June 2023 Theater, Opera, and Dance Calendar Additions

The Durham Performing Arts Center will present Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss' 2019 musical, Six: The Musical, which won the
2022 Tony Award® for Best Original Score Written for the Theatre, on June 20-July 2 as part of Truist Broadway at DPAC

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the Triangle Review's updated Master Calendar of Events for June 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:

June 1-3, 8-10: 7 p.m. Thursday-Saturday: Terrence McNally's Corpus Christi (In Person), directed by Dustin Britt, with a sound design by Al Riggs, and featuring performances by Chris Acevedo, Benaiah Adesoji, Byron Ard, Nathaniel Bush Jr., Kat Cupp, Philip Guadagno, Desmond Leach, Naveed Moeed, Alastair Motylinski, Mitchell Aaron Mulkey, Nat M. Sherwood, Xenon Winslow, and Stephanie Yu (St. John's Metropolitan Community Church in Raleigh). FEATURETTE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QFiZp8ezho. THE PRESENTER: https://stjohnsmcc.org/, https://www.facebook.com/stjohnsmcc/, https://www.instagram.com/stjohnsmcc/, https://twitter.com/stjohnsmcc, and https://www.youtube.com/user/StJohnsMCC76/videos. FAQ: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/corpus-christi-by-terrence-mcnally-tickets-620243835007. CORPUS CHRISTI (1998 Off-Broadway Play and 2012 Film): https://www.dramatists.com/cgi-bin/db/single.asp?key=2836, http://www.iobdb.com/Production/245, http://www.corpuschristi-themovie.com/, https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1697891/, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corpus_Christi_(play). THE SCRIPT (excerpts): https://books.google.com/books. TERRENCE McNALLY (St. Petersburg, FL-born playwright, librettist, and screenwriter, 1938-2020): https://www.terrencemcnallyfoundation.org/, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/terrence-mcnally-8828, http://www.iobdb.com/CreditableEntity/3116, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0573645/, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrence_McNally. CONTENT ADVISORY: This show is recommended for theatergoers age 18 and above. NOTE: There will be a post-show Q&A with the cast, director, and members of the production team after each Thursday performance. TICKETS: Pay-What-You-Can Performance, with a $15 donation suggested, plus taxes and fees. Click here to reserve seats online. INFORMATION: 919-834.2611 or https://churchadmin@stjohnsmcc.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: St. John's Metropolitan Community Church.

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

June 1-4: 7:30 p.m. 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, 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, Jill Marie Vallery as Caesar Rodney of Delaware, 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). DIGITAL PROGRAM: https://issuu.com/dpac0/docs/dpac_1776_digital. DPAC TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiBBnLNMOZA. 1776 VIDEOS: 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/. GENDER AND PRONOUNS: https://www.roundabouttheatre.org/get-tickets/upstage-guides-current/1776/gender-and-pronouns. 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, 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. Jerome Davis' Triangle Review Review Permalink. Susie Potter's Triangle Arts Review Review.

June 1-4, 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). TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6n0KUAGyhLo. 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/. 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.

The N.C. State University Theatre will present Jeffrey Hatcher's Holmes and Watson,
directed by Mia Self, on June 1-11 in Titmus Theatre as part of TheatreFEST 2023

June 1-4, 8-11: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday: Jeffrey Hatcher's Holmes and Watson (In Person), presented as part of TheatreFEST 2023, directed by Mia Self, and starring Gus Allen as Dr. John H. Watson, Dan Oliver as Dr. Evans, Justin Johnson as Orderly/Shadow, Katie Barrett as Matron, Ryan Lim as Holmes #1, Jackson Griffin as Holmes #2, Daryl Ray Carliles as Holmes #3, plus Swings Abbe Fralix and Michael Sean Parker (N.C. State University Theatre in Titmus Theatre in N.C. State University's Frank Thompson Hall in Raleigh). THE PRESENTER: https://theatre.arts.ncsu.edu/, https://www.facebook.com/ncstateuniversitytheatre/, https://www.instagram.com/ncstateuniversitytheatre/, https://twitter.com/NCSUTheatre, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIfzSeRcRkzZHdPb4ltSzBw. THEATREFEST 2023: https://theatre.arts.ncsu.edu/events-calendar/theatrefest/. HOLMES AND WATSON (2017 Arizona Theatre Company Mystery): https://www.dramatists.com/cgi-bin/db/single.asp?key=5721. THE SCRIPT (excerpts): https://www.dramatists.com/previews/5721.pdf. JEFFREY HATCHER (playwright and screenwriter): https://pwcenter.org/profile/jeffrey-hatcher, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/jeffrey-hatcher-109903, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0368774/, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Hatcher. VENUES: https://arts.ncsu.edu/about/plan-your-visit/facilities/. DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://theatre.arts.ncsu.edu/plan-your-visit/directions-and-parking/. ACCESSIBILITY: https://theatre.arts.ncsu.edu/home/access-services/. COVID REQUIREMENTS: https://www.ncsu.edu/coronavirus/. TICKETS: $27 general admission ($10 NCSU students, $19.99 other students, $9.99 children 12 and under, and $23 seniors 60+ and NCSU faculty and staff), plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-515-1100 or universitytheatre@ncsu.edu. PLEASE DONATE TO: N.C. State University Theatre.

June 9, 11, 14-15, 17: 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, presented as part of Burning Coal Theatre Company's Second Stage Series, 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 Burning Coal's Murphey School Auditorium 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. 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/. 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). 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 and Burning Coal Theatre Company. Robert O'Connell's Triangle Review Review Permalink.

UPCOMING PRODUCTIONS:

NS2 and The Carolina Theatre of Durham will present Leslie Jones: Live at 7 p.m. Friday, June 2nd, in CTD's Fletcher Hall

June 2: 7 p.m. Friday: Leslie Jones: Live (In Person) (NS2 and The Carolina Theatre of Durham in Fletcher Hall at The Carolina Theatre). CTD VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-8IUyRJrizW9YuBpTeuJyg. PRESENTER (NS2): https://nationalshows2.com/, http://facebook.com/nationalshows2, http://instagram.com/nationalshows2, and http://twitter.com/nationalshows2. 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/. LESLIE JONES (Memphis, TN-born stand-up comedian, actress, and writer, nee Annette Jones): https://iamlesliejones.com/, https://www.facebook.com/Lesdoggg/, https://www.instagram.com/lesdogggg/, https://twitter.com/Lesdoggg, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0428656/, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leslie_Jones_(comedian). TICKETS: $36.50 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.

June 2-3: 7 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. Saturday: Away Home (In Person Workshop), a new musical with script by Tamara Kissane and music and lyrics by Matthew Hager, directed by Laura Bess Jernigan, with musical director Diane C. Petteway, presented as part of TheatreFEST 2023, and featuring DJ Brinson, Samantha Corey, Rebecca Bralley, Chandler Vance, Emily Steinhoff James, Ryan Vasconcellos, Chris Muntel, Maggie Walas, Ashley C. Peak, Noelle Smith (Honest Pint Theatre Company in the Kennedy-McIlwee Studio Theatre in N.C. State University's Frank Thompson Hall in Raleigh). THE PRESENTER: https://www.honestpinttheatre.org/, https://www.facebook.com/honestpinttheatrecompany, https://www.instagram.com/honestpinttheatre/, https://twitter.com/honestpintthe8r, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9jvpkyjZ1mzZGy1t3BV8mQ. VENUE: https://arts.ncsu.edu/about/plan-your-visit/facilities/. DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://theatre.arts.ncsu.edu/plan-your-visit/directions-and-parking/. ACCESSIBILITY: https://theatre.arts.ncsu.edu/home/access-services/. COVID REQUIREMENTS: https://www.ncsu.edu/coronavirus/. TICKETS: FREE but donation suggested. Click here to reserve seats for 7 p.m. Friday, June 2nd, and 2 p.m. Saturday, June 3rd. INFORMATION: info@honestpinttheatre.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: Honest Pint Theatre Company and N.C. State University Theatre.

June 2-4: Pan/PRIDE (In Person) 6:30 p.m. Friday, 1 and 2 p.m. Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday: (Barriskill Dance Theatre School in the R.J. Reynolds Industries Theater on Duke University's West Campus in Durham). THE PRESENTER: https://www.barriskilldance.com/, https://www.facebook.com/barriskilldancetheatreschool, https://www.instagram.com/barriskilldance/, and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwZmhaHXm5s. VENUES/DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://americandancefestival.org/venues/. HEALTH & SAFETY POLICIES: https://americandancefestival.org/health-safety/. ACCESSIBILITY: https://americandancefestival.org/accessibility/. TICKETS: $25-$30 ($15 youth under 10 and Duke and non-Duke students), plus taxes and fees, except $20 per person for groups of 10 or more. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-489-5100 or contact@barriskilldance.com.

June 2-4, 8-11, 15-18: 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday: Trey Anastasio, Amanda Green, and Doug Wright's Hands on a Hardbody (In Person), based on S.R. Bindler's 1997 documentary Hands on a Hardbody, RLT musical directed by Brian Westbrook, and starring CJ Pollack as Frank Nugent, Mairym Azcona as Norma Valverde, Tim Holt as J.D. Drew, Kelley Swaim Keats as Virginia Drew, Tim Poliquin as Benny Perkins, Justin Jones as Greg Wilhote, Nunna Noe as Kelli Mangrum, Kevin Aponte as Jesus Pena, Ty Alexander Myatt as Chris Alvaro, Juan Isler as Ronald McCowan, Emma K. Johnson as Heather Stovall, Natalie Turgeon as Cindy Barnes, Dylan Renken as Mike Ferris, Karen Morgan-Williams as Janis Curtis, and Thom Haynes as Don Curtis/Dr. Stokes (Raleigh Little Theatre in the Cantey V. Sutton Theatre/Gaddy-Goodwin Teaching Theatre in Raleigh). 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. 2022-23 SEASON: https://raleighlittletheatre.org/shows-and-events/. 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/. HANDS ON A HARDBODY (2012 La Jolla Playhouse and 2013 Broadway Musical): http://www.handsonahardbody.com/, https://www.concordtheatricals.com/p/10116/hands-on-a-hardbody, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-show/hands-on-a-hardbody-493525, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hands_on_a_Hardbody_(musical). NOTE 1: This show is recommended for ages 12+. NOTE 2: All shows are wheelchair accessible, and assistive-listening devices are available for all shows. NOTE 3: Arts Access, Inc. of Raleigh will audio-describe the show's 3 p.m. Sunday, June 11th, performance. TICKETS: $27 ($23 students and seniors 62+), plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-821-3111 or BoxOffice@RaleighLittleTheatre.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: Raleigh Little Theatre.

