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Ongoing:

• *Resumes Tuesday-Sunday, February 9-14
  PlayMakers Repertory Company
  Program: Arthur Miller: All My Sons
  Paul Green Theatre, UNC, Chapel Hill. 8:00 p.m. plus 2/6 @ 2p & 8p & Sundays @ 2p
  $40-$10, depending on the day of the week. 919/962-PLAY (7529) or http://www.playmakersrep.org/
  Related event: The director in conversation: 1/20 @ 6:30p - free.
  Note: Previews are Wednesday-Friday January 27-29.
  *AD 2/9 @ 8p

• Resumes Tuesday-Sunday February 9-14, Tuesday-Sunday February 16-21, & Tuesday-Sunday February 23-28 - Greensboro
  Triad Stage
  Program: Mark Brown: Around the World in 80 Days (adapted from the novel by Jules Verne)
  Triad Stage at The Pyrle Theater, 232 South Elm Street, Greensboro. Sunday, Tuesday-Thursday @ 7:30 p.m.; Friday & Saturday @ 8:00 p.m.; Sundays @ 2:00 p.m. (except 2/7).
  $42-$10 except as noted below.** 336/272-0160, 866/579-TIXX (toll-free) or http://www.triadstage.org/
  *SL 2/23 @ 7:30p
  **$16 Preview performances 2/7, 2/9, 2/10 & 2/11.
  Related events: "Technically Talking" post-show talkback 2/9; Opening Night 2/12; "InSight" post-show lecture 2/14; "PostScript" post-show lecture 2/18; Wine tastingpre-show event 2/19; sign interpreted performance 2/23.

• Resumes Tuesday-Sunday February 9-14, & Tuesday-Sunday February 16-21 – Charlotte
  Blumenthal Performing Arts Center
  Program: Woody Sez
  Booth Playhouse, 130 N. Tryon St.., Charlotte. Tuesdays-Thursdays at 7:30 p.m., Friday & Saturday evenings at 8:00 p.m., Saturday matinees at 2:00 p.m., Sunday matinees at 3:00 p.m.
  Tickets begin at $19.50. 704/372-1000 or http://www.BlumenthalCenter.org/

• */**  Resumes Thursday-Sunday February 11-14, & Thursday-Sunday February 18-21
  Burning Coal Theatre Company
  Program: Conor McPherson: The Seafarer, directed by Jerome Davis
  Meymandi Theatre, Murphey School, Raleigh. 7:30p except 2p Sundays. "Gala" - with food & drink at 6:15p & cake & coffee afterwards, is 2/5
  $20, seniors (65+), active military & students $15, Thursday night tickets $10 & pay-what-you-can is 2/7 @ 2p. 919/834-4001 or http://www.burningcoal.org/
  *AD 2/7 @ 2p
  **SL 2/9 @ 8p
  Related event: Lobby Lecture: Poker Professionals to Appear at Burning Coal, Feb. 20, 5:30p, $5 (at door), free to ticketholders to any performance of The Seafarer. Details in preview.

• Resumes Friday-Sunday February 12-14
  North Raleigh Arts and Creative Theatre
  Program: Out of Order
  North Raleigh Arts & Creative Theatre, 7713-51 Lead Mine Road, Raleigh. 8:00 p.m. except Sundays @ 3:00 p.m.
  Evenings $15, seniors/students $12; matinees $10; group discounts. 919/866-0228 or http://www.nract.org/

• Resumes Friday-Sunday February 12-14, Friday-Sunday February 19-21, & Friday-Saturday February 26-27
  Raleigh Ensemble Players
  Program: Paul Zindel: The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds, directed by Jesse Gephart
  REP Studio, 213 Fayetteville St., Raleigh. 8p except Sundays @ 7p
  $15, seniors/students $12; military group rates for 10+. 919/832-9607 or http://www.realtheatre.org/

Openings:

• Tuesday February 9
  DPac: Steve Winwood (rock)
  Durham Performing Arts Center, 123 Vivian Street, Durham. 7:00 p.m.
  $69.50 - $39.50. 919/680-ARTS(2787) or http://www.DPACnc.com/; groups http://www.dpacnc.com/default.asp?dpac=57

• Tuesday-Thursday February 9-11, & Tuesday-Thursday February 16-18
  Readers Theatre at Lunch
  Program: Alistair Fowler: Gloria's Angel
  At the ArtsCenter's space in University Mall, Chapel Hill (NOT at the ArtsCenter). 11:30 a.m. Bag lunches welcome.
  $5. 919/929-2787, http://www.artscenterlive.org/, or http://www.odysseystage.org/

• Wednesday-Sunday February 10-14
  UNCSA Drama and UNCSA Design and Production
  Program: Hellman: Another Part of the Forest, directed by Laura Henry
  Catawba Theatre, UNCSA, Winston-Salem. 8:00 p.m. except 2/13 @ 2p & 8p and 2/14 @ 2p
  $12, students $10. 336/721-1945 or http://www.uncsa.edu/performances

• Thursday-Saturday February 11-13
  Duke Theater Studies
  Program: Danya Taymor*: You, Me, and the Devil
  Brody Theater, East Campus, Duke University, Durham. 8:00 p.m.
  Free. 919/660-3346
  *The production is Taymor’s senior distinction project.

• Thursday-Saturday February 11-13, & Thursday-Saturday February 18-20 – Charlotte
  Blumenthal Performing Arts Center
  Program: Charlotte Squawks
  McGlohon Theatre, 345 N. College St., Charlotte. 2/11 at 7:30 p.m., 2/12 and 2/13 at 8:00 p.m., 2/18 at 7:30 p.m., 2/19 and 2/20 at 8:00 p.m.
  Tickets begin at $29.50. 704/372-1000 or http://www.BlumenthalCenter.org/

• Thursday-Sunday February 11-14, & Thursday-Sunday February 18-21
  Bare Theatre
  Program: Boys and Girls - three short plays by contemporary playwrights*, G. Todd Buker & Carmen-maria Mandley, directors
  Common Ground Theatre, Durham. 8p except Sundays @ 2p
  $15, seniors/students/military $8. 919/332-0317 or http://www.baretheatre.org/
  *Christopher Dimond: "Burying Barbie"; Jason Williamson: "boygirlboygirl": & Carmen-maria Mandley: "Ask Him in the Morning"
  Note: "This production will contain strong language, violence, and adult subject matter. These performances may not be suitable for young audiences."

