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Edited and Published by Robert W. McDowell

October 20, 2022 Issue
PART 1 (October 14, 2022)

A FREE Weekly E-mail Newsletter Covering Theater, Dance, Music, and Film in the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill/Carrboro Area of North Carolina Since April 2001.

PART 1A: MASTER CALENDAR, COMPILED BY ROBERT W. McDOWELL

October 2022 Theater, Opera, and Dance Calendar


The critically acclaimed Blue Man Group will play Raleigh Memorial Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 24th, and Tuesday, Oct. 25th

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the Triangle Review's updated Master Calendar of Events for October 2022. 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:

Oct. 14: 7:30 p.m. Friday: Clean Comedy Series Featuring Marty Simpson (In Person) (Holly Springs Community Theater at the Holly Springs Cultural Center in Holly Springs). VIDEOS: https://youtube.com/comedianmartysimpson. 2022-23 SEASON: https://www.hollyspringsnc.us/1407/Community-Theater. THE PRESENTER/VENUE: https://www.hollyspringsnc.us/323/Cultural-Center, https://www.facebook.com/hsculturalcenter, https://www.instagram.com/explore/locations/275094689/holly-springs-north-carolina/holly-springs-cultural-center/, and https://twitter.com/HollySpringsCC. MARTY SIMPSON: https://www.martysimpson.com/, https://facebook.com/comedianmartysimpson, https://instagram.com/martysimpson, https://twitter.com/martysimpson, and https://youtube.com/comedianmartysimpson. TICKETS: This show is SOLD OUT DIRECTIONS: https://www.google.com/maps. COVID REQUIREMENTS: https://www.hollyspringsnc.gov/1846/COVID-19. INFORMATION: 919-567-4000 or hsculturalcenter@hollyspringsnc.gov. PLEASE DONATE TO: Holly Springs Cultural Center.

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Oct. 14: 7:30 p.m. Friday: The Stranger: Billy Joel Tribute (In Person), featuring lead vocalist Mike Santoro (Fuquay-Varina Arts Center in Fuquay-Varina). TRAILERS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7CMDWAgP8s and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=am0G6wWd4yg&feature=emb_logo. 2022 SEASON: https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?ticketing=fvac&pr=1. THE PRESENTER/VENUE: https://www.fuquay-varina.org/1111/Arts-Center, https://www.facebook.com/FuquayVarinaArtsCenter/, https://www.instagram.com/fvartscenter/, http://twitter.com/TownofFV, and https://www.youtube.com/c/TownofFuquayVarinaGov. DIRECTIONS: https://www.google.com/maps/. COVID REQUIREMENTS: https://www.fuquay-varina.org/1385/COVID-19-Information. THE STRANGER: https://www.thestrangerlive.com/, https://www.facebook.com/BillyJoelTributeBand/, https://www.instagram.com/billyjoeltribute/, and https://www.reverbnation.com/thestranger. TICKETS: $30 ($25 students and seniors), plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-567-3921 or info@fvarts.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: Fuquay-Varina Arts Center.


The ArtsCenter of Carrboro will present Actors Improv: Funk of Your Soul at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14th, in the Earl & Rhoda Wynn Theater

Oct. 14: 8 p.m. Friday: Actors Improv: Funk of Your Soul (In Person), starring Greg Hohn, Bart Hubbard, Juliet Kaplan, Dana Marks, Rachel Reyes, Steve Scott, and Jane Allen Wilson, with guest players Parker Bach, Hailey Brown, and Carolyn Cole and musical accompaniment by saxophonist Scott Adair, drummer Rob Ladd, organist Grant Osborne, and guitarist and musical director Scott Sawyer (The ArtsCenter of Carrboro in its Earl & Rhoda Wynn Theater). West End Theater). VIDEOS: https://actorsimprov.org/videos/. THE PRESENTER/VENUE: https://artscenterlive.org/, https://www.facebook.com/artscenterlive, https://www.instagram.com/artscenterlive/, https://twitter.com/artscenterlive/, and https://www.youtube.com/user/TheArtsCenterLive. DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://artscenterlive.org/about/#visitor-info. COVID REQUIREMENTS (scroll down): https://artscenterlive.org/. ACTORS IMPROV: https://actorsimprov.org/about-us/, https://www.facebook.com/actorsimprovco, https://www.instagram.com/actorsimprovtheater/, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPfAoYMBwvhwnLCHJqUgBTw. NOTE: This show is rated PG-13 (some material may be inappropriate for children). TICKETS: $20 ($10 students), plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-929-2787 or info@artscenterlive.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: The ArtsCenter of Carrboro.

Oct. 14-15, 21-22: 8 p.m. Friday and 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday: Noël Coward's Blithe Spirit (In Person), directed by Beth Honeycutt and starring Libby Farnung as Edith, Kathryn Davis as Ruth, Curtis Reed as Charles, Jon McSween as Dr. Bradman, Denise Sepic as Mrs. Bradman, Kelly Hunter as Madame Arcati, and Katie Hall as Elvira (Towne Players of Garner in the Garner Performing Arts Center in Garner). VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL-yIT-KaZLnadPz5dT9TCg. 2022-23 SEASON: https://www.towneplayers.org/upcoming-shows. THE PRESENTER: https://www.towneplayers.org/, https://www.facebook.com/TownePlayersofGarner, https://www.instagram.com/towneplayers/, https://twitter.com/towneplayers, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL-yIT-KaZLnadPz5dT9TCg. THE VENUE: https://www.garnernc.gov/departments/parks-recreation-and-cultural-resources/garner-performing-arts-center-1747, https://www.facebook.com/GarnerPerformingArtsCenter/, and https://www.instagram.com/gpacgarner. DIRECTIONS: https://www.mapquest.com/. COVID REQUIREMENTS: https://www.garnernc.gov/departments/parks-recreation-and-cultural-resources/parks-covid-19-status. ACCESSIBILITY: https://www.garnernc.gov/departments/parks-recreation-and-cultural-resources/garner-performing-arts-center/visit/directions. THE PLAY: https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-show/blithe-spirit-2087, https://www.britannica.com/topic/Blithe-Spirit-by-Coward, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blithe_Spirit_(play). THE SCRIPT (excerpts): https://books.google.com/books. THE PLAYWRIGHT: https://www.noelcoward.com/, http://www.musicals101.com/noel.htm, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Noel-Coward, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No%C3%ABl_Coward, https://www.facebook.com/noelcowardauthor, https://www.instagram.com/sirnoelcoward/, https://twitter.com/noelcowardsir, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmBZFNKuNPyx2NpjdW1ntyA. TICKETS: $13.99 in advance and $15 at the door, plus taxes and fees, except $12 per person for groups of 12 or more. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-779-6144 or ascotthoneycutt@aol.com. PLEASE DONATE TO: Towne Players of Garner.

Oct. 14-16: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday: Tatty Hennessy's A Great Big Wooly Mammoth Thawing from the Ice (In-Person BCTC-commissioned world premiere), directed by Lucy Jane Atkinson and starring Ben Apple, Gene Cordon, AC Donohue, and Matthew Hager (Burning Coal Theatre Company in the Murphey School Auditorium in Raleigh). PROGRAM: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XpkpzqhYIj8GL08vRCqJ_zph0WK1z51m/view. STUDY GUIDE: https://burningcoal.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Mammoth-STUDY-GUIDE.pdf. TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmm-7zd6a5U. 2022-23 MAINSTAGE SEASON: https://burningcoal.org/mainstage/. THE PRESENTER: https://burningcoal.org/, https://www.facebook.com/burningcoaltheatrecompany, https://www.instagram.com/burningcoaltc/, https://twitter.com/burningcoaltc, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3qVv6iWGS3yQtVoFH5_XNQ. PODCASTS: https://burningcoal.podbean.com/. THE VENUE: https://burningcoal.org/plan-your-visit/ and https://burningcoal.org/history-of-the-murphey-school/. DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://burningcoal.org/plan-your-visit/. COVID PRECAUTIONS: https://burningcoal.org/covid-precautions/. THE PLAYWRIGHT: https://www.tattyhennessy.com/, https://www.berlinassociates.com/clients/tatty-hennessy/, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10511130/, https://www.instagram.com/tatty.hennessy, and https://twitter.com/TattyHennessy. TICKETS: $30 ($20 students, teachers, and active-duty military personnel, and $25 seniors 65+), except $5 college students with ID on College Night Sept. 30th and $20 Thursdays ($5 students 18 and under Thursdays and Fridays). Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-834-4001 or info@burningcoal.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: Burning Coal Theatre Company.