June 3: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday: Compass Rose Pride Brunch (In Person), featuring Chloe Cassidy, Sanihya Chanel Iman, Marsha Mellow, and Paris Brooks-Bonet (Carolina Drag Brunch at the Compass Rose Brewery in Raleigh). THE PRESENTER: https://www.carolinadragbrunch.com/, https://www.facebook.com/CarolinaDragBrunch, and https://www.instagram.com/carolinadragbrunch/. VENUE: https://compassrosebrewery.com/, https://www.facebook.com/compassrosebrewery, https://www.instagram.com/compassrosebrewery, and https://twitter.com/compassrosebrew. DIRECTIONS/MAP: https://www.google.com/maps/. NOTE: Part of the proceeds will go to Equality NC. TICKETS: $35 brunch and show and $20 show only, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: carolinadragbrunch@gmail.com.

Holly Springs School of Dance present Riding the Wave 25th Anniversary Season at 10 a.m. and 1:30 and 4:30
p.m. Saturday and 1, 4, and 7 p.m. Sunday, June 3rd and 4th, in the A.J. Fletcher Opera Theater in Raleigh

June 3-4: 10 a.m. and 1:30 and 4:30 p.m. Saturday and 1, 4, and 7 p.m. Sunday: Riding the Wave 25th Anniversary Season (In Person) (Holly Springs School of Dance in the A.J. Fletcher Opera Theater in the Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh). THE PRESENTER: https://hollyspringsdance.com/, https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100042529225580, and https://www.instagram.com/marilynchappellhssod/. VENUE: https://www.martinmariettacenter.com/, https://www.facebook.com/MMCRaleigh, https://www.instagram.com/mmcraleighnc/, https://twitter.com/MMCRaleigh, and https://www.youtube.com/user/DukeEnergyPAC. DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://www.martinmariettacenter.com/getting-martin-marietta-center. KNOW-BEFORE-YOU-GO INFORMATION: https://www.martinmariettacenter.com/know-before-you-go-information. TICKETS: $15 and up, plus taxes and fees. Call 800-982-2787 or click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-996-8700 or pac.info@raleighnc.gov.

Triangle Friends of African American Arts will present A Celebration of African American Art with Song,
featuring tenor Corey Leak performing African American spirituals, blues, and R&B, at 2 p.m.
Sunday, June 4th, at the N.C. Museum of Art in Raleigh (Image: John Biggers, Untitled, 1994)

June 4: 2 p.m. Sunday: A Celebration of African American Art with Song (In Person), featuring Corey Leak (Triangle Friends of African American Arts at the N.C. Museum of Art in Raleigh). THE PRESENTER: http://www.africanamericanarts.org/, http://www.facebook.com/trianglefaaa, http://www.twitter.com/africanamerarts, and https://www.youtube.com/@trianglefriendsofafricanam5532. BLOG: http://www.africanamericanarts.org/blog.html. VENUE: https://ncartmuseum.org/, https://www.facebook.com/ncartmuseum/, https://www.instagram.com/ncartmuseum/?hl=en, https://twitter.com/ncartmuseum, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Carolina_Museum_of_Art. DIRECTIONS/MAP: https://ncartmuseum.org/visit/plan-your-visit/. ACCESSIBILITY: https://ncartmuseum.org/accessibility-and-inclusion/. NOTE: This special concert is inspired by selected African American art works at the NCMA, as well as the Ruth E. Carter: Afrofuturism in Costume Design and Michael Richards: Are You Down? exhibitions. The music will include African American spirituals, blues, and R&B. TICKETS: $17, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-715-5923 or help@ncartmuseum.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: Triangle Friends of African American Arts and N.C. Museum of Art.

Empower Dance Studio will present The Empower Experience 2023 at 7 p.m. Sunday, June 4th,at The Carolina Theatre of Durham

June 4: 7 p.m. Sunday: The Empower Experience 2023 (In Person) (Empower Dance Studio in Fletcher Hall in The Carolina Theatre of Durham). PRESENTER: https://www.empowerdancestudio.com/, https://www.facebook.com/1EMPOWERDANCE/, and https://www.instagram.com/_empowerdancestudio/. 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: $25 and up, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-560-3030 or efan@carolinatheatre.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: Empower Dance Studio and The Carolina Theatre of Durham.

Sips & Scripts will stream An Evening of Monologues by N.C. Playwrights at 6 p.m. Monday, June 5th,
in N.C. State University's Titmus Theater in Frank Thompson Hall as part of TheatreFEST 2023

June 5: 6 p.m. Monday: An Evening of Monologues by N.C. Playwrights: Six Playwrights. Six Pieces. Up to 10 Minutes. (In Person), presented as part of TheatreFEST 2023, (Sips & Scripts in the Titmus Theatre in N.C. State University's Frank Thompson Hall in Raleigh). VIDEOS: https://www.facebook.com/sipsandscripts/videos. THE PRESENTER: https://www.facebook.com/sipsandscripts/. VENUES: https://arts.ncsu.edu/about/plan-your-visit/facilities/. DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://theatre.arts.ncsu.edu/plan-your-visit/directions-and-parking/. ACCESSIBILITY: https://theatre.arts.ncsu.edu/home/access-services/. COVID REQUIREMENTS: https://www.ncsu.edu/coronavirus/. NOTE 1: Playwrights and actors must sign up in person between 5 and 5:50 p.m. Monday, June 5th. N.C. playwrights must sign up in person. NOTE 2: If you require special assistance, e-mail universitytheatre@ncsu.edu. TICKETS: FREE. INFORMATION: yvette@sipsandscriptslive.com. PLEASE DONATE TO: N.C. State University Theatre.

The Durham Performing Arts Center will present the national tour of Bluey's Big Play: The Stage Show at 6 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, June 6th and 7th

June 6-7: 6 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday: Bluey's Big Play: The Stage Show (In Person) (Durham Performing Arts Center in Durham). DPAC TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JPbLEnHNjs. 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. BLUEY'S BIG PLAY: THE STAGE SHOW: https://events.bluey.tv/, https://www.facebook.com/OfficialBlueyTV/, and https://www.instagram.com/officialblueytv/. TICKETS: $39.75 and up, plus taxes and ticket fees. 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.

35th Parallel Productions will present Jakob Karr's Ain't Done Bad, with music by Orville Peck, on June 6th and 7th in the Durham Arts Council's PSI Theatre

June 6-7: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday: Ain't Done Bad (In Person), created, directed, and choreographed by Jakob Karr, with assistance from associate director Joi Marchetti and music by Orville Peck, and featuring Adrian Lee, Ian Spring, Gabriella Sibeko, Jordan Lombardi, Miles Yeung, and Ryan Redmond (35th Parallel Productions in the PSI Theatre at the Durham Arts Council in Durham). TRAILER: https://www.jakobkarr.com/?wix-vod-video-id=dad63b8bda054e97a10efa5421c55200&wix-vod-comp-id=comp-lh8abzil. CAST & CREATIVE TEAM: https://www.jakobkarr.com/cast-and-creative-team. THE PRESENTER: https://35thparallelproductions.com/ and https://www.facebook.com/35thparallelproductions. VENUE: https://durhamarts.org/psi-theatre/. DIRECTIONS (scroll down): https://durhamarts.org/visit/. PARKING (scroll down): https://durhamarts.org/visit/. ACCESSIBILITY (scroll down): https://durhamarts.org/visit/. COVID REQUIREMENTS (scroll down): https://durhamarts.org/visit/. AIN'T DONE BAD (an award-winning 2021 dance performance): https://www.jakobkarr.com/ain-t-done-bad. JAKOB KARR (New York City director and choreographer): https://www.jakobkarr.com/, https://www.facebook.com/jakob.karr.98, https://www.instagram.com/jakobakarr/, and https://twitter.com/jakobakarr. ORVILLE PECK (Johannesburg, South Africa-born country musician, nee Daniel Pitout): https://www.orvillepeck.com/ and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orville_Peck. TICKETS: $30 general admission, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 707-849-8151 or 35thparallelproductions@gmail.com.

Susan Gross and Burning Coal Theatre Company will present Ruby, a solo show written and performed by Gross,
on June 7-8, 10, 17-18 in Murphey School Auditorium in Raleigh s part of Burning Coal's Second Stage Season

June 7-8, 10, 17-18: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, 5 p.m. Saturday, and 2 and 6 p.m. Sunday: Ruby (In Person), a solo show written and performed by Susan Gross and presented as part of Burning Coal Theatre Company's Second Stage Series (Susan Gross and Burning Coal Theatre Company in Burning Coal's Murphey School Auditorium in Raleigh). TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTNfjgR2SdQ. 2023 SECOND-STAGE SEASON: https://burningcoal.org/second-stage/. PRESENTER (New York City-based playwright and performer Susan Gross): https://www.nycsusan.com/, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1083283/, http://facebook.com/nycsusan, http://instagram.com/nycsuz, and https://twitter.com/nycsuz. PRESENTER (Burning Coal Theatre Company): 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/. VENUE (Murphey School Auditorium): 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/. RUBY (2017 Solo Show): https://www.nycsusan.com/news/2017/9/20/solo-show-ruby and https://www.facebook.com/rubytheplay/. 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.