• Friday February 12 — Carrboro
  Transactors Improv
  Program: The Love Show
  ArtsCenter, 300-G East Main Street, Carrboro. 8:00 p.m.
  $14, members $12, students $7. 919/929-2787, ext. 201, or http://www.artscenterlive.org/

• Friday-Saturday February 12-13 - Raleigh
  Broadway Series South
  Program: Bill Maher
  Memorial Auditorium, Raleigh. 2/12 @ 8p & 2/13 @ 9p
  $59.50 & $39.50. 919/831-6060 or http://www.broadwayseriessouth.com/

• Friday-Sunday February 12-14, Wednesday-Sunday February 17-21, Wednesday-Sunday February 24-28, & Wednesday-Saturday March 3-6
  Deep Dish Theater
  Program: Wilde: An Ideal Husband, directed by Tony Lea
  Deep Dish Theater, University Mall, Chapel Hill. W/Th @ 7:30p, Fr/Sat @ 8p, & Sun @ 2p.
  $18, seniors $16, students $14; $2 discount on W/Th. 919/968-1515 or http://www.deepdishtheater.org/

• Friday-Sunday February 12-14, & Thursday-Sunday February 18-21
  Theatre In The Park
  Program: Duke Ernsberger & Virginia Cate: Don’t Cry For Me, Margaret Mitchell (regional premiere), directed by Ira David Wood III
  Theatre In The Park, Raleigh. 8p, except 2/14 @ 3p, 2/20 @ 3p & 8p, & 2/21 @ 3p
  $21-$13. 919/831-6058 or http://www.theatreinthepark.com/

• Friday-Sunday February 12-14, Thursday-Sunday February 18-21, & Thursday-Sunday February 25-28
  RLT
  Program: Veronica’s Room
  Cantey V. Sutton Theatre, RLT, 301 Pogue Street, Raleigh. 8p except Sundays @ 3p
  $18, seniors/students $15. 919/821-3111 or http://raleighlittletheatre.org/

• Friday-Sunday February 12-14, & Friday-Sunday February 19-21
  NCCU Theatre
  Program: The Dance on Widow's Row
  University Theatre, Faison-Newton Communications Building, NCCU, Durham. 8p except Sundays @ 2p.
  $10, seniors/students w/ID/children 4+ $R5. 919/530-5170

• *Friday-Sunday February 12-14, Friday-Sunday February 19-21, & Friday-Sunday February 26-28
  Justice Theater Project
  Program: August Wilson: Fences
  Pittman Auditorium, St. Mary's School, 900 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh. 8:00 p.m. except Sundays @ 2:00 p.m.
  $15, seniors/students $12, groups of 10+, $10 each - except 2/14 @ 2p all seats $5, & 2/20 @ 8p = $9 for all teachers with valid school system ID's. 919/264-7089 or http://www.TheJusticeTheaterProject.org/
  *AD 2/28 @ 2p

• *Friday-Sunday February 12-14, & Saturday-Sunday February 20-21 - Cary
  Cary Players
  Program: Love Bits and Bites: Quintessential Romance!, directed by Lyman Collins, with Craig Johnson, M.D.
  Page-Walker Arts & History Center, Cary. 8p except Sundays @ 4p. Coffee & desserts.
  $17 except 2/21 $15. 919/469-4061
  *AD 2/20 @ 8p

• Friday-Tuesday February 12-16
  UNC Department of Dramatic Art Undergraduate Productions with the LAB! Theatre
  Program: The Sunset Limited, Jeb Brinkey, director
  Elizabeth Price Kenan Theatre, Center for Dramatic Art, UNC-Chapel Hill. 8:15 p.m. except 2/15 @ 4p & 8:15p, & 2/16 @ 5p. A gala reception will follow 2/12.
  Free. 724/484-3287 or http://drama.unc.edu/

• Saturday February 13 – Cary
  Applause! Cary Youth Theatre
  Program: Improv Comedy Night
  Cary Senior Center, Cary. 7:00 p.m.
  Free. 919/465-4792

• Saturday February 13
  DPac: Celtic Woman
  Program: ‘Songs From The Heart’ Tour
  Durham Performing Arts Center, 123 Vivian Street, Durham. 8:00 p.m.
  $65- $35. 919/680-ARTS(2787) or http://www.DPACnc.com/; groups http://www.dpacnc.com/default.asp?dpac=57

• Sunday February 14 – Charlotte
  Blumenthal Performing Arts Center and The Comedy Zone
  Program: Aisha Tyler, comedian
  McGlohon Theatre, 345 N. College St., Charlotte. 7:30 p.m.
  $20. 704/372-1000 or http://www.BlumenthalCenter.org/

• Sunday February 14 - Raleigh
  Broadway Series South: Herb Reeds Platters, The Tams, Harold Winleys Glovers, Maurice Williams & The Zodiacz, & Johnny Thunder
  Program: Valentine’s Day Doo Wop
  Memorial Auditorium, Raleigh. 8 p.m.
  $55-$25, 919/831-6060 or http://www.broadwayseriessouth.com/

• Monday February 15 – Charlotte
  Blumenthal Performing Arts Center, MaxxMusic, & Visulite Theatre
  Program: Brandi Carlile
  McGlohon Theatre, 345 N. College St., Charlotte. 7:30 p.m.
  Tickets begin at $22.50 704/372-1000 or http://www.BlumenthalCenter.org/

• Tuesday February 16
  DPac: Harry Connick, Jr., with orchestra
  Program: Your Songs
  Durham Performing Arts Center, 123 Vivian Street, Durham. 8:00 p.m.
  $95-$48. 919/680-ARTS(2787) or http://www.DPACnc.com/; groups http://www.dpacnc.com/default.asp?dpac=57

• Tuesday-Sunday February 16-21
  Meredith Department of Theatre
  Program: Karen Sunde: Kabuki Lady Macbeth
  Studio Theatre, Meredith College, Raleigh. 8p except 2/21 @ 3p
  Free. 919/760-8536

• Wednesday-Sunday February 17-21
  NC State University Theatre
  Program: Into the Woods, directed by John McIlwee
  Stewart Theatre, NCSU, Raleigh. 8p except Sunday @ 3p
  W-Th $15, faculty/staff/seniors/NCSU Parents/Alumni Assn/Encore $13, NCSUstudents $5; F-Sun $17, faculty/staff/seniors/NCSU Parents/Alumni Assn/Encore $15, NCSU students $5. 919/515-1100 or http://www.ncsu.edu/arts/

• Thursday-Sunday February 18-21, & Thursday-Sunday February 25-28
  Archipelago Theatre
  Program: Ellen Hemphill: Out of the Blue*
  Sheafer Theater, Bryan Center, West Campus, Duke University, Durham. 8p except Sundays @ 2p
  $15, students $5. 919/684-4444 or http://www.archipelagotheatre.org/
  Related events: 2/19 Post-performance discussion with artists and visiting guest Artist George Quasha (http://quasha.com/); & Duke Theatre Dept. Lunchbox with artists and George Quasha: 2/19 @ 1p Brody Theater East Campus. NO reservations - pizza first come serve.
  *In collaboration with Jan Chambers, set/costume design, Nor Hall, dramaturg, Allison-Leyton Brown, composer, Mark Dendy, co-choreographer, Jesse Belsky, lighting design, & Jim Haverkamp, video design

• Thursday-Saturday February 18-20 — Carrboro
  North Carolina Comedy Arts Festival - improv, sketch, film/video, & standup
  ArtsCenter, 300-G East Main Street, Carrboro. Time(s) t.b.a.
  All Shows $10. Info http://www.nccomedyarts.com/. 919/929-2787, ext. 201, or http://www.artscenterlive.org/

• Thursday-Saturday February 18-20, Thursday-Sunday February 25-28, & Wednesday-Saturday March 3-6
  Manbites Dog Theater Company
  Program: Jennifer Haley: Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom, directed by Jeff Storer
  Manbites Dog Theater, 703 Foster Street, Durham. 8:15 p.m. except 2/28 @ 3:15 p.m.
  W/Th $12, F/Sa/Su $17; seniors(62+)/AD military/students -$2. 2/18 = pay-what-you-can ($5 minimum). Student rush $8 (door sales only). Tickets on sale 1/18. 919/682-3343 or http://www.manbitesdogtheater.org/

