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stage preview HART’s 2014 Studio Season
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January 17 & 18 at the best 77:30 :30 p.m.; January 19 at 3 p.m. (Hold over/ theater in snow dates Januthe region! ary 24, 25, 26. Tony nominated Best Lily, an aging Play written by John but formidable rePielmeier; with Lyn tiree, hires Michael, Donley, Suzanne an acerbic dance Tinsley and Hanni instructor, to give Muerdter. Directed her dance lessons by Wanda Taylor. in her condo in St. This is one of Petersburg Beach, Broadway’s biggest Tim Stoeckel in the 2013 production of 21A Florida. Antagohits and a star vein the HART Studio Theater, 250 Pigeon St. nism between a gay in Waynesville. hicle for many great man and the wife actresses, including; of a Southern Baptist minister gives way to Elizabeth Ashley, Amanda Plummer, Geralprofound compatibility as they swing dance, dine Page, Diane Carrol, Jane Fonda, Carrie tango, foxtrot, and cha-cha while sharing barbs Fisher, Lee Remick, and Ann Bancroft. and intimacies along with the dance steps. The play tells the story of a novice nun who gives birth and insists that the dead child was the result of a virgin conception. A psychiPOE, An Evening of Chills and Thrills atrist and the mother superior of the convent March 14 & 15 at 7:30 p.m.; March 16 at 3 clash during the resulting investigation. p.m. (Hold over/snow dates March 21, 22, 23) Directed by San Greenalch. “The Raven,” by Other Desert Cities Edgar Allen Poe, with James Bradley. “The January 31 and February 1 at 7:30 p.m.; Black Cat,” by Edgar Allen Poe, with Tom February 2 at 3 p.m. (Hold over/snow dates Deweese. “The Monkey’s Paw,” a one-act February 7, 8, 9). Tony nominated Best Play by W.W. Jacobs with San Greenalch, Bob - Pulitzer Prize finalist. Written by Jon Robin Greenalch, James Bradley, Tom Deweese Baitz. Directed by Charles Mills with Steve and John Winfield. Lloyd, Lyn Donley, Julie Kinter, Sarah Lipham. The play’s events occur around the ChristMost Improved Camper: The Real Life mas 2004 holiday, when the family of Polly and Lyman Wyeth gather in Palm Springs, CaliAdventures of C.J. Deering fornia. Their daughter Brooke Wyeth returns March 28 & 29 at 7:30 p.m.; March 30 at 3 home after six years. Polly’s sister Silda is also p.m. (Hold over/snow dates April 4 & 5) visiting, out of a time spent in rehab. Comic storyteller C.J. Deering brings Polly and Lyman are Republicans, while her all too true tall tales of life, and recovery Silda is a liberal. The sisters co-wrote a series and survival to the HART Studio by popular of MGM comedies in the 1960s. Brooke demand. announces to her family that she is about to publish a memoir dredging up a pivotal and tragic event in the family’s history—a wound they don’t want reopened.
Frozen February 14 & 15 at 7:30 p.m.; February 16 at 3 p.m. (Hold over/snow dates February 21, 22, 23). Tony nominated Best Play by Bryony Lavery. Directed by Andrew Gall with Eric Martinez, Frances Davis and Jennifer Sanner. Frozen tells the story of the disappearance of a 10-year-old girl, Rhona. The play follows Rhona’s mother and killer over the years that follow. They are linked by a doctor who is studying what causes men to commit such crimes. The themes of the play include emotional paralysis and forgiveness.
Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks February 28 and March 1 at 7:30 p.m.; March 2 at 3 p.m. (Hold over/snow dates March 7, 8, 9). Written by Richard Alfieri. With Julie Kinter and Cord Scott.
Reserve Tickets for the Winter Studio Season
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Every winter we present some of the best theater in the region in the intimate Feichter Studio. The studio seats 65, with only three rows surrounding the playing area. Tickets are general admission but performances often sell out, so patrons are encouraged to make reservations or buy tickets in advance. IF YOU HART Theater, 250 Pigeon St. in GO Waynesville. Call (828) 456-6322, or
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