May 2023 Theater, Opera, and Dance Calendar

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the Triangle Review's updated Master Calendar of Events for May 2023. If your productions are not listed in this calendar, please e-mail the SHOW TITLE(S), DATE(S), LOCATION(S), and the name of the PRESENTER(S) to RobertM748@aol.com, and be sure to e-mail all your news releases and publicity PHOTOS -- with CAPTIONS and PHOTO CREDITS -- to that address. (Our "snail mail" address is Triangle Review, 2830 Manorcrest Court #442, Raleigh, NC 27609-8702.)

NOW PLAYING:

May 17-18, 21: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday and 3 and 7 p.m. Sunday: Sholem Asch's The Dead Man (In-Person Book-in-Hand Staged Reading), translated by Caraid O'Brien and directed by Jorie Slodki (The Justice Theater Project at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Raleigh in Raleigh). THE PRESENTER: https://www.thejusticetheaterproject.org/, https://www.facebook.com/Justicetheater, https://www.instagram.com/justicetheaterproject/, https://twitter.com/justicetproject, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNGoYepGz-n99gOyTAj7QTg/videos?view=0&sort=p. THE VENUE: Jewish Community Center of Greater Raleigh https://www.raleighcaryjcc.org/, https://www.facebook.com/jccgreaterraleigh/, https://www.instagram.com/jccgreaterraleigh/. DIRECTIONS/MAP: https://www.google.com/maps/. COVID-19 POLICIES: https://www.shalomraleigh.org/news/2022/4/19/update-on-covid-19-policies. THE DEAD MAN (1922 World War I Radio Drama, originally entitled Der Toyter Mensch): https://www.yiddishbookcenter.org/language-literature-culture/recordings-yiddish-book-centers-virtual-public-programs/sholem-aschs. SHOLEM ASCH (Poland-born U.S. playwright and novelist, 1880-1957): https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/sholem-asch, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sholem-Asch, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sholem_Asch. RELATED EVENTS: Click here and scroll down. NOTE: This show is recommended for ages 16 and up. TICKETS: $15 general admission ($5 students and educators), plus taxes and fees. here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-264-7089 or thejusticetheaterproject@gmail.com. PLEASE DONATE TO: The Justice Theater Project and Jewish Community Center of Greater Raleigh.

The Durham Performing Arts Center will present Triangle Rising Stars, hosted by Clay Aiken and and featuring special guest appearance by Beth Leavel, at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 18th

May 18: 7:30 p.m. Thursday: Triangle Rising Stars (In Person), hosted by Clay Aiken and featuring special guest appearance by Beth Leavel and 2022 winners Symoné Spencer and Joshua Thompson (Durham Performing Arts Center in Durham). THE PRESENTER/VENUE: https://www.dpacnc.com/, https://www.facebook.com/DPACNC, https://www.instagram.com/DPACNC/, https://twitter.com/DPAC, and https://www.youtube.com/user/DPACLive. DIRECTIONS: https://www.dpacnc.com/plan-your-visit/directions. PARKING: https://www.dpacnc.com/plan-your-visit/parking. DPAC COVID-19 REQUIREMENTS: https://www.dpacnc.com/events/vaccination-and-covid-19-test-requirements. CLAY AIKEN (Raleigh, NC-born singer, actor, activist, and American Idol Season 2 Runner-Up, nee Clayton Holmes Grissom): https://www.rubenandclay.com/, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/clay-aiken-470642, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1341750/, https://www.facebook.com/clayaiken/, https://www.instagram.com/clayaiken/, https://twitter.com/clayaiken, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clay_Aiken, and https://www.youtube.com/clayaiken. BETH LEAVEL (Raleigh, NC-born actress): https://www.bethleavel.net/, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/beth-leavel-70613, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1769792/, https://www.facebook.com/beth.leavel, https://www.instagram.com/bethleavel/, https://twitter.com/leavelbest, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beth_Leavel, and https://www.youtube.com/. TICKETS: $320 general admission, plus taxes and ticket fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-680-2787 or CustomerService@DPACnc.com.

May 18-21: 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday and 2 and 5:30 p.m. Sunday: Gloria Bond Clunie's My Wonderful Birthday Suit (In Person), directed by Amelia Lumpkin and starring Abby Patrick as Oobladee, Elim Lee as Oobladah, Skylar Skinner as Shebopshebee, and Samantha Kiser as Bobo (Raleigh Little Theatre in the Gaddy-Goodwin Teaching Theatre in Raleigh). VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/user/raleighlittletheatre. 2022-23 SEASON: https://raleighlittletheatre.org/shows-and-events/. THE PRESENTER/VENUE: https://raleighlittletheatre.org/, https://www.facebook.com/RLT1936, https://www.instagram.com/RLT1936/, https://twitter.com/RLT1936, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raleigh_Little_Theatre, and https://www.youtube.com/user/raleighlittletheatre. RLT PODCAST: https://anchor.fm/rltpodcast. SEATING CHARTS: https://raleighlittletheatre.org/visit-us/seating-charts/. DIRECTIONS: https://raleighlittletheatre.org/visit-us/. MAPS/PARKING/TRANSIT: https://raleighlittletheatre.org/visit-us/maps-and-parking/. ACCESSIBILITY: https://raleighlittletheatre.org/visit-us/accessibility/. COVID REQUIREMENTS: https://raleighlittletheatre.org/reopening-rlt/. MY WONDERFUL BIRTHDAY SUIT (2018 play): https://chicagochildrenstheatre.org/our-past-productions/. GLORIA BOND CLUNIE (Henderson, NC-born Evanston, IL playwright, lyricist, and librettist): https://www.dramatistsguild.com/members/gloriabondclunie, https://newplayexchange.org/users/10774/gloria-bond-clunie, and https://pwcenter.org/profile/gloria-clunie. NOTE 1: All shows are wheelchair accessible, and assistive-listening devices are available for all shows. NOTE 2: There will be a sensory-friendly performance at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 20th. TICKETS: $17 ($13 children 12 and under), plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-821-3111 or BoxOffice@RaleighLittleTheatre.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: Raleigh Little Theatre.

