THE 2007 - 2008 SEASON OF PASSION
It’s an old theatrical adage "All you need is a plank and a passion."
This season Triad Stage has plenty of passion as we celebrate stories that burn red hot. Our 7th season is all about passion – not just passion of the heart, but passion for power, truth, family and treasure. Whether comic or serious, these plays are bold and infinitely compelling.
So let us ignite your passion. Thrill to the celebrated, daring acting and design that have earned us local, state and national praise. Fall in love with the art of storytelling. Let yourself be swept away.
We’ve got it all; families in turmoil, murder most foul, comic complications, conflicting convictions, heartfelt hymns and pirate adventures on the high seas. We’ve got classics, Broadway hits, and a World Premiere.
The only thing we’re missing is you. Take a look at what’s in store. And surrender yourself to the passion of live theatre.
Preston Lane
Artistic Director
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THE LITTLE FOXES
Greed Is Not a Family Value.
A Southern Melodrama by Lillian Hellman
September 2 – 23, 2007
Lies, tricks and a little murder are business as usual in the Hubbard family. And the motive is always money. Oscar, Ben and Regina bring a brand new meaning to ruthless as their lust for wealth and power spells the doom of those around them. A business scheme to resurrect the family’s post Civil War fortunes turns into a family feud. Brothers, sisters, husbands, wives and children are caught up in their bitter fight for villainous revenge. Never has there been a nastier group of siblings. And never has being mean been so much fun.
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SLEUTH
Murder is a Dangerous Game
A Thriller by Anthony Shaffer
October 14 – November 4, 2007
What do you get when you take one eccentric detective novelist; add in his wife’s lover; stir in a cocktail or two; blend in a team of intrepid investigators; top it off with a dangerous proposition and mix it all together in an English manor house? One of the most deviously clever thrillers ever concocted. Plots, counterplots, and double crosses are unleashed as rivals play out deadly games in a tangled web of intrigue.
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From the Director
A DATE WITH DANNY
A Triad Stage Fundraiser
Featuring Danny Glover and Johnnetta Cole
October 27, 2007
On October 27, 2007, world renowned stage and screen actor Danny Glover will be in Greensboro to celebrate Triad Stage’s 7th season and 3rd fundraiser. The event, “A Date with Danny” will begin with a 6:30pm private cocktail party for major sponsors in the private penthouse at the Kress Terrace. Other gala sponsors will be treated to a cocktail party at Triad Stage. At 8:00pm, sponsors and ticket holders will be invited into the Triad Stage theatre, where Mr. Glover will discuss his work and career with Dr. Johnnetta Cole, former president of Bennett College. The gala will continue after the performance with jazz music and fabulous food and drinks.
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Back by Popular Demand in an Extended Run!
BEAUTIFUL STAR: An Appalachian Nativity
Come Home for the Holidays
A Seasonal Celebration by Preston Lane with Original Music by Laurelyn Dossett
November 23 – December 23, 2007
In a reprise of last season’s acclaimed holiday event, Beautiful Star: An Appalachian Nativity, Rev. Roy Ledbetter and his congregation are back to bring the Christmas story to life with down home laughter, toe-tapping music and a tug at the heart. See what critics called, "the best show I've seen in this or any holiday season” (The Charlotte Observer); “perfect family fare…[that] will lighten your heart and put a lump in your throat.” (Greensboro’s News & Record)
NOTE: Beautiful Star is not included in season pass packages.
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MRS. WARREN'S PROFESSION
Before It Was a Scandal, It Was a Family Secret
A Classic Comedy by George Bernard Shaw
January 27 – February 17, 2008
A mother with street smarts and a daughter with a college education go head to head in a comic battle that is still as provocative and amusing as when it scandalized the world in 1894. Shaw, a master of wit and ideas, creates an unflinching portrait of working women and the men who seek to love or control them. At first impressed with her mother’s grit and entrepreneurial zeal, proper young Vivie must confront the truth about her mother’s profession (the world‘s oldest) as she seeks to claim her own independence.
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DOUBT
It’s a Question of Conviction
A Drama by John Patrick Shanley
March 9 – 30, 2008
Shanley’s Pulitzer Prize and the Tony Award winning drama is the story of four people forced to confront their core beliefs. In a Bronx Catholic school in 1964, two nuns, a priest and a mother struggle with doubt and conviction when one of the school’s priests is accused of abusing a young boy. What should be done if no one is entirely certain of the truth? From the moment the curtain rises, audiences are caught up in a riveting debate that continues long after the play comes to an end.
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John Patrick Shanley
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The Times of Change
FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA
Celebrate the People Who Inspired You
A Memoir by Dr. Endesha Ida Mae Holland
April 27 – May 18, 2008
These are the tales of home and of family, of courage and of adversity. These are the memories of a courageous woman in turbulent times. Civil rights activist and Pulitzer Prize-nominated playwright, Dr. Endesha Ida Mae Holland takes us on the journey through her life. Phelia, a girl born into the depths of poverty in the heart of the segregated South, finds her painful childhood and reckless adolescence are transformed by opportunity and courage as the Civil Rights movement sweeps through the Delta. Three actresses play all the characters- black and white, young and old, men and women who make this world come alive in an eloquent and impassioned journey filled with story and song.
BLOODY BLACKBEARD World Premiere!
One Pirate Still Haunts the Carolinas
An Adventure by Preston Lane
with Original Music by Laurelyn Dossett
June 8 – July 6, 2008
From England to the Caribbean to the Carolina Coast, Edward Teach forged a blazing career as the most dreaded pirate of all time. North Carolina’s infamous adopted son was a daring blend of terror and gallantry. To his victims, he presented an image of the devil incarnate; but he was putty in the hands of a beautiful woman. His high seas adventures, port city romances and deep buried treasure are the stuff of legend. The creators of Brother Wolf and Beautiful Star turn their attention eastward, weaving tunes and tales together and uncovering the mostly true and totally thrilling history of the pirate called Blackbeard.
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