Goings-on at NC Stage

Wow! It's May already? Amazing. 

Time just keeps blowing by around this place with everything going on. 

It's hard to believe that in exactly four weeks, The Glass Menagerie opens! That's right, our final Mainstage production of the 2010-2011 season is quickly approaching.  It's actually a co-production with the Immediate Theatre Project, and we're excited about it.  It runs June 1-19, so Pay-What-You-Can Night is the first performance -- Wednesday, June 1.  Wondering about how PWYC Night works?  One of our older posts from the blog really breaks it down for you, so be sure to check that out. 

Tickets went on sale to the public on Monday, and this Sunday, May 8, Mother's Day, we have our (For)Play Reading of The Glass Menagerie.  If you've never been to a (For)Play Reading before, you're missing out.  You get to hear the actors do a read-through of the play before rehearsals actually start. If you enjoy watching the artistic process unfold, we encourage you to come to this initial reading and then buy a ticket to see the fully realized production.  For an even more in-depth look, buy a copy of the script at Malaprop's Bookstore, which is stocking all of NC Stage's plays this season.  Plus, since it's a holiday and all, we're making this (For)Play extra special and bringing you free coffee and baked goods! 

Also, as this week is National Teacher Appreciation Week, we've announced that teachers get free tickets to see this production of The Glass Menagerie for the first week of the run.  "[It's] a gesture of gratitude to the hard work of teachers in the community and a celebration of the end of the school year.  Equally important, this is a relatively rare opportunity for area teachers and students to see a live, professional production of a play that is often taught in schools."  Are you a teacher or have friends who are?  Please, pass the word along to them!

So what else? In case you haven't heard, Sugar Shack Burlesque is performing one night only at NC Stage tomorrow, Thursday, May 5.  I'm pretty sure that with all the buzz in the paper lately, it's going to fill up quickly. 

 

Then next weekend, May 12-14, we have our second to last (penultimate... I like that word) Catalyst Series production of the season as well.  It's a one-man show called Rattlesnake, and it's written and performed by John Hardy, acclaimed actor and director from the Barter Theatre in Abingdon, Virginia.  Want to see a glimpse of it?  Check out the video below!

Also coming up, we have the final performance of our students, both youth and adults, in our Acting Intensives who have taken classes with Michael MacCauley for twelve weeks this spring.  That performance is Sunday, May 15 at 7 PM at NC Stage, and it's free!... though we welcome any donations, as they go towards supporting NC Stage's Education Program offerings including in-school residencies, after-school programs, outreach to local schools and colleges, and acting classes.

Whew!  Well, we hope to see you in the coming days and weeks around these parts.  And if somehow we miss you in May, we'll surely see you in June when The Glass Menagerie opens. Until next time...