May 19-21: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday: Seth Rudetsky and Jack Plotnick's Disaster! (In Person), with additional material by Drew Geraci (Studio 1 at Holly Hill Mall in Burlington). VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgcWtfcfkm81uhP9kNo07QA. THE PRESENTER: https://studio1online.org/, https://www.facebook.com/Studio1online, https://www.instagram.com/studio1.theatre/, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgcWtfcfkm81uhP9kNo07QA. 2023 SEASON: https://studio1online.org/season/. THE VENUE: https://studio1online.org/ and https://www.facebook.com/Studio1online. DIRECTIONS: https://www.hollyhillmall.com/directions-contact. COVID REQUIREMENTS (scroll down): here. DISASTER! (2016 Jukebox Musical Comedy): http://www.disastermusical.com/, https://www.mtishows.com/disaster, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-show/disaster-503578, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disaster!_(musical). WARNING: If it were a film, this show would be rated Rated PG-13. TICKETS: $14-$17, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 336-534-0321 or info@studio1online.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: Studio 1.

May 19-21: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday: Mamie Till Mobley and David Barr III's The Face of Emmett Till (In Person), directed by Deb Royals and starring Tina Morris-Anderson as Mamie Till Mobley, Jireh Ijeoma as Emmett Till, Verlene Gainey Oates as Alma Spearman, Taufiki Lee as Henry Spearman, Vincent Drayton as Moses Wright, and Quinn Sanders as Maurice (Pure Life Theatre in Leggett Theatre in Main Building at William Peace University in Raleigh). VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc4CsZ5WoMaPwoHtKjCHLxA. THE PRESENTER: https://www.purelifetheatre.com/, https://www.facebook.com/purelifetheatre/, https://www.instagram.com/purelifetheatre/, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc4CsZ5WoMaPwoHtKjCHLxA. 2022-23 SEASON: https://www.purelifetheatre.com/upcoming-events. DIRECTIONS: https://www.google.com/maps/. COVID REQUIREMENTS: https://www.purelifetheatre.com/general-5. THE FACE OF EMMETT TILL (1999 Drama/Tragedy, originally entitled The State of Mississippi vs. Emmett Till): https://www.dramaticpublishing.com/the-face-of-emmett-till and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_State_of_Mississippi_and_the_Face_of_Emmett_Till. THE SCRIPT (excerpt): https://www.dramaticpublishing.com/media/pdf/excerpts/exFaceEmmettTillF93.pdf. MAMIE ELIZABETH TILL MOBLEY (Webb, MS-born mother of Emmett Till, nee Mamie Elizabeth Carthan, 1921-2003): https://mtmmf.org/ and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamie_Till. DAVID BARR III (playwright and screenwriter): https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7344188/ and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Barr_(playwright). THE VENUE: https://www.visitraleigh.com/listing/leggett-theatre-at-william-peace-university/59630/. DIRECTIONS: https://www.peace.edu/about/locations-directions/. COVID REQUIREMENTS: https://www.peace.edu/health/. TICKETS: $32.50 ($30 students, seniors, and active-duty military personnel), except $28 per person for groups of 10 or more, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-839-9505 or purelifetheatre@gmail.com. PLEASE DONATE TO: Pure Life Theatre. Robert O'Connell's Triangle Review Review Permalink.

Raleigh Arts and Black and Unknown Bards will present Marita
Bonner's The Purple Flower at 12 and 3 p.m. Saturday, May 20th

May 20: 12 and 3 p.m. Saturday: Marita Bonner's The Purple Flower (In Person), a SEEK Raleigh project by Aneesa Neibauer (Raleigh Arts and Black and Unknown Bards in the Pecan Grove at Shelley Lake Park in Raleigh). TRAILER: https://www.facebook.com/blackandunknownbards/videos/1723079454792574. PRESENTER (Raleigh Arts): https://raleighnc.gov/raleigh-arts, https://www.facebook.com/OfficeOfRaleighArts/, https://www.instagram.com/raleigh_arts/, and https://twitter.com/RaleighArts. PRESENTER (Black and Unknown Bards): https://www.blackandunknownbards.com/, and https://www.facebook.com/blackandunknownbards. THE VENUE: https://raleighnc.gov/parks/places/shelley-lake-park. DIRECTIONS: https://www.google.com/maps/. COVID REQUIREMENTS: https://raleighnc.gov/parks/places/shelley-lake-park">https://raleighnc.gov/parks/places/shelley-lake-park. TICKETS: Pay What You Wish, from $0 on up Click here to reserve tickets. INFORMATION: 919-996-3610 or arts.commission@raleighnc.gov.