Oct. 14-16: 7 p.m. Friday-Sunday: Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Into the Woods (In Person), directed by Melissa S. Craib Dombrowski, with musical direction by Joanna Sisk-Purvis, and starring Ryan Madanick as the Narrator/Mysterious Man, Jos Purvis as the Baker, Kelley Keats as the Baker's Wife, Susan Shank as the Witch, Claire Cooper as Rapunzel, Nora Burgard as Cinderella, Erin Harris as Florinda, Brittany Wagner as Lucinda, Pam Guidry-Vollers as Step Mother, Kent Parks as Cinderella's Dad, Eli Brand as Jack, Elizabeth Galbraith as Jack's Mother, Rosie Rust as Little Red Riding Hood, Zachary Cook as Cinderella's Prince/Wolf, Matt Verner as Rapunzel's Prince, Matthew Emig as the Steward, Kim Kingsley as Grandma/Cinderella's Mom, and Andrea Zimmerman as the Giantess, plus an Ensemble and Puppeteers including Andrea Zimmerman, Brady Bowman, Devin Lackey, Leo Rainey, Siena Maxwell Crumbliss, Wednesday Purvis, and Kalindi Hess (Stone Soup Theatre Co at UNC-Chapel Hill's Forest Theatre). THE PRESENTER: http://stonesouptheatreco.com/, https://www.facebook.com/StoneSoupTheatreCo, and https://www.instagram.com/stonesouptheatreco/. THE VENUE: https://ncbg.unc.edu/visit/battle-park-forest-theatre/, https://uncatoz.com/entry/forest-theater/, and https://museum.unc.edu/exhibits/show/names/forest-theatre. DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://ncbg.unc.edu/visit/battle-park-forest-theatre/. MAP: https://maps.unc.edu/history/unc-museum/forest-theatre/. COVID DASHBOARD: https://carolinatogether.unc.edu/dashboard/. THE MUSICAL: https://intothewoodsbway.com/, https://www.mtishows.com/into-the-woods, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-show/into-the-woods-4753, http://www.iobdb.com/Production/5442 and http://www.iobdb.com/Production/5840, https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2191715/, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Into_the_Woods. STEPHEN SONDHEIM: https://www.sondheimsociety.com/, http://www.sondheimguide.com/, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/stephen-sondheim-12430, http://www.iobdb.com/CreditableEntity/2008, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0814227/, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Stephen-Sondheim, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Sondheim. JAMES LAPINE: https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/james-lapine-6607, http://www.iobdb.com/CreditableEntity/829, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0487567/, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Lapine. TICKETS: $25 ($18 students and children), plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-408-7228. PLEASE DONATE TO: Stone Soup Theatre Co. Melissa Rooney's Review.

Oct. 14-16: 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday: Jack Thorne's Let the Right One In (In Person), based on the 2004 novel by John Ajvide Lindqvist and directed by Ira David Wood IV, and starring Lawson Walker as Oskar, Jane Fitzpatrick as Eli, Fin Wells as Eli Vampire Double, Danny Norris as Håkan, Luie Roman as Jonny, Sasha Haydn Zitofsky as Micke, Patrick Whalen as Kurt, Myles Christopher as Police Commissioner Halmberg, Diana Cameron McQueen as Mum, Alex Lewis as Jocke, Teejay Marqs as Mr. Avila, Emily Roberts as Nils, Trent Carson as Dad, Brynna Rosenberg as Janne, Thor Dollar as Stefan, and Dan McCord as Torkel (Theatre in the Park in the Ira David Wood III Pullen Park Theatre in Raleigh). TRAILER: https://www.facebook.com/iradavidwood/videos/644375510658463. VIDEOS: https://www.facebook.com/theatreintheparkraleigh/videos. PLAYBILL: https://www.theatreinthepark.com/file_download/aa68f0ab-bb2b-475a-8e43-ff04fec2e28f. 2022 SEASON: https://www.theatreinthepark.com/whats-on/. 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. THE PLAY: https://www.concordtheatricals.com/p/63241/let-the-right-one-in and https://playwright.co/plays/let-the-right-one-in-john-ajvide-lindqvist. THE SCRIPT (excerpts): https://read.amazon.com/. STUDY GUIDE (Royal Court, Jerwood Theatre Downstairs, Sloane Square): https://d19lfjg8hluhfw.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/25191802/Let-the-Right-One-In-Resource-Pack.pdf. THE PLAYWRIGHT: https://www.casarotto.co.uk/clients/jack-thorne, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/jack-thorne-500771, http://www.iobdb.com/CreditableEntity/52382, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2113666/, https://twitter.com/jackthorne, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Thorne. 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. WARNING: This show employs a strobe light in one scene and contains very mature language and adult themes. TICKETS: $28.96 ($23.60 students, seniors 60+, and active-duty military personnel), except $20.38 per person for groups of 10 or more. 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. Robert W. McDowell's Review.

Oct. 14-16: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday: William Shakespeare's Richard III (In Person and Virtual), directed by Wade Newhouse and starring David Henderson as Richard III (previously Duke of Gloucester), Aaron C. Alderman as Duke of Buckingham, Dylan Bailey as King Edward IV/Ratcliffe, Michael Foley as Duke of Clarence/Mayor, Miranda Curtis as Queen Elizabeth, Jessica Johnson as Lady Anne Neville, Renee Wimberley as Duchess of York, Laura J. Parker as Queen Margaret, Tyler Adams as Catesby, Abbe Fralix as Murderer 1/Prince/Tyrrel (week 2), Mary Margaret Hanna as Rivers Ris Harp as Murderer 1/Prince/Tyrrel (week 1), Simon Kaplan as Stanley, Katie Milligan as Brakenbury/Messenger 1/ Richmond soldier, Shaun Schneider as Murderer 2/Prince/Richmond, and Nash Tetterton as Hastings (Sweet Tea Shakespeare in Leggett Theatre in Main Building at William Peace University in Raleigh). VIDEOS: https://www.facebook.com/sweetteashakes/videos and https://www.youtube.com/user/SweetTeaShakespeare. 2022-23 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. THE VENUE: https://www.visitraleigh.com/listing/leggett-theatre-at-william-peace-university/59630/. DIRECTIONS: https://www.peace.edu/about/locations-directions/. COVID REQUIREMENTS: https://www.peace.edu/health/. THE PLAY: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Richard-III-play-by-Shakespeare, https://www.bl.uk/works/richard-iii, https://www.folger.edu/richard-iii, https://www.rsc.org.uk/richard-iii/, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_III_(play). THE SCRIPT: https://shakespeare.folger.edu/shakespeares-works/richard-iii/. STUDY GUIDE (courtesy the Utah Shakespeare Festival): https://www.bard.org/study-guides/richard-iii-study-guide/. THE PLAYWRIGHT: https://www.bl.uk/people/william-shakespeare, https://www.bl.uk/shakespeare, https://www.folger.edu/, https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-Shakespeare, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare. TICKETS: $22 ($12 students, $20 seniors 55+, and $19 active-duty military personnel and Gold Star Families), except $20 streaming, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 910-420-4383 or info@sweetteashakespeare.com. PLEASE DONATE TO: Sweet Tea Shakespeare. Kurt Benrud's Review.


