Updated July 2023 Theater, Opera, and Dance Calendar

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the Triangle Review's updated Master Calendar of Events for July 2023. If your productions are not listed in this calendar, please e-mail the SHOW TITLE(S), DATE(S), LOCATION(S), and the name of the PRESENTER(S) to RobertM748@aol.com, and be sure to e-mail all your news releases and publicity PHOTOS -- with CAPTIONS and PHOTO CREDITS -- to that address. (Our "snail mail" address is Triangle Review, 2830 Manorcrest Court #442, Raleigh, NC 27609-8702.)

NOW PLAYING:

The American Dance Festival will present Sean Dorsey Dance in the North Carolina premiere of The Lost Art of Dreaming at 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, July 13th, in the R.J. Reynolds Industries Theater on Duke University's West Campus in Durham (photo by Lydia Daniller)

July 13: 7:30 p.m. Thursday: Sean Dorsey Dance, performing The Lost Art of Dreaming (In-Person ADF-Commissioned North Carolina Premiere) (American Dance Festival in the R.J. Reynolds Industries Theater on Duke University's West Campus in Durham). SEAN DORSEY DANCE TRAILER: https://vimeo.com/802088417. SEAN DORSEY DANCE VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/user/FreshMeatSF. PRESENTER: https://americandancefestival.org/, https://www.facebook.com/AmerDanceFest/, https://www.instagram.com/amerdancefest/, https://twitter.com/AmerDanceFest, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Dance_Festival, and https://www.youtube.com/user/AmerDanceFest. 2023 SEASON: https://americandancefestival.org/2023-performances/. CALENDAR: https://americandancefestival.org/season/. NEWS RELEASE: https://americandancefestival.org/2023/03/01/2023-season/. VENUES/DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://americandancefestival.org/venues/. HEALTH & SAFETY POLICIES: https://americandancefestival.org/health-safety/. ACCESSIBILITY: https://americandancefestival.org/accessibility/. SEAN DORSEY DANCE (San Francisco-based Modern Dance company): https://seandorseydance.com/, https://www.facebook.com/SeanDorseyDance, https://www.instagram.com/seandorseydance/, http://twitter.com/SeanDorseyDance, and https://www.youtube.com/user/FreshMeatSF. NOTE: There will be a discussion after the Thursday, July 13th, performance. TICKETS: $27-$43, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-684-6402 or adf@americandancefestival.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: American Dance Festival.

July 13-16, 20-23: 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday: William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream (In Person and Streaming), directed by Aaron C. Alderman (Sweet Tea Shakespeare at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Raleigh). STS VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/user/SweetTeaShakespeare. 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. 2023 SEASON: https://sweetteashakespeare.com/tickets/. VENUE: https://uufr.org/, https://www.facebook.com/UUFRaleigh, https://www.instagram.com/explore/locations/142180130115/unitarian-universalist-fellowship-of-raleigh/, https://twitter.com/uufr, and https://www.youtube.com/user/UUFRaleigh. DIRECTIONS/MAP: https://www.google.com/maps/. A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM (Five-Act Comedy, written circa 1595-96): https://www.folger.edu/explore/shakespeares-works/a-midsummer-nights-dream/, https://www.shakespeare.org.uk/explore-shakespeare/shakespedia/shakespeares-plays/midsummer-nights-dream/, https://www.britannica.com/topic/A-Midsummer-Nights-Dream-play-by-Shakespeare, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Midsummer_Night%27s_Dream. STUDY GUIDE (Utah Shakespeare Festival): https://www.bard.org/study-guides/a-midsummer-nights-dream-study-guide/. THE SCRIPT: https://www.folger.edu/explore/shakespeares-works/a-midsummer-nights-dream/read/. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (Elizabethan and Jacobean playwright and poet, 1564-1616): https://www.folger.edu/explore/shakespeares-life/, https://www.bl.uk/works/a-midsummer-nights-dream, https://www.shakespeare.org.uk/explore-shakespeare/, https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-Shakespeare, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Midsummer_Night%27s_Dream. TICKETS: $22 in-person general admission ($12 students, $19 military/gold-star families, and $20 seniors) and $20 per household streaming, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy July 13-23 in-person tickets and here to buy a July 14-23 streaming ticket INFORMATION: 910-420-4383 or info@sweetteashakespeare.com. PLEASE DONATE TO: Sweet Tea Shakespeare and Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Raleigh.

Mettlesome Theater will stage Hush Hush: The Worst Kept Secrets in Durham, improv based on anonymous confessions of audience members, at 9 p.m. Friday, July 14th and 21st

July 14, 21: 9 p.m. Friday: Hush Hush: The Worst Kept Secrets in Durham (In Person) (Mettlesome Theater at Golden Belt in Durham). PRESENTER/VENUE: https://thisismettlesome.com/, http://www.facebook.com/thisismettlesome, http://instagram.com/hellomettlesome, and https://twitter.com/hellomettlesome. DIRECTIONS: https://thisismettlesome.com/location. TICKETS: $8 at the door, plus taxes and fees. Click here for more information about the July 14th performance and July 21st performance. INFORMATION: hello@thisismettlesome.com.

July 14-15: 7:30 p.m. Friday and 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday: Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty's Seussical (In Person), based on the works of Dr. Seuss (Temple Theatre of Sanford's Advanced Teen Musical Theatre Conservatory). VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/user/templetheatrenc. 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. NOTE: All shows are wheelchair accessible, and there is a hearing-loop system is available for all devices with T-coil wireless receivers. TICKETS: $17, plus taxes and fees. Click here. INFORMATION: 919-774-4155 or boxoffice@templeshows.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: Temple Theatre of Sanford.