• Thursday-Sunday February 18-21, & Wednesday-Saturday February 24-27
  UNCSA Drama and UNCSA Design and Production
  Program: Two Gentlemen of Verona, a rock musical, based on the play by Shakespeare, with music by Galt MacDermot, directed by Matt Cowart.
  Thrust Theatre, UNCSA, Winston-Salem. 8:00 p.m. except 2/21 @ 2p & 2/27 @ 2p & 8p
  $12, students $10. 336/721-1945 or http://www.uncsa.edu/performances/

• Friday-Sunday February 19-21, & Tuesday-Sunday February 23-28 - Greensboro
  UNCG Theatre
  Program: The Seagull, directed by John Gulley
  Taylor Theatre, 406 Tate Street, Greensboro. 7p except Sundays @ 2p
  $15-$7. 336/334-4849 or http://boxoffice.uncg.edu

• Saturday February 20 – Raleigh
  Broadway Series South
  Program: Get the Led Out – The American Led Zeppelin Experience
  Memorial Auditorium, Raleigh. 8:00 p.m.
  $55-$20. 919/831-6060 or http://www.broadwayseriessouth.com/

• Sunday February 21 – Charlotte
  Blumenthal Performing Arts Center
  Program: Get The Led Out
  Belk Theater, 130 N. Tryon St., Charlotte. 7:00 p.m.
  Tickets begin at $19.50. 704/372-1000 or http://www.BlumenthalCenter.org/

• Sunday February 21 – Raleigh
  Broadway Series South
  Program: Ballet Folklórico de México
  Memorial Auditorium, Raleigh. 8:00 p.m.
  $62-$20. 919/831-6060 or http://www.broadwayseriessouth.com/

• Sunday-Monday February 21-22 - rescheduled from 2/4-5 - Winston-Salem
  Diggs Gallery
  Program: Young Americans: The Performance, written & directed by Andre Minkins*
  Dillard Auditorium, Anderson Center, WSSU, Winston-Salem. 2/21 @ 3p & 2/22 @ 7p
  Free, donations. 336/750-2458
  *"Young Americans: The Performance is inspired by the photographs and statements from the Young Americans participants, and selected writings by Authoring Action, a youth authors institute organization co-founded by Nathan Ross Freeman and Lynn Rhoades. The performance features both community and WSSU student actors. Special contributions have been provided by Dale Williams, Joshua Phifer, Jaeson Pitt, and Kolin Robinson."

• Wednesday February 24
  Interactive Theatre Carolina and the Department of Allied Health Sciences
  Program: Down in the Dumps - an interactive theatre scene about depression and suicidal thoughts at Carolina
  Bondurant Hall, Room G100, UNC-Chapel Hill. Noon.
  Free. 919/966-2999

• Friday February 24
  DPac
  Program: Hairspray
  Durham Performing Arts Center, 123 Vivian Street, Durham. 7:30 p.m.
  $60-$30. 919/680-ARTS(2787) or http://www.DPACnc.com/; groups http://www.dpacnc.com/default.asp?dpac=57

• Wednesday-Sunday February 24-28, & Thursday-Saturday March 4-6 - Charlotte
  UNC Charlotte Theatre
  Program: Suzan-Lori Parks: Topdog/Underdog
  Lab Theater, UNC Charlotte. 8:00 p.m. except 2/28 @ 2p
  $. 704/687-2599 or http://www.performances.uncc.edu/

• Thursday-Sunday February 25-28, & Friday-Sunday March 5-7 — Carrboro
  Paperhand Puppet Intervention
  Program: Love and Robots: A Puppet Rock Opera
  ArtsCenter, 300-G East Main Street, Carrboro. 8:00 p.m. except Sundays @ 3p & 8p pm
  Thurs evening & Sun matinees $12, members/students $10; Fri/Sat/Sun Evenings $17, members/students $15. 919/929-2787, ext. 201, or http://www.artscenterlive.org/

• Friday February 26 – Charlotte
  Blumenthal Performing Arts Center, MaxxMusic, and Visulite Theatre
  Program: Dave Alvin & A Few Guilty Women (featuring Christy McWilson & Cindy Cashdollar)
  Stage Door Theater, Corner of 5th St. & College St., Charlotte. 8:00 p.m.
  $22.50. 704/372-1000 or http://www.BlumenthalCenter.org/

• Friday-Tuesday February 26 - March 2
  UNC Department of Dramatic Art Undergraduate Productions with the LAB! Theatre
  Program: Speech & Debate, Andrew Slater, director
  Elizabeth Price Kenan Theatre, Center for Dramatic Art, UNC-Chapel Hill. 8:15 p.m. except 3/1 @ 4p & 8:15p, & 3/2 @ 5p. A gala reception will follow 2/26.
  Free. 724/484-3287 or http://drama.unc.edu/

• Saturday February 27
  NCSU Center Stage - Kidstuff: Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia
  Program: The Very Hungry Caterpillar & Other Eric Carle Favourites*
  Stewart Theatre, NCSU, Raleigh. 11:00 a.m. Cookies & juice reception.
  $10. 919/515-1100 or http://www.ncsu.edu/arts/.
  *Little Cloud and The Mixed-Up Chameleon.

• *Saturday-Sunday February 27-28, & Tuesday-Sunday March 2-7 – Raleigh
  North Carolina Theatre
  Program: The Full Monty
  Raleigh Memorial Auditorium, 2 E. South Street, Raleigh. 8p except 2/28 @ 2p, 3/6 @ 2p & 8p, & 3/7 @ 2p & 7p
  $76-$26. 800/745-3000 or http://www.nctheatre.com/
  *AD 3/6 @ 2p

• Friday-Saturday February 28 - March 1
  Extra Theatre Company
  Program: Eve Ensler: Vagina Monologues
  Jones Auditorium, Meredith College, Raleigh. 8:00 p.m.
  $ - fundraiser for Interact. 919/760-8536

• Tuesday-Sunday March 2-7
  DPac SunTrust Broadway Series
  Program: Spring Awakening
  Durham Performing Arts Center, 123 Vivian Street, Durham. For times, see immediately below.
  $. 919/680-ARTS(2787) or http://www.DPACnc.com/; groups http://www.dpacnc.com/default.asp?dpac=57
  3/2 @ 7:00 p.m.
  3/3 @ 7:30 p.m.
  3/4 @ 7:30 p.m.
  3/5 @ 8:00 p.m.
  3/6 @ 2:00 p.m. & 8:00 p.m.
  3/7 @ 1:00 p.m. & 6:30 p.m.

