FESTIVALOPENING WEEKEND

THURSDAY JUNE 2

7:30 p.m. The Play That Goes Wrong FRIDAY JUNE 3

7:30 p.m. The Play That Goes Wrong

June 2 - 4 7:30 p.m.

FESTIVALTHEATRE OPENING NIGHT! The Play That Goes Wrong featuring The Hub City Players Mannoni Performing Arts Center Auditorium

107 Southern Drive, Hattiesburg, MS 39406 Adults $30 Children (12 and under) $15 with adult ticket purchase

FestivalSouth® will open its 13th season with a FestivalFavorite, the Hub City Players, presenting the Tony and Olivier Award-winner, The Play That Goes Wrong. From the producer of Avenue Q and Something Rotten! and producer J.J. Abrams (who we can only assume lost a bet), this hilarious comedy is a hybrid of Monty Python and Sherlock Holmes. The play invites the audience to the opening night of “The Murder at Haversham Manor” where things are quickly going from bad to utterly disastrous. With an unconscious leading lady, a corpse that can’t play dead, and actors who trip over everything (including their lines), it’s “A riotous explosion of comedy!” (The Daily Beast) and “Tons of fun for all ages!” (HuffPost).

SATURDAY JUNE 4

10 a.m. Opening Art Reception 10 a.m. Kids’ Arts Festival (see p. 10) 7:30 p.m. The Play That Goes Wrong

Saturday, June 4 10 a.m.-12 noon

FESTIVALART Opening Coffee Reception: Colored- A Perspective honoring Darryl Anderson Eureka School

409 E 7th St, Hattiesburg, MS 39401 Free

Be the first to meet the FestivalSouth featured artist, Darryl Anderson and enjoy his collection created exclusively for this summer’s festival. SUNDAY JUNE 5

3 p.m. Reflections of China

Sunday, June 5 3 p.m.

FESTIVALMUSIC Reflections of China Featuring Zhaolei Xie, piano Kelley Hall at University Baptist Church

3200 W Arlington Loop, Hattiesburg, MS 39401 Adults $10 Children (12 and under) $5 with adult ticket purchase

A very special performance showcasing 5,000 years of China’s enduring music, from the Xia (2070 BC) to Qing (1912 AD) dynasties, the first part of the program contains piano transcriptions of some of these ancient Chinese melodies. The second section represents a period of hunger and suffering from the Japanese invasion of China in 1931, through the Civil War, the establishment of the People’s Republic of China, and the Cultural Revolution that followed World War II. Finally, the last portion celebrates the beauty of traditional Chinese songs, two of them being the “Liuyang River” and “Jasmine Flower.” Afterwards, please enjoy a reception in the Downey Gallery with an exhibition of works by Myra Meade.