03/22/2022
Ok...we've kept you in suspense long enough! Are you ready???
Below are ALL the show dates for our 2022 season! Oh! And don't forget to get your tix for "Always a Bridesmaid"....it opens in less than ONE MONTH!!
Happy Tuesday everyone!
Always a Bridesmaid
April 14-17 and 21-24
By Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope, Jamie Wooten
In this hilarious comedic romp, four friends have sworn to keep the promise they made on the night of their Senior Prom: to be in each other’s weddings…no matter what. More than twenty years later, these Southern friends-for-life are still making “the long walk” for each other, determined to honor that vow. Forsaking all others, in sickness and in health, they repeatedly struggle to stage the perfect wedding in spite of fistfights at the altar, runaway brides and the mistaken, and unfortunate, release of a flock of white doves on the first day of hunting season. If you’ve ever elbowed a stranger out of the way to catch a bride’s bouquet, seriously questioned the mental stability of the duo saying “I do” or been forced to wear the world’s ugliest bridesmaid dress, this deliriously funny show is definitely for you.
School Girls; or, The African Mean Girls Play
June 16-19 and 23-26
By Jocelyn Bioh
Paulina, the reigning queen bee at Ghana’s most exclusive boarding school, has her sights set on the Miss Global Universe pageant. But the arrival of Ericka, a new student with undeniable talent and beauty, captures the attention of the pageant recruiter—and Paulina’s hive-minded friends. This buoyant and biting comedy explores the universal similarities (and glaring differences) facing teenage girls across the globe. The nasty-teen comedy genre emerges wonderfully refreshed and even deepened by its immersion in a world it never considered. Beneath the infectious silliness of the play’s adopted genre, the ugly question of internalized racism lurks, with no underlining and without sacrificing laughs.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
July 14-17 and 21-24
Based on the novel by Mark Haddon, adapted by Simon Stephens
15-year-old Christopher has an extraordinary brain: He is exceptional at mathematics but ill-equipped to interpret everyday life. He has never ventured alone beyond the end of his road, he detests being touched, and he distrusts strangers. Now it is 7 minutes after midnight, and Christopher stands beside his neighbor’s dead dog, Wellington, who has been speared with a garden fork. Finding himself under suspicion, Christopher is determined to solve the mystery of who murdered Wellington, and he carefully records each fact of the crime. But his detective work, forbidden by his father, takes him on a thrilling journey that upturns his world.
Lysistrata
Aug. 4-7 and 11-14
By Aristophanes
This ancient Greek comedy by Aristophanes, originally performed in classical Athens in 411 BC, is a comic account of a woman's extraordinary mission to end the Peloponnesian War between Greek city states by denying all the men of the land any sex, which was the only thing they truly and deeply desired. Lysistrata persuades the women of the warring cities to withhold sexual privileges from their husbands and lovers as a means of forcing the men to negotiate peace—a strategy, however, that inflames the battle between the sexes.
***Adult Themes and Imagery!!! No one under 18 admitted without Parent or Gaurdian!!!!***
Misery
Oct. 20-23 and 27-30
By William Goldman, based on the novel by Stephen King
MISERY follows successful romance novelist Paul Sheldon, who is rescued from a car crash by his “number one fan,” Annie Wilkes, and wakes up captive in her secluded home. While Paul is convalescing, Annie reads his latest book and becomes enraged when she discovers the author has killed off her favorite character, Misery Chastain. Annie forces Paul to write a new Misery novel, and he quickly realizes Annie has no intention of letting him go anywhere. The irate Annie has Paul writing as if his life depends on it, and it does.
Jacob Marley's Christmas Carol
Dec. 8-11 and 15-18
By Tom Mula
Big Dawg is proud to present their biannual production of this modern Christmas classic. “Marley was dead, to begin with…” —and what happens to Ebenezer Scrooge’s mean, sour, pruney old business partner after that? Chained and shackled, Marley is condemned to a hellish eternity. He’s even given his own private tormentor: a malicious little hell-sprite who thoroughly enjoys his work. Desperate, Marley accepts his one chance to free himself: To escape his own chains, he must first redeem Scrooge. So begins a journey of laughter and terror, redemption and renewal, during which Scrooge’s heart, indeed, is opened; but not before Marley—in this irreverent, funny and deeply moving story—discovers his own.
All shows will be presented at Thalian Hall’s Ruth & Bucky Stein Studio Theatre, 310 Chestnut St., Wilmington NC*
Center Box Office Hours: 2pm - 5pm, Monday - Friday
910-632-2285 or 1-800-532-2820
Or Visit: https://www.thalianhall.org/community-theatre
*Show titles and Dates subject to change
Thalian Hall is a historic theatre and performing arts center located in downtown Wilmington NC, serving the local community since 1858.