• Wednesday-Sunday March 3-7
  UNCSA Drama and UNCSA Design and Production
  Program: Hellman: The Little Foxes, directed by Matt Bulluck
  Catawba Theatre, UNCSA, Winston-Salem. 8:00 p.m. except 3/6 @ 2p & 8p & 3/7 @ 2p
  $12, students $10. 336/721-1945 or http://www.uncsa.edu/performances/

• */**Wednesday-Sunday March 3-7, Tuesday-Sunday March 9-14, & Tuesday-Sunday March 16-21
  PRC
  Program: Oscar Wilde: The Importance of Being Earnest
  Paul Green Theatre, UNC, Chapel Hill. 8:00 p.m. plus 3/13 @ 2p & 8p & Sundays @ 2p
  $40-$10, depending on the day of the week. 919/962-PLAY (7529) or http://www.playmakersrep.org/
  Related event: The director in conversation: 2/24 @ 6:30p - free.
  Note: Previews are Wednesday-Friday March 3-5.
  */**AD & SL 3/16 @ 8p

• Friday March 5 – Charlotte
  Blumenthal Performing Arts Center, MaxxMusic, & Visulite Theatre
  Program: Steep Canyon Rangers
  McGlohon Theatre, 345 N. College St., Charlotte. 8:00 p.m.
  Tickets begin at $17.50. 704/372-1000 or http://www.BlumenthalCenter.org/

• Sunday March 7
  Theatre In The Park, with Ira David Wood III (Theatre In The Park), host, & Larry Stogner, (WTVD), Master of Ceremonies
  Program: Oscar Night® America - Raleigh’s only Oscar Night party officially sanctioned by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
  Theatre In The Park, Raleigh. 7:00 p.m.
  $21-$13 - fundraiser for Theatre In The Park’s Community Arts and Education Fund. 919/831-6058 or http://www.theatreinthepark.com/

• Thursday-Sunday March 11-14, & Thursday-Sunday March 18-21
  Burning Coal Theatre Company’s Wait 'til You See This Series in collaboration with Joshua Benjamin
  Program: Declan Feenan: Limbo, directed by Joshua Benjamin
  Meymandi Theatre, Murphey School, Raleigh. 7:30p except 2p Sundays
  $20, seniors (65+), active military & students $15, Thursday night tickets $10. 919/834-4001 or http://www.burningcoal.org/

• Friday March 12 – Raleigh
  Broadway Series South
  Program: Pink Floyd Experience
  Memorial Auditorium, Raleigh. 8:00 p.m.
  $55-$20. 919/831-6060 or http://www.broadwayseriessouth.com/

• Friday March 12 – Charlotte
  Blumenthal Performing Arts Center, MaxxMusic, & Visulite Theatre
  Program: Sinbad, comedian
  Belk Theater, 130 N. Tryon St., Charlotte. 8:00 p.m.
  Tickets begin at $19.50. 704/372-1000 or http://www.BlumenthalCenter.org/

• Friday-Sunday March 12-14, Friday-Sunday March 19-21, & Friday-Sunday March 26-28
  RLT Youth Show
  Program: The Hundred Dresses
  Gaddy-Goodwin Teaching Theatre, RLT, 301 Pogue Street, Raleigh. Fridays @ 7:30p, Saturdays @ 1p & 5p, & Sundays @ 1p
  Adults/seniors $12, children $8. 919/821-3111 or http://raleighlittletheatre.org/

• Friday-Sunday March 12-14, Friday-Sunday March 19-21, & Friday-Sunday March 26-28
  North Raleigh Arts and Creative Theatre
  Program: Crimes of the Heart
  North Raleigh Arts & Creative Theatre, 7713-51 Lead Mine Road, Raleigh. 8:00 p.m. except Sundays @ 3:00 p.m.
  Evenings $15, seniors/students $12; matinees $10; group discounts. 919/866-0228 or http://www.nract.org/

• Monday-Tuesday March 15-16 – Charlotte
  Blumenthal Performing Arts Center
  Program: African Children’s Choir
  Knight Theater, 430 S. Tryon St., Charlotte. 7:00 p.m.
  Tickets begin at $24. 704/372-1000 or http://www.BlumenthalCenter.org/

• Tuesday-Sunday March 16-21 – Charlotte
  Blumenthal Performing Arts Center
  Program: My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish and I’m in Therapy!
  Booth Playhouse, 130 N. Tryon St.., Charlotte. Tuesday-Thursday at 7:30 p.m., Friday & Saturday evenings at 8:00 p.m., Sunday matinee at 3:00 p.m.
  Tickets begin at $24.50. 704/372-1000 or http://www.BlumenthalCenter.org/

• *Tuesday-Sunday March 16-21 - Raleigh
  Broadway Series South
  Program: Little House on the Prairie, starring Melissa Gilbert
  Memorial Auditorium, Raleigh. 8 p.m. except 3/20-21 @ 2p & 7p
  $70-$16. 919/831-6060 or http://www.broadwayseriessouth.com/
  *AD 3/20 @ 2p

• Tuesday-Sunday March 16-21 - Greensboro
  UNCG Theatre
  Program: Wiley and the Hairy Man, directed by Rachel Briley
  Taylor Theatre, 406 Tate Street, Greensboro. 3/16-18 @ 9:30a & noon, 3/19 @ 9:30a, noon, & 7p, & 3/20-21 @ 2p
  $15-$5. 336/334-4849 or http://boxoffice.uncg.edu

• Wednesday March 17 – Raleigh
  Broadway Series South
  Program: Irish Tenors
  Meymandi Concert Hall, Raleigh. 8:00 p.m.
  $70-$41. 919/831-6060 or http://www.broadwayseriessouth.com/

• Resumes Friday March 19, & Saturday March 20 - Durham
  Hope International for Tikar People (HITIP) & P.D. Productions
  Program: 'rie Shontel: Mama Juggs: Three Generations Healing Fractured Body Images (http://rieshontel.blogspot.com/)
  Common Ground Theatre, 4515B Hillsborough Road, Durham. 8:00 p.m.
  $25. 800/838-3006 or http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/93433; information 919/698-3870

• Friday-Saturday March 19-20
  Duke Performances' At the Crossroads Theater Series & Duke University’s Department of Theater Studies: Farber Foundry Theatre Company featuring the Ngqoko Cultural Group Chorus
  Program: MoLoRa (Adapted from the Oresteia Trilogy)
  Reynolds Industries Theater, West Campus, Duke University, Durham. 8:00 p.m.
  $28 & $22. 919/684-4444 or http://www.dukeperformances.org/
  Additional events: The Farber Foundry Theater Company will be in residence at Duke University 3/15-20. Full residency activities will be announced on-line when confirmed.

• Friday-Sunday March 19-21 - Greensboro
  UpStage Cabaret: Touring Theatre of NC
  Program: Piece Work
  Triad Stage Cabaret, Greensboro. 8:00 p.m. except 3/21 @ 3p
  $5. 336/272-0160

• Saturday March 20 – Charlotte
  Blumenthal Performing Arts Center
  Program: Celtic Crossroads
  Knight Theater, 430 S. Tryon St., Charlotte. 8:00 p.m.
  Tickets begin at $33.50. 704/372-1000 or http://www.BlumenthalCenter.org/

• Saturday March 20 – Charlotte
  Blumenthal Performing Arts Center
  Program: An Evening with Sutton Foster
  McGlohon Theatre, 345 N. College St., Charlotte. 8:00 p.m.
  Tickets begin at $19.50. 704/372-1000 or http://www.BlumenthalCenter.org/

• Monday March 22 – Charlotte
  Blumenthal Performing Arts Center
  Program: The Moody Blues
  Belk Theater, 130 N. Tryon St., Charlotte. 7:30 p.m.
  Tickets begin at $49.50. 704/372-1000 or http://www.BlumenthalCenter.org/

• Monday March 22 - Charlotte
  UNC Charlotte
  Program: Claudia Stevens: Blue Lias - or The Fish Lizard's Whore, with music by Allen Shearer
  Lab Theatre, UNC Charlotte. Time t.b.a.
  $. 704/687-2599 or http://www.performances.uncc.edu/