Sister Act at NCT stars Aisha Jackson (center) as nun-on-the-run Deloris Van Cartier (photo by Curtis Brown Photography)

Oct. 14-16: 7:30 p.m. Friday and 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday: Alan Menken, Glenn Slater, Bill and Cheri Steinkellner, and Douglas Carter Beane's Sister Act (In Person), directed and choreographed by Robert Hartwell, with music direction by Edward G. Robinson, and starring Aisha Jackson as Deloris Van Cartier, LaVon Fisher-Wilson as Mother Superior, Nick Rashad Burroughs as Eddie Souther, Ray Dooley as Monsignor O'Hara, Sai Graham as TJ, Joel Ashur as Curtis Jackson, Jordan Clifton as Joey, Michael Schimmele as Pablo, Timothy Malboeuf as Ernie, Chanda Branch as Michelle, LaDonna Burns as Sister Mary Lazarus, Erin Wilson as Sister Mary Patrick, Anne Scaramuzzo as Sister Mary Martin-of Tours, Lia Holman as Tina, Casey Wortham as Sister Mary Robert, and Tanesha Gary as Sister Mary Theresa, plus former North Carolina Theatre Conservatory students Charlie Byrd and Kylie Robinson as Nuns and part of the Ensemble, which also includes Lydia Kinton Hall, Kate McMillan, Alejandra Parrilla, Blaire Thompson, Gerard M Williams, and Carlita Victoria (North Carolina Theatre in Raleigh Memorial Auditorium in the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh). DIGITAL PLAYBILL: https://nctheatre.com/sites/nct/files/2022_SisterAct_web.pdf. VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/user/nctheatre. NCT NEWS RELEASE: https://nctheatre.com/blog/meet-cast-sister-act. 2022-23 SEASON: https://nctheatre.com/show-season/202021-season. THE PRESENTER: https://nctheatre.com/, https://www.facebook.com/nctheatre, https://www.instagram.com/nctheatre/, https://twitter.com/nctheatre, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Carolina_Theatre, and https://www.youtube.com/user/nctheatre. THE VENUE: https://www.dukeenergycenterraleigh.com/venues, https://www.facebook.com/DECRaleigh, https://www.instagram.com/DECRaleigh/, https://twitter.com/DECRaleigh, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUCPC9naUI3G8vHw0K8Qnew. DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://www.dukeenergycenterraleigh.com/getting-duke-energy-center. KNOW-BEFORE-YOU-GO INFORMATION: https://www.dukeenergycenterraleigh.com/know-before-you-go-information. THE MUSICAL: https://www.mtishows.com/sister-act, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-show/sister-act-488902, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sister_Act_(musical). NOTE: Arts Access, Inc. of Raleigh will audio-describe the show's 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15th, performance. TICKETS: $35 and up, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. GROUP RATES (10+ tickets): 919-831-6941 or groups@nctheatre.com. INFORMATION: 919-831-6941 or boxoffice@nctheatre.com. DONATE TO: North Carolina Theatre. Robert O'Connell's Review. Susie Potter's Triangle Arts Review Review.


Karen Zacarías' Native Gardens on Oct. 12-30 at PlayMakers Rep stars (from left) Jeffrey Blair Cornell and Julia Gibson as Frank
and Virginia Butley and Alejandro Rodriguez and Sarita Ocón as Pablo and Tania Del Valle (photo by HuthPhoto)

Oct. 14-16, 18-23, 25-30: 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday, except no performance on Saturday, Oct. 2nd, and 2 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 23rd: Karen Zacarías' Native Gardens (In Person), directed by Patrick Torres and starring (in alphabetical order) Jeffrey Blair Cornell as Frank Butley, Julia Gibson as Virginia Butley, Sarita Ocón as Tania Del Valle, and Alejandro Rodriguez as Pablo Del Valle, plus an Ensemble including Cristina Duchesne-Rivera, Alfredo Hurtado, and Eunice Luna (PlayMakers Repertory Company in the Paul Green Theatre in UNC-Chapel Hill's Joan H. Gillings Center for Dramatic Art). RESOURCE GUIDE: https://playmakersrep.org/resource-guide-for-native-gardens/. VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/user/PlayMakersRep1. 2022-23 SEASON: https://playmakersrep.org/season/2022-23/. PRC NEWS RELEASE: https://playmakersrep.org/announcements/meet-the-cast/. THE PRESENTER: https://playmakersrep.org/, https://www.facebook.com/playmakersrep, https://www.instagram.com/playmakersrep/, https://twitter.com/playmakersrep, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO7crv41zzCYf9HxRDUEVdw. PRC BLOG: https://playmakersrep.org/about-us/our-blog/. THE VENUE: https://playmakersrep.org/about-us/paul-green-theatre/. DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://playmakersrep.org/visitor-info/directions-and-parking/. CAROLINA TOGETHER COVID-19 PAGE: https://carolinatogether.unc.edu/. THE PLAY: http://www.karenzacarias.com/plays/native-gardens-2/ and https://www.concordtheatricals.com/p/64330/native-gardens. THE SCRIPT (excerpts): https://books.google.com/. THE PLAYWRIGHT: http://www.karenzacarias.com/, https://playmakersrep.org/artists/karen-zacarias/, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11005120/, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_Zacarias. NOTE 1: Due to some mild language, this show is recommended for theatergoers aged 12+. NOTE 2: The Oct. 14th performance will be a preview. NOTE 3: The show will officially open at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15th. NOTE 4: There will be a socially distanced performance at 7:30 p.m Tuesday, Oct. 25th shows will be . NOTE 5: Arts Access, Inc. of Raleigh will audio-describe and sign-language interpret the show's 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 18th, performance. TICKETS: $20 and up ($10 students and youth), plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-962-7529 or prcboxoffice@unc.edu. PLEASE DONATE TO: PlayMakers Repertory Company.

Oct. 14-16, 20-23, 27-30: 2 p.m. Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Friday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday: Joe Kinosian and Kellen Blair's Murder for Two (In Person) (Temple Theatre of Sanford). VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/user/templetheatrenc. 2022-23 MAIN-STAGE SEASON: http://templeshows.com/#mainstage. 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. DIRECTIONS: http://templeshows.com/contact. COVID-19 GUIDELINES: http://templeshows.com/tickets/temple-theatre-covid-guidelines. THE MUSICAL: http://murderfortwomusical.com/, https://www.joekinosian.com/murderfortwo, https://www.kellenblair.com/theatre, http://www.iobdb.com/Production/5648, https://www.facebook.com/MForTwoMusical, http://instagram.com/murderfor2/, https://twitter.com/MurderFor2, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_for_Two, and http://www.youtube.com/MurderForTwoMusical. NOTE: All shows are wheelchair accessible, and there is a hearing-loop system is available for all devices with T-coil wireless receivers. TICKETS: $29 ($17 students and $27 active-duty military personnel and Lee County educators), plus taxes and fees, except $27 per person for groups of 10 or more. Click here to buy tickets. GROUP RATES (10+ tickets): http://templeshows.com/tickets#id-928. INFORMATION: 919-774-4155 or boxoffice@templeshows.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: Temple Theatre of Sanford.

Oct. 14-16, 21-23: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 3:30 p.m. Sunday: Chapel Hill, NC-born playwright Robert Schenkkan's All the Way (In Person), directed by Brook North and starring JTP artistic director Jerry Sipp as President Lyndon B. Johnson, Janet Boudreau as Claudia Alta "Lady Bird" Johnson and Others, Juan Isler as Roy Wilkins and Others, Ann Forsthoefel as Robert McNamara and Others, Daniel Ryder as Stokely Carmichael and Others, and David Akiva Klionsky as U.S. Sen. Everett Dirksen and Others (The Justice Theater Project at the Umstead Park United Church of Christ in Raleigh). SPECIAL EVENTS: Click here and scroll down. VIDEOS: 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. THE PRESENTER: https://www.thejusticetheaterproject.org/, https://www.facebook.com/Justicetheater, https://www.instagram.com/justicetheaterproject/, https://twitter.com/justicetproject, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNGoYepGz-n99gOyTAj7QTg/videos?view=0&sort=p. THE VENUE: 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/. THE PLAY: https://www.robertschenkkan.com/full-length-plays/all-way, https://www.dramatists.com/cgi-bin/db/single.asp?key=5001, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-show/all-the-way-495849, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_the_Way_(play). THE SCRIPT (excerpts): https://www.dramatists.com/previews/5001.pdf and https://books.google.com/books. THE PLAYWRIGHT: https://www.robertschenkkan.com/, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/robert-schenkkan-8417, http://www.iobdb.com/CreditableEntity/10492, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0770938/, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Schenkkan. NOTE: There is adult language and content in this show. TICKETS: $23 ($5 students and educators, $18 cast members, and $20 seniors and active-duty military personnel), except $18 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 Carolina Ballet will present Lynne Taylor-Corbett's Dracula and Robert Weiss' on Oct. 13-30 in
the A.J. Fletcher Opera Theater in the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh

Oct. 14-16, 22-23, 29-30: DOUBLE FEATURE: 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday: Lynne Taylor-Corbett's Dracula, based on the 1897 novel by Bram Stoker, and CB founding artistic director Robert Weiss' The Masque of the Red Death, based on the 1842 short story by Edgar Allan Poe, with original music by J. Mark Scearce (In Person) (Carolina Ballet in the A.J. Fletcher Opera Theater in the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh). 2022-23 SEASON: https://www.carolinaballet.com/2022-2023-season/. THE COMPANY: https://www.carolinaballet.com/company/. THE PRESENTER: https://www.carolinaballet.com/, https://www.facebook.com/CarolinaBallet, https://www.instagram.com/carolinaballet/, https://twitter.com/CarolinaBallet, and https://www.youtube.com/user/CBcarolinaballet. THE VENUE: https://www.dukeenergycenterraleigh.com/venues, https://www.facebook.com/DECRaleigh, https://www.instagram.com/DECRaleigh/, https://twitter.com/DECRaleigh, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUCPC9naUI3G8vHw0K8Qnew. DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://www.dukeenergycenterraleigh.com/getting-duke-energy-center. KNOW-BEFORE-YOU-GO INFORMATION: https://www.dukeenergycenterraleigh.com/know-before-you-go-information. TICKETS: $27.15 and up, plus taxes and ticket fees. Call 800-982-2787 or click here to buy in-person tickets, and call 919-719-0900 or e-mail boxoffice@carolinaballet.com to buy livestream tickets. GROUPS (10+ tickets): 919-719-0900 and https://www.carolinaballet.com/tickets/special-rates/. INFORMATION: 919-719-0900 or boxoffice@carolinaballet.com. PLEASE DONATE TO: Carolina Ballet.

