Theater Week – Equus!

 

A listing of Triangle theater performances
through January 14, 2019

 
OPENING:

* Bewilderness – A group of mismatched characters converge upon Thoreau’s cabin at Walden Pond. Written and directed by Zack Fine. 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

* Death of a Salesman – One Song presents Arthur Miller’s 1949 drama. Directed by Gus Clemens and Jessie Gleason. One weekend only: Friday and Saturday 7:30, Sunday 3:00. The ArtsCenter, Carrboro.
artscenterlive.org

* Fiddler on the Roof – Touring production of the 1964 musical, based on the stories of Sholem Aleichem. 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

Measure for Measure – An unstable ruler, abuse of power, the stuggle for female agency: Raleigh Little Theatre presents Shakespeare’s rumination on virtue and sin. Directed by Rebecca Blum. This week: Friday and Saturday 8:00, Sunday 3:00. Continues through January 27. Gaddy-Goodwin Theatre, RLT, Raleigh.
raleighlittletheatre.org
 

ONGOING:

This Doesn’t End Well – World premiere of seven short plays, a mix of dramatic and comic works about misfortune, written and directed by Brook North. Presented by South Stream Productions. This week: Thursday-Saturday 7:30, Sunday 3:00. Closes January 20. Sonorous Road Theatre, 3801 Hillsborough St, Raleigh.
sonorousroad.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 CVNC.org. 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 – God Love Him

Amadeus image by Randy Skidmore

A listing of Triangle theater performances
through March 31, 2014

OPENING:
Amadeus – Leviathan Theater presents a radically revisionist take on Peter Shaffer’s 1979 account of the deadly rivalry between Mozart and Antonio Salieri. Directed by Jaybird O’Berski. This week: Thursday-Saturday 8:00. Continues through April 12. Common Ground Theatre, Durham.
amadeusdurham.com

Cymbeline – True love, disguises, jealousy, beheadings, non-fatal poisoning, and war. Must be Shakespeare. Directed by Laura Bess Jernigan. Presented by Bare Theatre. This week: Thursday-Saturday 8:00. Continues through April 12. Cordoba Center for the Arts (behind Golden Belt), Durham.
baretheatre.org

* The Sorcerer – Love Potions! Durham Savoyards presents one of Gilbert and Sullivan’s early comic operas. Directed by Derrick Ivey. Music Director: Alan Riley Jones. This week only: Thursday-Saturday 8:00, Sunday 2:00. Carolina Theatre, Durham.
durhamsavoyards.org

ONGOING:
* Curiousity Cat – Two displaced kids get help from a resourceful feline in Forest Moon Theater’s production of the youth theater play by Chris Grabenstein. Directed by Heather Snow Clark. This week: Friday and Saturday 7:00. Closes Saturday. Franklin Academy Middle School Theater, Wake Forest.
forestmoontheater.org

Grounded – A hotshot F-16 pilot finds herself reassigned to flying drones, in a new play by George Brant. Directed by Talya Klein. Presented by Manbites Dog. This week: Thursday-Saturday 8:15, Sunday 2:00. Continues through April 5. Manbites Dog Theater, Durham.
manbitesdogtheater.org

* OPQRS, Etc. – Madge Miller’s 1984 fable about a dictator’s monochromatic rule being disrupted by an artist. Directed by Kathleen Rudolph. Presented by Raleigh Little Theatre’s Youth Series. This week: Thursday and Friday 7:30, Saturday and Sunday 1:00 and 5:00. Closes Sunday. Gaddy-Goodwin Theatre, RLT, Raleigh.
raleighlittletheatre.org

* Tartuffe – Good luck getting online information about Owl Tree Theater for the People’s production of the Molière classic. Here’s their Facebook page. For actual info on show dates, times, location, tickets and such, try here. This week: Friday and Saturday 8:00. Closes Saturday. The Green Monkey, Raleigh.
 
 
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 – End of May

A listing of Triangle theater performances
through June 4, 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:
Between the Bells – A play about high school and how to survive it. Written and directed by Jennifer Justice, presented by Durham Family Theatre. This week: Friday and Saturday 8:00. Continues through June 9. St. Joseph’s/Hayti Heritage Center, Durham.
durhamfamilytheatre.wordpress.com

H.I.S. Thoughts: A Tribute to Keenan Gorham – Black Poetry Theatre presents a dramatic reading based on the poetry of the late Keenan Gorham. One performance: Saturday 7:00. Common ground Theatre, Durham.
cgtheatre.com

KidsWrite Performance Festival – Burning Coal’s annual festival of plays written by students from the 6th to 12th grade. Directed by Jerome Davis and Adam Sullivan. This week only: Friday and Saturday 7:30, Sunday 2:00. Burning Coal/The Murphey School, Raleigh.
burningcoal.org

Lettice and Lovage – Peter Shaffer’s 1987 comedy about an over imaginative British tour guide, presented in rotating rep as part of University Theatre’s 3-show summer TheatreFest (see also Fallen Angels). Directed by John McIlwee. This week: Thursday and Friday 7:30, Sunday 2:00. Kennedy-McIlwee Theatre, Thompson Hall, NC State Campus, Raleigh.
ncsu.edu/theatre

ONGOING:
Fallen Angels – University Theatre leads off its 3-show summer TheatreFest with Noël Coward’s 1925 comedy (see also Lettice and Lovage). Directed by Rachel Klem. This week: Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday 7:30. 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, Sunday 3:15. Continues through June 9. Manbites Dog Theater, Durham.
manbitesdogtheater.org

AUDITIONS:
Clayton Youth Theater will audition 7th to 12th grade-age actors for its July production of Hairspray. Friday 6:00, Saturday 10:00 a.m. Clayton Center, Clayton.
claytonyouththeater.com [Note: The CYT website has problems displaying in a Firefox browser; try Chrome or Explorer instead.]

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