Theater Week – Spring Forward

A listing of Triangle theater performances
through April 29, 2013

OPENING:
The Cripple of Inishmaan – Inhabitants of a small Irish island find their lives disrupted by the arrival of a Hollywood film crew, in Martin McDonagh’s 1996 dark comedy. Presented by Deep Dish Theater. Directed by Tom Marriott. This week: Friday and Saturday 8:00, Sunday 2:00. Continues through May 18. Deep Dish Theater, University Mall, Chapel Hill.
deepdishtheater.org

* The Elektra Project – Haymaker’s work in process about a very dysfunctional mother/daughter relationship. Presented as part of The Process Series. Final show Tuesday 8:00. Swain Hall, UNC Campus, Chapel Hill.
gohaymaker.com

The Elves and the Shoemaker – Karen Boettcher-Tate and Bill Francoeur’s family-friendly musical adaptation of the fairy tale, presented by North Raleigh Arts and Creative Theatre. Directed by Sheila Outhwaite. This week: Friday 7:00, Saturday and Sunday 3:00. Continues through May 12. NRACT, Lead Mine Road, Raleigh.
nract.org

* Spring Training – A new work inspired by Rite of Spring, by musical/spoken word ensemble Universes. Presented by Playmakers Second Stage series. This week only: Wednesday-Saturday 7:30, Sunday 2:00 and 7:30. Kenan Theatre, UNC Campus, Chapel Hill.
playmakersrep.org

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee – Theatre Raleigh presents the 2005 William Finn/Rachel Sheinkin musical comedy. Director not listed. This week: Wednesday-Friday 8:00, Saturday 2:00 and 8:00, Sunday 3:00 and 7:00. Continues through May 5. Kennedy Theatre, DEC, Raleigh.
theatreraleigh.com

* Unnatural Acts – An evening of new short plays, presented by Playwrights’ Roundtable. One show: Saturday 8:00. The ArtsCenter, Carrboro.
artscenterlive.org

ONGOING:
* The Importance of Being Earnest – “You have filled my tea with lumps of sugar, and though I asked most distinctly for bread and butter, you have given me cake.” Raleigh Little Theatre presents Oscar Wilde’s classic 1895 comedy. Directed by John T. Hall. This week: Thursday-Saturday 8:00, Sunday 3:00. Closes Sunday. RLT, Raleigh.
raleighlittletheatre.org

* Our Town – Towne Players of Garner present Thornton Wilder’s 1938 drama. Directed by Beth Honeycutt. This week: Thursday and Friday 8:00, Saturday 2:00 and 8:00. Closes Saturday. Performing Arts Center, Garner.
towneplayers.org

* Ruined – A group of women struggle to survive during a civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Burning Coal presents Lynn Nottage’s 2007 drama. Directed by Rebecca Holderness. This week: Thursday-Saturday 7:30, Sunday 2:00. Closes Sunday. Murphey School, Raleigh.
burningcoal.org

* To Kill a Mockingbird – Theatre in the Park presents Christopher Sergel’s stage adaptation of the Harper Lee novel. This week: Thursday and Friday 7:30, Saturday 3:00 and 7:30, Sunday 3:00. Closes Sunday. TIP, Raleigh.
theatreinthepark.com

ALTERNATIVE PERFORMANCE:
* No Shame Theatre – Monthly open performance venue for original, short form theater and performance. One night only: Sunday 7:00 (sign-up to perform: 6:00). 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 – Not So Long Ago

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A listing of Triangle theater performances
through February 11, 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:
* Baby Blue and July House – Two new plays, written by UNC students John May and Patrick Robinson. Directed by Travis Wright and Katie Chelena. Presented by LAB! Theatre. One week only: Baby Blue – Friday 8:00, Saturday 2:00, Sunday 8:00, Monday 5:00; July House – Thursday and Saturday 8:00, Sunday 2:00, Tuesday Feb 12 5:00. Kenan Theatre, UNC Campus, Chapel Hill.
unc.edu/labtheatre

* Dar He: The Story of Emmett Till – Mike Wiley’s one-man show about the 1955 murder and the events that followed. One show only: Friday 7:30. Halle Cultural Arts Center, Apex.
thehalle.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

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: Friday and Saturday 7:30, Sunday 3:00. Continues through February 24. TIP, Raleigh.
theatreinthepark.com

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. Continues through February 16. Trinity United Methodist Church, Durham.
durhamfamilytheatre.wordpress.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: Sunday 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. Continues through February 17. Burning Coal, The Murphey School, Raleigh.
burningcoal.org

* The Miracle Worker – William Gibson’s 1959 play, adapted from his 1957 Playhouse 90 teleplay, about the young Helen Keller and her tutor Annie Sullivan. Directed by Tina Vance. Presented by Cary Players. This week: Friday and Saturday 7:30, Sunday 3:00. Closes Sunday. Cary Arts Center.
caryplayers.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. Continues through February 17. Common Ground Theatre, Durham.
cityartisticpartnerships.org

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: Tuesday-Friday 7:30, Saturday 2:00 and 7:30. Continues through March 2. Paul Green Theatre, UNC Campus, Chapel Hill.
www.playmakersrep.org

SKETCH:
NC Comedy Arts Festival – DSI’s annual multi-week festival. This week: Sketch comedy by various national and local groups. Various times, DSI Comedy Theatre and The ArtsCenter in Carrboro, Carolina Theatre in Durham. Full Schedule.

AUDITONS:
Auditions for Summer 2013 production of The Lost Colony, Monday 6:30, by appointment, Theatre in the Park, Raleigh.
More info

* = 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.