• Wesnesday-Sunday March 24-28
  PRC²
  Program: Sonja Linden: I Have Before Me a Remarkable Document Given to Me By a Young Lady From Rwanda
  Elizabeth Price Kenan Theatre, UNC, Chapel Hill. 8:00 p.m. plus 3/28 @ 2p & 8p
  W -Th $24, F & Su $30, & Sa $32. 919/962-PLAY (7529) or http://www.playmakersrep.org/

• Thursday March 25 – Raleigh
  Broadway Series South
  Program: Peking Acrobats
  Memorial Auditorium, Raleigh. 8:00 p.m.
  $60-$21. 919/831-6060 or http://www.broadwayseriessouth.com/

• Thursday-Sunday March 25-27 - Charlotte
  UNC Charlotte Student One-Act Play Festival
  Program includes John Patrick Shanley: Welcome to the Moon, & other plays
  Lab Theatre, UNC Charlotte. 8:00 p.m. except 3/27 @ 2p
  $. 704/687-2599 or http://www.performances.uncc.edu/

• Thursday-Sunday March 25-28 – Charlotte
  Blumenthal Performing Arts Center
  Program: Parsons Dance
  Knight Theater, 430 S. Tryon St., Charlotte. 3/25 at 7:30 p.m., 3/26 and 3/27 at 8:00 p.m., 3/28 at 3:00 p.m.
  Tickets begin at $24. 704/372-1000 or http://www.BlumenthalCenter.org/

• Friday March 26 – Charlotte
  Blumenthal Performing Arts Center, MaxxMusic, & Visulite Theatre
  Program: Eric Taylor
  Stage Door Theater, Corner of 5th St. & College St., Charlotte. 8:00 p.m.
  $20. 704/372-1000 or http://www.BlumenthalCenter.org/

• Sunday March 28 – Raleigh
  Broadway Series South
  Program: One Night of Queen
  Memorial Auditorium, Raleigh. 8:00 p.m.
  $55-$30. 919/831-6060 or http://www.broadwayseriessouth.com/

• Wednesday-Sunday March 31 – April 4, Tuesday-Sunday April 6-11, & Tuesday-Sunday April 13-18 – Charlotte
  Blumenthal Performing Arts Center
  Program: Jersey Boys – The story of Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons
  Belk Theater, 130 N. Tryon St., Charlotte. Times as shown below.
  Tickets begin at $35. 704/372-1000 or http://www.BlumenthalCenter.org/
  • Wednesday March 31 at 7:30 p.m.
  • Thursday April 1 at 2:00 p.m.
  • Thursday April 1 at 7:30 p.m.
  • Friday April 2 at 8:00 p.m.
  • Saturday April 3 at 2:00 p.m.
  • Saturday April 3 at 8:00 p.m.
  • Sunday April 4 at 2:00 p.m.
  • Sunday April 4 at 7:30 p.m.
  • Tuesday April 6 at 7:30 p.m.
  • Wednesday April 7 at 7:30 p.m.
  • Thursday April 8 at 7:30 p.m.
  • Friday April 9 at 8:00 p.m.
  • Saturday April 10 at 2:00 p.m.
  • Saturday April 10 at 8:00 p.m.
  • Sunday April 11 at 2:00 p.m.
  • Sunday April 11 at 7:30 p.m.
  • Tuesday April 13 at 7:30 p.m.
  • Wednesday April 14 at 7:30 p.m.
  • Thursday April 15 at 2:00 p.m.
  • Thursday April 15 at 7:30 p.m.
  • Friday April 16 at 8:00 p.m.
  • Saturday April 17 at 2:00 p.m.
  • Saturday April 17 at 8:00 p.m.
  • Sunday April 18 at 2:00 p.m.

• Thursday April 1 – Charlotte
  Blumenthal Performing Arts Center
  Program: David Garrett
  Knight Theater, 430 S. Tryon St., Charlotte. 7:30 p.m.
  Tickets begin at $22.50. 704/372-1000 or http://www.BlumenthalCenter.org/

• Thursday April 1 – Raleigh
  Broadway Series South
  Program: Tao Drums
  Memorial Auditorium, Raleigh. 8:00 p.m.
  $60-$21. 919/831-6060 or http://www.broadwayseriessouth.com/

• Saturday-Sunday April 3-4
  DPAC: Disney Live! Rockin’ Road Show
  Durham Performing Arts Center, 123 Vivian Street, Durham. 6:30 p.m.
  $57/$50/$36/$26/$16. 919/680-ARTS(2787) or http://www.DPACnc.com/

• Monday April 5 – Charlotte
  Blumenthal Performing Arts Center
  Program: TAO – The Martial Art of Drumming
  Knight Theater, 430 S. Tryon St., Charlotte. 7:30 p.m.
  Tickets begin at $23. 704/372-1000 or http://www.BlumenthalCenter.org/

• Wednesday-Saturday April 7-10, Tuesday April 27, & Friday April 30 - Greensboro
  UNCG Theatre
  Program: Bus Stop, directed by Jonathan Bohun Brady
  Brown Building Theatre, 402 Tate Street, Greensboro. 7:00 p..m.
  $15-$7. 336/334-4849 or http://boxoffice.uncg.edu

• Friday April 9
  DPac: David Gray
  Program: Your Songs
  Durham Performing Arts Center, 123 Vivian Street, Durham. 8:00 p.m.
  $60-$35. 919/680-ARTS(2787) or http://www.DPACnc.com/; groups http://www.dpacnc.com/default.asp?dpac=57

• Friday-Saturday April 9-10 — Carrboro
  Hidden Voices
  Program: Home Is Not One Story: Exploring the heart of homelessness
  ArtsCenter, 300-G East Main Street, Carrboro. 8:00 p.m.
  Donations. 919/929-2787, ext. 201, or http://www.artscenterlive.org/

• Friday-Sunday April 9-11 & Thursday-Sunday April 15-18
  Theatre In The Park
  Program: ohn Patrick Shanley: Doubt: A Parable, directed by Ira David Wood III
  Theatre In The Park, Raleigh. 8p, except 4/11 @ 3p, 4/17 @ 3p & 8p, & 4/18 @ 3p
  $21-$13. 919/831-6058 or http://www.theatreinthepark.com/

• Friday-Sunday April 9-11, Thursday-Sunday April 15-18, & Thursday-Sunday April 22-25
  RLT
  Program: Our Town
  Cantey V. Sutton Theatre, RLT, 301 Pogue Street, Raleigh. 8p except Sundays @ 3p
  $18, seniors/students $15. 919/821-3111 or http://raleighlittletheatre.org/

• Saturday-Sunday April 10-11, & Tuesday-Sunday April 13-18 – Raleigh
  North Carolina Theatre
  Program: Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella: Enchanted Edition
  Raleigh Memorial Auditorium, 2 E. South Street, Raleigh. 8p except 4/11 @ 2p, 4/17 @ 2p & 8p, & 4/18 @ 2p & 7p
  $76- $26. 800/745-3000 or http://www.nctheatre.com/

• Sunday April 11 — Carrboro
  Playwrights Roundtable
  Program: Script City - staged readings of short original works.
  ArtsCenter, 300-G East Main Street, Carrboro. 7:00 p.m.
  Suggested donation $5. 919/929-2787, ext. 201, or http://www.artscenterlive.org/

• Sunday April 11, Tuesday-Sunday April 13-18, Tuesday-Sunday April 20-25, & Tuesday-Sunday April 27 - May 2 - Greensboro
  Triad Stage
  Program: Larry Parr: Ethel Waters: His Eye is On the Sparrow
  Triad Stage at The Pyrle Theater, 232 South Elm Street, Greensboro. Sunday, Tuesday-Thursday @ 7:30 p.m.; Friday & Saturday @ 8:00 p.m.; Sundays @ 2:00 p.m. (except 4/11).
  $42-$10 except as noted below.* 336/272-0160, 866/579-TIXX (toll-free) or http://www.triadstage.org/
  *$16 Preview performances 4/11, 4/13, 4/14 & 4/15.
  Related events: "Technically Talking" post-show talkback 4/13; Opening Night 4/16; "InSight" post-show lecture 4/18; "PostScript" post-show lecture 4/22; Wine tasting pre-show event 4/23; sign interpreted performance 4/27.

