Beltline to Broadway

The Weight of Everything We Know
2023-06-01 20:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Theatre Raleigh Studio, 3027 Barrow Dr, Raleigh, NC, 27616, United States
This production is a full circle moment for Maule, who worked on the play when the manuscript was selected for the competitive 2022 N.C. Playwrights Lab held at Theatre Raleigh last summer. The lab is a premiere, professional program for developing new works by N.C. playwrights.
“From the moment you type ‘end of play,’ every playwright dreams of getting a world premiere production at a world-class theatre,” Maule said. “To have ‘The Weight of Everything We Know’ produced by a theatre as beloved and accomplished as Theatre Raleigh is a dream come true. I could not be more excited about the team that’s bringing my script to life.”
Maule’s romantic comedy centers on the scientific shift in May 2019 to base a kilogram’s mass on mathematical precision instead of physical weight. That shift was a breakthrough in human knowledge but a complete disaster for Lucia and Darrow, a couple on a Bumble date. “When I read about the kilogram changing mass, I knew there was a great dramatic premise there,” Maule said. “Here was a breakthrough that would upend everything for scientists, and leave others puzzled and wondering if they needed a new scale. So what if this all happened while a scientist and a non-science type were falling in love? How do you deal with the entire universe changing while you’re on a first date?”

Holmes & Watson
2023-06-01 19:30 - 21:30 | University Theatre, 2241 Dunn Avenue, Raleigh, NC, 27695, United States
Sherlock Holmes is dead. Or so it is assumed. The world knows the great detective went over the falls at Reichenbach with his nemesis Professor Moriarty. But as Holmes’ body was never retrieved, it falls to Dr. Watson to disprove the charlatans. When a telegram arrives with tales of three men claiming to be the fallen hero, Watson must journey to a remote asylum off the coast of Scotland to discover if one of the mad men is the real Sherlock Holmes in this intriguing mystery-thriller.

Corpus Christi
2023-06-01 19:00 - 21:00 | St. Johns MCC, 4 North Blount Street, Raleigh, NC, 27601, United States
In Corpus Christi, McNally gives us his own unique view of the story of Christ, depicting Jesus and the Apostles as gay men living in modern-day Texas.
“A serious, even reverent retelling of the Christ story in a modern idiom—quite close, in its way, to the original…If the point is to make Jesus’ teachings live for a contemporary audience, activist Christians should be hailing this play, not trying to suppress it…One of McNally’s best, most moving and personal works. His updating of the Christ story is witty, but not patronizing, as sober and cleansing as a dip in baptismal waters.” — Time Magazine.

1776
2023-05-31 19:30 - 21:30 | DPAC, 123 Vivian Street, Durham, NC, 27701, United States
What will it take to get two dozen powerfully passionate, exceedingly complicated, and all-too-human individuals to settle their differences, while they hold the very future of a nation in their hands? This Tony Award-winning Best Musical is tuneful, witty, and constantly surprising, especially in this revolutionary new production from directors Jeffrey L. Page (Violet) and Diane Paulus (Waitress) with a cast that reflects multiple representations of race, gender, and ethnicity. You may never think about our country—who we are and why—the same way again.

Away Home
2023-06-02 19:00 - 21:00 | University Theatre, 2241 Dunn Avenue, Raleigh, NC, 27695, United States
Join us for the second workshop performance of Honest Pint’s original musical! Script by Tamara Kissane; Music and lyrics by Matthew Hager.
Produced by Honest Pint Theatre Company in partnership with TheatreFEST ’23.

Hands on a Hard Body
2023-06-02 20:00 - 22:00 | Raleigh Little Theatre, 301 Pogue Street, Raleigh, NC, 27607, United States
For 10 hard-luck Texans, a new lease on life is so close they can touch it. Under a scorching sun for days on end, armed with nothing but hope, humor and ambition, they’ll fight to keep at least one hand on a brand-new truck in order to win it. In the hilarious, hard-fought contest that is Hands on a Hardbody, only one winner can drive away with the American Dream. This roots-rock musical is inspired by the true events of the acclaimed 1997 documentary of the same name by S.R. Bindler, produced by Kevin Morris and Bindler.