UPCOMING PRODUCTIONS:

The PNC Arena in Raleigh will present WWE SmackDown, featuring Bianca Belair, AJ Styles, Bobby Lashley, Charlotte Flair, The Brawling Brutes,
The Usos, Solo Sikoa, and The Street Profits, plus Cody Rhodes vs. Damian Priest from Monday Night Raw, at 7:45 p.m. Friday, July 14th

July 14: 7:45 p.m. Friday: WWE SmackDown (In Person), featuring Bianca Belair, AJ Styles, Bobby Lashley, Charlotte Flair, The Brawling Brutes, The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso), Solo Sikoa, and The Street Profits from WWE SmackDown, plus Cody Rhodes vs. Damian Priest from Monday Night Raw! (PNC Arena in Raleigh). PRESENTER/VENUE: https://www.pncarena.com/, https://www.facebook.com/pncarena, https://www.instagram.com/pncarena, https://twitter.com/PNCArena, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtpOuXaU3pTzxSJsk9nYVIg. 2023 SEASON: https://www.pncarena.com/events. DIRECTIONS/MAP: https://www.pncarena.com/plan-your-visit/directions. PARKING: https://www.pncarena.com/plan-your-visit/parking-guide. COVID REQUIREMENTS: https://www.pncarena.com/events/covidtesting. TICKETS: $20 and up, plus fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-861-2323 or https://www.pncarena.com/connect-with-us/contact-us.

The American Dance Festival will present the Paul Taylor Dance Company in Le Sacre du Printemps (The Rehearsal), Brandenburgs, and
Somewhere in the Middle at 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 14th, and 5 p.m. Saturday, July 15th, in Page Auditorium (photo by Whitney Browne)

July 14-15: 7:30 p.m. Friday and 5 p.m. Saturday: Paul Taylor Dance Company, performing Le Sacre du Printemps (The Rehearsal), Brandenburgs, and Somewhere in the Middle (In Person) (American Dance Festival in Page Auditorium on Duke University's West Campus in Durham). VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/user/AmerDanceFest. PRESENTER: https://americandancefestival.org/, https://www.facebook.com/AmerDanceFest/, https://www.instagram.com/amerdancefest/, https://twitter.com/AmerDanceFest, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Dance_Festival, and https://www.youtube.com/user/AmerDanceFest. 2023 SEASON: https://americandancefestival.org/2023-performances/. CALENDAR: https://americandancefestival.org/season/. NEWS RELEASE: https://americandancefestival.org/2023/03/01/2023-season/. VENUES/DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://americandancefestival.org/venues/. HEALTH & SAFETY POLICIES: https://americandancefestival.org/health-safety/. ACCESSIBILITY: https://americandancefestival.org/accessibility/. PAUL TAYLOR DANCE COMPANY (New York City-based Modern Dance company, founded in 1954): https://paultaylordance.org/, https://www.facebook.com/groups/132485629287, https://www.instagram.com/paultaylordance/, https://twitter.com/paultaylordance, and https://www.youtube.com/paultaylordance. NOTE: There will be a discussion after the Friday, July 14th, performance. TICKETS: $38-$65. here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-684-6402 or adf@americandancefestival.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: American Dance Festival.

July 14-16: 7:30 p.m. Friday and 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Opetaia Foa'i, Mark Mancina, Jared Bush's Moana JR. (In Person), with book adapted from the 2016 animated Disney film by Susan Soon He Stanton and directed by Harley Westbrooks (Kirby Theater in the Kirby Cultural Arts Complex in Roxboro). PRESENTER: https://www.personcountync.gov/government/departments-i-z/recreation-arts-parks/2022-2023-performing-arts-series. 2022-23 SEASON: https://www.personcountync.gov/government/departments-i-z/recreation-arts-parks/2022-2023-performing-arts-series. VENUE: https://www.personcountync.gov/government/departments-i-z/recreation-arts-parks/kirby-cultural-arts-complex/kirby-theater, https://www.facebook.com/KirbyCulturalArtsComplex, https://www.instagram.com/kirbyculturalartscomplex/, https://twitter.com/playinginPerson, and https://www.instagram.com/explore/locations/353956605/kirby-theater-and-cultural-arts-complex/. DIRECTIONS: https://www.mapquest.com/us/north-carolina/kirby-theater-441195259. TICKETS: $10 ($5 student/youth), plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 336-597-1709 or kirby.theater@personcounty.net.

The Dinner Detective® Murder Mystery Show - Raleigh-Durham will present
Game Over: A Murder Mystery Dinner Show from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday,
July 15th, at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Raleigh Crabtree

July 15: 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday: Game Over: A Murder Mystery Dinner Show (In Person) (The Dinner Detective® Murder Mystery Show - Raleigh-Durham at Embassy Suites by Hilton Raleigh Crabtree in Raleigh). MENU: https://www.thedinnerdetective.com/raleigh-durham/what-to-expect/. PRESENTER: https://www.thedinnerdetective.com/raleigh-durham and https://www.facebook.com/dinnerdetectiveraleighdurham. 2023 SEASON: https://www.thedinnerdetective.com/raleigh-durham/murder-mystery-tickets-showtimes/. VENUE: https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/rducmes-embassy-suites-raleigh-crabtree/ and https://www.facebook.com/EmbassySuitesRaleigh. DIRECTIONS: https://www.google.com/maps. NOTE: There is a strict age limit of 15+. TICKETS: SOLD OUT. Click here to join the waitlist for tickets ($77.95, plus taxes and fees). INFORMATION: 866-496-0535 or rdu.info@thedinnerdetective.com.

The Clayton Center will present Kat Timpf Live! You Can't Joke About That at 8 p.m. Saturday, July 15th

July 15: 8 p.m. Saturday: Kat Timpf Live! You Can't Joke About That (In Person) (The Clayton Center in Clayton). KAT TIMPF VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC78sZIAB8WSnJtBKlYeDoJg. PRESENTER/VENUE: https://www.theclaytoncenter.com/, https://www.facebook.com/TheClaytonCenter/, https://www.instagram.com/theclaytoncenter/, https://twitter.com/claytoncenternc, and https://youtube.com/c/TheClaytonCenterNC. DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://www.theclaytoncenter.com/493/Directions-Parking. HEALTH & SAFETY GUIDELINES: https://www.theclaytoncenter.com/735/Health-Safety-Guidelines. KAT TIMPF (Detroit, MI-born Libertarian columnist and comedian, nee Katherine Claire Timpf): https://www.therealkattimpf.com/, https://www.facebook.com/ktimpf/, https://www.instagram.com/kattimpf/, https://twitter.com/KatTimpf, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6152279/, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kat_Timpf, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC78sZIAB8WSnJtBKlYeDoJg. TICKETS: $39 and up, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-553-1737 or eventinfo@townofclaytonnc.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: The Clayton Center.