The American Dance Festival will present BODYTRAFFIC at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 8th, and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 10th,
in the R.J. Reynolds Industries Theater on Duke University's West Campus in Durham (photo by Guzman Rosado)

June 8, 10: 7 p.m. Thursday and 7:30 p.m. Saturday: BODYTRAFFIC, performing The One to Stay With (Baye & Asa), Notes on a Fall (a 2021 ADF-commissioned work by Brian Brooks), SNAP (Micaela Taylor), and PACOPEPEPLUTO (Alejandro Cerrudo) (In Person) (American Dance Festival in the R.J. Reynolds Industries Theater on Duke University's West Campus in Durham). TRAILER: https://vimeo.com/802070338. BODYTRAFFIC VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc6Us2CCJYWOMEYR8VjlDuQ. PRESENTER: https://americandancefestival.org/, https://www.facebook.com/AmerDanceFest/, https://www.instagram.com/amerdancefest/, https://twitter.com/AmerDanceFest, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Dance_Festival, and https://www.youtube.com/user/AmerDanceFest. 2023 SEASON: https://americandancefestival.org/2023-performances/. CALENDAR: https://americandancefestival.org/season/. NEWS RELEASE: https://americandancefestival.org/2023/03/01/2023-season/. VENUES/DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://americandancefestival.org/venues/. HEALTH & SAFETY POLICIES: https://americandancefestival.org/health-safety/. ACCESSIBILITY: https://americandancefestival.org/accessibility/. BODYTRAFFIC (Los Angeles-based Contemporary Dance Company): http://bodytraffic.com/, https://www.facebook.com/BODYTRAFFIC/, https://www.instagram.com/bodytraffic/, https://twitter.com/BodyTraffic, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc6Us2CCJYWOMEYR8VjlDuQ. TICKETS: $27-$43, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets fot the June 8th performance or the June 10th performance. INFORMATION: 919-684-6402 or adf@americandancefestival.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: American Dance Festival.

The American Dance Festival will present its 2023 ADF Fête at 9 p.m. Thursday, June 8th at Parizäde

June 8: 9 p.m. Thursday: 2023 ADF Fête (In Person) (American Dance Festival at Parizäde in Durham). VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/user/AmerDanceFest. PRESENTER: https://americandancefestival.org/, https://www.facebook.com/AmerDanceFest/, https://www.instagram.com/amerdancefest/, https://twitter.com/AmerDanceFest, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Dance_Festival, and https://www.youtube.com/user/AmerDanceFest. 2023 SEASON: https://americandancefestival.org/2023-performances/. CALENDAR: https://americandancefestival.org/season/. NEWS RELEASE: https://americandancefestival.org/2023/03/01/2023-season/. ADF FÊTE SPONSORSHIP INFORMATION: Diana@americandancefestival.org. VENUE: https://www.parizadedurham.com/. DIRECTIONS/MAP: https://www.parizadedurham.com/location/parizade/. ADF HEALTH & SAFETY POLICIES: https://americandancefestival.org/health-safety/. VENUE ACCESSIBILITY: https://americandancefestival.org/accessibility/. TICKETS: $150, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-684-6402 or adf@americandancefestival.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: American Dance Festival.

As part of TheatreFEST 2023, the N.C. State University Theatre will stage Jeff Bowen and Hunter Bell's [title of show]
on June 8-11 and 15-18 in the Kennedy-McIlwee Studio Theatre in NCSU's Frank Thompson Hall in Raleigh

June 8-11, 15-18: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday: Jeff Bowen and Hunter Bell's [title of show] (In Person), presented as part of TheatreFEST 2023, directed by Danica Jackson, and starring Will Godby as Hunter, Benjamin Peninger-Tarlton as Jeff, Lauren Bamford as Heidi, Yi Chen as Larry, and Shelby Barros as Susan (N.C. State University Theatre in the Kennedy-McIlwee Studio Theatre in N.C. State University's Frank Thompson Hall in Raleigh). 2023 SEASON: https://theatre.arts.ncsu.edu/programs/. THE PRESENTER: https://theatre.arts.ncsu.edu/, https://www.facebook.com/ncstateuniversitytheatre/, https://www.instagram.com/ncstateuniversitytheatre/, https://twitter.com/NCSUTheatre, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIfzSeRcRkzZHdPb4ltSzBw. [TITLE OF SHOW] (2006 Off-Broadway and 2008 Broadway Musical): http://www.titleofshow.com/, https://www.concordtheatricals.com/p/44841/title-of-show, http://www.iobdb.com/Production/4219, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-show/title-of-show-478456, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Title_of_show. THE SCRIPT (vocal-selections excerpts): https://books.google.com/books. VENUES: https://arts.ncsu.edu/about/plan-your-visit/facilities/. DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://theatre.arts.ncsu.edu/plan-your-visit/directions-and-parking/. ACCESSIBILITY: https://theatre.arts.ncsu.edu/home/access-services/. COVID REQUIREMENTS: https://www.ncsu.edu/coronavirus/. TICKETS: $27 general admission ($10 NCSU students, $19.99 other students, $9.99 children 12 and under, and $23 seniors 60+ and NCSU faculty and staff), plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-515-1100 or universitytheatre@ncsu.edu. PLEASE DONATE TO: N.C. State University Theatre.

June 8-11, 15-18: 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday: Raleigh (In Person), written and directed by Ira David Wood III and starring Danny Norris as Basil, Lynda Clark as Queen Elizabeth I, Mary Rowland as Bess, John Honeycutt as John Popham, Chris Hill as Henry Howard, McCrae Hardy as Edward Coke, Greg Fusare as Robert Cecil, Tony Pender as King James I, Christopher Dixon as William Waad, and Ira David Wood III as Sir Walter Raleigh (Theatre in the Park in the Ira David Wood III Pullen Park Theatre in Raleigh). 2023 SEASON: https://www.theatreinthepark.com/whats-on/season-2023.html. THE PRESENTER/VENUE:: https://www.theatreinthepark.com/, https://www.facebook.com/theatreintheparkraleigh, https://www.instagram.com/explore/locations/10561032/theatre-in-the-park/, https://twitter.com/TheatreInPark, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6csRm6S7ViHeBuRSlV_fqg. DIRECTIONS: https://www.theatreinthepark.com/visit/how-to-find-us.html. PARKING: https://www.theatreinthepark.com/visit/parking.html. COVID REQUIREMENTS (scroll down): https://www.theatreinthepark.com/welcome.html. IRA DAVID WOOD III (Rocky Mount, NC-born playwright and director and TIP founder and executive director): https://www.theatreinthepark.com/about/whos-who.html/title/ira-david-wood-iii, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0202796/, https://www.facebook.com/iradavidwood, https://www.instagram.com/idw/, https://twitter.com/idwiii, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ira_David_Wood_III. DIRECTIONS: https://www.theatreinthepark.com/visit/how-to-find-us.html. PARKING: https://www.theatreinthepark.com/visit/parking.html. COVID REQUIREMENTS (scroll down): https://www.theatreinthepark.com/welcome.html. TICKETS: $28.96 ($23.60 students, seniors 60+, and active-duty military personnel), except $20.38 per person for groups of 10 or more, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. GROUP SALES (10+ tickets): Call 919-831-6058 or click here. INFORMATION: 919-831-6058 or info@theatreinthepark.com. PLEASE DONATE TO: Theatre in the Park.

June 8-11, 23-25: 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday: Jacob Richmond and Brooke Maxwell's Ride the Cyclone: The Musical (In Person), directed by Melissa S. Craib Dombrowski, with music direction by Dr. Joanna Sisk-Purvis, and starring Livia McIntyre as Ocean O'Connell Rosenberg, Brady Bowman as Noel Gruber, Cosmo McCusker as Mischa Bachinski, Gabrielle Tessier as Ricky Potts, Kayla Petrille as Jane Doe/Penny Lamb, Lily Grey Beede as Constance Blackwood, and Wen Purvis as The Amazing Karnak (Stone Soup Theatre Co at the Center Theater Company at 4221 Garrett Rd. in Durham). THE PRESENTER: http://stonesouptheatreco.com/, https://www.facebook.com/StoneSoupTheatreCo, and https://www.instagram.com/stonesouptheatreco/. 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. RIDE THE CYCLONE: THE MUSICAL (2016 Off-Broadway Musical): http://www.ridethecyclonemusical.com/, https://www.brookemaxwell.com/ridethecyclone, http://www.iobdb.com/Production/6262, https://www.facebook.com/CycloneMusical/, https://www.instagram.com/cyclone_musical/, https://twitter.com/cyclone_musical, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ride_the_Cyclone, https://ridethecyclone.fandom.com/wiki/Tragic_Fact, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLCh8Zg46wuOvfnU-TECx1Q. THE SCRIPT (excerpts): https://books.google.com/books. JACOB RICHMOND (Composer, Lyricist, and Playwright): https://broadwaylicensing.com/creators/jacob-richmond/, http://www.iobdb.com/CreditableEntity/48195, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0725113/, and https://twitter.com/JacobRichmond. BROOKE MAXWELL (Composer, Lyricist, and Playwright): https://www.brookemaxwell.com/ and http://www.iobdb.com/CreditableEntity/48196. TICKETS: $30 ($25 students with ID), plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-408-7228 or stonesouptheatreco@gmail.com. PLEASE DONATE TO: Stone Soup Theatre Co.

June 9: 6 to 10 p.m. Friday: Death by Disco: Murder Mystery Show (In-Person Fundraiser: Dress to Impress in 1970's Style), including a whodunnit, a four-course dinner, cash bar, raffles, a silent auction, and prizes (Clayton Women in Networking at Brick & Mortar Events in Clayton). THE PRESENTER: https://claytonwin.com/, https://www.facebook.com/ClaytonWomenInNetworking, and https://www.instagram.com/clayton_win/. VENUE: https://www.brickandmortareventsnc.com/, https://www.facebook.com/brickandmortarevents, and DIRECTIONS/MAP (scroll down): https://www.brickandmortareventsnc.com/contact. DEATH BY DISCO: http://itsamysterync.com/death-by-disco. IT'S A MYSTERY, NC: http://itsamysterync.com/ and https://www.facebook.com/itsamysteryblog. NOTE: All proceeds will benefit Clayton Women in Networking (WIN). TICKETS: $75, plus taxes and fees. Clcik here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: claytonwinboard@gmail.com. PLEASE DONATE TO: Clayton Women in Networking.

