Arts ArrayFALL 2019 Share your masterpiece with us! #myvhcc #artsarray FILM VHCC FALL THEATRE The Hate U Give PRODUCTION AUDITIONS Monday & Tuesday, September 23 & 24 4:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. Abingdon Cinemall Auditions for the comedy Greetings! will be held Wednesday & Thursday, $7.75 Community Admission September 4 & 5, at 8:30 p.m. in the Keyser-Aday Theatre. The cast (PG-13—132 min.) includes 5 characters - 3 male; 2 female - of widely varied ages. Being a VHCC student is not required. Backstage and technical positions are Starr Carter switches between two worlds: the also available. poor neighborhood where she lives and the rich prep school she attends. The uneasy balance Contact Gary Aday for further details at [email protected]. See page 3 between these worlds is shattered when Starr for show times. witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Dir. George Tillman Jr. Stars K.J. Apa, AmandlaFILM Stenberg, Anthony Mackie, Sabrina Carpenter, Regina Hall, Russell Hornsby, Issa Rae, Dominique Fishback Film SPENCER-MILLER CONCERT SERIES FILM Spiderman: Into the Spider-verse Monday & Tuesday, September 9 & 10 4:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. Abingdon Cinemall The Paramount Chamber Players $7.75 Community Admission American Woman Composers (PG-117 min.) Sunday, September 29 at 3:00 PM Sinking Spring Presbyterian Church Spider Man meets many different versions of FREE to all area students; $10 community ticket himself when a gateway into the multiverse opens up. Dir. Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman, The Paramount Chamber Players will share the extraordinary rise of the influence of Bob Persichetti. Stars Jake Johnson, Shameik American women in music since the late nineteenth century. The program features Moore, Brian Tyree Henry, Hailee Steinfeld, music of Amy Beach (Piano Quartet), who is generally acknowledged as the first John Mulaney. American woman recognized widely by music scholars, and Florence B. Price (Folksongs in Counterpoint for String Quartet), the first African American woman to have music performed by a major American symphony. These historical works are FILM juxtaposed with a performance of compositions by longtime Players collaborators, Ann Holler and Evelyn Pursley-Kopitzke. Little Voice Monday & Tuesday, September 16 & 17 4:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. Abingdon Cinemall $7.75 Community Admission (R—97 min.) The Biggest Little Farm Monday & Tuesday, Sept 30 & Oct 1 A timid woman has the uncanny ability to sing like 4:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. show business legends. Dir. Mark Herman. Stars Abingdon Cinemall Jane Horrocks, Brenda Blethyn, Michael Caine, $7.75 Community Admission Jim Broadbent. (PG – 91 min) A documentarian and his wife attempt to establish a unique farm outside Los Angeles while facing wildfires, pests, and predators. Dir. John Chester. Stars Molly Chester, John Chester. Download the Fall 2019 Arts Array Brochure online at www.vhcc.edu/ArtsAray or click here FILM FILM Support the Girls The Birdcage MondayFilm & Tuesday, October 7 & 8 MondayFilm & Tuesday, October 21 & 22 4:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. Abingdon Cinemall Abingdon Cinemall $7.75 Community Admission $7.75 Community Admission (R—90 min.) (R—117 min.) Double Whammies isn’t just a sports bar with A couple pretend to be straight in order to impress fried food and barely dressed waitresses; the conservative man who is the father of their it is the baby of eternally optimistic general son’s fiancée. Based on the Tony-award winning manager Lisa whose unflappable positivity is musical La Cage aux Folles (showing at the Barter put to the test on one particularly grueling day. Theatre this season). Dir. Mike Nichols. Stars Robin Dir. Andrew Bujalski. Stars Regina Hall, Haley Lu Williams, Nathan Lane, Gene Hackman, Dianne Richardson, Shayna McHayle, Brooklyn Decker, Wiest, Dan Futterman. Jana Kramer. CONCERT FILM The Billy Crawford Band The Edge of Seventeen and Guests Lady - FilmMonday & Tuesday, October 14 & 15 Sings the Blues 4:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. Friday, October 25 at 7:00 PM Abingdon Cinemall VHCC Keyser-Aday Theater $7.75 Community Admission FREE for all area students; (R—101 min.) $10 for the community A narcissistic, edgy teen falls into a downward This incredible showcase of talent will feature one of Bristol’s native sons, Billy Crawford. spiral when her best friend starts dating her Raised playing bass in church, he gained an early hard-rock pedigree