NS2 and The Carolina Theatre of Durham will present The Wait Wait Stand-Up Tour, featuring
Alonzo Bodden, with Mo Rocca, Helen Hong, and Adam Burke, at 8 p.m. Saturday, July 15th

July 15: 8 p.m. Saturday: The Wait Wait Stand-Up Tour (In Person), featuring Alonzo Bodden, with Mo Rocca, Helen Hong, and Adam Burke (NS2 and The Carolina Theatre of Durham in Fletcher Hall at The Carolina Theatre). PRESENTER (NS2): https://nationalshows2.com/, http://facebook.com/nationalshows2, http://instagram.com/nationalshows2, and http://twitter.com/nationalshows2. PRESENTER/VENUE (The Carolina Theatre): https://carolinatheatre.org/, https://www.facebook.com/CarolinaTheatreDurham, https://www.instagram.com/carolinatheatredurham/, https://twitter.com/CarolinaDurham, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-8IUyRJrizW9YuBpTeuJyg. DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://carolinatheatre.org/visit/directions/. HEALTH & SAFETY POLICIES: https://carolinatheatre.org/visit/health-and-safety-policies/. WAIT WAIT... DON'T TELL ME! (WBEZ and National Public Radio radio quiz show): https://www.npr.org/programs/wait-wait-dont-tell-me, https://www.facebook.com/nprwaitwait/, https://www.instagram.com/waitwaitnpr/, https://twitter.com/waitwait, https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9471912/, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wait_Wait..._Don%27t_Tell_Me!, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCilRu9B5nNLFSa6sqPWbrMQ. BLOG: https://www.npr.org/sections/waitwait/. TICKETS: $32.50 and up, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. TICKETS: $30 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 No Shame Theatre Carrboro will perform its monthly potpourri of performance art
at 4 p.m. Sunday, July 16th, at the Carrboro Century Center (NOTE: Sign up at 3 p.m.)

June 16: 3 p.m. signup and 4 p.m. performance Sunday: No Shame Theatre (In Person) (No Shame Theatre Carrboro at the Carrboro Century Center in Carrboro). NO SHAME THEATRE: http://www.noshame.org/. VENUE: http://carrboro.com/centurycenter.html, https://www.townofcarrboro.org/290/Century-Center, and https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=182084865156469. DIRECTIONS/MAP: https://www.google.com/maps/. TICKETS: FREE but donations appreciated. INFORMATION: 919-918-7364.

Abbey Road: A Tribute to The Beatles will play the A.J. Fletcher Opera Theater at 7 p.m. Sunday, July 16th

July 16: 7 p.m. Sunday: Abbey Road: A Tribute to The Beatles (In Person) (A.J. Fletcher Opera Theater in the Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh). TRAILER: https://youtu.be/80E_7Db3baE. PRESENTER/VENUE: https://www.martinmariettacenter.com/, https://www.facebook.com/MMCRaleigh, https://www.instagram.com/mmcraleighnc/, https://twitter.com/MMCRaleigh, and https://www.youtube.com/user/DukeEnergyPAC. DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://www.martinmariettacenter.com/getting-martin-marietta-center. KNOW-BEFORE-YOU-GO INFORMATION: https://www.martinmariettacenter.com/know-before-you-go-information. ABBEY ROAD (Beatles Tribute Band): http://new.abbeyroadtributeband.com/, https://www.facebook.com/AbbeyRoadTribute, https://www.instagram.com/abbeyroadtribute/, https://twitter.com/abbeyroadband, and http://www.youtube.com/user/abbeyroadtributeband?feature=watch. CAST: http://new.abbeyroadtributeband.com/cast/. TICKETS: $15 and up, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-996-8700 or pac.info@raleighnc.gov.

The American Dance Festival will present the U.S. and ADF debut of Taiwan's Resident Island Dance Theatre in Ice Age at 7 p.m.
Tuesday and Thursday, July 18th and 20th, in the von der Heyden Studio Theater at Duke University's Rubenstein Arts Center

July 18, 20: 7 p.m. Tuesday and 7 p.m. Thursday: Resident Island Dance Theatre, performing Ice Age (In Person) (American Dance Festival in the von der Heyden Studio Theater at Duke University's Rubenstein Arts Center in Durham). RESIDENT ISLAND DANCE THEATRE TRAILER: https://vimeo.com/802077857. RESIDENT ISLAND DANCE THEATRE VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/@residentislanddancetheatre2260. PRESENTER: https://americandancefestival.org/, https://www.facebook.com/AmerDanceFest/, https://www.instagram.com/amerdancefest/, https://twitter.com/AmerDanceFest, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Dance_Festival, and https://www.youtube.com/user/AmerDanceFest. 2023 SEASON: https://americandancefestival.org/2023-performances/. CALENDAR: https://americandancefestival.org/season/. NEWS RELEASE: https://americandancefestival.org/2023/03/01/2023-season/. VENUES/DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://americandancefestival.org/venues/. HEALTH & SAFETY POLICIES: https://americandancefestival.org/health-safety/. ACCESSIBILITY: https://americandancefestival.org/accessibility/. RESIDENT ISLAND DANCE THEATRE (Taiwan-based dance troupe): https://www.ridttaiwan.com/, https://www.facebook.com/danceofisland, https://www.instagram.com/resident_island/, https://twitter.com/ridt_taiwan, and https://www.youtube.com/@residentislanddancetheatre2260. NOTE: There will be a discussion after both performances. TICKETS: $27, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-684-6402 or adf@americandancefestival.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: American Dance Festival.