UPCOMING PRODUCTIONS:

May 18-19, 21, 25-28: 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday, plus 2 p.m. Saturday, May 27th: Dr. Lisa B. Thompson's Single Black Female (In Person), directed by JaMeeka D. Holloway and starring Lauren Foster-Lee and Kyma Lassiter (Bulldog Ensemble Theater at Mettlesome Theater in Durham). THE PRESENTER: https://www.bulldogdurham.org/ and https://www.facebook.com/BulldogEnsembleTheater/. THE VENUE: https://thisismettlesome.com/, http://www.facebook.com/thisismettlesome, http://instagram.com/hellomettlesome, and https://twitter.com/hellomettlesome. DIRECTIONS: https://thisismettlesome.com/location. COVID-19 POLICY: Bulldog Ensemble Theater notes that "Masks will be required inside the theater on Sunday performances." SINGLE BLACK FEMALE (1999 Comedy): https://www.concordtheatricals.com/p/6518/single-black-female, https://lisabthompson.com/plays, and https://newplayexchange.org/plays/52282/single-black-female. DR. LISA B. THOMPSON (Playwright, Patton Professor of African & African Diaspora Studies at the University of Texas at Austin, and MacDowell Fellow in Theatre Arts): https://lisabthompson.com/, https://theatredance.utexas.edu/people/thompson-lisa, https://www.macdowell.org/artists/lisa-b-thompson, and https://twitter.com/DrLisaBThompson. NOTE Bulldog Ensemble Theater cautions that this show "Contains strong language and adult themes [emphasis added]." TICKETS: $20 ($10 young people under 35 and $18 seniors 65+ and veterans), plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: info@bulldogdurham.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: Bulldog Ensemble Theater.

May 18-20: 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday: Kate Hamill's 2014 adaptation of Sense & Sensibility (In Person), based on the 1811 novel by Jane Austen and directed in Fuquay-Varina by Bing Crosby Cox (Holly Springs Community Theater at the Fuquay-Varina Arts Center in Fuquay-Varina). THE PRESENTER: https://www.hollyspringsnc.us/1407/Community-Theater. THE VENUE: https://www.fuquay-varina.org/1111/Arts-Center, https://www.facebook.com/FuquayVarinaArtsCenter/, https://www.instagram.com/fvartscenter/, http://twitter.com/TownofFV, and https://www.youtube.com/c/TownofFuquayVarinaGov. DIRECTIONS: https://www.google.com/maps/. COVID REQUIREMENTS: https://www.fuquay-varina.org/1385/COVID-19-Information. SENSE & SENSIBILITY (1811 novel): https://www.britannica.com/topic/Sense-and-Sensibility and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sense_and_Sensibility. THE NOVEL: http://books.google.com/. JANE AUSTEN (English novelist, 1775-1817): https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jane-Austen, https://janeaustensociety.org.uk/, https://jasna.org/, https://pemberley.com/, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Austen. SENSE & SENSIBILITY (2014 New York City and 2016 Off-Broadway play): http://bedlam.org/shows/sense-sensibility-2016/, https://www.dramatists.com/cgi-bin/db/single.asp?key=5174, http://www.iobdb.com/Production/6135, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sense_and_Sensibility#Adaptations. THE SCRIPT: http://books.google.com/ (Google Books). STUDY GUIDE (Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, MN): https://www.guthrietheater.org/globalassets/pdf/study-guides/senseandsensibility_studyguide.pdf. KATE HAMILL (New York City-based playwright and actress): http://www.kate-hamill.com/, http://www.iobdb.com/CreditableEntity/47086, http://www.imdb.com/name/nm8567470/, https://www.facebook.com/kate.hamill, https://www.instagram.com/katastic29/, https://twitter.com/katerone, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Hamill, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmnp_qCiEBDYGpFMY8hz9Qg. TICKETS: $14 ($12 students and seniors), plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-567-3921 or info@fvarts.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: Fuquay-Varina Arts Center.

May 18-20: 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday: Robert Weiss' Sleeping Beauty (In Person), featuring the music of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, performed live by the Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle (Carolina Ballet in Raleigh Memorial Auditorium in the Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh) THE PRESENTER: https://www.carolinaballet.com/, https://www.facebook.com/CarolinaBallet, https://www.instagram.com/carolinaballet/, https://twitter.com/CarolinaBallet, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carolina_Ballet, and https://www.youtube.com/user/CBcarolinaballet. 2022-23 SEASON: https://www.carolinaballet.com/2022-2023-season/. THE COMPANY: https://www.carolinaballet.com/company/. THE VENUE: https://www.martinmariettacenter.com/venues, https://www.facebook.com/MMCRaleigh, https://www.instagram.com/mmcraleighnc/, https://twitter.com/MMCRaleigh, and https://www.youtube.com/@MMCRaleighNC. DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://www.martinmariettacenter.com/getting-martin-marietta-center. ACCESSIBILITY: https://www.martinmariettacenter.com/accessibility-martin-marietta-center. KNOW-BEFORE-YOU-GO INFORMATION: https://www.martinmariettacenter.com/know-before-you-go-information. ROBERT WEISS (Carolina Ballet's Founding Artistic Director): https://www.carolinaballet.com/robert-weiss/ and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Weiss_(choreographer). TICKETS: $27.15-$80.15, plus taxes and ticket fees. Call 800-982-2787 or click here to buy in-person tickets, and call 919-719-0900 or e-mail boxoffice@carolinaballet.com to buy livestream tickets. GROUPS (10+ tickets): 919-719-0900 and https://www.carolinaballet.com/tickets/special-rates/. INFORMATION: 919-719-0900 or boxoffice@carolinaballet.com. PLEASE DONATE TO: Carolina Ballet.