UPCOMING PRODUCTIONS:


The Hayti Heritage Center and The Carolina Theatre of Durham will present A Walk in August, James A. Williams' reflections on
August Wilson, at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15th, at the Hayti Heritage Center and 11 am. Monday, Oct. 17th, in Fletcher Hall

Oct. 15: 7:30 p.m. Saturday: A Walk in August (In Person), actor, director, and educator James A. Williams' reflections on playwright August Wilson (Hayti Heritage Center and The Carolina Theatre of Durham at the Hayti Heritage Center in Durham). VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-8IUyRJrizW9YuBpTeuJyg. PRESENTER: https://hayti.org/, https://www.facebook.com/pages/Hayti-Heritage-CenterSt-Josephs-Historic-Foundation-Inc/194051298375, https://www.instagram.com/haytiheritagecenter, https://twitter.com/HaytiHeritage, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsB8hyHyssVffcy__oowrMw. PRESENTER/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/. JAMES A. WILLIAMS: https://www.bretadamsltd.net/content/client/male-actors/james-a-williams/, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/james-a-williams-457355, and http://www.iobdb.com/CreditableEntity/41287. TICKETS: FREE but registration required. Click here to buy register. INFORMATION: 919-560-3030 or efan@carolinatheatre.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: The Carolina Theatre of Durham.

Oct. 15-16, 22-23, 29: 3 and 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday: Trick-or-Treat, Mr. McGregor! (In Person), an interactive theater piece directed by Barbette Hunter and starring Zoe Sinton-Covens as Benjamin Bunny, Chloe Oliver as Mrs. Rabbit, Susan Hager as Saphronia Skunk, Clare Vestal as Peter Rabbit, Barbara Hough as Mr. McGregor/Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle, Jordan Eisenman as Mittens/Cottontail, Juliana Dumas as Tom Kitten/Mopsy, Julia Chung as Flopsy, and Dylan Bailey as Mr. Bunny (Seed Art Share in various community gardens in Raleigh). VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChPKXwsezplAiUjIHBLzGpw. 2022-23 SEASON: https://seedartshare.org/upcoming-events. THE PRESENTER: https://seedartshare.org/, https://www.facebook.com/seedraleigh, https://www.instagram.com/seed_art_share/, https://twitter.com/seedraleigh/, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChPKXwsezplAiUjIHBLzGpw. TICKETS: $15 ($8 children 11 and under), plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-371-6953 or info@seedartshare.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: Seed Art Share.


NC State LIVE will present Lightwire Theater in The Adventures of Tortoise and Hare: The Next Gen
at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 16th, in NCSU's Stewart Theatre in Raleigh as part of the Kidstuff Series

Oct. 16: 3 p.m. Sunday: Lightwire Theater in The Adventures of Tortoise and Hare: The Next Gen (In Person), presented as part of the Kidstuff Series (NC State LIVE in Stewart Theatre in the Talley Student Union at N.C. State University in Raleigh). TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsTpwCtKEHQ&t=2s. 2022-23 SEASON: https://live.arts.ncsu.edu/nc-state-live-2022-23-season/. THE PRESENTER: https://live.arts.ncsu.edu/, https://www.facebook.com/NCStateLIVE, https://www.instagram.com/NCStateLIVE/, https://twitter.com/NCStateLIVE, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxGbrveGrLIQcz8wHSpdAOg. LIGHTWIRE THEATER: https://www.lightwiretheater.com/, https://www.facebook.com/LightwireTheater, https://www.instagram.com/lightwiretheater, https://twitter.com/LightwireTheatr, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHyEjpwDQd45pW5JEKGQ3Lw. THE VENUE: https://theatre.arts.ncsu.edu/venue/stewart-theatre/, https://arts.ncsu.edu/about/plan-your-visit/facilities/stewart-theatre/, and https://theatre.arts.ncsu.edu/plan-your-visit/. DIRECTIONS: https://www.google.com/maps/. PARKING: https://arts.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/NCState_Arts-Parking-Map.pdf. COVID REQUIREMENTS: https://www.ncsu.edu/coronavirus/. ACCESSIBILITY: https://live.arts.ncsu.edu/plan-your-visit/accessibility-at-nc-state-live/. TICKETS: $12 (FREE for kids under 3), plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-513-3030 or ncstatelive@ncsu.edu. PLEASE DONATE TO: NC State LIVE.


The Durham Performing Arts Center will present the national tour of Steve Martin & Martin Short, with special guests Jeff Babko and The Steep Canyon Rangers, at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 16th

Oct. 16: 7:30 p.m. Sunday: Steve Martin & Martin Short (In Person), with special guests Jeff Babko and The Steep Canyon Rangers (Durham Performing Arts Center in Durham). VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/user/SteveMartinTube/videos. 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. STEVE MARTIN: https://www.stevemartin.com/, http://www.iobdb.com/CreditableEntity/6001, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/steve-martin-95761, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000188/, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Martin, https://www.facebook.com/SteveMartinofficial, https://www.instagram.com/stevemartintogo/, https://www.twitter.com/stevemartintogo, and https://www.youtube.com/user/SteveMartinTube/videos. MARTIN SHORT: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Short, http://www.iobdb.com/CreditableEntity/42019, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/martin-short-60000, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001737/, https://www.facebook.com/martinhaytershort/, https://www.instagram.com/martinshort_1/, and https://www.youtube.com/user/SteveMartinTube/videos. TICKETS: This show is SOLD OUT. here to check on additional ticket availability. INFORMATION: 919-680-2787 or CustomerService@DPACnc.com.

Oct. 17: 11 a.m. Monday: A Walk in August (In Person), actor, director, and educator James A. Williams' reflections on playwright August Wilson, presented as part of the theater's Arts Discovery Educational Series (The Carolina Theatre of Durham in Fletcher Hall). VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-8IUyRJrizW9YuBpTeuJyg. PRESENTER: https://hayti.org/, https://www.facebook.com/pages/Hayti-Heritage-CenterSt-Josephs-Historic-Foundation-Inc/194051298375, https://www.instagram.com/haytiheritagecenter, https://twitter.com/HaytiHeritage, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsB8hyHyssVffcy__oowrMw. PRESENTER/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/. JAMES A. WILLIAMS: https://www.bretadamsltd.net/content/client/male-actors/james-a-williams/, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/james-a-williams-457355, and http://www.iobdb.com/CreditableEntity/41287. TICKETS: $8 ($6 Title One Schools), 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.


Austrian actress, singer, classical guitarist, and flamenco dancer Johanna Beisteiner will bring Farkas
in America
, her one-woman show about Jewish Austrian actor, comedian, and refugee Karl Farkas
(1893-1971), to the PSI Theatre at the Durham Arts Council, starting at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 18th

Oct. 18: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday: Johanna Beisteiner's Farkas in America (In Person), the Austrian actress, singer, classical guitarist, and flamenco dancer's one-woman show about Jewish Austrian actor, comedian, and 1938-46 refugee Karl Farkas (1893-1971) (Johanna Beisteiner in the PSI Theatre at the Durham Arts Council in Durham). TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyrEpTJWo4c&t=5s. 2022 TOUR: https://beisteiner.com/events-list/. THE PRESENTER: https://beisteiner.com/, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm13579596/, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johanna_Beisteiner. THE 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/. TICKETS: TBA. INFORMATION: 919-560-2787 or info@durhamarts.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: Durham Arts Council.