The American Dance Festival will present ZviDance in Migrations at 9 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday, July 18th and 20th,
in the von der Heyden Studio Theater at Duke University's Rubenstein Arts Center (photo by Alexander Sargent)

July 18, 20: 9 p.m. Tuesday and 9 p.m. Thursday: ZviDance, performing Migrations (In Person) (American Dance Festival in the von der Heyden Studio Theater at Duke University's Rubenstein Arts Center in Durham). ZVIDANCE TRAILER: https://vimeo.com/802067083. PRESENTER: https://americandancefestival.org/, https://www.facebook.com/AmerDanceFest/, https://www.instagram.com/amerdancefest/, https://twitter.com/AmerDanceFest, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Dance_Festival, and https://www.youtube.com/user/AmerDanceFest. 2023 SEASON: https://americandancefestival.org/2023-performances/. CALENDAR: https://americandancefestival.org/season/. NEWS RELEASE: https://americandancefestival.org/2023/03/01/2023-season/. VENUES/DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://americandancefestival.org/venues/. HEALTH & SAFETY POLICIES: https://americandancefestival.org/health-safety/. ACCESSIBILITY: https://americandancefestival.org/accessibility/. ZVIDANCE (New York City-based dance troupe): https://zvidance.com/, https://www.facebook.com/ZviDance, https://www.instagram.com/zvidance/, and https://twitter.com/ZviDance. TICKETS: $27, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-684-6402 or adf@americandancefestival.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: American Dance Festival.

July 20-23, 26-30: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday Greg Morrison, Lisa Lambert, Bob Martin, and Don McKellar's The Drowsy Chaperone (In Person), directed by Tracy Bersley and Aubrey Snowden and starring Audrey Brammer as The Drowsy Chaperone, Fionn Borgersen as Robert, Zane Buckner as Underling, Amari Bullet as Gangster #1, Cat Copland as Gangster #2, Webb Cummings as Feldzieg, Zev Gordon as Superintendent, Conor Hernandez as George, Micah Hughes as Trix, Meg Laskey as Janet, Liv McIntyre as Kitty, Lassha Pafford, Rosie Rust as Man/Person in Chair, Mitra Samei as Mrs. Tottendale, and Andrey Ũrena-Seceñ as Adolpho, plus an Ensemble that includes Cat Copland, Siena Maxwell Crumbliss, Zev Gordon, and Isaac Robinson Lassha Pafford, (PlayMakers Repertory Company's Summer Youth Conservatory in the Paul Green Theatre in UNC-Chapel Hill's Joan H. Gillings Center for Dramatic Art). TRAILER: https://youtu.be/P0I_kQMbYcQ. PRC's 2023-24 SEASON: https://playmakersrep.org/season/2023-2024/. PRESENTER: https://playmakersrep.org/, https://www.facebook.com/playmakersrep, https://www.instagram.com/playmakersrep/, https://twitter.com/playmakersrep, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayMakers_Repertory_Company, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO7crv41zzCYf9HxRDUEVdw. PRC BLOG: https://playmakersrep.org/about-us/our-blog/. VENUE: https://playmakersrep.org/about-us/paul-green-theatre/ and https://museum.unc.edu/exhibits/show/names/paul-green-theatre. OR https://playmakersrep.org/about-us/kenan-theatre/. DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://playmakersrep.org/visitor-info/directions-and-parking/. CAROLINA TOGETHER COVID-19 PAGE: https://carolinatogether.unc.edu/. THE DROWSY CHAPERONE (1998 Toronto, 2005 Los Angeles, 2006 Broadway, and 2007 West End self-proclaimed "musical within a comedy"): https://www.mtishows.com/the-drowsy-chaperone, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-show/the-drowsy-chaperone-412774, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Drowsy_Chaperone. STUY GUIDE (Goodspeed): https://www.goodspeed.org/My%20Files/Guides/Student%20Guide/DROWSY_Student%20Guide.pdf. THE SCRIPT (excerpts): https://books.google.com/. GREG MORRISON (Canadian composer and lyricist): https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/greg-morrison-412777, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1898827/, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Morrison. LISA LAMBERT (Washington DC-born composer and lyricist): https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/lisa-lambert-412776, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0483231/, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_Lambert. BOB MARTIN (London, England-born playwright): https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/bob-martin-412778, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0551991/, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Martin_(comedian). DON McKELLAR (Toronto, Ontario-born playwright): , https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/don-mckellar-412779, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001528/, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_McKellar. NOTE 1: The 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 20th, performance is a preview. NOTE 2: The show will officially open at 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 21st. TICKETS: $20 general admission ($10 youth and students), plus taxes and fees. Click here. INFORMATION: 919-962-7529 or prcboxoffice@unc.edu. PLEASE DONATE TO: PlayMakers Repertory Company.

July 21: 7 p.m. Friday: Blue Moon Shape Shifters (ages 6-17) in Blue Moon Over Dragonville (In Person), written and directed by Jennifer Justice (Durham Regional Theatre Summer Theatre Camp 2023 at the CityWell Church in Durham). PRESENTER: http://www.durhamregionaltheatre.com/, https://www.facebook.com/DurhamFamilyTheatre/, and https://www.youtube.com/@durhamregionaltheatre991. VENUE: https://citywell.org/"> and https://www.facebook.com/citywell2317/. DIRECTIONS/MAP: https://citywell.org/contact/. TICKETS: TBA. INFORMATION 919-937-9827 or durhamregionaltheatre@gmail.com. DONATE TO: Durham Regional Theatre.

