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Beautiful Star: An Appalachian Nativity

Beautiful Star:
An Appalachian Nativity

A Seasonal Celebration
by Preston Lane
original music by Laurelyn Dossett

November 27 – December 23, 2009

Come home for the holidays.
The best tales are the ones worth repeating. Returning for the fourth and final season of celebration, Reverend Ledbetter and the Open Heart Community Fellowship gather again for their rendition of the Christmas story, with down home laughter, toe-tapping music and a tug at the heartstrings. Come experience the joy and wonder that have made Beautiful Star the biggest hit in Triad Stage’s history.

“Whether you’re rolling with laughter at Lane’s offbeat shepherd’s story...or thrilling to Mary’s...musical musings about her mystical pregnancy, this show leaves you with the same transcendent feeling that must have overcome audiences of the medieval mystery plays.”
Classical Voice of North Carolina
Click here to read the full review

Production Sponsor
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  Soundtrack CDs available at the Box Office for only $10.

Beautiful Star is presented as a special event and is not included in the Season Pass package. 2009-2010 single ticket prices apply. Passholders can purchase Flex Tickets at the special rate of $30 each if purchased in conjunction with a 3-Play Season Pass.

The cast of Beautiful Star

The members of Open Heart Community Fellowship congregation bring the Christmas story to life.
Pictured: The cast of Beautiful Star (2009).
Photo: VanderVeen Photographers.

The cast of Beautiful Star

The creation of Adam and Eve.
Pictured: The cast of Beautiful Star (2009).
Photo: VanderVeen Photographers.

Joshua Yoder, Junious Leak and Justin Emmanuel Harrington

The angel rewards Abraham for doing the Lord's will, sparing Isaac's life.
Pictured (l to r): Joshua Yoder, Junious Leak and Justin Emmanuel Harrington (Beautiful Star 2008).
Photo: VanderVeen Photographers.

James Tunstall and Terra Mackintosh

Lucifer temps Eve in the Garden of Eden.
Pictured: James Tunstall and Terra Mackintosh (Beautiful Star 2009).
Photo: VanderVeen Photographers.

James Tunstall, Junious Leak and Cinny Strickland

The Shepherd doubts Mack's explanation about his new "baby".
Pictured (l to r): James Tunstall, Junious Leak and Cinny Strickland (Beautiful Star 2009).
Photo: VanderVeen Photographers.

The cast of Beautiful Star

All gather in the manger to welcome the birth of Jesus.
Pictured: The cast of Beautiful Star (2009).
Photo: VanderVeen Photographers.

The cast of Beautiful Star

Noah and his family listen to a radio report of the impending flood.
Pictured: The cast of Beautiful Star (2008).
Photo: VanderVeen Photographers.

Terra Mackintosh, Carroll "Chip" Johnson, Junious Leak and Michael Tourek

The Archangel Gabriel informs Joseph of Mary's miraculous pregnancy.
Pictured (l to r): Terra Mackintosh, Carroll "Chip" Johnson, Junious Leak and Michael Tourek (Beautiful Star 2009).
Photo: VanderVeen Photographers.

 

 
Triad Stage would like to thank our 2009-2010 Season Sponsors: Mitre Agency United Arts Council
 
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