• Tuesday-Sunday April 13-18
  Meredith Department of Theatre
  Program: Paula Vogle: How I Learned to Drive
  Studio Theatre, Meredith College, Raleigh. 8p except 4/18 @ 3p
  Free. 919/760-8536

• Wednesday-Saturday April 14-17, Wednesday April 28, & Saturday May 1 - Greensboro
  UNCG Theatre
  Program: Picasso at the Lapin Agile, directed by Kate Muchmore
  Brown Building Theatre, 402 Tate Street, Greensboro. 7:00 p.m.
  $15-$7. 336/334-4849 or http://boxoffice.uncg.edu

• Wednesday-Sunday April 14-18 - Charlotte
  UNC Charlotte Theater
  Program: Stephen Sondheim: Assassins
  Anne R. Belk Theater, UNC Charlotte. 8:00 p.m. except 4/18 @ 2p
  $. 704/687-2599 or http://www.performances.uncc.edu/

• Wednesday-Sunday April 14-22, & Wednesday-Sunday April 21-25
  NC State University Theatre
  Program: Macbeth, directed by Rachel Klem & Dana Marks
  Titmus Theatre, Thompson Hall, NCSU, Raleigh. 8p except 3p Sundays. W-Th $15, faculty/staff/seniors/NCSU Parents/Alumni Assn/Encore $13, NCSUstudents $5; F-Sun $17, faculty/staff/seniors/NCSU Parents/Alumni Assn/Encore $15, NCSU students $5. 919/515-1100 or http://www.ncsu.edu/arts/

• Thursday-Saturday April 15-17, Thursday-Sunday April 22-25, & Wednesday-Saturday April 28 - May 1
  Manbites Dog Theater Company
  Program: Allan Gurganus & Jane Holding: Oldest Living Confederate Widow: Her Confession (regional premiere), directed by Katja Hill, & with Jane Holding as Lucy Marsden
  Manbites Dog Theater, 703 Foster Street, Durham. 8:15 p.m. except 4/25 @ 3:15 p.m.
  W/Th $12, F/Sa/Su $17; seniors(62+)/AD military/students -$2. 4/15 = pay-what-you-can ($5 minimum). Opening nite (10/30) reception $20. Student rush $8 (door sales only). Tickets on sale 3/15. 919/682-3343 or http://www.manbitesdogtheater.org/

• Thursday-Sunday April 15-18, & Wednesday-Saturday April 21-24
  UNCSA Drama and UNCSA Design and Production
  Program: Austin Pendleton: Booth, directed by Gerald Freedman
  Catawba Theatre, UNCSA, Winston-Salem. 8:00 p.m. except 4/18 @ 2p & 4/24 @ 2p & 8p
  $12, students $10. 336/721-1945 or http://www.uncsa.edu/performances/

• Thursday April 15, Saturday April 17, Friday April 23, Sunday April 25, Thursday April 29, & Saturday May 1
  Burning Coal Theatre Company
  Program: Angus MacLachlan: Southeastern Center for Contemporary Arts, directed by Kathryn Milliken
  Meymandi Theatre, Murphey School, Raleigh. 7:30p except 2p Sunday
  $20, seniors (65+), active military & students $15, Thursday night tickets $10. 919/834-4001 or http://www.burningcoal.org/

• Thursday April 16, Sunday April 18, Thursday April 22, Saturday April 24, Friday April 30, & Saturday May 22
  Burning Coal Theatre Company
  Program: Elyzabeth Gregory Wilder: Gee’s Bend, directed by Marc Williams
  Meymandi Theatre, Murphey School, Raleigh. 7:30p except 2p Sunday
  $20, seniors (65+), active military & students $15, Thursday night tickets $10. 919/834-4001 or http://www.burningcoal.org/

• Friday-Saturday April 16-17, Thursday-Sunday April 22-25 & Thursday-Saturday April 29-May 1
  Ghost & Spice Productions
  Program: David Mamet: Boston Marriage, directed by Jay O'Berski*
  Common Ground Theatre, Durham. 8p except 4/25 @ 2p
  $16, seniors/students $14; half price 9/17 & 9/24. 888/239-9253 or http://www.ghostandspice.com/
  *Cast includes Lakeisha Coffey, Tracey Coppedge, & Lenore Field

• Friday-Tuesday April 16-20
  UNC Department of Dramatic Art Undergraduate Productions
  Program: Macbeth, Matthew Arbour, director
  Elizabeth Price Kenan Theatre, Center for Dramatic Art, UNC-Chapel Hill. 8:15p.m. except 4/19 @ 4p & 8:15p, & 4/20 @ 5p. A gala reception will follow 4/16.
  $5 or free for PRC subscribers. 724/484-3287 or http://drama.unc.edu/

• Tuesday-Sunday April 20-25
  UNCSA Drama and UNCSA Design and Production
  Program: Richard Nelson: Two Shakespearean Actors, directed by John Langs
  Thrust Theatre, UNCSA, Winston-Salem. 8:00 p.m. except 4/24 @ 2p & 8p & 4/25 @ 2p
  $12, students $10. 336/721-1945 or http://www.uncsa.edu/performances/

• Wednesday April 21 – Charlotte
  Blumenthal Performing Arts Center & The Comedy Zone
  Program: Bobby Collins, comedian
  McGlohon Theatre, 345 N. College St., Charlotte. 7:30 p.m.
  $25. 704/372-1000 or http://www.BlumenthalCenter.org/

• Wednesday-Saturday April 21-24, Thursday April 29, & Sunday May 2 - Greensboro
  UNCG Theatre
  Program: Balm in Gilead, directed by Bryan Conger
  Brown Building Theatre, 402 Tate Street, Greensboro. 7:00 p.m. except 5/2 @ 2p
  $15-$7. 336/334-4849 or http://boxoffice.uncg.edu

• Wednesday April 21 - Sunday May 16
  DPac SunTrust Broadway Series
  Progarm: Wicked
  Durham Performing Arts Center, 123 Vivian Street, Durham. For times, see immediately below.
  $. 919/680-ARTS(2787) or http://www.DPACnc.com/; groups http://www.dpacnc.com/default.asp?dpac=57
  4/21 @ 7:30 p.m.
  4/22 @ 2:00 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
  4/23 @ 8:00 p.m.
  4/24 @ 2:00 p.m. & 8:00 p.m.
  4/25 @ 1:00 p.m. & 6:30 p.m.
  4/27 @ 7:00 p.m.
  4/28 @ 7:30 p.m.
  4/29 @ 7:30 p.m.
  4/30 @ 8:00 p.m.
  5/1 @ 2:00 p.m. & 8:00 p.m.
  5/2 @ 1:00 p.m. & 6:30 p.m.
  5/4 @ 7:00 p.m.
  5/5 @ 7:30 p.m.
  5/6 @ 7:30 p.m.
  5/7 @ 8:00 p.m.
  5/8 @ 2:00 p.m. & 8:00 p.m.
  5/9 @ 1:00 p.m. & 6:30 p.m.
  5/11 @ 7:00 p.m.
  5/12 @ 7:30 p.m.
  5/13 @ 7:30 p.m.
  5/14 @ 8:00 p.m.
  5/15 @ 2:00 p.m. & 8:00 p.m.
  5/16 @ 1:00 p.m. & 6:30 p.m.