The American Dance Festival will present Ballet Hispánico in Omar Roman De Jesús Papagayos, plus New Sleep by William
Forsythe, Línea Recta by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, Club Havana by Pedro Ruiz, and Sor Juana by Michelle Manzanales, at
7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, July 21st and 22nd, plus a 1 p.m. Saturday Children's Matinee (photo by Erin Baiano)

July 21-22: 7:30 p.m. Friday, 1 p.m. Saturday Children's Matinee, and 7:30 p.m. Saturday: Ballet Hispánico, performing Omar Roman De Jesús Papagayos (In-Person ADF-Commissioned World Premiere), plus New Sleep by William Forsythe, Línea Recta by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, and Club Havana by Pedro Ruiz (American Dance Festival in the R.J. Reynolds Industries Theater on Duke University's West Campus in Durham). BALLET HISPÁNICO TRAILER: https://vimeo.com/802003972. MORE BALLET HISPÁNICO VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeBVCPHnWSLKF4c53fAqDRw. PRESENTER: https://americandancefestival.org/, https://www.facebook.com/AmerDanceFest/, https://www.instagram.com/amerdancefest/, https://twitter.com/AmerDanceFest, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Dance_Festival, and https://www.youtube.com/user/AmerDanceFest. 2023 SEASON: https://americandancefestival.org/2023-performances/. CALENDAR: https://americandancefestival.org/season/. NEWS RELEASE: https://americandancefestival.org/2023/03/01/2023-season/. VENUES/DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://americandancefestival.org/venues/. HEALTH & SAFETY POLICIES: https://americandancefestival.org/health-safety/. ACCESSIBILITY: https://americandancefestival.org/accessibility/. BALLET HISPÁNICO (New York City-based dance troupe, founded in 1970): https://www.ballethispanico.org/, http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ballet-Hispanico/182186686472?ref=ts, https://instagram.com/ballethispanico/, http://twitter.com/BalletHispanico, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeBVCPHnWSLKF4c53fAqDRw. NOTE 1: There will be a discussion after the Friday, July 21st, performance. NOTE 2: The program of the 1 p.m. Saturday Children's Matinee includes Papagayos by Omar Roman De Jesús, Sor Juana by Michelle Manzanales, Club Havana by Pedro Ruiz, and New Sleep by William Forsythe. TICKETS: $38-$54, plus taxes and fees, except $12 children's matinee. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-684-6402 or adf@americandancefestival.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: American Dance Festival.

The North Raleigh Arts and Creative Theatre's C.A.S.T. Camp 2023 will present Stephen Schwartz and
Roger O. Hirson's Pippin, directed by https://Pete%20Comperatore and choreographed by Jess Barbour, with music
direction by Craig Johnson, at 7:30 p.m. Friday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, and 3 p.m. Sunday, July 21-23

July 21-23: 7:30 p.m. Friday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, and 3 p.m. Sunday: Stephen Schwartz and Roger O. Hirson's Pippin (In Person), directed by https://Pete%20Comperatore and choreographed by Jess Barbour, with music direction by Craig Johnson (North Raleigh Arts and Creative Theatre's C.A.S.T. Camp 2023 in Raleigh). PRESENTER/VENUE: https://www.nract.org/, http://www.facebook.com/NRACT, http://instagram.com/nract_raleigh, https://twitter.com/NRACT_raleigh, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2ifc8evvO-kGDgGFXq3Fww. 2023-24 SEASON: https://www.nract.org/shows. DIRECTIONS: https://www.google.com/maps/. ACCESSIBILITY: https://www.nract.org/accessibility. COVID REQUIREMENTS: http://www.nract.org/news-events. PIPPIN (1972 Broadway, 1973 West End, 1981 TV Movie, and 2023 Broadway Revival musical): https://www.mtishows.com/pippin-0, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-show/pippin-7111, https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082909/, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pippin_(musical). STEPHEN SCHWARTZ (New York City-born composer and lyricist): https://stephenschwartz.com/, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/stephen-schwartz-12375, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0777451/, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Schwartz_(composer). ROGER O. HIRSON (New York City-born playwright, 1926-2019): http://www.iobdb.com/CreditableEntity/24794, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/roger-o-hirson-6311, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0386678/, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_O._Hirson. TICKETS: $22 ($20 students and teachers, seniors, and active-duty military personnel), plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-866-0228 or ops@nract.com. PLEASE DONATE TO: North Raleigh Arts and Creative Theatre.

The Judson Theatre Company will present I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change on July 21-23
and 27-30 in the McPherson Theater at the Bradshaw Performing Arts Center in Pinehurst

July 21-23, 27-30: 7 p.m. Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. Saturday, and 3 p.m. Sunday: Jimmy Roberts and Joe DiPietro's I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change (In Person), directed by Daniel Haley and starring Nick David as Man #2, CJ Doss as Man #1, Katie Rodgers as Woman #2, and Danielle Standifer as Woman #1 (Judson Theatre Company in the McPherson Theater at the Bradshaw Performing Arts Center at Sandhills Community Collegein Pinehurst). JTC VIDEOS: http://www.youtube.com/JudsonTheatreCompany. 2023 SUMMER THEATRE FESTIVAL: https://judsontheatre.com/2023-summer-theatre-festival/. PRESENTER: https://judsontheatre.com/, http://www.facebook.com/JudsonTheatreCompany, https://instagram.com/JudsonTheatreCo/, http://twitter.com/JudsonTheatreCo, and http://www.youtube.com/JudsonTheatreCompany. VENUE: McPherson Theater. DIRECTIONS: https://www.google.com/maps/. I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE (1996 Off-Broadway musical comedy): https://www.concordtheatricals.com/p/44833/i-love-you-youre-perfect-now-change, http://www.iobdb.com/Production/465, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Love_You,_You%27re_Perfect,_Now_Change. JIMMY ROBERTS (American composer): https://www.mtishows.com/people/jimmy-roberts, http://www.iobdb.com/CreditableEntity/3149, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Roberts_(composer). JOE DiPIETRO (Teaneck, NJ-born playwright and lyricist): https://www.mtishows.com/people/joe-dipietro, http://www.iobdb.com/CreditableEntity/3137, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/joe-dipietro-383115, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_DiPietro. TICKETS: $36, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-585-6989 or JudsonTheatre@gmail.com. PLEASE DONATE TO: Judson Theatre Company.

