Onstage this Month
Onstage in September
Each month we put out a listing of onstage opportunities and theater-related events for the upcoming month. Here are some onstage offerings in Raleigh, Wake Forest, and Western Wake during September. They are listed in the order of the date of the first performance.
September audition opportunities are listed after the performance listings.
If you know of a performance or audition we haven’t listed, let us know! We’re always happy to learn about new theatrical events in the Raleigh area. (At present, we are not listing high school or college and university theatrical events.)
Raleigh Little Theater
Something Rotten!
August 23–25, August 29–September 1, September 5–September 8, September 12–September 15
Book by Karey Kirkpatrick and John O’Farrell. Music and Lyrics by Wayne Kirkpatrick and Karey Kirkpatrick. Directed by Susannah Hough.
Set in the 1590s, brothers Nick and Nigel Bottom are desperate to write a hit play but are stuck in the shadow of that Renaissance rock star known as “The Bard.” When a local soothsayer foretells that the future of theater involves singing, dancing and acting at the same time, Nick and Nigel set out to write the world’s very first musical.
301 Pogue St, Raleigh
Theatre Raleigh
Bull Durham, A New Musical
September 10–22
Book by Ron Shelton. Music and lyrics by Susan Werner.
Based on the film, also written by Ron Shelton, this play is about veteran catcher ‘Crash’ Davis, who has been brought to the Durham Bulls to prepare rookie‘Nuke’ LaLoosh, a hot rod pitcher, for the majors. They meet Annie Savoy, self-appointed muse of the Bulls, who transforms one player each year to an all-star by sharing with them her wisdom—and her bed. This year, she’s focused on Nuke, but she finds herself attracted to Crash. As Crash and Annie try to train Nuke in their own ways to become a successful pitcher, their love triangle heats up.
Duke University, Reynolds Industries Theater
Bryan University Center
125 Science Drive, Durham
theatreraleigh.com/bull-durham
Halle Cultural Arts Center
Pepito and The Trash Cans
September 15
Written and performed by Luke Vandergriff
A bilingual musical story about a little boy in Bolivia who longs to play music despite the scarcity and misfortune that stand in his way. He overcomes his obstacles by making his own instruments out of bottles, cans and other repurposed materials. Throughout the story, performer Luke Vandergriff plays an array of homemade instruments. The performance is free, but a ticket is required.
237 North Salem Street, Apex
Firebox Theater Company
Dancing at Lughnasa
September 19–22; September 26–29
Written by Brian Friel
This play tells the story of five unmarried sisters eking out their lives in a small village in Ireland in 1936. The action of the play is told through the memory of the illegitimate son of one of the sisters as he remembers the five women who raised him: his mother and four maiden aunts. Dancing at Lughnasa won the 1992 Tony Award for Best Play,
The Graham
306 S. White Street, Suite 200, Wake Forest
Southern Wake Players
Cinderella
September 20–22
Music by Richard Rodgers. Book by Oscar Hammerstein.
This classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical tells the story of Cinderella.
300 West Ballentine Street, Holly Springs
hollyspringsnc.gov/1407/Community-Theater
Pure Life Theatre
Bob Marley’s Three Little Birds
September 26–29; October 4–6
Directed by Deb Royals. Based on a story by Cedella Marley. Music and Lyrics by Bob Marley.
Adapted for the stage by Michael J. Bobbitt. Performed in collaboration with Paperhand Puppet Intervention.
Ziggy’s afraid to leave his home because of tropical storms, evil spirits and the sneaky, hair-grabbing trickster Duppy. But, with the help of his feathered friends, Ziggy will learn that “every little thing is gonna be alright!”
15 E Peace St, Raleigh (on the campus of William Peace University)
Burning Coal Theatre Company
Bringing Them Home
September 27–29
Adapted by Abbe Fralix and Jerome Davis from the book Bringing Them Home by Oakwood historians Bruce G. Miller and Robin Simonton
This play tells the stories of the young men buried in Oakwood Cemetery who died in war and the families who fought to bring them home. This play is part of the Oakwood Cemetery Series. Every fall, Burning Coal Theatre partners with the historic Oakwood Cemetery to present plays by local playwrights based on the lives of people buried in the Oakwood Cemetery.
Oakwood Cemetery
701 Oakwood Avenue, Raleigh
burningcoal.org/oakwood-and-history-plays
The Cary Players Community Theatre Company
The Addams Family Musical
September 27–29; October 4–6
Book by Marshall Brickman and Rich Elice. Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lippa. Directed by Jaret Preston.
Wednesday Addams has grown up and fallen in love. She confides in her father, who must then keep the secret from Morticia. But the situation becomes rocky when Wednesday’s “normal” boyfriend and his parents come over to the Addams family’s house for dinner.
The Cary Arts Center
101 Dry Avenue, Cary
EbzB Productions and North Raleigh Arts & Creative Theatre
Native
September 13–15 and 20–22
Written by Ian A. Finley
This play is based on the true story of the collaboration between Pulitzer Prize winner Paul Green and the author of Native Son, Richard Wright in adapting Wright’s novel for the stage. Green, a white southern professor who advocates for social justice, and Wright, a self-educated African-American with communist sympathies, initially forge a deep respect for each other as they discuss systemic discrimination against African-Americans. But when differences over the script create an impasse between them, they must engage questions about who has the right to tell the story of racial, political and class injustice.
North Raleigh Arts & Creative Theatre
7713-51 Lead Mine Road, Raleigh
AUDITIONS
Theatre Raleigh
The Curse of the Starving Class
To be considered for an in-person audition, please submit a headshot and resume to
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theatreraleigh.com/auditions
