2008-09 Dance and Theatre Season
SEPTEMBER
The Flying Doctor and Two Precious Maidens Ridiculed by Moliere
September 23-27 at 7:30 pm & September 28 at 3 pm
Alumnae House and adjacent gazebo, Meredith College Campus
These are two of the best of Moliere’s masterful one-acts, blending broad farce and pointed wit to express his never-ending delight in human foibles. However, behind the comic words and gestures of these matchless rogues, tightfisted masters, possessive lovers and elegant ladies lurk flaws and insecurities and their consequences. In the true genius of this French neo-classical playwright, we see that there are many kinds of laughter.
Tickets : Call (919) 760-2840 for ticket reservations. Tickets are $10 and $5.
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NOVEMBER
Jerry’s Girls, the music & lyrics of Jerry Herman
November 5 & 6 at 8 pm, November 8 at 8 pm, November 9 at 3 pm
November 11-15 at 8 pm, November 16 at 3 pm
Studio Theatre of Jones Hall
This is a smash hit musical revue based on the songs of composer Jerry Herman. An all-female cast will recreate moments from Herman’s impressive list of hits, including Hello, Dolly!, Mame, Mack & Mabel, and La Cage Aux Folles. As one critic raved, “Jerry’s Girls and Jerry’s Pearls. The Broadway musical is strutting its stuff with pride and panache. . .” Don’t miss this sheer entertaining evening of song and dance!
Tickets : Call (919) 760-2840 for ticket reservations. Tickets are $10 and $5.
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High School Day of Dance
November 21, 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
Weatherspoon Gym and Jones Auditorium
This is an invitation for high school dance students and their teachers to visit the Dance Program at Meredith, take master class, meet faculty, tour the campus and share their own choreography. There is no registration fee but pre-registration is required.
Information: Please call Dr. Sherry Shapiro at (919) 760-2857.
Meredith Dance Theatre in Concert
November 21-23, 8:00 pm
Jones Auditorium
Meredith's modern dance company, recognized at the American College Dance Festival Mid-Atlantic Regional conference at the gala concert in 2008, will perform works by guest artist Shane O'Hara, Artistic Director Carol Kyles Finley, alumnae, and students.
Tickets: Call (919) 760-2840 for ticket reservations. Tickets are $10 and $5.
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JANUARY
Meredith Tap Ensemble in Concert
January 29-30, 8 pm
Jones Auditorium
An exciting addition to the Dance Program, the newly formed Meredith Tap Ensemble will perform works by guest artists and student choreographers. Call (919) 760-8015 for information.
Tickets: Call (919) 760-2840 for ticket reservations. Tickets are $10 and $5 and free for kids under 12.
boxoffice@meredith.edu
North Carolina Dance Festival
January 23-24, 8 pm
Jones Auditorium
The Festival this year will again feature the Center for Women in the Art's Affiliate Artist Program. Local choreographer Anna Milling was selected to rehearse at Meredith throughout the year and perform on both Friday and Saturday night of the festival. Touring artists this season are
January 23 EEMotion (Charlotte), Sidelong Dance Company (Winston-Salem), Autumn Mist Belk (Raleigh), kearns dance project (Burlington) and
January 24 Valerie Midgett (Boone), Nicole Laliberté (Greensboro), John Gamble Dance Theater (Greensboro), nosi dance theater (Hillsborough).
This event is co-sponsored by Meredith College and the North Carolina Dance Project and supported by the North Carolina Arts Council. Call (919) 760-8015 for information.
Tickets: Call (919) 760-2840 for ticket reservations. All tickets $10. Festival pass $18.
boxoffice@meredith.edu
Children’s Festival
January 25, 3 pm
Jones Auditorium
This year's festival will again celebrate area youth performing many styles of dance including Clogging, Modern, Jazz, and World Dance. The dedication, skill and talent of these young performers make this evening inspiring and fun. Call (919) 760-8015 for information.
Tickets: Call (919) 760-2840 for ticket reservations. All tickets $5. Festival pass $18.
boxoffice@meredith.edu
FEBRUARY
Schoolgirl Figure by Wendy MacLeod
February 10-14 at 8 pm & February 15 at 2 pm
Studio Theatre of Jones Hall
According to The Washington Post, “Playwright Wendy MacLeod’s bitter black comedy is . . . sick. It’s perverse. It’s irreverent. And it’s hilarious.”
Welcome to a high school where the in-crowd is the thin-crowd. The death of the ur-anorexic Monique, queen of the Carpenters, kicks off a scramble for the crown, and the school’s hottest hottie, The Bradley. Renee, with the help of her bulimic best friend Patty, is determined to claim the crown by outfoxing her rival Jeanine and taking her body back to its pre-puberty contours. Let the diet wars begin!
Tickets : Call (919) 760-2840 for ticket reservations. Tickets are $10 and $5.
boxoffice@meredith.edu
MARCH
Top Girls by Caryl Churchill
March 31 at 8 pm, April 1-4 at 8 pm, April 5 at 3 pm
Jones Auditorium
This work, by a renowned contemporary British feminist playwright, is regarded as a unique play about the challenges working women face in the contemporary business world and society at large. Churchill explores the price of success paid for by the central character, Marlene, while using unusual techniques including a nonlinear construction, an overlapping dialogue, and a mix of fantasy and reality. Come see why Top Girls was critically-acclaimed last year when it made its Broadway debut.
Tickets : Call (919) 760-2840 for ticket reservations. Tickets are $10 and $5.
boxoffice@meredith.edu
April 2008
Dance Works
April 24-26 at 8 pm
Jones Auditorium
The annual spring concert produced by the dance program will feature work created by Alyson Colwell-Waber, guest artists and students. Call (919) 760-8015 for information.
Tickets: Call (919) 760-2840 for ticket reservations. Tickets are $10 and $5 and free for kids under 12.
boxoffice@meredith.edu
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