Theatre
The East Carolina University/Loessin Playhouse Production Series
Each school year the East Carolina Playhouse puts on four to six productions of popular dramas and musicals for the faculty, students and the general public. The casts for these productions are primarily ECU Theatre Arts Majors, however auditions are open and often members of the community and non-Theatre Arts Majors get the opportunity to participate.
Past performances have included the musical fantasy Peter Pan, My Fair Lady, Little Shop of Horrors, Crimes of the Heart, and The Glass Menagerie. The 2011-2012 season begins with the bitter-sweet comedy Stage Door and the classic musical Oklahoma in the fall and concludes with Bernard Pomerance’s The Elephant Man and The Threepenny Opera in the spring semester.
A special attraction during the East Carolina Playhouse’s regular season is a Scholarship Fundraiser on December 3, 2011. Faculty and students will prepare a variety show of Broadway tunes, children’s theater, and jazz, ballet and tap dance. In addition, perennial favorite Dance 2012, featuring original choreography by ECU faculty and a guest artist, will run from January 26 – 31, 2012.
Individual or season tickets for East Carolina Playhouse productions can be purchased at McGinnis Theatre, Mon-Fri, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information call 252-328-6829.
The S. Rudolph Alexander Performing Arts Series
The Alexander Performing Arts Series celebrates its 50th anniversary during the 2011-2012 season and is unique because it features touring artists from around the world performing a wide variety of concerts, plays, ballets and special dance productions. All productions are held in historic Wright Auditorium or Fletcher Recital Hall.
The 2011-2012 Performing Arts Series offers eleven events: Gospel sensation Donald Lawrence, the United States Marine Band, David Dorfman Dance: Prophets of Funk, Ben Vereen, The Green Grass Cloggers, The Preservation Hall Jazz Band, New York Voices vocal ensemble, jazz artist Chris Botti, Ballet Memphis, The Jack Quartet, and Natalie Cole. Season ticket packages and single tickets are available. For more ticket information call the Central Ticket Office at Mendenhall Student Center at 252-328-4788, 1-800-ECU-ARTS, or visit www.ecuarts.com
Family Fare Series
The Family Fare Series is celebrating its 22nd season in 2011-2012 and will provide four fun-filled adventures for families performed by some of the nation’s finest young-audience entertainers. The events are: ECU Storybook Theatre’s production of Stinky Cheese Man: The Musical; Loco Motion performed by The Kennedy Center Theatre for Young Audiences on Tour; Arcattack!, a theatrical show, concert, and science fair; and The Secret Garden, also by the ECU Storybook Theatre. Season tickets and individual tickets are offered. All tickets are available at the Central Ticket Office at Mendenhall Student Center 252-328-4788, 1-800-ECU-ARTS, or at www.ecuarts.com
Community Theatre Groups
The Farmville Community Arts Council presents several theatre productions throughout the year. The 2011-12 schedule features The Red Velvet Cake War, Over the River & Through the Woods, and Smoke on the Mountain. For more information call 252-753-3832 or visit http://www.farmvillearts.org
The Ayden Community Theatre presents several major productions each year in addition to making special appearances during the winter holiday season. The 2011-12 productions will be Nunsense on October 14-15 and 20-21, 2011; The Best Christmas Pageant on December 9-11, 2011; Don’t Bother Me. I Can’t Cope! on February 10-11 and 17-18, 2012; and Dinner Theatre on April 20-21, 2012. For more information call 252-746-6707 or visit http://www.aydencommunitytheatre.com
The Magnolia Arts Center shows foreign films, sponsors music and film festivals, produces plays, and hosts other events showcasing local artists and writers. The 2012 theatre season features Love Letters by A.R. Gurney, Crimes of the Heart by Beth Henley, and Second Samuel by Pamela Parker. For more information, call 1-888-MAC-EVNT or visit http://www.magnoliaartscenter.com
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