The Durham Performing Arts Center will present Shane Gillis Live, a live performance by an up-and-coming stand-up comic superstar, at 7 and 9:30 p.m. Friday, June 9th

June 9: 7 and 9:30 p.m. Friday: Shane Gillis Live (In Person) (Durham Performing Arts Center in Durham). SHANE GILLIS VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/@GillyandKeeves. 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. SHANE GILLIS (Mechanicsburg, PA-born stand-up comic, actor, and writer): https://www.shanemgillis.com/, https://www.facebook.com/shanegilliscomedy/, https://www.instagram.com/shanemgillis/, https://twitter.com/Shanemgillis, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5805772/, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shane_Gillis, and https://www.youtube.com/@GillyandKeeves. TICKETS: $38.50 and up, plus taxes and ticket fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-680-2787 or CustomerService@DPACnc.com.

The Monti will present The Monti: Freak at 8 p.m. Friday, June 9th, in Fletcher Hall at The Carolina Theatre of Durham

June 9: 8 p.m. Friday: The Monti: Freak (In Person) (The Monti in Fletcher Hall at The Carolina Theatre of Durham). THE MONTI VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWRLGHrensG_L9yTXTE-tow. UPCOMING SHOWS: http://themonti.org/events. THE PRESENTER: http://themonti.org/, https://www.facebook.com/TheMonti, https://www.instagram.com/the.monti/, https://twitter.com/TheMonti1, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWRLGHrensG_L9yTXTE-tow. 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: $22, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 218-666-8445 or info@themonti.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: The Monti and The Carolina Theatre of Durham.

The American Dance Festival will present the Rennie Harris Puremovement American Street Dance Theater,
performing Nuttin' But a Word by Rennie Harris, at 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 9th, and 1 p.m. Saturday,
June 10th, in Page Auditorium on Duke University's West Campus in Durham (photo by Mark Horning)

June 9-10: 7:30 p.m. Friday and 1 p.m. Saturday Children's Matinee): Rennie Harris Puremovement American Street Dance Theater, performing Nuttin' But a Word by Rennie Harris (In Person) (American Dance Festival in Page Auditorium on Duke University's West Campus in Durham). TRAILER: https://vimeo.com/802095157. RENNIE HARRIS PUREMOVEMENT VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/user/RHPM215. PRESENTER: https://americandancefestival.org/, https://www.facebook.com/AmerDanceFest/, https://www.instagram.com/amerdancefest/, https://twitter.com/AmerDanceFest, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Dance_Festival, and https://www.youtube.com/user/AmerDanceFest. 2023 SEASON: https://americandancefestival.org/2023-performances/. CALENDAR: https://americandancefestival.org/season/. NEWS RELEASE: https://americandancefestival.org/2023/03/01/2023-season/. VENUES/DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://americandancefestival.org/venues/. HEALTH & SAFETY POLICIES: https://americandancefestival.org/health-safety/. ACCESSIBILITY: https://americandancefestival.org/accessibility/. RENNIE HARRIS PUREMOVEMENT (Philadelphia-based American Street Dance Theater): https://www.rhpm.org/, https://www.facebook.com/rennieharrispuremovement, https://www.instagram.com/rhpm.1992/, https://twitter.com/RHPM, and https://www.youtube.com/user/RHPM215. NOTE 1: Before the Friday, June 9th, performance, Robert Battle, artistic director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, will present the prestigious 2023 Samuel H. Scripps/American Dance Festival Award for lifetime achievement to Rennie Harris. NOTE 2: There will be a discusion after the Friday, June 9th, performance. TICKETS: $30-$54 Friday and $12 Sunday children's matinee, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets for the June 9th performance and the June 10th children's-matinee performance. INFORMATION: 919-684-6402 or adf@americandancefestival.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: American Dance Festival.

The North Raleigh Arts and Creative Theatre will stage Tom Kitt, Brian Yorkey, and Bridget Carpenter's
musical adaptation of Disney Freaky Friday: A New Musical on June 9-11, 16-18, and 23-25

June 9-11, 16-18, 23-25: 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday: Tom Kitt, Brian Yorkey, and Bridget Carpenter's musical adaptation of Disney Freaky Friday: The Musical (In Person), based on the 1972 children's novel by Mary Rodgers and the 1976 and 2003 Disney films, directed by Thomas Mauney and choreographed by Jess Barbour, music direction by Mary Kathryn Walston North Raleigh Arts and Creative Theatre in Raleigh). THE PRESENTER/VENUE: https://www.nract.org/, http://www.facebook.com/NRACT, http://instagram.com/nract_raleigh, https://twitter.com/NRACT_raleigh, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2ifc8evvO-kGDgGFXq3Fww. 2023-24 SEASON: https://www.nract.org/shows. DIRECTIONS: https://www.google.com/maps/. ACCESSIBILITY: https://www.nract.org/accessibility. COVID REQUIREMENTS: http://www.nract.org/news-events. FREAKY FRIDAY: A NEW MUSICAL (2016 Musical): https://www.mtishows.com/freaky-friday and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freaky_Friday_(musical). TICKETS: $22 ($20 students and teachers, seniors, and active-duty military personnel), plus taxes and fees. Click Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-866-0228 or ops@nract.com. PLEASE DONATE TO: North Raleigh Arts and Creative Theatre.

June 9-11, 16-18, 23-25: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday: Francis Hodgson Burnett's A Little Princess (In Person and Streaming), adapted by Maneesha Lassiter and director Nathalie Ray (Sweet Tea Shakespeare in Leggett Theatre in Main Building at William Peace University in Raleigh). VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/user/SweetTeaShakespeare. 2023 SEASON: https://sweetteashakespeare.com/tickets/. THE PRESENTER: https://sweetteashakespeare.com/, https://www.facebook.com/sweetteashakes, https://www.instagram.com/sweetteashakes/, https://twitter.com/sweetteashakes, and https://www.youtube.com/user/SweetTeaShakespeare. 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/. NOTE: There will be preshow pop concerts. TICKETS: $22 ($12 students, $20 seniors, and $19 active-duty military personnel and Gold Star Families) in person, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. $20 Streaming, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy a ticket. Group rates are available. For details, contact 910-420-4383 or info@sweetteashakespeare.com. INFORMATION: 910-420-4383 or info@sweetteashakespeare.com. PLEASE DONATE TO: Sweet Tea Shakespeare.

June 9-11, 16-18, 23-26: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 3:30 p.m. Sunday, plus 2 p.m. Saturday, June 24th: Mark Hollman and Greg Kotis' Urinetown: The Musical (In Person), directed by Nancy Gardner Rich, with musical director Katherine Anderson (The Justice Theater Project at the Umstead Park United Church of Christ in Raleigh). RELATED EVENTS: Click here and scroll down. 2022-23 SEASON: http://www.thejusticetheaterproject.org/2223-season-rising-like-a-phoenix. 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. 2022-23 SEASON: http://www.thejusticetheaterproject.org/2223-season-rising-like-a-phoenix. VENUE: https://www.upucc.org/, https://www.facebook.com/UmsteadParkUCC, https://www.instagram.com/umsteadparkucc/, https://twitter.com/UPUCC, and https://www.youtube.com/user/upucc/featured. DIRECTIONS/MAP: https://www.upucc.org/contact. UPUCC COVID-19 POLICY (scroll down): https://www.upucc.org/. URINETOWN: THE MUSICAL (2001 Off-Broadway, 2001 Broadway, and 2014 West End Musical): https://www.mtishows.com/urinetown, http://www.iobdb.com/Production/67, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-show/urinetown-10611, https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2470752/, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urinetown. THE SCRIPT (excerpts): https://books.google.com/books. MARK HOLLMAN (Manhattan-based composer and lyricist): https://www.masterworksbroadway.com/artist/mark-hollmann-2/, https://www.mtishows.com/people/mark-hollmann, http://www.iobdb.com/CreditableEntity/1115, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/mark-hollmann-84814, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2540911/, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Hollmann. GREG KOTIS (New York City-based playwright and lyricist): https://www.gregkotis.com/, https://www.masterworksbroadway.com/artist/greg-kotis/, https://www.mtishows.com/people/greg-kotis, http://www.iobdb.com/CreditableEntity/1114, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/greg-kotis-84815, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0467708/, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Kotis. TICKETS: $30 ($25 students, educators, and seniors), except $25 per person for groups of 10 or more. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-264-7089 or thejusticetheaterproject@gmail.com. PLEASE DONATE TO: The Justice Theater Project.

The N.C. State University Theatre will present TheatreFESTival from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 10th, as part of TheatreFEST 2023

June 10: 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday: TheatreFESTival (In Person), presented as part of TheatreFEST 2023 (N.C. State University Theatre FESTIVAL ACTIVITIES (scroll down): https://theatre.arts.ncsu.edu/events-calendar/theatrefest/theatrefestival/. THE PRESENTER: https://theatre.arts.ncsu.edu/, https://www.facebook.com/ncstateuniversitytheatre/, https://www.instagram.com/ncstateuniversitytheatre/, https://twitter.com/NCSUTheatre, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIfzSeRcRkzZHdPb4ltSzBw. THEATREROW PARTICIPANTS: theatreROW participants include the Agape Theatre Project, Back-to-One Acting Studio & Productions, Burning Coal Theatre Company, The 541 Co., Honest Pint Theatre, The Justice Theatre Project, the National Women's Theatre Festival, NC State LIVE, the N.C. State University Theatre, North Carolina Theatre, North Raleigh Arts and Creative Theatre, Pure Life Theatre, Raleigh ACT, Raleigh Little Theatre, Sips & Scripts, Sweet Tea Shakespeare, Switchyard Theatre, Theatre in the Park, and Theatre Raleigh. TICKETS: FREE but registration required. INFORMATION: 919-515-1100 or universitytheatre@ncsu.edu. PLEASE DONATE TO: N.C. State University Theatre.

June 10: 8 p.m. Saturday: Her Lies, His Secrets (In Person) (DP Demarco in Raleigh Memorial Auditorium in the Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh). THE PRESENTER: https://www.demarcoplays.com/, https://www.facebook.com/kiladelphia.stageplay, https://www.instagram.com/demarcoplays, https://twitter.com/demarcoplays, and https://www.youtube.com/@dpdemarcoplays. VENUE: https://www.martinmariettacenter.com/, https://www.facebook.com/MMCRaleigh, https://www.instagram.com/mmcraleighnc/, https://twitter.com/MMCRaleigh, and https://www.youtube.com/user/DukeEnergyPAC. DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://www.martinmariettacenter.com/getting-martin-marietta-center. KNOW-BEFORE-YOU-GO INFORMATION: https://www.martinmariettacenter.com/know-before-you-go-information. TICKETS: $43 and up, plus taxes and fees. Call 800-982-2787 or click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-996-8700 or pac.info@raleighnc.gov.