The Durham Performing Arts Center will present Get the Led Out: A Celebration of "The Mighty Zep", the national tour of the six-member Led Zeppelin tribute band, at 8 p.m. Friday, May 19th

May 19: 8 p.m. Friday: Get the Led Out: A Celebration of "The Mighty Zep" (In Person) (Durham Performing Arts Center in Durham). GET THE LED OUT VIDEOS: https://www.gtlorocks.com/videos and https://www.youtube.com/user/GTLOROCKS. THE PRESENTER/VENUE: https://www.dpacnc.com/, https://www.facebook.com/DPACNC, https://www.instagram.com/DPACNC/, https://twitter.com/DPAC, and https://www.youtube.com/user/DPACLive. DIRECTIONS: https://www.dpacnc.com/plan-your-visit/directions. PARKING: https://www.dpacnc.com/plan-your-visit/parking. DPAC COVID-19 REQUIREMENTS: https://www.dpacnc.com/events/vaccination-and-covid-19-test-requirements. GET THE LED OUT (Led Zeppelin Tribute Band): https://www.gtlorocks.com/, https://www.facebook.com/GetTheLedOut, https://www.instagram.com/gettheledout/, https://twitter.com/GetTheLedOut, and https://www.youtube.com/user/GTLOROCKS. BAND BIOS: https://www.gtlorocks.com/bios. TICKETS: $29.50 and up, plus taxes and ticket fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-680-2787 or CustomerService@DPACnc.com.

May 19-20: 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 12:30 and 6:30 p.m. Sunday: Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman, Al Rinker, Floyd Huddleston, Bryan Louiselle, and Michael Bernard Disney The Aristocats KIDS (Marie Cast) (In Person), directed by Jenny Latimer and choreographed by Marcie Emmett, with music direction by Parker Harris (Center Theater Company in the Earl & Rhoda Wynn Theater at The ArtsCenter of Carrboro). VIDEOS: https://www.facebook.com/CenterTheaterCompany/videos/. THE PRESENTER: https://www.centertheatercompany.com/, https://www.facebook.com/CenterTheaterCompany, and https://www.instagram.com/CenterTheaterCompany/. THE VENUE: https://artscenterlive.org/, https://www.facebook.com/artscenterlive, https://www.instagram.com/artscenterlive/, https://twitter.com/artscenterlive/, and https://www.youtube.com/user/TheArtsCenterLive. DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://artscenterlive.org/about/#visitor-info. COVID REQUIREMENTS (scroll down): https://artscenterlive.org/. TICKETS: $15 ($10 children 6 and under), plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: centertheatercompany@gmail.com.

The Triangle Academy of Dance will present its 2023 Spring Recital at 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 19th, and
1 p.m. Saturday, May 20th, in Raleigh's A.J. Fletcher Opera Theater (photo by Azul Photography)

May 19-20: 6:30 p.m. Friday and 1 p.m. Saturday: Spring Recital (In Person) (Triangle Academy of Dance in the A.J. Fletcher Opera Theater in the Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh). THE PRESENTER: https://www.triangle-academy-dance.com/, https://www.facebook.com/tad.dance94/, https://www.instagram.com/triangleadance/. THE VENUE: https://www.martinmariettacenter.com/venues, https://www.facebook.com/MMCRaleigh, https://www.instagram.com/mmcraleighnc/, https://twitter.com/MMCRaleigh, and https://www.youtube.com/@MMCRaleighNC. DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://www.martinmariettacenter.com/getting-martin-marietta-center. ACCESSIBILITY: https://www.martinmariettacenter.com/accessibility-martin-marietta-center. KNOW-BEFORE-YOU-GO INFORMATION: https://www.martinmariettacenter.com/know-before-you-go-information. TICKETS: $26 and up, plus taxes and fees. Call 800-982-2787 or click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-387-1298 or director@triangle-academy-dance.com.