RLT's Teens on Stage and Teens Backstage will present Matt Cox's Puffs (One Act for Young Wizards), directed by Alease Timbers, on July 21-23 and 27-30 in its Gaddy-Goodwin Teaching Theatre

July 21-23, 27-30: 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 3 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, and 3 p.m. Sunday: Matt Cox's Puffs (One Act for Young Wizards) (In Person), directed by Alease Timbers (Raleigh Little Theatre's Teens on Stage and Teens Backstage in the Gaddy-Goodwin Teaching Theatre in Raleigh). VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/user/raleighlittletheatre. RLT NEWS RELEASE: . PRESENTER/VENUE: https://raleighlittletheatre.org/, https://www.facebook.com/RLT1936, https://www.instagram.com/RLT1936/, https://twitter.com/RLT1936, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raleigh_Little_Theatre, and https://www.youtube.com/user/raleighlittletheatre. 2022-23 SEASON: https://raleighlittletheatre.org/shows-and-events/. RLT PODCAST: https://anchor.fm/rltpodcast. SEATING CHARTS: https://raleighlittletheatre.org/visit-us/seating-charts/. DIRECTIONS: https://raleighlittletheatre.org/visit-us/. MAPS/PARKING/TRANSIT: https://raleighlittletheatre.org/visit-us/maps-and-parking/. ACCESSIBILITY: https://raleighlittletheatre.org/visit-us/accessibility/. COVID REQUIREMENTS: https://raleighlittletheatre.org/reopening-rlt/. PUFFS (ONE ACT FOR YOUNG WIZARDS) (2016 Off-Broadway Parody): http://www.puffstheplay.com/, https://www.concordtheatricals.com/p/65317/puffs-one-act-for-young-wizards, http://www.mattcoxland.com/puffs-1, http://www.iobdb.com/Production/6220, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puffs,_or_Seven_Increasingly_Eventful_Years_at_a_Certain_School_of_Magic_and_Magic. MATT COX (New York City-based playwright): http://www.mattcoxland.com/, https://www.concordtheatricals.com/a/118994/matt-cox, http://www.iobdb.com/CreditableEntity/47918, http://instagram.com/coxxyloxxy, and https://twitter.com/MatthewTheCox. NOTE 1: All shows are wheelchair accessible, and assistive-listening devices are available for all shows. NOTE 2: This show is recommended for ages 13+. TICKETS: $16 age 18+ general admission ($6 children under 18), plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-821-3111 or BoxOffice@RaleighLittleTheatre.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: Raleigh Little Theatre.

July 21-23; Aug. 4-6: 6:30 p.m. Friday, 2 and 6:30 p.m. Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday: Jeanine Tesori and David Lindsay-Abaire's Shrek the Musical JR. (In Person), based on the 2001 animated film (Encore Center at the Encore Performing Arts Studio in Southern Pines). 2023 SUMMER SEASON: https://www.encorecenter.net/summer2023. PRESENTER/VENUE: https://www.encorecenter.net/, https://www.facebook.com/encorebycpas, https://www.instagram.com/encoreofthepines/, and https://www.youtube.com/@encorecenter8445. DIRECTIONS: https://www.google.com/maps/. TICKETS: $10.50-$13.50, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 910-725-0758 or encoreofthepines@gmail.com. PLEASE DONATE TO: Encore Center.

The Durham Performing Arts Center will present the Russell Peters: Act Your Age World Tour at 8 p.m. Saturday, July 22nd

July 22: 8 p.m. Saturday: Russell Peters: Act Your Age World Tour (In Person) (Durham Performing Arts Center in Durham). RUSSELL PETERS VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/@RussellPeters/featured. 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. RUSSELL PETERS (Toronto, ON-born stand-up comedian and actor, nee Russell Dominic Peters): https://www.russellpeters.com/, https://www.facebook.com/RussellPeters/, https://www.instagram.com/russellpeters/, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0992289/, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Peters, and https://www.youtube.com/@RussellPeters/featured. TICKETS: $39.75 and up, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-680-2787 or CustomerService@DPACnc.com.

July 25-30: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday: Disney and Cameron Mackintosh's Mary Poppins (In Person), with music and lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman, and additional music and lyrics by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe, and book by Julian Fellowes, based on the Mary Poppins children's books by P.L. Travers and the 1964 Disney film, and starring Kara Lindsay as Mary Poppins, Anthony Wayne as Bert, Kevin Massey as George Banks, Sara Jean Ford as Winifred Banks, Lucia Spina as Mrs. Brill/Birdwoman, Jesse Gephart as Admiral Boom/Bank Chairman, Evie Brunelle as Jane Banks, and Cameron Lewis as Michael Banks, plus an Ensemble including Kelly Sheehan, Abigail Isom, Joel Douglas, LaDonna Burns, Sam Faulkner, Andrew Eckert, Ryan Lambert, Joshua Messmore, Blaire Thompson, Chloe Calhoun, Ella Huestis, Maria Reginaldi, Jordan Radis, Gabe Logan, and a Youth Ensemble including Asali Smith, Grayson Gutekunst, Ella Grace Gillette, Eva Smedley, Ella Laurel, Lourdes Manson, Graham Gutekunst, Lucas Sanchez, and Nicholas Sanchez (North Carolina Theatre in Raleigh Memorial Auditorium in the Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh). 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. VENUE: https://www.martinmariettacenter.com/venues, https://www.facebook.com/MMCRaleigh, https://www.instagram.com/mmcraleighnc/, https://twitter.com/MMCRaleigh, and https://www.youtube.com/@MMCRaleighNC. DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://www.martinmariettacenter.com/getting-martin-marietta-center. ACCESSIBILITY: https://www.martinmariettacenter.com/accessibility-martin-marietta-center. KNOW-BEFORE-YOU-GO INFORMATION: https://www.martinmariettacenter.com/know-before-you-go-information. MARY POPPINS (2004 West End and 2006 Broadway Musical): https://www.marypoppinsonstage.co.uk/, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-show/mary-poppins-408493 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Poppins_(musical) NOTE: Arts Access, Inc. of Raleigh will audio-describe the show's 2 p.m. Saturday, July 29th, 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.