June 10, 16-17, 23-25: 2 p.m. Saturday (June 10th and 17th), 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday (June 23rd and 24th), and 2 p.m. Sunday (June 25th): Liz Duffy Adams' Or, (In Person), directed by Charles Machalicky, presented as part of Burning Coal Theatre Company's Second Stage Series, and starring Laurel Ullman as Aphra Behn, Ryan McDaniel as Charles II/William Scot/Jailer, and Kelly McDaniel as Nell Gwynne/Maria/Lady Davenant (Switchyard Theatre Company and Burning Coal Theatre Company in Burning Coal's Murphey School Auditorium in Raleigh). PRESENTER (Switchyard Theatre Company): https://switchyardtheatrecompany.org/, http://www.facebook.com/switchyardtc, and https://instagram.com/switchyardtc, and https://www.youtube.com/@switchyardtheatrecompany494. 2022-23 SEASON: https://switchyardtheatrecompany.org/tag/2022-23/. PRESENTER (Burning Coal Theatre Company): 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/. SECOND-STAGE SEASON: https://burningcoal.org/second-stage/. VENUE (Murphey School Auditorium): 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/. OR, (2009 Off-Broadway Historical Play): http://lizduffyadams.com/play3, https://www.dramatists.com/cgi-bin/db/single.asp?key=4203, and http://www.iobdb.com/Production/4940. THE SCRIPT (PDF Preview): https://www.dramatists.com/previews/4203.pdf. LIZ DUFFY ADAMS (New York City-based playwright): http://lizduffyadams.com/, https://newplayexchange.org/users/150/liz-duffy-adams, http://www.iobdb.com/CreditableEntity/37865, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liz_Duffy_Adams. CONTENT ADVISORY: This show contains strong language, sexual content, and adult situations. TICKETS: $25 ($10 students and $20 seniors 65+), plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. STC INFORMATION: 919-926-9906 or info@switchyardtc.org. BCTC INFORMATION: 919-834-4001 or info@burningcoal.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: Switchyard Theatre Company and Burning Coal Theatre Company.

OdysseyStage Theatre will present a FREE staged reading of Annie Taft's La Famiglia, An Anthology at
3 p.m. Sunday, June 11th, at the Shared Visions Retreat Center at the Old Murphey School in Durham

June 11: 3 p.m. Sunday: Annie Taft's La Famiglia, An Anthology (FREE In-Person Staged Reading) (OdysseyStage Theatre at the Shared Visions Retreat Center at the Old Murphey School in Durham). VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXT4FpUyLxcizriWEBpOe3A. THE PRESENTER: https://www.odysseystage.org/, https://www.facebook.com/OdysseyStage, https://www.instagram.com/odysseystagetheatre, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXT4FpUyLxcizriWEBpOe3A. VENUE: https://www.sharedvisions.org/ and https://www.facebook.com/SharedVisionsRetreatCenterMurpheySchool. MAP/DIRECTIONS: https://www.google.com/maps/. TICKETS: FREE, but $10 donation suggested. Click here to reserve seats. INFORMATION: odysseystage@gmail.com. PLEASE DONATE TO: OdysseyStage Theatre.

The American Dance Festival will present This Land Is Your Land by Mark Haim at 6:30 and 9 p.m. Tuesday and
Wednesday, June 13 and 14th, at Duke University's Nasher Museum of Art in Durham (photo by Tim Summers)

June 13-14: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, 9 p.m. Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, and 9 p.m. Wednesday: This Land Is Your Land by Mark Haim (In-Person) (American Dance Festival at the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University in Durham). PRESENTER: https://americandancefestival.org/, https://www.facebook.com/AmerDanceFest/, https://www.instagram.com/amerdancefest/, https://twitter.com/AmerDanceFest, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Dance_Festival, and https://www.youtube.com/user/AmerDanceFest. 2023 SEASON: https://americandancefestival.org/2023-performances/. CALENDAR: https://americandancefestival.org/season/. NEWS RELEASE: https://americandancefestival.org/2023/03/01/2023-season/. VENUES/DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://americandancefestival.org/venues/. HEALTH & SAFETY POLICIES: https://americandancefestival.org/health-safety/. ACCESSIBILITY: https://americandancefestival.org/accessibility/. MARK HAIM (New York City-born Choreographer): http://www.markhaimart.com/ and https://www.facebook.com/markhaimart. CONTENT ADVISORY: These performances contain nudity. TICKETS: $27, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets for the 6:30 p.m. June 13th performance, 9 p.m. June 13th performance, 6:30 p.m. June 14th performance, and the 9 p.m. June 14th performance. INFORMATION: 919-684-6402 or adf@americandancefestival.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: American Dance Festival.

GFour Productions will present Jeanie Linders' Menopause the Musical® at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday
and Wednesday, June 13th and 14th, in Fletcher Hall at The Carolina Theatre of Durham

June 13-14: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday: Jeanie Linders' Menopause the Musical® (In Person) (GFour Productions in Fletcher Hall at The Carolina Theatre of Durham). MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL® VIDEOS: https://youtube.com/menopausethemusical. THE PRESENTER: https://www.gfourproductions.com/, https://www.facebook.com/GFourPro/, https://www.instagram.com/gfourproductions/, and https://twitter.com/gfourpro. 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/. MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL®: https://menopausethemusical.com/, https://www.facebook.com/menopausethemusical, https://www.instagram.com/menopausethemusical/, https://twitter.com/menomusical, and https://youtube.com/menopausethemusical. TICKETS: $37 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.

NS2 and The Carolina Theatre of Durham will present #IMOMSOHARD: Ladies' Night,
starring Kristin Hensley (left) and Jen Smedley, at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 15th

June 15: 7 p.m. Thursday: #IMOMSOHARD: Ladies' Night (In Person), starring Kristin Hensley and Jen Smedley (NS2 and The Carolina Theatre of Durham in Fletcher Hall at The Carolina Theatre). #IMOMSOHARD VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/@imomsohard/featured. PRESENTER (NS2): https://nationalshows2.com/, http://facebook.com/nationalshows2, http://instagram.com/nationalshows2, and http://twitter.com/nationalshows2. 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/. #IMOMSOHARD (comedy duo): https://www.imomsohard.com/, https://www.facebook.com/imomsohard, https://www.instagram.com/imomsohard/, https://twitter.com/imomsohard, and https://www.youtube.com/@imomsohard/featured. TICKETS: $20 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.

The Durham Performing Arts Center will present An Evening with Larry the Cable Guy, a live performance by the Blue Collar Comedy Tour superstar, at 8 p.m. Thursday, June 15th

June 15: 8 p.m. Thursday: An Evening with Larry the Cable Guy (In Person) (Durham Performing Arts Center in Durham). DPAC TRAILER: https://www.dpacnc.com/events/detail/larrythecableguy-2023. LARRY THE CABLE GUY VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/@larrythecableguy. 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. LARRY THE CABLE GUY (Pawnee City, NE-born stand-up comic, actor, and writer, nee Daniel Lawrence Whitney): https://www.larrythecableguy.com/, https://www.facebook.com/LarryTheCableGuy/, https://www.instagram.com/gitrdonegram/, https://twitter.com/gitrdonelarry, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1249256/, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_the_Cable_Guy, and https://www.youtube.com/@larrythecableguy. TICKETS: $49.50 and up, plus taxes and ticket fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-680-2787 or CustomerService@DPACnc.com.

The American Dance Festival will present SW!NG OUT, conceived by Caleb Teicher, in collaboration with Evita Arce,
LaTasha Barnes, Nathan Bugh, and Eyal Vilner, with live music by the Eyal Vilner Big Band, at 7:30 p.m. Friday and
Saturday, June 15th and 16th, in Page Auditorium at Duke University (photo by Grace Kathryn Landefeld)

June 15-16: 7:30 p.m. Friday and 7:30 p.m. Saturday: SW!NG OUT (In Person), conceived by Caleb Teicher, in collaboration with Evita Arce, LaTasha Barnes, Nathan Bugh, and Eyal Vilner, with live music by the Eyal Vilner Big Band (American Dance Festival in Page Auditorium at Duke University in Durham). TRAILER: https://vimeo.com/802110554. PRESENTER: https://americandancefestival.org/, https://www.facebook.com/AmerDanceFest/, https://www.instagram.com/amerdancefest/, https://twitter.com/AmerDanceFest, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Dance_Festival, and https://www.youtube.com/user/AmerDanceFest. 2023 SEASON: https://americandancefestival.org/2023-performances/. CALENDAR: https://americandancefestival.org/season/. NEWS RELEASE: https://americandancefestival.org/2023/03/01/2023-season/. VENUES/DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://americandancefestival.org/venues/. HEALTH & SAFETY POLICIES: https://americandancefestival.org/health-safety/. ACCESSIBILITY: https://americandancefestival.org/accessibility/. SW!NG OUT (New York City-based Swing-Dance Show): https://www.swingout.show/. NOTE: Each show ends with a jam session and an invitation to audience members to come onstage and join in the fun! TICKETS: $38-$65, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets for the June 15th performance and the June 16th performance. INFORMATION: 919-684-6402 or adf@americandancefestival.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: American Dance Festival.

The Durham Performing Arts Center will present a LIVE recording session of Banter Podcast LIVE, starring Sapnap, Karl Jacobs, and GeorgeNotFound, at 7 p.m. Friday, June 16th

June 16: 7 p.m. Friday: Banter Podcast LIVE (In Person), starring Sapnap, Karl Jacobs, and GeorgeNotFound (Durham Performing Arts Center in Durham). BANTER PODCAST VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/@banter/featured. 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. BANTER PODCAST: https://www.youtube.com/@banter/featured. TICKETS: $39.75 and up, plus taxes and ticket fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-680-2787 or CustomerService@DPACnc.com.

