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Performances 2018 - 2019 2018 - 2019 Season Sponsor Comedy Sponsor 2018 PERFORMANCES 2018 - 2019 2018 - 2019 SEASON SPONSOR COMEDY SPONSOR Call us at 919-753-4126 Helping Holly Springs Families ting.com/hollysprings See Better Since 1999… A great town deserves great Internet Ting Internet is building the Holly Springs fiber network. ting Medical Care What is Gigabit fiber? watch videos without buffering EYE CARE AD make crystal clear video calls Designer Eyewear It’s the next generation of Internet. With gigabit fiber, families and upload and download in seconds businesses can: optimal gaming performance Simple, fair pricing Contact Lens Experts Upload speed up to 1000 Mbps Download speed up to 1000 Mbps Unlimited data Dr. Phil Vito & Associates No contracts or hidden fees Proud Sponsor of Schedule Appointments online Home Gigabit $89/mo Business Gigabit $139/mo HollySpringsEye.com 919-577-3937 Or try Ting 5/5 with 5 Mbps upload and download for $19/mo. And all things 608 Holly Springs Rd., Holly Springs! near Lowe’s Foods & Check your address at ting.com/hollysprings Bass Lake Draft House Call us at 919-753-4126 GREAT PERFORMANCESarah Potenza Pete theSERIES Cat Friday, September 21, 2018 at 7:30PM Thursday, October 4, 2018 at 10AM and 2PM Tickets: $25 Adults; $20 Seniors; $15 Students Tickets: $21 Adults; $18 Seniors; $15 Students A contestant on season 8 of The Voice, Sarah Potenza “is to the Holly Springs Cultural Center presents the Theatreworks USA Blues what Adele is to Pop,” according to the Rolling Stones. production of PETE THE CAT! When Pete the Cat gets caught And we think you will agree when she takes the stage in Holly rocking out after bedtime, the cat-catcher sends him to live Springs! Catching the nation’s attention when all four chairs with the Biddle family to learn his manners - and boy are turned for her first performance on The Voice, Potenza continued they square! But for the groovy blue cat, life is an adventure to impress as she made it to the top twenty of the season. Sarah no matter where you wind up, so the minute Pete walks in Potenza has become known nationally for her reflective original the door, he gets the whole family rocking. The whole family, songwriting and her monster vocals. She released her latest that is, except for young Jimmy Biddle, the most organized album Monster in 2016. second grader on planet earth. As the end of second grade approaches, Jimmy has a lot of tests, and the last thing he needs is some groovy cat in his life, changing his family and turning everything upside down. But when Jimmy draws a blank in art class during the last week of school, it turns out Pete is the perfect friend to help him out. Together, they set out on a Steve Brogan mission to help Jimmy conquer second grade art, and along the Friday, September 28, 2018 at 7:30PM way, they both learn a little something new about inspiration. Tickets: $15 Adults; $12 Seniors; $10 Students Join Jimmy and Pete on an adventure of friendship, all the way to Paris and back in a VW Bus. Clean comedy performance great for all ages! Steve Brogan is one of those rare entertainers who can captivate any audience with his incredible and unique talent. He mixes stand-up comedy, puppetry, audience participation, improvisation, along with his Ozark Jubilee presents Stars of the Grand Ole Opry astonishing voice manipulations, all to the benefit of comedy- Friday, October 12, 2018 at 7:30PM seeking audiences. Brogan has appeared on several network Tickets: $25 Adults; $20 Seniors; $15 Students shows including Good Morning America, PBS and the Today Show as well as cable shows such as The Comedy Connection Direct from Branson, the Ozark Jubilee presents: “Stars of and variety show, Swan’s Place. Join us and Steve’s cast of the Grand Old Opry.” The all-star cast of the Jubilee will be characters for this clean comedy event! performing the music of the great stars of the Grand Old Opry. From Roy Acuff, Patsy Cline, Tammy Wynette, Ray Price, George Jones, Merle Haggard, Charlie Pride, Porter Waggoner, and many more. If you like country music and good, clean family entertainment, you will want to bring all your friends to come out and see the Ozark Jubilee. GREAT STAGEWORKS PERFORMANCE THEATER SERIES PRESENTS Jerry Carroll “Drop Dead!” by Billy Van Zandt & Jane Milmore Friday, November 9, 2018 at 7:30PM Thursday, September 13, 2018 at 7:30PM Tickets: $15 Adults; $12 Seniors; $10 Students Friday, September 14, 2018 at 7:30PM DROP DEADA FARCE Saturday, September 15, 2018 at 3PM, 7:30PM Clean comedy performance great for all ages! Country comedian Tickets: $14 Adults; $12 Seniors and Students Jerry harvests a bumper crop of high hilarity in his fast-paced, $10 Season Subscription and Groups (10+) high-energy show about everyday life. His relatable topics crack up the most hard-to-please crowds. Jerry found comedy growing A cast of has-been actors plan to revive their careers in “Drop up on his family’s farm. For 20 years, he worked the farm before BY