• Sunday April 25 – Charlotte
  Blumenthal Performing Arts Center
  Program: Bill Cosby
  Belk Theater, 130 N. Tryon St., Charlotte. 4:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m. (2 performances)
  Tickets begin at $24. 704/372-1000 or http://www.BlumenthalCenter.org/

• Wednesday-Friday April 28-30, & Saturday-Sunday May 1-2
  UNCSA Drama and UNCSA Design and Production
  Program: Anne Devlin: After Easter, directed by Caroline Kava
  Patrons Theatre, UNCSA, Winston-Salem. 8:00 p.m. except 5/1 @ 2p & 8p & 5/2 @ 2p
  $12, students $10. 336/721-1945 or http://www.uncsa.edu/performances/

• Friday April 30 — Carrboro
  Transactors Improv
  Program: Parents and Children
  ArtsCenter, 300-G East Main Street, Carrboro. 8:00 p.m.
  $14, members $12, students $7. 919/929-2787, ext. 201, or http://www.artscenterlive.org/

• Friday April 30 – Charlotte
  Blumenthal Performing Arts Center, MaxxMusic, & Visulite Theatre
  Program: Carrie Newcomer
  Stage Door Theater, Corner of 5th St. & College St., Charlotte. 8:00 p.m.
  $20. 704/372-1000 or http://www.BlumenthalCenter.org/

• Friday-Sunday April 30 - May 2, Wednesday-Sunday May 5-9, Wednesday-Sunday May 12-16 & Wednesday-Saturday May 19-22
  Deep Dish Theater
  Program: Baker: Body Awareness, directed by Paul Frellick
  Deep Dish Theater, University Mall, Chapel Hill. W/Th @ 7:30p, Fr/Sat @ 8p, & Sun @ 2p.
  $18, seniors $16, students $14; $2 discount on W/Th. 919/968-1515 or http://www.deepdishtheater.org/

• Saturday-Sunday May 1-2, & Friday-Sunday May 7-9 - Cary
  Cary Players
  Program: Everything I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten (after Robert Fulghum), directed by Phil Crone
  Town Council Chambers, Cary. Time(s) t.b.a.
  $. 919/469-4061

• Tuesday-Sunday May 4-9 - Raleigh
  Broadway Series South
  Program: Riverdance
  Memorial Auditorium, Raleigh. 8 p.m. except 5/8-9 @ 2p & 7p
  $69.50-$31. 919/831-6060 or http://www.broadwayseriessouth.com/

• Friday-Sunday May 7-9, Friday-Sunday May 14-16, & Friday-Sunday May 21-23
  North Raleigh Arts and Creative Theatre
  Program: Charlotte's Web, The Musical
  North Raleigh Arts & Creative Theatre, 7713-51 Lead Mine Road, Raleigh. 7:00 p.m. except Sundays @ 3:00 p.m.
  Evenings $15, seniors/students $12; matinees $10; group discounts. 919/866-0228 or http://www.nract.org/

• Thursdays-Sunday May 13-16, & Thursday-Sunday 20-23 - Carrboro
  ArtsCenter
  Program: Sarah Ruhl: Eurydice
  ArtsCenter, 300-G East Main Street, Carrboro. 8:00 p.m. except Sundays @ 3:00 p.m.
  Thursdays/Sundays $12, members.students $10; Fridays/Saturdays $14, members/students $12. 919/929-2787, ext. 201, or http://www.artscenterlive.org/

• Friday-Saturday May 14-15 & Friday-Saturday May 21-22
  RLT
  Program: Songs for a New World
  Stephenson Amphitheatre, RLT, 301 Pogue Street, Raleigh. 8:00 p.m. (with rain dates 5/16 & 5/23 @ 8p
  $18, seniors/students $15. 919/821-3111 or http://raleighlittletheatre.org/

• Saturday-Sunday May 15-16 - Raleigh
  Broadway Series South
  Program: Nickelodeon’s Storytime Live! - Dora the Explorer, The Backyardigans, The Wonder Pets!, & Ni Hao, Kai-Lan
  Memorial Auditorium, Raleigh. 11 a.m., 2 p.m. & 5 p.m.
  $35-$16. 919/831-6060 or http://www.broadwayseriessouth.com/

• Wednesday-Sunday May 19-23, Tuesday-Sunday May 25-30, Tuesday-Sunday June 1-6, & Tuesday-Sunday June 8-13 – Charlotte
  Blumenthal Performing Arts Center
  Program: Wicked
  Ovens Auditorium, 2700 East Independence Blvd., Charlotte. Times as shown below.
  Tickets begin at $35. 704/372-1000 or http://www.BlumenthalCenter.org/
  • Wednesday May 19 at 7:30 p.m.
  • Thursday May 20 at 2:00 p.m.
  • Thursday May 20 at 7:30 p.m.
  • Friday May 21 at 8:00 p.m.
  • Saturday May 22 at 2:00 p.m.
  • Saturday May 22 at 8:00 p.m.
  • Sunday May 23 at 2:00 p.m.
  • Sunday May 23 at 7:30 p.m.
  • Tuesday May 25 at 7:30 p.m.
  • Wednesday May 26 at 7:30 p.m.
  • Thursday May 27 at 7:30 p.m.
  • Friday May 28 at 8:00 p.m.
  • Saturday May 29 at 2:00 p.m.
  • Saturday May 29 at 8:00 p.m.
  • Sunday May 30 at 2:00 p.m.
  • Sunday May 30 at 7:30 p.m.
  • Tuesday June 1 at 7:30 p.m.
  • Wednesday June 2 at 7:30 p.m.
  • Thursday June 3 at 7:30 p.m.
  • Friday June 4 at 8:00 p.m.
  • Saturday June 5 at 2:00 p.m.
  • Saturday June 5 at 8:00 p.m.
  • Sunday June 6 at 2:00 p.m.
  • Sunday June 6 at 7:30 p.m.
  • Tuesday June 8 at 7:30 p.m.
  • Wednesday June 9 at 7:30 p.m.
  • Thursday June 10 at 7:30 p.m.
  • Friday June 11 at 8:00 p.m.
  • Saturday June 12 at 2:00 p.m.
  • Saturday June 12 at 8:00 p.m.
  • Sunday June 13 at 2:00 p.m.
  • Sunday June 13 at 7:30 p.m.