May 19-21, 26-27: 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday: Jethro Compton's The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (In Person), based on a 1953 short story by Dorothy M. Johnson, directed in Smithfield by Matt Gore, and starring Owen Lewis as Ransome Foster, Madeline Snow as Hallie Jackson, Tyler Pinkowski as Bert Barricune, Dan Brown as Jim Mosten, Rich Nixon as Marshal Johnson, Randall Lawrence-Hurt as Liberty Valance, Keith Allen Davis as Jake Dowitt, Sammy Smith as the Narrator, Aycee Carter as a Deputy, plus Townspeople, including Bill Jordan, Joyce Kilpatrick-Jordan, Kathi Nixon, Reggie Parker, Zack Shultz, and Emily Snow (Neuse Little Theatre at "The Hut" [American Legion Hut] in Smithfield). VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/user/NeuseLittleTheatre. THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE (2014 Stage Play): https://www.concordtheatricals.com/p/56464/the-man-who-shot-liberty-valance, https://www.jethrocomptonltd.co.uk/liberty-valance, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_Who_Shot_Liberty_Valance_(stage_play). JETHRO COMPTON (British Playwright, Screenwriter, Film Director, and Theater Producer): https://www.jethrocomptonltd.co.uk/ and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jethro_Compton. TICKETS: $13 in advance and $15 at the door, plus taxes and fees. Call 919-934-1873 or e-mail neuselittletheatre@gmail.com to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-934-1873 or neuselittletheatre@gmail.com. PLEASE DONATE TO: Neuse Little Theatre.

May 19-21, 26-28: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday: Sam Bobrick's Baggage (In Person), directed by Kathleen Rudolph and starring Jenny Anglum as Phyllis Novak, Larry Evans as Bradley Naughton, Chris Brown as Dr. Jonathan Alexander, and Tracey Riordan as Mitzi Cartright (Peak Ensemble Players at the Halle Cultural Arts Center in Apex). TRAILERS: https://www.facebook.com/PeakEnsemblePlayers/videos/. VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP1PZg3QSWMInviV5N5v2MA/videos. THE PRESENTER: https://www.facebook.com/PeakEnsemblePlayers, https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/peakensembleplayers/, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP1PZg3QSWMInviV5N5v2MA/videos. 2023 SEASON: https://www.facebook.com/PeakEnsemblePlayers/events/. THE VENUE: http://thehalle.org/, https://www.facebook.com/thehalleofApex, https://www.instagram.com/thehalleapex/, http://thehalle.org/twitter, and http://thehalle.org/youtube. DIRECTIONS: https://www.google.com/maps/. WEBSITE ACCESSIBILITY: http://thehalle.org/accessibility. COVID REQUIREMENTS: http://thehalle.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=442. BAGGAGE (2005 Romantic Comedy): http://www.sambobrick.com/plays/play.php?name=baggage and https://www.concordtheatricals.com/s/683/baggage. THE SCRIPT (excerpts): https://books.google.com/books. SAM BOBRICK (Chicago, IL-born playwright and screenwriter, 1932-2019): http://www.sambobrick.com/, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/sam-bobrick-8576, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0090427/, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Bobrick. TICKETS: $18 ($10 students 16 and under and $12 seniors, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-249-1120, peprudolph@gmail.com, or halleculturalartscenter@apexnc.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: Peak Ensemble Players. Halle Cultural Arts Center.

May 20: 3 and 6 p.m. Saturday: Enchanted Stories (In Person), with special guests Marzia Memoli (Martha Graham Company) and Jared Brunson (Complexions Contemporary Ballet) (Durham Ballet Theatre in Fletcher Hall at The Carolina Theatre of Durham). VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-8IUyRJrizW9YuBpTeuJyg. THE PRESENTER: https://www.durhamballettheatre.org/, https://www.facebook.com/DurhamBalletTheatre, and https://www.instagram.com/durhamballettheatre/. THE VENUE: https://carolinatheatre.org/, https://www.facebook.com/CarolinaTheatreDurham, https://www.instagram.com/carolinatheatredurham/, https://twitter.com/CarolinaDurham, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-8IUyRJrizW9YuBpTeuJyg. DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://carolinatheatre.org/visit/directions/. HEALTH & SAFETY POLICIES: https://carolinatheatre.org/visit/health-and-safety-policies/. TICKETS: $28 ($22 students and seniors and $15 children under 10), plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-560-3030 or efan@carolinatheatre.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: Durham Ballet Theatre and The Carolina Theatre of Durham.

The American Dance Festival will present a FREE performance of an Untitled Work-in-Progress by Diana
Hoffmaster at 7 p.m. May 20th in ADF's Samuel H. Scripps Studios (photo by Masha Dashkina Maddux)

May 20: 7 p.m. Saturday: Untitled Work-in-Progress (In Person) by Diana Hoffmaster (American Dance Festival at ADF's Samuel H. Scripps Studios in Durham). THE VENUES/DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://americandancefestival.org/venues/. HEALTH & SAFETY POLICIES: https://americandancefestival.org/health-safety/. ACCESSIBILITY: https://americandancefestival.org/accessibility/. TICKETS: FREE but registration is required. Click here to register. INFORMATION: 919-684-6402 or adf@americandancefestival.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: American Dance Festival.