The Durham Performing Arts Center will present the 2022 tour of Annie, directed by Jenn Thompson and choreographed by Patricia Wilcox, on Oct. 18-23 as part of Truist Broadway at DPAC

Oct. 18-23: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, and 1 and 7 p.m. Sunday: Charles Strouse, Martin Charnin, and Thomas Meehan's Annie (In Person), directed by Jenn Thompson, choreographed by Patricia Wilcox, presented as part of Truist Broadway at DPAC, and starring Ellie Pulsifer as Little Orphan Annie (a.k.a. Annie Bennett in the musical), Stefanie Londino as Miss Agatha Hannigan, Christopher Swan as Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks, Julia Nicole Hunter as Grace Farrell, Nick Bernardi as Daniel "Rooster" Hannigan, Krista Curry as Lily St. Regis, Riglee Ruth Bryson as Pepper, Brianna Cameron as Kate, Bronte Harrison as Molly, Vivianne Neely as July, Kenzie Rees as Duffy, Valeria Velasco as Tessie, Harrison Drake as Drake, Jataria Heyward as Star-to-Be, Andrew Scoggin as Bert Healy, Mark Woodard as FDR, Addison as Sandy, and Georgie as Sandy understudy, plus an Ensemble including Bradley Ford Betros, Luther Brooks IV, Harrison Drake, Laura Elizabeth Flanagan, Jataria Heyward, Kevin Ivey Morrison, Leeanna Rubin, Andrew Scoggin, and Kaley Were and Swings including dance captain Kolten Bell, Carly Ann Moore, and assistant dance captain Sophie Stromberg (Durham Performing Arts Center in Durham). TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvCaBadb680&t=1s. 2022-23 TRUIST BROADWAY AT DPAC SEASON: https://www.dpacnc.com/truist-broadway/season/truist-broadway-at-dpac-2022-2023. 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 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS: https://www.dpacnc.com/events/latest-updates-on-events-at-dpac/reopening-faq. THE TOUR: https://annietour.com/, https://www.facebook.com/AnnieTourUS, https://www.instagram.com/annietourus/, https://twitter.com/annieontour, and . TOUR CAST: https://annietour.com/cast/. TOUR CREATIVE TEAM: https://annietour.com/creative/. THE SHOW: http://www.anniethemusical.com/, https://www.mtishows.com/annie, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-show/annie-1613, https://www.facebook.com/AnnieTheMusical, https://twitter.com/ANNIEonTour, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_(musical). 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.


The Monti will present The Monti StorySLAM -- Theme: Fear at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 19th, at Motorco Music Hall in Durham

Oct. 19: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday: The Monti StorySLAM -- Theme: Fear (In Person) (The Monti at Motorco Music Hall in Durham). 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. THE VENUE: https://motorcomusic.com/, https://www.facebook.com/motorco/, https://www.instagram.com/motorcomh/, and https://twitter.com/motorcomh. DIRECTIONS: https://motorcomusic.com/directions/. PARKING: https://motorcomusic.com/parking/. MOTORCO MUSIC HALL'S COVID REQUIREMENTS: https://motorcomusic.com/covid/. TICKETS: $12, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 218-666-8445 or info@themonti.org. The Monti.


Studio 1 will stage Joseph Kesselring's Arsenic and Old Lace on Oct. 20-23 in Burlington's Holly Hill Mall

Oct. 20-23: 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday: Joseph O. Kesselring's Arsenic and Old Lace (In Person) (Studio 1 at Holly Hill Mall in Burlington). PROGRAM: . VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgcWtfcfkm81uhP9kNo07QA. 2022 SEASON: https://studio1online.org/season/. THE PRESENTER: https://studio1online.org/, https://www.facebook.com/Studio1online, https://www.instagram.com/studio1.theatre/, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgcWtfcfkm81uhP9kNo07QA. THE VENUE: https://studio1online.org/ and https://www.facebook.com/Studio1online. DIRECTIONS: https://www.hollyhillmall.com/directions-contact. COVID REQUIREMENTS (scroll down): here. THE PLAY: https://www.dramatists.com/cgi-bin/db/single.asp?key=1841, https://www.concordtheatricals.com/p/6576/arsenic-and-old-lace, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-show/arsenic-and-old-lace-1692, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arsenic_and_Old_Lace_(play). THE SCRIPT (excerpts): https://books.google.com/books. THE PLAYWRIGHT: https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/joseph-o-kesselring-6962, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0450279/, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Kesselring. THE REAL MURDERS: https://www.history.com/news/arsenic-old-lace-real-murders. TICKETS: $15.47, including taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 336-534-0321 or info@studio1online.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: Studio 1.


Switchyard Theatre Company will stage David Lindsay-Abaire's Fuddy Meers on Oct. 20-23
and 26-28 in Burning Coal Theatre Company's Murphey School Auditorium in Raleigh

Oct. 20-23, 26-28: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday: David Lindsay-Abaire's Fuddy Meers (In Person), directed by Jeff Aguiar and starring Maggie Lea as Claire, Jason Christ as Richard, Jacob Berger as Kenny, Thom Haynes as a Limping Man, Julie Oliver as Gertie, Romane Durham as Millet, Pat Luftman as Heidi (Switchyard Theatre Company in Burning Coal Theatre Company's Murphey School Auditorium in Raleigh). THE PRESENTER: https://switchyardtheatrecompany.org/, http://www.facebook.com/switchyardtc, and https://instagram.com/switchyardtc. THE VENUE: https://burningcoal.org/plan-your-visit/ and https://burningcoal.org/history-of-the-murphey-school/. DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://burningcoal.org/plan-your-visit/. COVID PRECAUTIONS: https://burningcoal.org/covid-precautions/. THE PLAY: https://www.dramatists.com/cgi-bin/db/single.asp?key=2895, http://www.iobdb.com/Production/176, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuddy_Meers. THE SCRIPT (excerpts): https://books.google.com/books. THE PLAYWRIGHT: http://www.iobdb.com/CreditableEntity/198, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/david-lindsay-abaire-389683, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1865755/, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Lindsay-Abaire. TICKETS: $25 ($10 students and $20 seniors 65+), plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: info@switchyardtc.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: Switchyard Theatre Company..


The N.C. State University Theatre will stage Arthur Miller's The Crucible, directed by Mia Self, on Oct. 20-22 and 27-29 in Titmus Theatre in Frank Thompson Hall

Oct. 20-23, 27-30: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday: Arthur Miller's The Crucible (In Person), directed by Mia Self and starring Darius Alston as the Rev. Samuel Parris, Chloe Dexter as Betty Parris, Daija Blaise as Tituba, Kat Cupp as Abigail Williams, Kaiya Hubbard as Susanna Wolcott, Julie Baker as Ann Putnam, Caleb D'Amico as Thomas Putnam, Lola Byers-Ogle as Mercy Lewis, Skye Pham as Mary Warren, William Kalland as John Proctor, Ryan Lim as Giles Corey, Mary Elizabeth Furr as Rebecca Nurse, Gabby Morris as Elizabeth Proctor, Bean Hopper as the Rev. John Hale, Alex Reyer as Ezekiel Cheever, Luke Anderson as Francis Nurse, Jacob Sigman as John Willard, Fayaz Shaikh as Judge John Hathorne, Daniel Piric as Deputy-Governor Thomas Danforth, MacKenzie Cayco as Sarah Good, and Josh Saffold as Jailer Hopkins, plus Swings, including Brandon Leach, Nico Gray, and Cassidy Petrykowski (N.C. State University Theatre in Titmus Theatre in N.C. State University's Frank Thompson Hall in Raleigh). 2022 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. THE PLAY: https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-show/the-crucible-2847, http://www.iobdb.com/, https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Crucible, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crucible. THE SCRIPT (excerpts): https://books.google.com/books. THE PLAYWRIGHT: https://www.arthurmiller.org/, https://arthurmillersociety.net/, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/arthur-miller-4316, http://www.iobdb.com/CreditableEntity/2982, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0007186/, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Arthur-Miller-American-playwright, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Miller. THE 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 ($10 NCSU students, $9.99 children 12 and under, $19.99 other students, 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.