June 16: 8 p.m. Friday: The House of Coxx: It's Funny, Girl! (In-Person Comedy Variety Show), starring mistress of comedy Vivica C. Coxx, co-mistress of comedy Stormie Daie, vocalist Dustin Reams, drag performer Ben Ether, and social justice comedian G-Clef and featuring music by Spray and the Jay's and a drag performance by Naomi Dix and the Twinz (The House of Coxx in Fletcher Hall at The Carolina Theatre of Durham). THE PRESENTER: https://www.instagram.com/houseofcoxx/. 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/. NOTE: $1 of each ticket purchase will be donated to the LGBTQ Center of Durham. TICKETS: $26 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.

The American Dance Festival will present two ADF Movies-by-Movers Shorts Programs at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
Saturday, June 17th, in the von der Heyden Studio Theater in Duke University's Rubenstein Arts Center

June 17: 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Saturday: ADF Movies-by-Movers Shorts Program #3 and ADF Movies-by-Movers Shorts Programs #4 (In Person) (American Dance Festival in the von der Heyden Studio Theater at Duke University's Rubenstein Arts Center in Durham). VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/user/AmerDanceFest. PROGRAM #3 (Historic Locations): Free! (Myles Thatcher and Carly Topazio); Fight the Fear (Shyamala Moorty); Murmurs (Raquel Salvatella de Prada, Linda Belans, Shirin Maleki); Womxn Tango in the Time of Covid (Luna Mazhira Beller-Tadiar); What’s Bred in the Blood and Bone (Robin M Gee); The Last Plant (Janice Lancaster); and FEATURE: August Pace: 1989-2019 (Daniel Madoff). TOTAL RUNTIME: 1:34:32. PROGRAM #4 (Professional Shorts): Women in Film: Blue Study (Mitchell Rose); Hors (Amélie Gagnon and Julia-Maude Cloutier); The Embroideresses (Bo Sjökvist); Charged (Daniel Gwirtzman); captured moments (Palle Lindqvist); Raven (Julienne Doko); to be near you (Ali Kenner Brodsky and Jarret Blinkhorn); This is concrete (Alice Gosti and June Zandona); and Desert Psalm -– Night Teacher (Lilly Bechtel, Cat Rider, and zap mcconnell). Other Professional Shorts: uÄŸultular -– they hum (ilyas hayta); Moth (Kate Weare and Jack Flame Sorokin); I AM NOT OK (Gabrielle Lansner); and Promise (Lane Michael Stanley). TOTAL RUNTIME: 1:37:18. PRESENTER: https://americandancefestival.org/, https://www.facebook.com/AmerDanceFest/, https://www.instagram.com/amerdancefest/, https://twitter.com/AmerDanceFest, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Dance_Festival, and https://www.youtube.com/user/AmerDanceFest. 2023 SEASON: https://americandancefestival.org/2023-performances/. CALENDAR: https://americandancefestival.org/season/. NEWS RELEASE: https://americandancefestival.org/2023/03/01/2023-season/. VENUES/DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://americandancefestival.org/venues/. HEALTH & SAFETY POLICIES: https://americandancefestival.org/health-safety/. ACCESSIBILITY: https://americandancefestival.org/accessibility/. TICKETS: FREE but donations suggested. INFORMATION: 919-684-6402 or adf@americandancefestival.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: American Dance Festival.

Made in NC includes ADF-commissioned world premieres by (from left) Nicole Vaughan-Diaz, Michelle Pearson, Kristin Taylor Duncan,
Renay Aumiller, and Caroline Calouche at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 17th, in Duke University's R.J. Reynolds Industries Theater

June 17: 7:30 p.m. Saturday: here in Made in NC (In Person), five ADF-commissioned world premieres by Renay Aumiller, Caroline Calouche, Michelle Pearson, Kristin Taylor Duncan, and Nicole Vaughan-Diaz (American Dance Festival in the R.J. Reynolds Industries Theater on Duke University's West Campus in Durham). VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/user/AmerDanceFest. PRESENTER: https://americandancefestival.org/, https://www.facebook.com/AmerDanceFest/, https://www.instagram.com/amerdancefest/, https://twitter.com/AmerDanceFest, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Dance_Festival, and https://www.youtube.com/user/AmerDanceFest. 2023 SEASON: https://americandancefestival.org/2023-performances/. CALENDAR: https://americandancefestival.org/season/. NEWS RELEASE: https://americandancefestival.org/2023/03/01/2023-season/. VENUES/DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://americandancefestival.org/venues/. HEALTH & SAFETY POLICIES: https://americandancefestival.org/health-safety/. ACCESSIBILITY: https://americandancefestival.org/accessibility/. TICKETS: $27, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-684-6402 or adf@americandancefestival.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: American Dance Festival.

The N.C. State University Theatre will present QuickSCRIPTS: A Night of Four 10-Minute Plays, Written, Cast, and Produced in 72 Hours
at 8 p.m. Saturday, June 17th, in the Titmus Theatre in NCSU's Frank Thompson Hall in Raleigh as part of TheatreFEST 2023

June 17: 8 p.m. Saturday: QuickSCRIPTS: A Night of Four 10-Minute Plays, Written, Cast, and Produced in 72 Hours (In Person), presented as part of TheatreFEST 2023 (N.C. State University Theatre in the Titmus Theatre in N.C. State University's Frank Thompson Hall in Raleigh). TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYngUBrB0us&t=2s. THE PRESENTER: https://theatre.arts.ncsu.edu/, https://www.facebook.com/ncstateuniversitytheatre/, https://www.instagram.com/ncstateuniversitytheatre/, https://twitter.com/NCSUTheatre, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIfzSeRcRkzZHdPb4ltSzBw. VENUE: https://arts.ncsu.edu/about/plan-your-visit/facilities/. DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://theatre.arts.ncsu.edu/plan-your-visit/directions-and-parking/. ACCESSIBILITY: https://theatre.arts.ncsu.edu/home/access-services/. COVID REQUIREMENTS: https://www.ncsu.edu/coronavirus/. NOTE: This QuickSCRIPTS performance will be followed by a talkback with the audience. TICKETS: $3.73, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-515-1100 or universitytheatre@ncsu.edu. PLEASE DONATE TO: N.C. State University Theatre.

DPAC will present RuPaul's Drag Race Werq the World: The 2023 World Tour, uploaded by Voss Events, in collaboration with World of Wonder and MTV, at 8 p.m. Sunday, June 18th

June 18: 8 p.m. Sunday: RuPaul's Drag Race Werq the World: The 2023 World Tour (In Person), uploaded by Voss Events, in collaboration with World of Wonder and MTV, and featuring Asia O'Hara, Laganja Estranja, Lady Camden, Bosco, Rosé, DeJa Skye, and other finalists from Season 15 of RuPaul's Drag Race (Durham Performing Arts Center in Durham). TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZIyXGMy3_k. 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. RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE WERQ THE WORLD TOUR: https://vossevents.com/werq-the-world-tour/ and https://www.instagram.com/vossevents/. NOTE: To attend, ticketholders must be 18+. TICKETS: $49.50 and up, plus taxes and ticket fees. Click here to buy tickets (click here for a $150 V.I.P. Meet-and-Greet Upgrade, starting at 6 p.m.). INFORMATION: 919-680-2787 or CustomerService@DPACnc.com.

ADF will present a Celebration of Tony C. Johnson at 7:30 p.m. Monday, June 19th, in Duke's Reynolds Industries Theater

June 19: 7:30 p.m. Monday: Celebration of Tony C. Johnson (In Person), including an ADF-commissioned documentary by David Delaney Mayer, a new dance by Tony C. Johnson featuring 23 community members, and a short moderated conversation (American Dance Festival in the R.J. Reynolds Industries Theater on Duke University's West Campus in Durham). VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/user/AmerDanceFest. PRESENTER: https://americandancefestival.org/, https://www.facebook.com/AmerDanceFest/, https://www.instagram.com/amerdancefest/, https://twitter.com/AmerDanceFest, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Dance_Festival, and https://www.youtube.com/user/AmerDanceFest. 2023 SEASON: https://americandancefestival.org/2023-performances/. CALENDAR: https://americandancefestival.org/season/. NEWS RELEASE: https://americandancefestival.org/2023/03/01/2023-season/. VENUES/DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://americandancefestival.org/venues/. HEALTH & SAFETY POLICIES: https://americandancefestival.org/health-safety/. ACCESSIBILITY: https://americandancefestival.org/accessibility/. TICKETS: FREE but donations suggested. INFORMATION: 919-684-6402 or adf@americandancefestival.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: American Dance Festival.

The American Dance Festival will present Joanna Kotze's 'lectric Eye at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, June 20-22, in the
von der Heyden Studio Theater at Duke University's Rubenstein Arts Center in Durham (photo by Maria Baranova)

June 20-22: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, and 7:30 p.m. Thursday: Joanna Kotze: Program 'lectric Eye (In Person) (American Dance Festival in the von der Heyden Studio Theater at Duke University's Rubenstein Arts Center in Durham). TRAILER: https://vimeo.com/802078463. PRESENTER: https://americandancefestival.org/, https://www.facebook.com/AmerDanceFest/, https://www.instagram.com/amerdancefest/, https://twitter.com/AmerDanceFest, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Dance_Festival, and https://www.youtube.com/user/AmerDanceFest. 2023 SEASON: https://americandancefestival.org/2023-performances/. CALENDAR: https://americandancefestival.org/season/. NEWS RELEASE: https://americandancefestival.org/2023/03/01/2023-season/. VENUES/DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://americandancefestival.org/venues/. HEALTH & SAFETY POLICIES: https://americandancefestival.org/health-safety/. ACCESSIBILITY: https://americandancefestival.org/accessibility/. JOANNA KOTZE (Brooklyn, NY-based Dancer/Choreographer): http://www.joannakotze.com/, https://www.facebook.com/joannakotzedance, and https://www.instagram.com/jrkotze/. TICKETS: $27, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets to the June 20th performance, June 21st performance, and June 22nd performance. INFORMATION: 919-684-6402 or adf@americandancefestival.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: American Dance Festival.