July 26-29: 8 p.m. Wednesday-Sunday: Illya Khodosh's new translation of Dead Souls (In Person), based on Mikhail Bulgakov's 1932 adaptation of Nikolay Gogol's classic 1842 novel, directed by Leo Egger, and starring Hamzah Jhaveri,, Dominic Sullivan,, and Nico Taylor, (Eno River Players and the Yale Bookends at The Fruit [Durham Fruit and Produce Company] in Durham). PRESENTER (Eno River Players): https://www.enoriverplayers.org/, http://www.facebook.com/enoriverplayers, https://instagram.com/enoriverplayers, and https://www.youtube.com/user/enoriverplayers. VENUE: https://www.durhamfruit.com/, https://www.durhamfruit.com/, https://www.facebook.com/305sdillardst, https://www.instagram.com/durhamfruit/, https://twitter.com/durhamfruit, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPMaKqpy0ZLWi_yXODprZGQ. MAP (scroll down): https://www.durhamfruit.com/. TICKETS: $12, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: Enoriverplayers@gmail.com. PLEASE DONATE TO: Eno River Players.

An independent production of Ken Walsh's The Unsanctioned Minutes from Saint Lucy's Quaternitarian Church Council's Last Meeting, directed
by Mia Peters and co-produced with The Justice Theatre Project, will be presented on July 26-30 at the Mettlesome Theater in Durham

July 26-30: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday: Ken Walsh's The Unsanctioned Minutes from Saint Lucy's Quaternitarian Church Council's Last Meeting (In Person), directed by Mia Peters and starring Elaine Quagliata as Rita, Emily Chiola as Katey, Michael Sean Parker as Reverend Parker, J. Ra'Chel Fowler as Ellie, and Nicola Lefler as Violet (An Independent Show, co-produced with The Justice Theatre Project, at the Mettlesome Theater in Durham). SHOW: http://www.thejusticetheaterproject.org/theunsanctionedminutes, https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100094166209064, and https://instagram.com/saintlucysminutes. CO-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. VENUE: https://thisismettlesome.com/, http://www.facebook.com/thisismettlesome, http://instagram.com/hellomettlesome, and https://twitter.com/hellomettlesome. DIRECTIONS: https://thisismettlesome.com/location. TICKETS: $25 general admission ($10 students and children 5+ and $20 seniors 65+), plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: hello@thisismettlesome.com. PLEASE DONATE TO: Offset the Costs of This Production.

July 27-29: 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday: William Shakespeare's Macbeth (In Person) (Temple Theatre of Sanford's Shakespeare Intensive Conservatory). VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/user/templetheatrenc. 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. MACBETH (Five-Act Tragedy, nee The Tragedie of Macbeth, written circa 1606-07): https://www.folger.edu/explore/shakespeares-works/macbeth/, https://www.bl.uk/works/macbeth, https://www.shakespeare.org.uk/explore-shakespeare/shakespedia/shakespeares-plays/macbeth/, https://www.britannica.com/topic/Macbeth-by-Shakespeare, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macbeth. STUDY GUIDE (Utah Shakespeare Festival): https://www.bard.org/study-guides/macbeth-study-guide/. THE SCRIPT: https://www.folger.edu/explore/shakespeares-works/macbeth/read/. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (Elizabethan and Jacobean playwright and poet, 1564-1616): https://www.folger.edu/explore/shakespeares-life/, https://www.bl.uk/works/a-midsummer-nights-dream, https://www.shakespeare.org.uk/explore-shakespeare/, https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-Shakespeare, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Midsummer_Night%27s_Dream. NOTE: All shows are wheelchair accessible, and there is a hearing-loop system is available for all devices with T-coil wireless receivers. TICKETS: $17, plus taxes and fees. Click here. INFORMATION: 919-774-4155 or boxoffice@templeshows.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: Temple Theatre of Sanford.

The RedBird Theater Company will stage Chris Shuptrine's Numbers Are Down, directed
by David Berberian, on July 27-Aug. 5 at the Center Theater Company in Durham

July 27-30; Aug. 2-5: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday: Chris Shuptrine's Numbers Are Down (In Person), directed by David Berberian and featuring Jeffrey Eason, Nicole Gabriel, Monica Hoh, Pamir Kiciman, and Donna J. Smith (RedBird Theater Company at the Center Theater Company in Durham). TRAILERS: . PRESENTER: https://www.redbirdtheatercompany.com/ and https://www.facebook.com/RedBirdTheaterCo. 2023 SEASON: https://www.redbirdtheatercompany.com/current-season. VENUE: https://www.centertheatercompany.com/, https://www.facebook.com/CenterTheaterCompany, and https://www.instagram.com/CenterTheaterCompany/. DIRECTIONS: https://www.mapquest.com/us/nc/durham/27707-3467/4221-garrett-rd-35.9602,-78.97545. NOTE: There will be an opening act by a North Carolina comedian before each performance. The comedians will include Izzy Burger (July 27th), RJ Jurgensen (July 28th), Izzy Burger (July 29th), Willis Maxwell, Jr. (July 30th), Jeremy Alder (Aug. 2nd), Brandi Roberts (Aug. 3rd), Tony Castleberry (Aug. 4th), and RJ Jurgensen (Aug. 5th). TICKETS: $20 general admission, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: contact@redbirdtheatercompany.com. PLEASE DONATE TO: RedBird Theater Company.

NS2 and The Carolina Theatre of Durham will present Rory Scovel: The Last Tour 2023 at 7 p.m. Friday, July 28th

July 28: 7 p.m. Friday: Rory Scovel: The Last Tour 2023 (In Person) (NS2 and The Carolina Theatre of Durham in Fletcher Hall at The Carolina Theatre). PRESENTER (NS2): https://nationalshows2.com/, http://facebook.com/nationalshows2, http://instagram.com/nationalshows2, and http://twitter.com/nationalshows2. PRESENTER/VENUE (The Carolina Theatre): https://carolinatheatre.org/, https://www.facebook.com/CarolinaTheatreDurham, https://www.instagram.com/carolinatheatredurham/, https://twitter.com/CarolinaDurham, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-8IUyRJrizW9YuBpTeuJyg. DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://carolinatheatre.org/visit/directions/. HEALTH & SAFETY POLICIES: https://carolinatheatre.org/visit/health-and-safety-policies/. RORY SCOVEL VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/@OfficialRoryScovel/videos. RORY SCOVEL (Greenville, SC-born stand-up comedian and actor): http://www.roryscovel.com/newdesign/, https://www.facebook.com/roryscovelcomedy, https://www.instagram.com/roryscovel/, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2665168/, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rory_Scovel, and https://www.youtube.com/@OfficialRoryScovel/videos. TICKETS: $20 and up, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. TICKETS: $30 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 Clayton Center will present The Cleverlys, with Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road, at 8 p.m. July 28th