The Wake Forest Renaissance Centre for the Arts will present Storyteller Donna Washington at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21st, at the Alston-Massenburg Center

Oct. 21: 6:30 p.m. Friday: Storyteller Donna Washington (In Person) (Wake Forest Renaissance Centre for the Arts at the Alston-Massenburg Center at 416 N. Taylor St. in Wake Forest). VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh6rWcgsa6EEvwMbq2K85Hg. 2022-23 SEASON: https://www.wakeforestrencen.org/tickets-events/featured-events. THE PRESENTER: https://www.wakeforestrencen.org/, https://www.facebook.com/WFRenaissanceCentre, https://www.instagram.com/wakeforestrencen/, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh6rWcgsa6EEvwMbq2K85Hg. DIRECTIONS: https://www.wakeforestrencen.org/plan-your-visit/driving-directions. ACCESSIBILITY: https://www.wakeforestrencen.org/plan-your-visit/accessibility. COVID PROTOCOLS: https://www.wakeforestrencen.org/tickets-events/covid-19-protocols. THE VENUE: https://www.wakeforestnc.gov/parks-recreation-cultural-resources/parks-facilities/alston-massenburg-center and https://www.visitraleigh.com/listing/alston-massenburg-center/67128/. DIRECTIONS: https://www.google.com/maps. DONNA WASHINGTON: https://dlwstoryteller.com/, https://www.facebook.com/donnawashingtonstoryteller/, https://www.instagram.com/dlwstoryteller/, and https://twitter.com/dlwstoryteller. TICKETS: FREE but donations suggested. INFORMATION: 919-435-9458 or RCBoxOffice@wakeforestnc.gov. PLEASE DONATE TO: Wake Forest Renaissance Centre for the Arts.


At 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21st, Chris D'Elia Live will play Raleigh Memorial Auditorium in the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts

Oct. 21: 8 p.m. Friday: Chris D'Elia Live (In Person) (Raleigh Memorial Auditorium in the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh). VIDEOS: https://www.chrisdelia.com/#videos and https://www.youtube.com/deliachris. THE VENUE: https://www.dukeenergycenterraleigh.com/, https://www.facebook.com/DECRaleigh, https://www.instagram.com/DECRaleigh/, https://twitter.com/DECRaleigh, and https://www.youtube.com/user/DukeEnergyPAC. DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://www.dukeenergycenterraleigh.com/getting-duke-energy-center. KNOW-BEFORE-YOU-GO INFORMATION: https://www.dukeenergycenterraleigh.com/know-before-you-go-information. CHRIS D'ELIA: https://www.chrisdelia.com/, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0195626/, https://www.facebook.com/chrisdeliaofficial/, https://www.instagram.com/chrisdelia/, https://twitter.com/chrisdelia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_D%27Elia, and https://www.youtube.com/deliachris. NOTE: Ticket holders must be 18 and older. TICKETS: $47.35-$57.35, plus taxes and fees. Call 800-982-2787 or click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-996-8700 or pac.info@raleighnc.gov.

Oct. 22: 11 a.m. Saturday: Giselle la Trent the Gazellephant: A Rockin' Children's Musical (In Person), presented as part of the Town of Cary's Marvelous Music Family Series (Aggregate Theatre Company in the Cary Arts Center in Cary). TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFlnFUcNgeI&t=1s. 2022-23 MARVELOUS MUSIC FAMILY SERIES: https://www.townofcary.org/recreation-enjoyment/events/concerts/marvelous-music/family-series. THE PRESENTER: https://www.aggregatetheatre.com/home, https://www.facebook.com/aggregatetheatre/, https://www.instagram.com/aggregatetheatre/, https://twitter.com/aggtheatre, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSPjSJ9k_mz8ghUhuAN7iGA. THE VENUE: https://www.townofcary.org/recreation-enjoyment/facilities/cary-arts-center, https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cary-Arts-Center/235735853122351, and https://www.instagram.com/explore/locations/15097356/cary-arts-center/. DIRECTIONS: https://www.google.com/maps. PARKING: https://www.townofcary.org/home/showpublisheddocument/7187/637648017090330000. ACCESSIBILITY: https://www.townofcary.org/recreation-enjoyment/facilities/cary-arts-center/accessibility. TOWN OF CARY COVID-19 SAFETY PROTOCOL: https://www.townofcary.org/recreation-enjoyment/facilities/prcr-indoor-facilities-know-before-you-go. THE MUSICAL: https://unitedarts.org/artist-directory/giselle-la-trent-the-gazellephant-a-rockin-childrens-musical/. TICKETS: $8, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-279-5734 or aggregatetheatre@gmail.com. PLEASE DONATE TO: Aggregate Theatre Company.


It's a Mystery will present a SOLD OUT production of Party to a Murder: Murder Mystery Dinner at 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22nd, at the The Wake Forest Renaissance Centre for the Arts

Oct. 22: 6 p.m. Saturday: Party to a Murder: Murder Mystery Dinner (In Person) (It's a Mystery at the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre for the Arts in Wake Forest). VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh6rWcgsa6EEvwMbq2K85Hg. 2022-23 SEASON: https://www.wakeforestrencen.org/tickets-events/featured-events. IT'S A MYSTERY: http://itsamysterync.com/. THE VENUE: https://www.wakeforestrencen.org/, https://www.facebook.com/WFRenaissanceCentre, https://www.instagram.com/wakeforestrencen/, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh6rWcgsa6EEvwMbq2K85Hg. DIRECTIONS: https://www.wakeforestrencen.org/plan-your-visit/driving-directions. ACCESSIBILITY: https://www.wakeforestrencen.org/plan-your-visit/accessibility. COVID PROTOCOLS: https://www.wakeforestrencen.org/tickets-events/covid-19-protocols. THE SHOW: http://itsamysterync.com/party-to-a-murder. TICKETS: This show is SOLD OUT. INFORMATION: 919-435-9458 or click here. PLEASE DONATE TO: Wake Forest Renaissance Centre for the Arts.


The ChavoRucos Tour, starring Adrián Uribe and Adal Ramones, will
play Raleigh Memorial Auditorium at 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22nd

Oct. 22: 9 p.m. Saturday: ChavoRucos Tour (In Person), starring Adrián Uribe and Adal Ramones (Raleigh Memorial Auditorium in the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh). THE PRESENTER/VENUE: https://www.dukeenergycenterraleigh.com/, https://www.facebook.com/DECRaleigh, https://www.instagram.com/DECRaleigh/, https://twitter.com/DECRaleigh, and https://www.youtube.com/user/DukeEnergyPAC. DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://www.dukeenergycenterraleigh.com/getting-duke-energy-center. KNOW-BEFORE-YOU-GO INFORMATION: https://www.dukeenergycenterraleigh.com/know-before-you-go-information. THE TOUR: https://www.facebook.com/ChavoRucosTour/ and https://www.instagram.com/ChavoRucosTour/. TICKETS: $45 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.

Oct. 22-23, 29-30: 1 and 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday: Linda Daugherty's The Surprising Story of the Three Little Pigs (In Person), a mashup of The Three Little Pigs, Three Billy Goats Gruff, and Goldilocks and the Three Bears, directed by Bryan Pridgen, and starring Cheryl Cleveland-Kannianen as The Voice, Blais Blaze as Stagehand #1, Brynna Rosenburg as Stagehand #2/Mother Pig, Phillip Solano as Stagehand #3/Man with the Straw, Harper Mullinix as Pig #1, Dorothy Reynolds as Pig #2, Tristan Monson as Pig #3, Ren Gallon as a Wolf, Salem Andrus as Little Goat, Archil Megrelishvili as Middle Goat, Zoe Wright as Big Goat, Jackson Morgan as the Troll, Evelyn Brunelle as Baby Bear, Tara Randol as Mama Bear, Jarred Pearce as Papa Bear, and Savannah Lange as Goldilocks (Raleigh Little Theatre in the Louise S. "Scottie" Stephenson Amphitheatre in Raleigh). PROGRAM: http://raleighlittletheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Three-Little-Pigs-Program.pdf. VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/user/raleighlittletheatre. 2022-23 SEASON: https://raleighlittletheatre.org/shows-and-events/. THE PRESENTER: https://raleighlittletheatre.org/, https://www.facebook.com/RLT1936, https://www.instagram.com/RLT1936/, https://twitter.com/RLT1936, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raleigh_Little_Theatre, and https://www.youtube.com/user/raleighlittletheatre. RLT PODCAST: https://anchor.fm/rltpodcast. THE VENUE: 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/. THE PLAY: https://www.dramaticpublishing.com/the-surprising-story-of-the-three-little-pigs. THE PLAYWRIGHT: https://www.dramaticpublishing.com/authors/profile/view/url/linda-daugherty. NOTE 1: All shows are wheelchair accessible, and assistive-listening devices are available for all shows. NOTE 2: Arts Access, Inc. of Raleigh will audio-describe the show's 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 30th, performance. TICKETS: $17 ($13 children 12 and under), plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-821-3111 or BoxOffice@RaleighLittleTheatre.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: Raleigh Little Theatre.