The Durham Performing Arts Center will present Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss' 2019 musical, Six: The Musical, which won the
2022 Tony Award® for Best Original Score Written for the Theatre, on June 20-July 2 as part of Truist Broadway at DPAC

June 20-25; June 27-July 2: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, and 1 and 7 p.m. Sunday: Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss' Six: The Musical (In Person), co-directed by Lucy Moss and Jamie Armitage, choreographed by Carrie-Anne Ingrouille, presented as part of Truist Broadway at DPAC, and starring Gerianne Pérez as Catherine of Aragon, Zan Berube as Anne Boleyn, Amina Faye as Jane Seymour, Terica Marie as Anne of Cleves, Aline Mayagoitia as Katherine Howard, and Sydney Parra as Catherine Parr, plus Alternates including Aryn Bohannon, Marilyn Caserta, Jana Larell Glover, Taylor Pearlstein, and dance captain Cecilia Snow (Durham Performing Arts Center in Durham). DPAC TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZnXXlOM4I8. SIX VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeBGDa4mGv12DONHhb5HZ6A. 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. BOLEYN TOUR: https://sixonbroadway.com/north-american-tours, https://www.ibdb.com/tour-production/six-boleyn-534013, https://www.facebook.com/SIXBroadway, https://www.instagram.com/SIXBroadway/, https://twitter.com/SIXBroadway, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_(musical)#North_American_touring_productions_(2022%E2%80%93present), and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeBGDa4mGv12DONHhb5HZ6A. TOUR CAST (Boleyn Tour): https://sixonbroadway.com/north-american-tour-cast.php#boleyn. TOUR CREATIVE TEAM: https://www.ibdb.com/tour-production/six-boleyn-534013. SIX: THE MUSICAL (2019 West End and 2021 Broadway): https://sixonbroadway.com/, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-show/six-523484, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_(musical). TOBY MARLOW (composer, lyricist, and playwright): https://twitter.com/marlowandmoss, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/toby-marlow-523489, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1822364/, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toby_Marlow. LUCY MOSS (composer, lyricist, playwright, and co-director): https://twitter.com/marlowandmoss, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/lucy-moss-523490, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10828548/, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucy_Moss. TICKETS: $35 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.

June 21-23; June 29-July 1: 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, 9:30 a.m. to 10:15 p.m. Friday, 2 to 10 p.m. Saturday, and 1 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Sunday: Opening Doors: The Eighth Annual National Women's Theatre Festival (In Person) (National Women's Theatre Festival in Frank Thompson Hall at N.C. State University in Raleigh and via Twitch TV). TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAHwmcfeYBs. VIDEOS: http://bit.ly/wtfncyoutube. COMPLETE SCHEDULE: https://festival2023.sched.com/. WTFCon23 (June 21-23): https://womenstheatrefestival.com/wtfcon23/. WTFFringe23 (June 21-23, 29, and 30): https://womenstheatrefestival.com/wtfringe23/ (shows: https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/wtfringe23-2083029). WTFFamily23 (June 21-23): https://womenstheatrefestival.com/wtfamily23/ (programs delivered by Seed Art Share). WTF ACCESSIBILITY GUIDE: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1E8vdjlyq7RzifDTlImeUhrs1y18EDYRV4f3VeTOslv8/edit#heading=h.trp62u9t7lvy. THE PRESENTER: https://www.womenstheatrefestival.com/, https://www.facebook.com/WTFNC/, https://www.instagram.com/wtfestivalnc, https://twitter.com/wtfestivalnc, and http://bit.ly/wtfncyoutube. BLOG: https://womenstheatrefestival.com/blog-1/. VENUE: https://theatre.arts.ncsu.edu/venue/frank-thompson-hall/ and https://theatre.arts.ncsu.edu/plan-your-visit/. DIRECTIONS/MAP: https://www.google.com/maps/. NCSU COVID REQUIREMENTS: https://www.ncsu.edu/coronavirus/. TICKETS: $15-$325, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 980-458-2551 or info@womenstheatrefestival.com. PLEASE DONATE TO: National Women's Theatre Festival and N.C. State University Theatre.

June 23: 8 p.m. Friday: TR In Concert: Norbert Leo Butz (In Person) (Theatre Raleigh in the De Ann S. Jones Theatre in the Theatre Raleigh Arts Center at 6638 Old Wake Forest Rd. in Raleigh). NORBERT LEO BUTZ VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBiAXsgcNr6LPbNuTMBXK1A. 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 TR IN CONCERT SERIES: https://theatreraleigh.com/trinconcert/. DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://theatreraleigh.com/location-parking/. COVID REQUIREMENTS: https://theatreraleigh.com/covid-19-updates/. NORBERT LEO BUTZ (Two-time Tony Award®-winning St. Louis, MO-born actor and singer): https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/norbert-leo-butz-79026, http://www.iobdb.com/CreditableEntity/2122, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0125475/, https://www.facebook.com/norbertleo.butz/, https://www.instagram.com/norbert_leo_butz/, https://twitter.com/NorbertLButz, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norbert_Leo_Butz, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBiAXsgcNr6LPbNuTMBXK1A. TICKETS: $35-$100, 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.

June 23-24: 7:30 p.m. Friday and 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday: Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez, and Lindsay Anderson's Disney's Finding Nemo JR. (In Person), presented as part of the theater's Summer Conservatory (Temple Theatre of Sanford). VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/user/templetheatrenc. THE PRESENTER/VENUE: http://templeshows.com/, https://www.facebook.com/TempleTheatreNC, https://www.instagram.com/TempleTheatreNC/, https://twitter.com/TempleTheatreNC/, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_Theatre_(Sanford,_North_Carolina), and https://www.youtube.com/user/templetheatrenc. 2022-23 MAIN-STAGE SEASON: http://templeshows.com/#mainstage. DIRECTIONS: http://templeshows.com/contact. COVID-19 GUIDELINES: http://templeshows.com/tickets/temple-theatre-covid-guidelines. FINDING NEMO JR.: https://www.mtishows.com/disneys-finding-nemo-jr. NOTE: All shows are wheelchair accessible, and there is a hearing-loop system is available for all devices with T-coil wireless receivers. TICKETS: $17, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-774-4155 or boxoffice@templeshows.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: Temple Theatre of Sanford.

The American Dance Festival will present Pilobolus on June 23rd and 24th in Duke's Page Auditorium (photo by Grant Halverson)

June 23-24: 7:30 p.m. Friday (Program: Shadow Camp, Walklyndon, Solo from the Empty Suitor, and Sweet Purgatory), 1 p.m. Saturday Children's Matinee (Program: Rules @ Play), and 7:30 p.m. Saturday (Program: Shadow Camp, Walklyndon, Solo from the Empty Suitor, and Sweet Purgatory): Pilobolus (In Person) (American Dance Festival in Page Auditorium on Duke University's West Campus in Durham). TRAILER: https://vimeo.com/802106995. PRESENTER: https://americandancefestival.org/, https://www.facebook.com/AmerDanceFest/, https://www.instagram.com/amerdancefest/, https://twitter.com/AmerDanceFest, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Dance_Festival, and https://www.youtube.com/user/AmerDanceFest. 2023 SEASON: https://americandancefestival.org/2023-performances/. CALENDAR: https://americandancefestival.org/season/. NEWS RELEASE: https://americandancefestival.org/2023/03/01/2023-season/. VENUES/DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://americandancefestival.org/venues/. HEALTH & SAFETY POLICIES: https://americandancefestival.org/health-safety/. ACCESSIBILITY: https://americandancefestival.org/accessibility/. PILOBOLUS (Washington Depot, CT-based Modern Dance Company): https://pilobolus.org/, https://www.facebook.com/PilobolusDance, https://www.instagram.com/pilobolus/, https://twitter.com/Pilobolus, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilobolus_(dance_company), and https://www.youtube.com/user/PilobolusDance. NOTE: There will be a discussion after the Friday-night performance. TICKETS: $38-$65, except $12 children's matinee, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets for the 7:30 p.m. Friday performance, 1 p.m. Saturday children's-matinee performance, and 7:30 p.m. Saturday performance. INFORMATION: 919-684-6402 or adf@americandancefestival.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: American Dance Festival.

June 23-25: 7:30 p.m. Friday, 4 p.m. Saturday, and 3 p.m. Sunday: Regina Taylor's Crowns: A Gospel Musical (In Person) adapted from the 2000 coffee-table book Crowns: Portraits of Black Women in Church Hats by Michael Cunningham and Craig Marberry directed by Terra Hodge and music by Carolyn Colquitt (Agape Theatre Project in the PSI Theatre at the Durham Arts Council in Durham). THE PRESENTER: https://www.agapetheatreproject.com/, https://www.facebook.com/ATPDurham, https://www.instagram.com/agapetheatreproject/, https://twitter.com/AgapeTheatrePro, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9bp87bCSuISLtK9dXKXKhw. VENUE: https://durhamarts.org/psi-theatre/. DIRECTIONS (scroll down): https://durhamarts.org/visit/. PARKING (scroll down): https://durhamarts.org/visit/. ACCESSIBILITY (scroll down): https://durhamarts.org/visit/. COVID REQUIREMENTS (scroll down): https://durhamarts.org/visit/. CROWNS: A GOSPEL MUSICAL (2006 Chicago Play with Music): https://www.thereginataylor.com/crowns and https://www.dramatists.com/cgi-bin/db/single.asp?key=3220. REGINA TAYLOR (Dallas, TX-born actress and playwright, nee Regina Annette Taylor): https://www.thereginataylor.com/, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/regina-taylor-109792, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0853040/, https://www.facebook.com/thereginataylor/, https://www.instagram.com/therealreginataylor/, https://twitter.com/TheReginaTaylor, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regina_Taylor. TICKETS: $22.50 in advance and $25 at the door, plus taxes and fees. Click here to reserve tickets. INFORMATION: 919-957-9692 or mr.khinton@yahoo.com. PLEASE DONATE TO: Agape Theatre Project.