July 28: 8 p.m. Friday: The Cleverlys in Concert (In Person), with Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road (The Clayton Center in Clayton). THE CLEVERLYS VIDEOS: https://thecleverlys.com/videos/. PRESENTER/VENUE: https://www.theclaytoncenter.com/, https://www.facebook.com/TheClaytonCenter/, https://www.instagram.com/theclaytoncenter/, https://twitter.com/claytoncenternc, and https://youtube.com/c/TheClaytonCenterNC. DIRECTIONS/PARKING: https://www.theclaytoncenter.com/493/Directions-Parking. HEALTH & SAFETY GUIDELINES: https://www.theclaytoncenter.com/735/Health-Safety-Guidelines. THE CLEVERLYS (faux family bluegrass and comedy cover band, founded in 2009): https://thecleverlys.com/, https://www.facebook.com/thecleverlys, https://www.instagram.com/thecleverlysofficial/, https://twitter.com/the_cleverlys, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cleverlys. TICKETS: $35 ($29.75 Clayton Center Members), plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-553-1737 or eventinfo@townofclaytonnc.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: The Clayton Center.

July 28-29: 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday: Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats (Youth Actor's Edition) (In Person), based on T.S. Eliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats (Burning Coal Theatre Company's Summer Theatre Conservatory 2023 and Time Flies Circus in the Murphey School Auditorium in Raleigh). ). PRESENTER (Burning Coal Theatre Company): https://burningcoal.org/, https://www.facebook.com/burningcoaltheatrecompany, https://www.instagram.com/burningcoaltc/, https://twitter.com/burningcoaltc, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3qVv6iWGS3yQtVoFH5_XNQ. PODCASTS: https://burningcoal.podbean.com/. PRESENTER (Time Flies Circus): https://www.timefliescircus.com/, https://www.facebook.com/timefliescircus/, https://www.instagram.com/timefliescircus/, and https://www.youtube.com/@timefliescircus3945. 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/. CATS (1981 West End and 1983 Broadway musical): https://www.catsthemusical.com/, https://www.andrewlloydwebber.com/shows/cats/, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-show/cats-2449, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cats_(musical). BARON ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER (London, England-born composer): https://www.andrewlloydwebber.com/, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/andrew-lloyd-webber-12073, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Andrew-Lloyd-Webber-Baron-Lloyd-Webber-of-Sydmonton, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Lloyd_Webber. TICKETS: $20, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-834-4001 or info@burningcoal.org. PLEASE DONATE TO: Burning Coal Theatre Company and Time Flies Circus.

The Carolina Children's Theatre will present Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical JR. on July 28-30 at the Holly Springs Cultural Center in Holly Springs

July 28-30: 7 p.m. Friday, 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday: Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical JR. (In Person), with music and lyrics by Tim Minchin and book by Dennis Kelly (Carolina Children's Theatre at the Holly Springs Cultural Center in Holly Springs). CAROLINA CHILDREN'S THEATRE VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtTeocEwkAxv8L3SrpH1fXA. PRESENTER: https://www.carolinachildrenstheatre.com/, https://www.facebook.com/CarolinaChildrensTheatre, https://www.instagram.com/carolinachildrenstheatre/, https://twitter.com/cctdrama, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtTeocEwkAxv8L3SrpH1fXA. 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. DIRECTIONS: https://www.google.com/maps. COVID REQUIREMENTS: https://www.hollyspringsnc.gov/1846/COVID-19. TICKETS: $10, plus taxes and fees. Click here to buy tickets. INFORMATION: 919-561-3674 or carolinachildrenstheatre@gmail.com. PLEASE DONATE TO: Carolina Children's Theatre and Holly Springs Cultural Center.

July 28-30; Aug. 4-5: 7 p.m. Friday, July 28th; 7 p.m. Saturday, July 29th; 2 p.m. Sunday, July 30th; 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 4th; and 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug 5th: George Bernard Shaw's Arms and the Man (In Person), directed by Emma Szuba and Rebecca Ashley Jones and starring Benji Taylor Jones, Emma Szuba, Alexandra Finazzo, Bryson David Hoff, Bryce Shipman, and Jim O'Brien (Scrap Paper Shakespeare at The Fruit [Durham Fruit and Produce Company] in Durham). PRESENTER: https://scrappapershakespeare.org/, https://www.facebook.com/ScrapPaperShakespeare, and https://www.instagram.com/scrappapershakespeare/. 2023 SEASON: https://scrappapershakespeare.org/shows. VENUE: https://www.durhamfruit.com/, https://www.durhamfruit.com/, https://www.facebook.com/305sdillardst, https://www.instagram.com/durhamfruit/, https://twitter.com/durhamfruit, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPMaKqpy0ZLWi_yXODprZGQ. MAP (scroll down): https://www.durhamfruit.com/. ARMS AND THE MAN (1894 romantic comedy): https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-show/arms-and-the-man-1681, https://www.britannica.com/topic/Arms-and-the-Man, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arms_and_the_Man. THE SCRIPT (excerpts): https://books.google.com/. GEORGE BERNARD SHAW (Irish comic dramatist, critic, socialist, and 1925 Nobel Prize in Literature winner, 1856-1950): https://shawsociety.org/, https://www.shawsociety.org.uk/, http://chuma.cas.usf.edu/~dietrich/shawsociety.html, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/george-bernard-shaw-5784, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0789737/, https://www.britannica.com/biography/George-Bernard-Shaw, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Bernard_Shaw. NOTE: Due to a bar at the venue, the audience will be limited to ages 21+. TICKETS: $21 general admission ($15 students, seniors, and artists of all types). Click here. INFORMATION: 919-213-0269 or scrappapershakespeare@gmail.com. PLEASE DONATE TO: Scrap Paper Shakespeare.

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