• Thursday-Saturday May 20-22, Thursday-Sunday May 27-30, & Wednesday-Saturday June 2-5
  Manbites Dog Theater Company
  Program: Jenny Schwartz: God's Ear (regional premiere), directed by Jeff Storer
  Manbites Dog Theater, 703 Foster Street, Durham. 8:15 p.m. except 5/30 @ 3:15 p.m.
  W/Th $12, F/Sa/Su $17; seniors(62+)/AD military/students -$2. 4/15 = pay-what-you-can ($5 minimum). Student rush $8 (door sales only). Tickets on sale 3/15. 919/682-3343 or http://www.manbitesdogtheater.org/

• Friday-Wednesday May 25-30
  DPac
  Program: The Color Purple
  Durham Performing Arts Center, 123 Vivian Street, Durham. Times t.b.a.
  $65-$25. 919/680-ARTS(2787) or http://www.DPACnc.com/; groups http://www.dpacnc.com/default.asp?dpac=57

• Friday-Sunday June 4-6, Thursday-Sunday June 10-13, Thursday-Sunday June 17-20, & Thursday-Sunday June 24-27
  RLT
  Program: The Light in the Piazza
  Cantey V. Sutton Theatre, RLT, 301 Pogue Street, Raleigh. 8p except Sundays @ 3p
  $20, seniors/students $17. 919/821-3111 or http://raleighlittletheatre.org/

• Saturday June 5 – Carrboro
  Transactors Improv
  Program: Hot Fun in the Summertime
  ArtsCenter, 300-G East Main Street, Carrboro. 8:00 p.m.
  $14, members $12, students $7. 919/929-2787, ext. 201, or http://www.artscenterlive.org/

• Tuesday-Sunday June 8-13
  DPac SunTrust Broadway Series
  Program: Beauty and the Beast
  Durham Performing Arts Center, 123 Vivian Street, Durham. For times, see immediately below.
  $. 919/680-ARTS(2787) or http://www.DPACnc.com/; groups http://www.dpacnc.com/default.asp?dpac=57
  6/8 @ 7:00 p.m.
  6/9 @ 7:30 p.m.
  6/10 @ 7:30 p.m.
  6/11 @ 8:00 p.m.
  6/12 @ 2:00 p.m. & 8:00 p.m.
  6/13 @ 1:00 p.m.

• Sunday June 6, Tuesday-Sunday June 8 - 13, Tuesday-Sunday June 15-20, & Tuesday-Sunday June 22-27, Tuesday - Sunday June 29 - July 4 - Greensboro
  Triad Stage
  Program: Preston Lane: Providence Gap (original music by Laurelyn Dossett)
  Triad Stage at The Pyrle Theater, 232 South Elm Street, Greensboro. Sunday, Tuesday-Thursday @ 7:30 p.m. (except 7/4); Friday & Saturday @ 8:00 p.m.; Sundays @ 2:00 p.m. (except 6/6).
  $42-$10 except as noted below.* 336/272-0160, 866/579-TIXX (toll-free) or http://www.triadstage.org/
  *$16 Preview performances 6/6, 6/8, 6/9 & 6/10.
  Related events: "Technically Talking" post-show talkback 6/8; Opening Night 6/11; "InSight" post-show lecture 6/13; "PostScript" post-show lecture 6/17; Wine tasting pre-show event 6/18; sign interpreted performance 6/22.

• Friday-Sunday June 11-13, & Thursday-Sunday June 17-20
  Theatre In The Park
  Program: David Mamet: November (regional premiere), featuring Ira David Wood III
  Theatre In The Park, Raleigh. 8p, except 6/13 @ 3p, 6/19 @ 3p & 8p, & 6/20 @ 3p
  $21-$13. 919/831-6058 or http://www.theatreinthepark.com/

• Thursday-Sunday June 17-20, & Wednesday-Saturday June 23-26
  Manbites Dog Theater Company
  Program: David Harrower: Blackbird (regional premiere), directed by Michael O'Foghludha
  Manbites Dog Theater, 703 Foster Street, Durham. 8:15 p.m. except 6/20 @ 3:15 p.m.
  W/Th $12, F/Sa/Su $17; seniors(62+)/AD military/students -$2. 6/17 = pay-what-you-can ($5 minimum). Student rush $8 (door sales only). Tickets on sale 3/15. 919/682-3343 or http://www.manbitesdogtheater.org/

• Thursday-Sunday July 8-11, Thursday-Sunday July 15-18, & Thursday-Sunday 22-25 — Carrboro
  Artscenter Stage
  Program: 10 By 10 Festival in the Triangle - 10 plays, 10 minutes, 10 actors, 10 bucks!
  ArtsCenter, 300-G East Main Street, Carrboro. 8:00 p.m. except Sundays @ 3:00 p.m.
  $10. 919/929-2787, ext. 201, or http://www.artscenterlive.org/
  Related events: Playwright Gala 7/10; & Wine and Meet the Artists 7/17

• Saturday-Sunday July 24-25, & Tuesday-Sunday July 27 - August 1 – Raleigh
  North Carolina Theatre
  Program: Annie
  Raleigh Memorial Auditorium, 2 E. South Street, Raleigh. 8p except 7/25 @ 2p, 7/31 @ 2p & 8p, & 8/1 @ 2p & 7p
  $76- $26. 800/745-3000 or http://www.nctheatre.com/

• Thursday-Sunday August 26-29, Tuesday-Sunday August 31 – September 5, & Tuesday-Sunday September 7-12 – Charlotte
  Blumenthal Performing Arts Center
  Program: Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s Mary Poppins
  Belk Theater, 130 N. Tryon St., Charlotte. Times as shown below.
  Tickets begin at $32.50. 704/372-1000 or http://www.BlumenthalCenter.org/
  • Thursday August 26 at 7:30 p.m.
  • Friday August 27 at 8:00 p.m.
  • Saturday August 28 at 2:00 p.m.
  • Saturday August 28 at 8:00 p.m.
  • Sunday August 29 at 1:00 p.m.
  • Sunday August 29 at 6:30 p.m.
  • Tuesday August 31 at 7:30 p.m.
  • Wednesday September 1 at 7:30 p.m.
  • Thursday September 2 at 7:30 p.m.
  • Friday September 3 at 8:00 p.m.
  • Saturday September 4 at 2:00 p.m.
  • Saturday September 4 at 8:00 p.m.
  • Sunday September 5 at 1:00 p.m.
  • Sunday September 5 at 6:30 p.m.
  • Tuesday September 7 at 7:30 p.m.
  • Wednesday September 8 at 7:30 p.m.
  • Thursday September 9 at 7:30 p.m.
  • Friday September 10 at 8:00 p.m.
  • Saturday September 11 at 2:00 p.m.
  • Saturday September 11 at 8:00 p.m.
  • Sunday September 12 at 1:00 p.m.
  • Sunday September 12 at 6:30 p.m.

• Saturday-Sunday September 18-19, & Tuesday-Sunday September 21-26 – Raleigh
  North Carolina Theatre
  Program: Little Shop of Horrors
  Raleigh Memorial Auditorium, 2 E. South Street, Raleigh. 8p except 9/19 @ 2p, 9/25 @ 2p & 8p, & 9/26 @ 2p & 7p
  $76-$26. 800/745-3000 or http://www.nctheatre.com/

• Thursday-Sunday October 14*-17 – Raleigh
  North Carolina Theatre
  Program: The Black Suits
  Meymandi Theatre at the Murphey School, 224 Polk Street, Raleigh,. 7:30p except 10/16-17 @ 2p & 7:30p
  $20, students/HipTix members $15. 919/831-6941, ext. 6944, or http://www.nctheatre.com/
  *10/14 is a dress rehearsal and “Pay What You Can” Performance

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