TheatreFEST
2023-06-01 08:00 - 2023-06-18 17:00 | University Theatre, 2241 Dunn Avenue, Raleigh, NC, 27695, United States
Happening June 1-18, TheatreFEST 2023 is Raleigh’s hub for summer theatre. Connecting theatre-makers, companies, educators, and patrons alike — all in the celebration and advancement of live theatre.
With a varied script of theatrically-centered experiences on tap, TheatreFEST has something for everyone!

Single Black Female
2023-05-25 19:30 - 21:30 | Mettlesome, 800 Taylor Street, Durham, United States
A fast and funny look at the lives of single Black women, as they navigate love, success, and stereotypes.

The Face of Emmett Till
2023-05-20 19:30 - 22:00 | Leggett Theater, 15 E Peace Street, Raleigh, NC, United States
The touching story based on the words of Mamie Till Mobley is one of the greatest examples of the courage of truth in the face of hatred.

Equus
2023-04-21 20:00 - 22:00 | North Raleigh Arts and Creative Theatre, 7713-51 Lead Mine Road, Raleigh, North Carolina, 27615, United States
Dr. Martin Dysart, a psychiatrist, is confronted with Alan Strang, a boy who has blinded six horses in a violent fit of passion. This very passion is as foreign to Dysart as the act itself. To the boy’s parents, it is a hideous mystery; Alan has always adored horses. To Dysart, it is a psychological puzzle that leads both doctor and patient to a complex and disturbingly dramatic confrontation. This international success reached new acclaim in London and on Broadway when revived in 2008.
Director: Sean Brosnahan
PLEASE NOTE:
OUT OF RESPECT AND SUPPORT FOR THIS PRODUCTION’S ACTING COMPANY, NORTH RALEIGH ARTS & CREATIVE THEATRE IS PARTNERING WITH YONDR FOR ALL PERFORMANCES. UPON YOUR ARRIVAL AT THE THEATRE, ALL PHONES AND RECORDING DEVICES WILL BE PLACED IN A YONDR POUCH BY AN NRACT BOARD MEMBER AND WILL REMAIN SEALED UNTIL THE END OF THE PERFORMANCE. PATRONS MAINTAIN POSSESSION OF THEIR DEVICES AT ALL TIMES. DEVICES WILL NOT BE ACCESSIBLE DURING INTERMISSION. ELECTRONIC TICKETS WILL NOT BE UTILIZED FOR OUR EQUUS PRODUCTIONS. IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO PRINT YOUR TICKETS, WE WILL BE HAPPY TO ACCOMMODATE YOU AT THE BOX OFFICE.
***MATURE AUDIENCES ONLY! NO ONE UNDER 18 WILL BE ADMITTED TO THIS SHOW.
*** MATURE THEMES, ADULT LANGUAGE AND NUDITY
*** NO RECORDING DEVICES WILL BE PERMITTED DURING THESE PERFORMANCES.

The Color Purple
2023-04-22 19:30 - 21:30 | Duke Energy Center, 2 E. South Street, Raleigh, NC, 27601, United States
A teenage Celie is torn from her beloved sister and forced into an abusive marriage. Over the next forty years, while Celie encounters repression, despair, and heartbreak, she also discovers hope in a group of friends who inspire her to find her voice, discover her beauty and change her life.

Chicago
2023-04-28 20:00 - 22:00 | DPAC, 123 Vivian Street, Durham, NC, 27701, United States
After 25 years, CHICAGO is still the one musical with everything that makes Broadway shimmy-shake: a universal tale of fame, fortune, and all that jazz, with one show stopping song after another and the most astonishing dancing you’ve ever seen. No wonder CHICAGO has been honored with 6 Tony Awards, 2 Oliver Awards, a Grammy, and thousands of standing ovations. As we celebrate our 25th anniversary – you’ve got to come see with the name on everyone’s lips is still… CHICAGO
