DRAMA
March 20 - 22, 2020
The Color Purple
Admission: $34.50+
The Color Purple is the 2016 Tony Award® winner for Best Musical Revival! Hailed as “a direct hit to the heart” (The Hollywood Reporter), this joyous American classic conquered Broadway in an all-new "ravishingly reconceived production that is a glory to behold” (The New York Times). With a soul-raising, Grammy®-winning score of jazz, gospel, ragtime and blues, The Color Purple gives an exhilarating new spirit to this Pulitzer Prize-winning story. Don’t miss this stunning re-imagining of an epic story about a young woman’s journey to love and triumph in the American South. Experience the exhilarating power of this Tony-winning triumph that New York Magazine calls “one of the greatest revivals ever.”
Durham Performing Arts Center
123 Vivian St. Durham, NC
(919) 680-2787
www.dpacnc.com
March 24 - 29, 2020
Memphis
Admission: TBA
From the underground dance clubs of 1950s Memphis comes the Tony and Olivier Award-winning musical that bursts off the stage with explosive dancing, irresistible songs, and a thrilling tale of fame and forbidden love. Inspired by actual events, MEMPHIS follows the story of a white radio DJ who wants to change the world, and a black club singer waiting for her big break. Come along on their incredible journey to the ends of the airwaves – filled with laughter, soaring emotion, and roof-raising rock ‘n’ roll.
NC Theatre
Raleigh Memorial Auditorium
2 E South St, Raleigh
919-831-6941
www.nctheatre.com
April 10 - 26, 2020
A Raisin in the Sun
Admission: $14+
Walter Lee Younger hopes to use his father’s life-insurance money to open a liquor store with two partners. His mother, with the support of Walter’s pragmatic wife, Ruth, and independent sister Beneatha, instead uses part of the money as a down payment on a house in an all-white neighborhood. Family tensions and prejudice they face form this seminal American drama. The Younger family’s heroic struggle to retain dignity in a harsh and changing world is a searing and timeless document of hope and inspiration.
Raleigh Little Theatre
301 Pogue Street, Raleigh
919-821-4579
www.raleighlittletheatre.org
April 29. 2020 - May 3, 2020
Edges of Time
Admission: $15+
The Life and Times of the Marvelous Marvel Cooke. World Premiere. A one-woman show about the early life and career of the journalist, activist, and all-around unconventional woman. Starring Kathryn Hunter-Williams.
PlayMakers Repertory Company
120 Country Club Rd, Chapel Hill
919-962-7529
www.playmakersrep.org
March 20 - 22, 2020
The Color Purple
Admission: $34.50+
The Color Purple is the 2016 Tony Award® winner for Best Musical Revival! Hailed as “a direct hit to the heart” (The Hollywood Reporter), this joyous American classic conquered Broadway in an all-new "ravishingly reconceived production that is a glory to behold” (The New York Times). With a soul-raising, Grammy®-winning score of jazz, gospel, ragtime and blues, The Color Purple gives an exhilarating new spirit to this Pulitzer Prize-winning story. Don’t miss this stunning re-imagining of an epic story about a young woman’s journey to love and triumph in the American South. Experience the exhilarating power of this Tony-winning triumph that New York Magazine calls “one of the greatest revivals ever.”
Durham Performing Arts Center
123 Vivian St. Durham, NC
(919) 680-2787
www.dpacnc.com
March 24 - 29, 2020
Memphis
Admission: TBA
From the underground dance clubs of 1950s Memphis comes the Tony and Olivier Award-winning musical that bursts off the stage with explosive dancing, irresistible songs, and a thrilling tale of fame and forbidden love. Inspired by actual events, MEMPHIS follows the story of a white radio DJ who wants to change the world, and a black club singer waiting for her big break. Come along on their incredible journey to the ends of the airwaves – filled with laughter, soaring emotion, and roof-raising rock ‘n’ roll.
NC Theatre
Raleigh Memorial Auditorium
2 E South St, Raleigh
919-831-6941
www.nctheatre.com
April 10 - 26, 2020
A Raisin in the Sun
Admission: $14+
Walter Lee Younger hopes to use his father’s life-insurance money to open a liquor store with two partners. His mother, with the support of Walter’s pragmatic wife, Ruth, and independent sister Beneatha, instead uses part of the money as a down payment on a house in an all-white neighborhood. Family tensions and prejudice they face form this seminal American drama. The Younger family’s heroic struggle to retain dignity in a harsh and changing world is a searing and timeless document of hope and inspiration.
Raleigh Little Theatre
301 Pogue Street, Raleigh
919-821-4579
www.raleighlittletheatre.org
April 29. 2020 - May 3, 2020
Edges of Time
Admission: $15+
The Life and Times of the Marvelous Marvel Cooke. World Premiere. A one-woman show about the early life and career of the journalist, activist, and all-around unconventional woman. Starring Kathryn Hunter-Williams.
PlayMakers Repertory Company
120 Country Club Rd, Chapel Hill
919-962-7529
www.playmakersrep.org