May 20-21: 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday: Hollywood! Lights, Camera, Dance! (In-Person 2023 Spring Recital) (JBSDance Studio at The Clayton Center in Clayton). THE PRESENTER: https://www.facebook.com/jbsdance1. THE VENUE: https://www.theclaytoncenter.com/, https://www.facebook.com/TheClaytonCenter/, https://www.instagram.com/theclaytoncenter/, https://twitter.com/claytoncenternc, and https://youtube.com/c/TheClaytonCenterNC. DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://www.theclaytoncenter.com/493/Directions-Parking. HEALTH & SAFETY GUIDELINES: https://www.theclaytoncenter.com/735/Health-Safety-Guidelines. TICKETS: $12, plus taxes and fees. 919-815-8232 or Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: Jbsdance1@gmail.com. PLEASE DONATE TO: The Clayton Center.

May 20-21: 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 12:30 and 6:30 p.m. Sunday: MTI's Broadway Junior Revue: Raise Your Voice (In Person), directed by Parker Harris and choreographer Josie Patterson (Center Theater Company in the Earl & Rhoda Wynn Theater at The ArtsCenter of Carrboro). VIDEOS: https://www.facebook.com/CenterTheaterCompany/videos/. THE PRESENTER: https://www.centertheatercompany.com/, https://www.facebook.com/CenterTheaterCompany, and https://www.instagram.com/CenterTheaterCompany/. THE VENUE: https://artscenterlive.org/, https://www.facebook.com/artscenterlive, https://www.instagram.com/artscenterlive/, https://twitter.com/artscenterlive/, and https://www.youtube.com/user/TheArtsCenterLive. DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://artscenterlive.org/about/#visitor-info. COVID REQUIREMENTS (scroll down): https://artscenterlive.org/. MTI'S BROADWAY JUNIOR REVUE: RAISE YOUR VOICE: https://www.mtishows.com/broadway-junior-revue-raise-your-voice. TICKETS: $15 ($10 children 6 and under), plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: centertheatercompany@gmail.com.

May 20-21, 27-28: 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday: Osborne & Eppler's Southern Fried Funeral (In Person), directed by D.H. Johnson and starring Jeri Keith Liles, Lindsey Hayes, Susan Parrish, Luke Hernandez, Hunter Hayes, Michael Lester, Anita Massey, Deborah Davis, Tony Mendez, Daniel Ruffino, and Carolyn Lambert (Benson Little Theater in W. J. Barefoot Auditorium in Benson). TRAILER: https://www.facebook.com/bensonfoundationforthearts/videos/1289032162009964. THE PRESENTER: https://bensonlittletheater.com/ https://www.facebook.com/bensonfoundationforthearts, https://www.instagram.com/bensonlittletheater, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgYPhM4LryFW2u5C3ZKCGqw. THE VENUE/MAP/DIRECTIONS: https://bensonlittletheater.com/wj-barefoot-auditorium. SOUTHERN FRIED FUNERAL (2010 Comedy): https://www.playscripts.com/play/2823 and https://www.abouttheartists.com/plays/19018-southern-fried-funeral-by-nate-eppler-and-j-dietz-osborne. OSBORNE & EPPLER (Nashville, TN Playwriting Team of J. Dietz Osborne and Nate Eppler): https://www.osborneandeppler.com/, https://www.playscripts.com/playwrights/bios/1630, and https://www.facebook.com/osborneandeppler. TICKETS: $15 ($10 children age 12 and under), plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: bensonfoundationforthearts@gmail.com. PLEASE DONATE TO: Benson Little Theater.

Pirouette Dance Company will present its Spring Dance Recital at 1, 4, and 7 p.m. Sunday, May 21st

May 21: 1, 4, and 7 p.m. Sunday: Spring Dance Recital (In Person) (Pirouette Dance Company at the Cary Arts Center in Cary). THE PRESENTER: https://pirouettedancecompany.com/, https://www.facebook.com/pirouettedancecompanync, https://www.instagram.com/pirouettedancecompany/, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcWntdmhHSmwMYnNsOYRKHw. THE VENUE: https://www.townofcary.org/recreation-enjoyment/facilities/cary-arts-center, https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cary-Arts-Center/235735853122351, and https://www.instagram.com/explore/locations/15097356/cary-arts-center/. DIRECTIONS: https://www.google.com/maps. PARKING: https://www.townofcary.org/home/showpublisheddocument/7187/637648017090330000. ACCESSIBILITY: https://www.townofcary.org/recreation-enjoyment/facilities/cary-arts-center/accessibility. TOWN OF CARY COVID-19 SAFETY PROTOCOL: https://www.townofcary.org/recreation-enjoyment/facilities/prcr-indoor-facilities-know-before-you-go. TICKETS: TBA, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-629-7394 or pirouettedancecompanync@gmail.com.

CC & Co will present its Rising Star and Core Recitals at 2 and 6:30 p.m. Sunday, May 21st, in the
A.J. Fletcher Opera Theater in the Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh

May 21: 2 and 6:30 p.m. Sunday: Rising Star and Core Recitals (In Person) (CC & Co in the A.J. Fletcher Opera Theater in the Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh). THE PRESENTER: https://cccodance.com/, https://www.facebook.com/cccodance/, https://www.instagram.com/ccco_dance_complex/, https://twitter.com/ccco_dance. THE VENUE: https://www.martinmariettacenter.com/venues, https://www.facebook.com/MMCRaleigh, https://www.instagram.com/mmcraleighnc/, https://twitter.com/MMCRaleigh, and https://www.youtube.com/@MMCRaleighNC. DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://www.martinmariettacenter.com/getting-martin-marietta-center. ACCESSIBILITY: https://www.martinmariettacenter.com/accessibility-martin-marietta-center. KNOW-BEFORE-YOU-GO INFORMATION: https://www.martinmariettacenter.com/know-before-you-go-information. TICKETS: $30 and up, plus taxes and fees. Call 800-982-2787 or click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-846-5200 or info@cccodance.com.