BILLY VAN ZANDT & JANE MILMORE Dead!,” a potboiler murder mystery directed by “Wonder Child of finally pursuing his life’s dream of entertaining people and the Broadway Stage” Victor Le Pewe (a psychotic eye twitching LOCATION DATES TIMES making them laugh. Jerry has opened concerts for music artists TICKETING INFORMATION (NUMBER/WEB ADDRESS ETC) megalomaniac). At the dress rehearsal the set falls, props break, PRICES such as Michael Bolton, Patty Loveless, Lyle Lovett, and Larry Produced under special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc. and the producer and an actor are murdered. During the opening Gatlin. Laugh the night away when this hilarious farmer, speaker, night performance, the murders continue. The remaining and country comedian takes the stage in Holly Springs! thespians must save the show and their careers, solve the mystery and stay alive for curtain calls. **Can’t make a performance that weekend? Stageworks Theatre will continue a second week of performances at the Fuquay Arts Center on COMING IN 2019 September 20 – 22, 2018!** Shades of Bublé: A Three-Man Tribute to Michael Bublé Saturday, February 23, 2019 at 7:30PM COMING IN 2019 Tickets: $36 Adults; $30 Seniors; $24 Students “The Girls of the Garden Club” by John Patrick Thursday, January 17, 2019 at 7:30PM Julie Scoggins Friday, January 18, 2019 at 7:30PM Friday, March 1, 2019 at 7:30PM Saturday, January 19, 2019 at 3PM, 7:30PM Tickets: $15 Adults; $12 Seniors; $10 Students Tickets: $14 Adults; $12 Seniors and Students Hotel California “A Salute To The Eagles” $10 Season Subscription and Groups (10+) Thursday, March 14, 2019 at 7:30PM rden GaCLUB Tickets: $36 Adults; $30 Seniors; $24 Students BY JOHN PATRICK LOCATION DATES TIMES David Engle’s JEDI ACADEMY! TICKETING INFORMATION (NUMBER/WEB ADDRESS ETC) PRICES Saturday, May 11, 2019 at 11:00AM, 7:00PM Produced under special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc. Bonus Show “Greater Tuna” by Jaston Williams, Tickets: $21 Adults; $18 Seniors; $15 Students Joe Sears, and Ed Howard Thursday, February 14, 2019 at 7:30PM Karen Morgan Friday, February 15, 2019 at 7:30PM Friday, May 17, 2019 at 7:30PM Saturday, February 16, 2019 at 3PM, 7:30PM Tickets: $15 Adults; $12 Seniors; $10 Students Tickets: $14 Adults; $12 Seniors and Students; $10 Season Subscription and Groups (10+) LOCATION DATES TIMES TICKETING INFORMATION (NUMBER/WEB ADDRESS ETC) PRICES Produced under special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc. STAGEWORKS HOLLY SPRINGS THEATER COMMUNITY PRESENTS BAND Fall: “Hollywood in Holly Springs” Saturday, October 13, 2018 at 7:30PM COMING IN 2019 Christmas: “Winter Wonderland” “DeathTrap” by Ira Levin Saturday, December 15, 2018 Thursday, March 28, 2019 at 7:30PM at 7:30PM Friday, March 29, 2019 at 7:30PM Spring: “Only the Best!” Saturday, March 30, 2019 at 3PM, 7:30PM Saturday, April 6, 2019 at 7:30PM Tickets: $14 Adults; $12 Seniors and Students; $10 Season Subscription and Groups (10+) Tickets: $5 Adults; $3 Seniors & Students The Holly Springs Community Band is a DEATHTRAP BY IRA LEVIN group of all-volunteer musicians whose LOCATION DATES TIMES performances foster an appreciation TICKETING INFORMATION (NUMBER/WEB ADDRESS ETC) PRICES Produced under special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc. “Harold and Maude” by Colin Higgins for every kind of concert band music, HAROLD Thursday, June 6, 2019 at 7:30PM including classical, semi-classical, Friday, June 7, 2019 at 7:30PM Broadway musicals, movie soundtracks, & Saturday, June 8, 2019 at 3PM, 7:30PM pop and rock, and marches. Tickets: $14 Adults; $12 Seniors and Students; $10 Season Subscription and Groups (10+) BY COLIN HIGGINS LOCATION DATES TIMES TICKETING INFORMATION (NUMBER/WEB ADDRESS ETC) ROUTE 55 PRICES Produced under special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc. JAZZ BAND Saturday, September 22, 2018 at 7:30PM Saturday, December 8, 2018 at 7:30PM Saturday, March 2, 2019 at 7:30PM Saturday, May 18, 2019 at 7:30PM Tickets: $10 Adults; $7 Seniors & Students Route 55 Jazz Orchestra was founded in the fall of 2006 and its membership consists of community musicians who are serious about their commitment to making authentic Big Band Jazz in the tradition of Basie, Kenton, Miller, and more! SPOTLIGHT CAROLINA THEATRE CHILDREN’S PRESENTS THEATRE PRESENTS “Robin Hood: The Musical” “Babes in Toyland” Friday, August 3, 2018 at 7:30PM Thursday, November 29, 2018 at 7PM Saturday, August 4, 2018 at 2PM, 7:30PM Friday, November 30, 2018 at 7PM Saturday, December 1, 2018 at 2PM, 7PM Robin Hood and his Merry Men (or Women!) Tickets: $12 Adults, $10 Students, Seniors and Military, are prepared to take the sneaky Sheriff of $8 Children 12 and under and groups of 10+ Nottingham down in this fun romp through the Sherwood Forest! Impoverished citizens Just in time for the holidays, Carolina Children’s Theatre brings led by Robin are waging a battle against you another family classic – Babes in Toyland.
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