Oct. 23: 5 p.m. Sunday: Deep Greenwood: The Hidden Truth of Black Wall Street (In Person), written and directed by Michaela "Mia" Walter and featuring Byron Cage, Cherrelle, and Urban Mystic (Deep Greenwood Productions in Raleigh Memorial Auditorium in the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh). TRAILERS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXEMgPlPFvENBqvEFTRMWuQ/videos. THE PRESENTER: https://deepgreenwoodtulsa.com/, https://www.facebook.com/deepgreenwoodproduction, https://www.instagram.com/deepgreenwoodtulsa/, and https://www.facebook.com/deepgreenwoodproduction. THE VENUE: https://www.dukeenergycenterraleigh.com/, https://www.facebook.com/DECRaleigh, https://www.instagram.com/DECRaleigh/, https://twitter.com/DECRaleigh, and https://www.youtube.com/user/DukeEnergyPAC. DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://www.dukeenergycenterraleigh.com/getting-duke-energy-center. KNOW-BEFORE-YOU-GO INFORMATION: https://www.dukeenergycenterraleigh.com/know-before-you-go-information. TICKETS: $32 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. PLEASE DONATE TO (scroll down): Deep Greenwood Productions.


The "Weird Al" Yankovic: Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour, with special
guest Emo Philips, will play the Meymandi Concert Hall at 8 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 23rd

Oct. 23: 8 p.m. Sunday: "Weird Al" Yankovic: Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour (In Person), with special guest Emo Philips (NS2 and the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh Memorial Auditorium in Raleigh). TRAILER: https://1qpfw1257v1q883uy3tvbob1-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/tour-2022-a720.mp4. VIDEOS: https://www.weirdal.com/videos/ and https://www.youtube.com/user/alyankovic. PRESENTER: https://nationalshows2.com/, http://facebook.com/nationalshows2, http://instagram.com/nationalshows2, and http://twitter.com/nationalshows2. PRESENTER/VENUE: https://www.dukeenergycenterraleigh.com/, https://www.facebook.com/DECRaleigh, https://www.instagram.com/DECRaleigh/, https://twitter.com/DECRaleigh, and https://www.youtube.com/user/DukeEnergyPAC. DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://www.dukeenergycenterraleigh.com/getting-duke-energy-center. KNOW-BEFORE-YOU-GO INFORMATION: https://www.dukeenergycenterraleigh.com/know-before-you-go-information. "WEIRD AL" YANKOVIC: https://www.weirdal.com/, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0946148/, https://www.facebook.com/weirdal, http://instagram.com/alfredyankovic/, https://twitter.com/alyankovic, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%22Weird_Al%22_Yankovic, and https://www.youtube.com/user/alyankovic. TICKETS: This show is SOLD OUT. INFORMATION: 919-996-8700 or pac.info@raleighnc.gov.


The Durham Performing Arts Center will present the Daniel Howell: End of the World Tour 2022 at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 24th

Oct. 24: 7:30 p.m. Sunday: Daniel Howell: End of the World Tour 2022 (In Person) (Durham Performing Arts Center in Durham). VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/danhowell and https://www.youtube.com/user/danisnotonfire. 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. DANIEL HOWELL: https://www.danandphilshop.com/pages/dan, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Howell, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6842841/, https://www.facebook.com/danisnotonfire, https://www.instagram.com/danielhowell/, https://twitter.com/danielhowell?lang=en, and https://www.youtube.com/danhowell and https://www.youtube.com/user/danisnotonfire. TICKETS: $29.50 and up, plus taxes and ticket fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-680-2787 or CustomerService@DPACnc.com.

Oct. 24-25: 7:30 p.m. Monday and Tuesday: Blue Man Group (In Person) (Raleigh Memorial Auditorium in the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh). VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/bluemangroup. THE PRESENTER/VENUE: https://www.dukeenergycenterraleigh.com/, https://www.facebook.com/DECRaleigh, https://www.instagram.com/DECRaleigh/, https://twitter.com/DECRaleigh, and https://www.youtube.com/user/DukeEnergyPAC. DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://www.dukeenergycenterraleigh.com/getting-duke-energy-center. KNOW-BEFORE-YOU-GO INFORMATION: https://www.dukeenergycenterraleigh.com/know-before-you-go-information. BLUE MAN GROUP: https://www.blueman.com/, http://www.iobdb.com/Production/1278, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1292489/, https://www.facebook.com/bluemangroup, https://www.instagram.com/bluemangroup, https://www.twitter.com/bluemangroup, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_man_group, and https://www.youtube.com/bluemangroup. TICKETS: $25 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.


The Carolina Theatre of Durham will present The Emperor's New Clothes, adapted by Richard Giersch from Hans Christian Andersen's
1837 folktale, at 9:45 and 11:20 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25th, in Fletcher Hall as part of the theater's Arts Discovery Educational Series

Oct. 25: 9:45 and 11:20 a.m. Tuesday: Virginia Repertory Theatre in The Emperor's New Clothes (In Person), adapted by Richard Giersch from the 1837 folktale by Hans Christian Andersen Arts Discovery Educational Series (The Carolina Theatre of Durham in Fletcher Hall). VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-8IUyRJrizW9YuBpTeuJyg. THE PRESENTER/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/. VIRGINIA REPERTORY THEATRE: Virginia Repertory Theatre https://va-rep.org/, https://www.facebook.com/VARepTheatre/, https://www.instagram.com/vareptheatre, https://twitter.com/VirginiaRep, and https://www.youtube.com/user/VirginiaRep. TICKETS: $8 ($6 Title One Schools), 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.

Oct. 26-30; Nov. 2-6: 8 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, and 3 p.m. Sunday: Dave Malloy's Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1828 (In Person), based on a section of War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy, directed by Tim Seib and choreographed by Lisette Glodowski, with musical direction by Joanna Li, and starring Manna Nichols as Natasha, David Toole as Pierre, Anna Wentworth as Helene, Rebekah Holland as Mary, Tedd Szeto as Balaga, Andrew Wade as Anatole, Miceala Shanyce Bundy as Marya, Derek Robinson as Andrei/Bolonsky, Jack Richardson as Dolokhov, and Grace Hamashima as Sonya, plus an Ensemble that includes Meagan Chieppor, Kamilah Lay, Eric Sorrels, Becky Layko, Khoa Pham, Pedro Ka'awaloa, Jon Parker Douglas, and Elizabeth Galbraith (Theatre Raleigh at the Theatre Raleigh Arts Center at 6638 Old Wake Forest Rd. in Raleigh). VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBrPHqUNhtfRMWQ2Ej8Fxeg. 2022 MAIN-STAGE SEASON: https://theatreraleigh.com/2022-main-stage-season/. 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. DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://theatreraleigh.com/location-parking/. COVID REQUIREMENTS: https://theatreraleigh.com/covid-19-updates/. THE MUSICAL: https://www.concordtheatricals.com/p/17384/natasha-pierre-the-great-comet-of-1812, http://www.iobdb.com/Production/5632, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-show/natasha-pierre-the-great-comet-of-1812-506409, http://davemalloy.blogspot.com/, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natasha,_Pierre_%26_The_Great_Comet_of_1812. THE COMPOSER, LYRICIST, AND PLAYWRIGHT: http://davemalloy.com/, http://www.iobdb.com/CreditableEntity/39664, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/dave-malloy-494711, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8472319/, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Malloy. TICKETS: $35 ($32.50 students, seniors, and active-duty military personnel), plus taxes and fees, except $28 per person for groups of six or more. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-832-9997, info@theatreraleigh.com, or boxoffice@theatreraleigh.com. PLEASE DONATE TO: Theatre Raleigh.


The Carolina Theatre of Durham will present the Dance Theatre of Harlem at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 27th, in Fletcher Hall

Oct. 27: 11 a.m. Thursday: Dance Theatre of Harlem (In Person), presented as part of the theater's Arts Discovery Educational Series (The Carolina Theatre of Durham in Fletcher Hall). VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/c/DanceTheatreofHarlem. THE PRESENTER/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/. DANCE THEATRE OF HARLEM: https://www.dancetheatreofharlem.org/, https://www.facebook.com/dancetheatreofharlem, https://www.instagram.com/dancetheatreofharlem/, https://twitter.com/DTHBallet, and https://www.youtube.com/c/DanceTheatreofHarlem. TICKETS: $8 ($6 Title One Schools), 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.