The Carolina Theatre of Durham will present Dancing with the Carolina Stars, hosted by Clay Aiken, at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 24th

May 24: 7 p.m. Wednesday: Dancing with the Carolina Stars (In Person), starring Orlando Aguilar, Vernetta Alston, Keely Arthur, Shannon Healy, and Andrea Moore, with special guests Pain Fonda and Wool E. Bull (Adam Dickinson Realty Group and The Carolina Theatre of Durham and in Fletcher Hall). PRESENTER (Adam Dickinson Realty Group): https://adamdickinsonrealty.com/, https://www.nestrealty.com/raleigh_durham/agents/adam_dickinson.html, and https://www.facebook.com/AdamDickinsonRealtyGroup/. PRESENTER/VENUE (The Carolina Theatre): https://carolinatheatre.org/, https://www.facebook.com/CarolinaTheatreDurham, https://www.instagram.com/carolinatheatredurham/, https://twitter.com/CarolinaDurham, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-8IUyRJrizW9YuBpTeuJyg. DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://carolinatheatre.org/visit/directions/. HEALTH & SAFETY POLICIES: https://carolinatheatre.org/visit/health-and-safety-policies/. TICKETS: $30 and up, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-560-3030 or efan@carolinatheatre.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: The Carolina Theatre of Durham.

May 27: 7:30 p.m. Saturday: Lucky Street Comedy (In-Person Family-Friendly Improv), featuring Tanya Quinn, Tom Quinn, and Ben Quinn (Center Theater Company in CTC Studios at 4221 Garrett Rd. in Durham). THE PRESENTER/VENUE: https://www.centertheatercompany.com/, https://www.facebook.com/CenterTheaterCompany, and https://www.instagram.com/CenterTheaterCompany/. DIRECTIONS: https://www.mapquest.com/us/nc/durham/27707-3467/4221-garrett-rd-35.9602,-78.97545. TICKETS: $15 general admission ($10 children 6 and under), plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: centertheatercompany@gmail.com.

May 27-28: 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday: KidsWrite Festival (In Person) (Burning Coal Theatre Company in the Murphey School Auditorium in Raleigh). VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3qVv6iWGS3yQtVoFH5_XNQ. THE PRESENTER: https://burningcoal.org/, https://www.facebook.com/burningcoaltheatrecompany, https://www.instagram.com/burningcoaltc/, https://twitter.com/burningcoaltc, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3qVv6iWGS3yQtVoFH5_XNQ. PODCASTS: https://burningcoal.podbean.com/. THE VENUE: https://burningcoal.org/plan-your-visit/ and https://burningcoal.org/history-of-the-murphey-school/. DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://burningcoal.org/plan-your-visit/. COVID PRECAUTIONS: https://burningcoal.org/covid-precautions/. TICKETS: $10, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-834-4001 or info@burningcoal.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: Burning Coal Theatre Company.

On May 30-June 4, the Durham Performing Arts Center will present the U.S. tour of the all-female 2022 Broadway Revival of Sherman Edwards and Peter Stone's 1776: A Musical Play

