Welcome to my first of a possible 10-12 entries about the seasons for various theatres around the country, with an emphasis towards stage companies in Virginia and North Carolina.
Today, we start with Triad Stage in Greensboro, NC. Triad Stage starts its 7th season on Sept. 2 with a production of Lillian Hellman's southern melodrama, "The Little Foxes." Hellman was also known for the play "The Children's Hour."
Triad Stage recieved national attention on June 22 when their production of another southern drama, "Tobacco Road" was written about in "The Wall Street Journal" by theatre critic Terry Teachout.
The Hellman play focues on 'lies, tricks and a little murder' in the Hubbard family. The work also brings a 'brand new meaning' to ruthless as lust for wealth and power lead to a resurrection of a long-standing family feud.......!
The play runs through Sept. 23
Other productions in the Triad Stage calendar include "Sleuth" by Anthony Shaffer from Oct. 14 to Nov. 4, and "Doubt" by John Patrick Shanley from March 9-30, 2008.
Some of the other theatres I plan to profiled include the Deep Dish Theatre in Chapel Hill, NC, the Mill Mountain Theatre in Roanoke, Va., and Arena Stage in Washington, DC, among many others.
Sidebar_ I also wanted to mention that my friend Tommy Trull, who is a Greensboro playwright (his play "Echoes of Mercy" was performed in Greensboro at the City Arts Studio there in May) was in a band called Leela Fiasco. They have a myspace page which contains sound clips of some of their songs.
Useful links:
Triad Stage:
Leela Fiasco
http://www.myspace.com/leelafiasco
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