Oct. 27: 8 p.m. Thursday: Dance Theatre of Harlem (In Person) (The Carolina Theatre of Durham in Fletcher Hall). VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/c/DanceTheatreofHarlem. THE PRESENTER/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/. DANCE THEATRE OF HARLEM: https://www.dancetheatreofharlem.org/, https://www.facebook.com/dancetheatreofharlem, https://www.instagram.com/dancetheatreofharlem/, https://twitter.com/DTHBallet, and https://www.youtube.com/c/DanceTheatreofHarlem. TICKETS: $39.50 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.


The N.C. State University Theatre will present Reading #3 of Muse by Gaven Bell at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28th, in the Kennedy-McIlwee Studio Theatre

Oct. 28: 7 p.m. Friday: Gaven Bell's Muse, Reading #3 of the 2021 Creative Artist Award-winning play (In Person) (N.C. State University Theatre in the Kennedy-McIlwee Studio Theatre in N.C. State University's Frank Thompson Hall in Raleigh). 2022 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. THE 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: FREE but registration required. Click here to register. INFORMATION: 919-515-1100 or universitytheatre@ncsu.edu. PLEASE DONATE TO: N.C. State University Theatre.


The Process Series will present Guillermo Reyes' The Sweet Life at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 28th
and 29th, in the Swain Hall Black Box Theatre at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Oct. 28-29: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday: Guillermo Reyes' The Sweet Life (In Person) (The Process Series: New Works in Development, co-sponsored by Arts Everywhere, in the Swain Hall Black Box Theatre at UNC-Chapel Hill). THE PRESENTER: https://www.processseries.unc.edu/, https://www.facebook.com/theprocessseries, https://twitter.com/ProcessSeries, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwREP3KeyxRkMUIn_Z_JMuQ. THE VENUE: https://diversity.unc.edu/venue/swain-hall-black-box-theatre/. DIRECTIONS: https://www.google.com/maps/. PARKING: https://move.unc.edu/parking/. COVID POLICY: https://www.processseries.unc.edu/covid-policy. TICKETS: FREE but $10 suggested donation. Click here to reserve tickets. INFORMATION: 919-843-5666 or uncprocessseries@gmail.com. PLEASE DONATE TO: The Process Series.


Carolina Performing Arts will present the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company in What Problem? at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28th and 29th, in UNC's Memorial Hall

Oct. 28-29: 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday: Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company in What Problem? (In Person) (Carolina Performing Arts in Memorial Hall at UNC-Chapel Hill). VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/user/Billtjones. 2022-23 SEASON: https://carolinaperformingarts.org/current-season/. THE PRESENTER: https://carolinaperformingarts.org/, https://www.facebook.com/CarolinaPerformingArtsUNC, https://www.instagram.com/carolinaperformingarts, https://twitter.com/UNCPerformArts, and https://www.youtube.com/user/UNCPerformArts. CPA BLOG: https://carolinaperformingarts.org/blog/. THE VENUE: https://carolinaperformingarts.org/venues/. DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://carolinaperformingarts.org/parking/. CPA COVID REQUIREMENTS: https://carolinaperformingarts.org/health-and-safety/. BILL T. JONES/ARNIE ZANE COMPANY: 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. TICKETS: $25-$35 ($10 UNC students), plus taxes and fees Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-843-3333 or carolinaperformingarts@unc.edu. PLEASE DONATE TO: Carolina Performing Arts.

Oct. 29: 7:30 p.m. Saturday: Chicago Dance Crash (In Person) (Fuquay-Varina Arts Center in Fuquay-Varina). TRAILERS: https://www.youtube.com/user/chicagodancecrash n. 2022 SEASON: https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?ticketing=fvac&pr=1. THE PRESENTER/VENUE: https://www.fuquay-varina.org/1111/Arts-Center, https://www.facebook.com/FuquayVarinaArtsCenter/, https://www.instagram.com/fvartscenter/, http://twitter.com/TownofFV, and https://www.youtube.com/c/TownofFuquayVarinaGov. DIRECTIONS: https://www.google.com/maps/. COVID REQUIREMENTS: https://www.fuquay-varina.org/1385/COVID-19-Information. CHICAGO DANCE CRASH: https://chicagodancecrash.com/, https://www.facebook.com/chicagodancecrash/, https://www.instagram.com/chicagodancecrash/?hl=en, https://twitter.com/dancecrash, and https://www.youtube.com/user/chicagodancecrash. TICKETS: $24 ($20 students and seniors), plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-567-3921 or info@fvarts.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: Fuquay-Varina Arts Center.


The Durham Performing Arts Center will present the Jonathan Van Ness: Imaginary Living Room Olympian Tour at 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29th

Oct. 29: 8 p.m. Saturday: Jonathan Van Ness: Imaginary Living Room Olympian Tour (In Person) (Durham Performing Arts Center in Durham). VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf5LdDDOm1hYgDcSP3KimNA. 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. JONATHAN VAN NESS: https://jonathanvanness.com/, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Van_Ness, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5580581/, https://www.facebook.com/jonathan.vanness, https://www.instagram.com/jvn/, https://twitter.com/jvn, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf5LdDDOm1hYgDcSP3KimNA. TICKETS: $45 and up, plus taxes and ticket fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-680-2787 or CustomerService@DPACnc.com.


Duke Performances will present Mummenschanz at 7 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 30th, in Page Auditorium on Duke University's West Campus

Oct. 30: 7 p.m. Sunday: Mummenschanz (In Person) (Duke Performances in the in Page Auditorium on Duke University's West Campus in Durham). TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0vvJFxDxdY/a>. 2022-23 SEASON: https://dukeperformances.duke.edu/calendar/. SEASON NEWS RELEASE: https://dukeperformances.duke.edu/announcing-fall-2022-season/. BLOG: https://dukeperformances.duke.edu/blog/. THE PRESENTER: https://dukeperformances.duke.edu, https://www.facebook.com/dukeperformances/, https://www.instagram.com/dukeperformances, https://twitter.com/dukeperformance, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXF-Yaqa_OybZFHVn07LrxQ. MUMMENSCHANZ: https://www.mummenschanz.com/en/, https://www.facebook.com/mummenschanz/, https://www.instagram.com/mummenschanz/, https://twitter.com/mummenschanz, and https://www.youtube.com/user/MummenschanzTour. VENUES: https://dukeperformances.duke.edu/venues/. DIRECTIONS/MAP (scroll down): https://dukeperformances.duke.edu/support/. COVID REQUIREMENTS: https://dukeperformances.duke.edu/discounts-policies/. TICKETS: $35-$62 ($10 Duke students), plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-660-3356 or performances@duke.edu. PLEASE DONATE TO: Duke Performances.

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Genre: Dance/Performance
Not Rated
Running Time: 82 Minutes
Directed by Michael Londra.
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Stream Richard Oberacker and Rob Taylor's Bandstand: The Broadway Musical
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Genre: Musical
Not Rated
Running Time: 146 Minutes
Directed by Andy Blankenbuehler.
Starring Cory Cott as Donny Novitski, Laura
Osnes
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Beth Leavel as Mrs. June Adams.
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Stream David Arrow's Kennedy:
Bobby's Last Crusade
(2020) for FREE
at 7 p.m. Sunday, November 20th

Genre: Drama
Not Rated
Running Time: 99 Minutes
Directed by Eric Nightengale.
Starring David Arrow as U.S. Sen.
Robert F. Kennedy (D-NY).
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Stream Paul Gordon's adaptation of
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Austen Musical
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Genre: Musical/Comedy
Not Rated
Running Time: 120 Minutes
Directed by Tim Kashani and Kent Nicholson.
Starring Kelli Barrett as Emma Woodhouse, Timothy Gulan as Mr. Knightley, Dani Marcus
as Harriet Smith, Lauren Cohn as Miss Bates,
Brian Herndon as Mr. Elton, Richert Easley
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Stream The Royal Ballet's The Nutcracker (2018)
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Genre: Musical/Dance
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Running Time: 107 Minutes
Choreographed by Peter Wright after Lev Ivanov.
Directed for the screen by Ross MacGibbon.
Starring Marianela Nuñez as The Sugar Plum Fairy, Vadim Muntagirov as The Prince, Anna Rose O'Sullivan as Clara, Marcelino Sambé as Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker, and Gary Avis as Herr Drosselmeyer.
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Stream Hip Hop Nutcracker at NJPAC (2019)
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Genre: Ballet/Holiday
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Running Time: 84 Minutes
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