May 30-June 4: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, and 1 and 7 p.m. Sunday: Sherman Edwards and Peter Stone's 1776: A Musical Play (In Person), directed by Jeffrey L. Page and Diane Paulus and choreographed by Page, presented as part of Truist Broadway at DPAC, and starring (in alphabetical order) Shelby Acosta as Congressional Secretary Charles Thomson, Gisela Adisa as John Adams of Massachusetts, Nancy Anderson as Thomas Jefferson of Virginia, Tiffani Barbour as Congressional Custodian Andrew McNair, Dawn Cantwell as Col. Thomas McKean of Delaware, Julie Cardia as Stephen Hopkins of Rhode Island, Joanna Glushak as John Dickinson of Pennsylvania, Anissa Marie Griego as Roger Sherman of Connecticut, Kassandra Haddock as Edward Rutledge of South Carolina, Shawna Hamic as Richard Henry Lee of Virginia, Connor Lyon as Martha Jefferson/Dr. Lyman Hall, Liz Mikel as Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania, Nykila Norman as Caesar Rodney of Delaware, Oneika Phillips as John Hancock of Massachusetts, Lulu Picart as Samuel Chase of Maryland, Ariella Serur as Judge James Wilson of Pennsylvania, Brooke Simpson as a Courier, Sav Souza as Dr. Josiah Bartlett of New Hampshire, Tieisha Thomas as Abigail Adams/Rev. Jonathan Witherspoon of New Jersey, Zuri Washington as Robert Livingston of New York, Gwynne Wood as George Read of Delaware, and Candice Marie Woods as Joseph Hewes of North Carolina, plus Standbys Amanda Dayhoff, Sara Gallo, Lisa Karlin, Kayla Saunders, and Lillie Eliza Thomas (Durham Performing Arts Center in Durham). DPAC TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiBBnLNMOZA. 1776 VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmeYUsX1IEM. THE PRESENTER/VENUE: https://www.dpacnc.com/, https://www.facebook.com/DPACNC, https://www.instagram.com/DPACNC/, https://twitter.com/DPAC, and https://www.youtube.com/user/DPACLive. 2023-24 TRUIST BROADWAY AT DPAC SEASON: https://www.dpacnc.com/truist-broadway/season/truist-broadway-at-dpac-2023-2024. DIRECTIONS: https://www.dpacnc.com/plan-your-visit/directions. PARKING: https://www.dpacnc.com/plan-your-visit/parking. DPAC COVID-19 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS: https://www.dpacnc.com/events/latest-updates-on-events-at-dpac/reopening-faq. THE TOUR: https://www.1776musical.com/, https://www.ibdb.com/tour-production/1776-535188, https://www.facebook.com/1776Musical/, https://www.instagram.com/1776musical, https://twitter.com/Musical1776, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1776_(musical)#Productions. TOUR CAST: https://www.1776musical.com/. TOUR CREATIVE TEAM: https://www.1776musical.com/. 1776: A MUSICAL PLAY (1969 Broadway Musical): https://www.1776musical.com/, https://www.mtishows.com/1776, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-show/1776-1014, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1776_(musical). STUDY GUIDE (Utah Shakespeare Festival): https://www.bard.org/study-guides/1776-study-guide/. SHERMAN EDWARDS (New York, NY-born composer and lyricist, 1919-81): https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/sherman-edwards-10506, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0250360/, and ">https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0250360/, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherman_Edwards. PETER STONE (Los Angeles, CA-born playwright, 1930-2003): https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/peter-stone-8128, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0832099/, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Stone_(writer). TICKETS: $25 and up, plus taxes and fees. Call 800-982-2787 or click here to buy tickets. GROUPS (10+ tickets): 919-680-2787, Groups@DPACnc.com, and https://www.dpacnc.com/events/groups-services. INFORMATION: 919-680-2787 or CustomerService@DPACnc.com.

May 31-June 4; June 7-11: 8 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, and 3 p.m. Sunday: Allan Maule's The Weight of Everything We Know (In Person), a world premiere directed by Michael Berry and starring Jeff Ronan as Darrow and Shubhangi Kuchibhotla as Lucia (Theatre Raleigh in the Theatre Raleigh Studio at 3027 Barrow Dr. in Raleigh). THE PRESENTER/VENUE: https://theatreraleigh.com/, https://www.facebook.com/TheatreRaleigh, https://www.instagram.com/theatre_raleigh/, https://twitter.com/theatreraleigh, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBrPHqUNhtfRMWQ2Ej8Fxeg. 2023 SEASON: https://theatreraleigh.com/2022-main-stage-season/. THE VENUE: https://theatreraleigh.com/tr-studio/. DIRECTIONS/MAP: https://www.google.com/maps. COVID REQUIREMENTS: https://theatreraleigh.com/covid-19-updates/. ALLAN MAULE (Durham, NC playwright): https://allanmaule.com/, https://newplayexchange.org/users/20734/allan-maule, https://www.facebook.com/allan.maule, https://www.instagram.com/maulerballer/, https://twitter.com/MaulerBaller, and https://www.youtube.com/@allanmaule7201. TICKETS: $32 ($30 students, seniors, and active-duty military personnel), plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-832-9997, info@theatreraleigh.com, or boxoffice@theatreraleigh.com. PLEASE DONATE TO: Theatre Raleigh.

REGISTER FOR AARP THEATER *VIRTUAL SCREENINGS* TO WATCH ONLINE
Stream Great Women Singers of the 20th Century: Sarah Vaughan (2005) for FREE at 4 p.m. Saturday, June 3rd Genre: Jazz Documentary Not Rated Running Time: 52 Minutes Directed by Gene A. Davis. Starring Sarah Vaughan and George Dafney (piano), Harold Jones (drums), and Andrew Simpkins (bass). Click title or poster for trailer/details NOTE: AARP membership is NOT required, but you must first click here and create a FREE AARP.org account to watch this film! Click here to register Internet Movie Database: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0930584/. TCM Movie Database: N/A. Wikipedia: N/A. Rotten Tomatoes has Not Yet Rated this film	Stream Riot Act (2020) for FREE at 7 p.m. Sunday, June 25th Genre: Verbatim Theater Piece Not Rated Running Time: 75 Minutes Created and performed by Alexis Gregory as Stonewall Inn riot survivor Michael-Anthony Nozzi, alternative 1970s drag artist Lavinia Co-op, and 1990s AIDS Activist Paul Burston. Directed by Rikki Beattle-Blair. Click title or poster for trailer/details NOTE: AARP membership is NOT required, but you must first click here and create a FREE AARP.org account to watch this film! Click here to register Internet Movie Database: N/A. TCM Movie Database: N/A. Wikipedia: N/A. Rotten Tomatoes has Not Yet Rated this film Howard Loxton's British Theatre Guide Review Emily Garside's The Queer Review Review (Rating: 5 of 5 stars)

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