ADF will present a Faculty & Musicians Concert at 5 p.m. Sunday, June 25th, in Duke's R.J. Reynolds Industries Theater

June 25: 5 p.m. Sunday: Faculty & Musicians Concert (In Person) (American Dance Festival in the R.J. Reynolds Industries Theater on Duke University's West Campus in Durham). VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/user/AmerDanceFest. PRESENTER: https://americandancefestival.org/, https://www.facebook.com/AmerDanceFest/, https://www.instagram.com/amerdancefest/, https://twitter.com/AmerDanceFest, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Dance_Festival, and https://www.youtube.com/user/AmerDanceFest. 2023 SEASON: https://americandancefestival.org/2023-performances/. CALENDAR: https://americandancefestival.org/season/. NEWS RELEASE: https://americandancefestival.org/2023/03/01/2023-season/. VENUES/DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://americandancefestival.org/venues/. HEALTH & SAFETY POLICIES: https://americandancefestival.org/health-safety/. ACCESSIBILITY: https://americandancefestival.org/accessibility/. TICKETS: $22, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-684-6402 or adf@americandancefestival.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: American Dance Festival.

June 26: 7:30 p.m. Monday: Celtic Throne: The Royal Journey of Irish Dance (In Person), created by Herbert W. Armstrong College and Armstrong Dance, with original music by Brian Byrne (Celtic Throne in the A.J. Fletcher Opera Theater in the Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh). THE PRESENTER: https://celticthrone.com/, https://www.facebook.com/CelticThrone, https://www.instagram.com/celticthrone/, https://twitter.com/celtic_throne, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxaAqDZXL6VKimNLKuEyvPg. VENUE: https://www.martinmariettacenter.com/, https://www.facebook.com/MMCRaleigh, https://www.instagram.com/mmcraleighnc/, https://twitter.com/MMCRaleigh, and https://www.youtube.com/user/DukeEnergyPAC. DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://www.martinmariettacenter.com/getting-martin-marietta-center. KNOW-BEFORE-YOU-GO INFORMATION: https://www.martinmariettacenter.com/know-before-you-go-information. TICKETS: $80 and up, plus taxes and fees. Call 800-982-2787 or click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-996-8700 or pac.info@raleighnc.gov.

ADF will present its Teaching Tribute, including presentation of the 2023 Balasaraswati/Joy Anne Dewey Beinecke Endowed Chair
for Distinguished Teaching to Jody Gottfried Arnhold, at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 28th, in Duke University's Page Auditorium

June 28: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday: Teaching Tribute (In Person), including presentation of the 2023 Balasaraswati/Joy Anne Dewey Beinecke Endowed Chair for Distinguished Teaching to educator, dance advocate, and Dance Education Laboratory (DEL) 92NY founder Jody Gottfried Arnhold, plus a FREE screening of her 2022 documentary PS DANCE! The Next Generation (American Dance Festival in Page Auditorium on Duke University's West Campus in Durham). MOVIE TRAILER: https://vimeo.com/803492803. PRESENTER: https://americandancefestival.org/, https://www.facebook.com/AmerDanceFest/, https://www.instagram.com/amerdancefest/, https://twitter.com/AmerDanceFest, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Dance_Festival, and https://www.youtube.com/user/AmerDanceFest. 2023 SEASON: https://americandancefestival.org/2023-performances/. CALENDAR: https://americandancefestival.org/season/. NEWS RELEASE: https://americandancefestival.org/2023/03/01/2023-season/. VENUES/DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://americandancefestival.org/venues/. HEALTH & SAFETY POLICIES: https://americandancefestival.org/health-safety/. ACCESSIBILITY: https://americandancefestival.org/accessibility/. TICKETS: FREE but donations suggested. INFORMATION: 919-684-6402 or adf@americandancefestival.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: American Dance Festival.

The American Dance Festival will present the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company in Curriculum II, an ADF commission, at
7:30 p.m. Friday, June 29th and 30th, in Duke University's R.J. Reynolds Industries Theater (photo by Maria Baranova)

June 29-30: 7:30 p.m. Thursday and 7:30 p.m. Friday: Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company Program: Curriculum II (In-Person ADF Commission) (American Dance Festival in the R.J. Reynolds Industries Theater on Duke University's West Campus in Durham). TRAILER: https://vimeo.com/802035004. BILL T. JONES/ARNIE ZANE COMPANY VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/user/Billtjones. PRESENTER: https://americandancefestival.org/, https://www.facebook.com/AmerDanceFest/, https://www.instagram.com/amerdancefest/, https://twitter.com/AmerDanceFest, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Dance_Festival, and https://www.youtube.com/user/AmerDanceFest. 2023 SEASON: https://americandancefestival.org/2023-performances/. CALENDAR: https://americandancefestival.org/season/. NEWS RELEASE: https://americandancefestival.org/2023/03/01/2023-season/. VENUES/DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://americandancefestival.org/venues/. HEALTH & SAFETY POLICIES: https://americandancefestival.org/health-safety/. ACCESSIBILITY: https://americandancefestival.org/accessibility/. BILL T. JONES/ARNIE ZANE COMPANY (New York City-based dance troupe): https://newyorklivearts.org/btj-az-company/, https://www.facebook.com/BillTJonesArnieZaneDanceCompany/, https://instagram.com/billtjonesarniezaneco//, https://twitter.com/BTJAZCo, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_T._Jones/Arnie_Zane_Dance_Company, and https://www.youtube.com/user/Billtjones. NOTE: There will be a discussion following the 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 29th, performance. TICKETS: $48-$65, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets to the Thursday performance and Friday performance. INFORMATION: 919-684-6402 or adf@americandancefestival.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: American Dance Festival.

June 30-July 1: 7:30 p.m. Friday and 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday: Denver Casado's Leap Day: A New Children's Musical (In Person), inspired by the 1839 short story "The Days of the Week" by Hans Christian Andersen and presented as part of the theater's Summer Conservatory (Temple Theatre of Sanford). VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/user/templetheatrenc. THE PRESENTER/VENUE: http://templeshows.com/, https://www.facebook.com/TempleTheatreNC, https://www.instagram.com/TempleTheatreNC/, https://twitter.com/TempleTheatreNC/, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_Theatre_(Sanford,_North_Carolina), and https://www.youtube.com/user/templetheatrenc. 2022-23 MAIN-STAGE SEASON: http://templeshows.com/#mainstage. DIRECTIONS: http://templeshows.com/contact. COVID-19 GUIDELINES: http://templeshows.com/tickets/temple-theatre-covid-guidelines. LEAP DAY: https://bbbpress.com/product/leap-day/. DENVER CASADO (composer, lyricist, and playwright): https://www.denvercasado.com/. NOTE: All shows are wheelchair accessible, and there is a hearing-loop system is available for all devices with T-coil wireless receivers. TICKETS: $17, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-774-4155 or boxoffice@templeshows.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: Temple Theatre of Sanford.

June 30-July 2; July 7-9: 8 p.m. Friday, 4 p.m. Saturday, and 3 p.m. Sunday: Regina Taylor's Crowns: A Gospel Musical (In Person) adapted from the 2000 coffee-table book Crowns: Portraits of Black Women in Church Hats by Michael Cunningham and Craig Marberry directed by Terra Hodge and music by Carolyn Colquitt (Agape Theatre Project in Burning Coal Theatre Company's Murphey School Auditorium in Raleigh). THE PRESENTER: https://www.agapetheatreproject.com/, https://www.facebook.com/ATPDurham, https://www.instagram.com/agapetheatreproject/, https://twitter.com/AgapeTheatrePro, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9bp87bCSuISLtK9dXKXKhw. 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/. CROWNS: A GOSPEL MUSICAL (2006 Chicago Play with Music): https://www.thereginataylor.com/crowns and https://www.dramatists.com/cgi-bin/db/single.asp?key=3220. REGINA TAYLOR (Dallas, TX-born actress and playwright, nee Regina Annette Taylor): https://www.thereginataylor.com/, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/regina-taylor-109792, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0853040/, https://www.facebook.com/thereginataylor/, https://www.instagram.com/therealreginataylor/, https://twitter.com/TheReginaTaylor, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regina_Taylor. TICKETS: $22.50 in advance and $00 at the door, plus taxes and fees. Click here to reserve tickets. INFORMATION: 919-957-9692 or mr.khinton@yahoo.com. PLEASE DONATE TO: Agape Theatre Project.

June 30-July 2; July 7-9: 7 p.m. Friday, 1 and 7 p.m. Saturday, and 4 p.m. Sunday: John-Michael Tebelak and Stephen Schwartz's Godspell (In Person), based on the Gospel According to St. Matthew and directed by Michael Green (PoiemArtistry Theatre Company in the CLF Auditorium in Raleigh). VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvnnwndRDRYvw1laEtb24vw. THE PRESENTER: https://www.poiemaac.com/poiemartistry, https://www.poiemaac.com/, https://www.facebook.com/poiemaartsmedia, https://www.instagram.com/poiemaartsmedia/, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvnnwndRDRYvw1laEtb24vw. 2023 SEASON: https://www.poiemaac.com/coming-attractions-1. VENUE: https://clf-church.com/, https://www.facebook.com/CLF-Church-Christian-Life-Fellowship-194192396828/, https://www.instagram.com/clfchurchraleigh/, https://twitter.com/ChurchClf, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8VPqvP8nIOFH4rNV5a34rA. DIRECTIONS/MAP: https://www.google.com/maps/. GODSPELL (1971 Off-Broadway and 1976 Broadway Musical and 1973 film): https://www.mtishows.com/godspell, https://stephenschwartz.com/works/godspell/, https://caroldegiere.com/the-godspell-experience/, http://www.iobdb.com/Production/1207, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-show/godspell-3961, https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070121/, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godspell. JOHN-MICHAEL TEBELAK (Berea, OH-born playwright and director and screenwriter, 1949-85): http://www.musicalschwartz.com/godspell-tebelak.htm, http://www.iobdb.com/CreditableEntity/9990, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/john-michael-tebelak-6923, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0853659/, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John-Michael_Tebelak. Stephen Schwartz (New York City-born composer, lyricist, playwright, and screenwriter, 1948-2023): https://stephenschwartz.com/, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/stephen-schwartz-12375, http://www.iobdb.com/CreditableEntity/8447, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0777451/, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Schwartz_(composer). TICKETS: $20 ($15 students through age 18), plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-845-6565 or poiemartistry@poiemaac.com. PLEASE DONATE TO: PoiemArtistry Theatre Co..

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