
garnerperformingartscenter

* The Flip Side: What’s a Good Man to Do? – “What is a good man to do when his wife comes in at all hours of the night and offers no excuses, doesn’t spend any real time with the kids and blames you for everything that goes wrong?” These questions and more will be asked, and presumably answered, in a play by Tracey J, directed by Tai Harmony and presented by Sistahs with Amazing Gifts Entertainment. This week only: Saturday 3:00 and 7:00. Durham Arts Council.
swagentertain.com

* Halloweeneen Eve – Transactors for Families presents a suitable-for-kids spooky improv show. One night only: Friday 7:00. The ArtsCenter, Carrboro.
artscenterlive.org

* Legally Blonde the Musical – The 2007 show – based on Reese Witherspoon’s 2001 movie about gender equality and female empowerment – comes to Raleigh in a stealth touring production hosted by NC Theatre. Directed by Denis Jones. This week only: Tuesday-Friday 7:30, Saturday and Sunday 2:00 and 7:30. Memorial Auditorium, Raleigh.
nctheatre.com

* Liza and the Riddling Cave – A misunderstood girl goes on a magical adventure to save her father in Applause! Cary Youth Theatre’s production of a play by John Uruquart. No director listed. This week only: Friday 7:30, Saturday 2:00 and 7:30, Sunday 2:00. Cary Arts Center.
townofcary.org

* The Mexican, as Told by Us Mexicans – The Process Series presents a staged reading of Ricardo A. Bracho and Virginia Grise’s adaptation of Jack London’s 1911 short story about a prizefighter. Directed by Joseph Megel. This week only: Friday and Saturday 8:00. Historic Playmakers Theatre, UNC Campus, Chapel Hill.
carolinaperformingarts.org

The 39 Steps – Patrick Barlow’s clever 2007 stage adaptation of the 1935 Alfred Hitchcock thriller gives quite a workout to four actors playing dozens of characters. It’s the first of two local productions this month – Temple Theatre’s version opens next week. Though publicized as an adaptation of the original John Buchan novel, the script relies mostly on Charles Bennett and Ian Hay’s screenplay for the Hitchcock film. Haskell Fitz-Simons directs for Raleigh Little Theatre. This week: Friday and Saturday 8:00, Sunday 3:00. Continues through October 28. Sutton Theatre, RLT, Raleigh.
raleighlittletheatre.org

ONGOING:
* The Color Purple – The NCCU Department of Theatre presents the 2004 musical adaptation of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Directed by Asabi. This week: Friday and Saturday 8:00, Sunday 2:00. Closes Sunday. Farrison-Newton Building, NCCU Campus, Durham.
sites.google.com/site/thecolorpurple2012atnccu/

* Souvenir – Stephen Temperley’s 2004 play with music (last seen locally in Ghost & Spice’s 2010 production) tells the story of legendarily inadequate coloratura Florence Foster Jenkins. Presented by Theatre Raleigh/Hot Summer Nights at the Kennedy. Directed by Richard Roland. This week: Wednesday-Saturday 8:00, Sunday 3:00. Closes Sunday. Kennedy Theater, PEC, Raleigh.
hotsummernightsatthekennedy.org

* Harold and Maude – Dark comedy about a suicide-obsessed young man who falls in love with a (much) older woman. Rachel Klem directs Colin Higgins’ 1980 stage adaptation, based on his screenplay for the 1971 cult film. Presented by Ghost & Spice Productions. This Week: Thursday-Saturday 8:00. Closes Saturday. Common Ground Theatre, Durham.
cgtheatre.com

* = 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.