on electric guitar. brother. Dir. Kelly Fremon. Stars Hailee Steinfeld, For the past three decades, he’s turned his six-string action toward the blues. His Woody Harrelson, Kyra Sedgwick, Haley Lu Bristol-based Billy Crawford Band includes some of that region’s finest blues players. Richardson, Blake Jenner The fire is still burning blue from Crawford’s Guitar, as he rips through blues, ballads, rock, surf – even New Orleans-style. “I still love the guitar. I play and practice every day,” Crawford said. “It has never gotten old for me. I’m still excited about creating sound out of silence every time I perform!” Along for the ride with Crawford are his band mates saxophonist Mary Munsey, bassist SPENCER-MILLER CONCERT SERIES Robert McClain, and drummer/vocals Keith Chinault. This concert will also feature guest vocalists Kristy Karas, Grace Constable, Reagan Boggs and Samantha Gray. Morningstar Flute Ensemble Guest K.D.Forsha will also bring his Hammond B3 organ. This show plans to deliver an Sunday, October 13, 2019 at 3:00 PM Sinking Spring Presbyterian Church amazing array of talent concluding in an all-star jam. FREE to all area students; $10 community ticket Hayley Goad is a flutist and teacher from Jonesborough, FILM TN. She earned her music-education degree from UT, Knoxville, and is a middle school band director in Beast Monday & Tuesday, October 28 & 29 Unicoi County. She has been an avid performer for 4:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. many years. Erik Peterson is a flutist from Johnson Abingdon Cinemall City, TN. A graduate of ETSU, he currently works the $7.75 Community Admission university’s tutoring center and plays with the Johnson (R—107 min.) City Community Band. Morningstar Flute Ensemble’s founder, Charlotte Ellis, is a freelance musician and composer living in Blountville, TN. A young woman quickly falls for a charming stranger She performs in a number of ensembles in the area, including the flute and piano duo who is the suspect of several local murders. Dir. Michael Windsong and Bittersweet Celtic Ensemble. The Ensemble has given concerts in several Pearce. Stars Jessie Buckley, Johnny Flynn, Geraldine states and recorded a CD of some beautiful and soothing music. James, Charley Palmer Rothwell, Hattie Gotobed. THEATRE PRODUCTION The Producers “Fun, funny and alive!” Mel Brooks turned his iconic cult classic film into a record Thursday, October 24 breaking musical for the stage. A hotshot Broadway producer, who has lost his luck 7:30 p.m. and his partner in crime, attempt to create and produce the greatest failed Broadway Barter Theatre Gilliam Stage show in history. They make a plan to raise $2 million, hire the worst director and actors, and choose the most offensive and doomed show. Although it seems fool proof, their A limited number of free VHCC student tickets are plan may not be as smashing as these two clowns hope. This wildly hilarious comedy available; please wait for e-mail announcement a will carry you along a journey of dreams and friendship that is surprisingly genuine week before the show to request a ticket. One ticket and poignant. The Producers received the most Tony Awards in theatre history and per person based on availability. is considered to be one of the funniest shows ever written. Book by Mel Brooks and Contact [email protected] for details. Thomas Meehan. Music and Lyrics by Mel Brooks. SPENCER-MILLER CONCERT SERIES FILM The Tri-Cities Jazz Orchestra Good Time Sunday, November 3 Monday & Tuesday, November 11 & 12 3:00 p.m. 4:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. VHCC Keyser-Aday Theatre Abingdon Cinemall FREE to all area students; $10 community ticket $7.75 Community Admission (R—100 min.) A frenetic bank robber goes to desperate lengths to get his younger brother out of jail. Dir. Benny Safdie, Joshua Safdie. Stars Robert Pattinson, Benny Safdie, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Buddy Duress, Barkhad Abdi. THEATRE PRODUCTION The Tri-Cities Jazz Orchestra is a 17-piece big band comprised of musicians from White Christmas Friday, November 29 Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia. The band specializes in playing music 8:00 p.m. from the big band era to present day including the music of Glenn Miller, Count Gilliam Stage Basie, Duke Ellington, Buddy Rich, Maynard Ferguson, Stan Kenton and many more. $7.75 Community Admission Director and Drummer, Eddie Dalton, organized this group in 2017. Since then the group has performed for various venues and events throughout Northeast Tennessee A limited number of free VHCC student tickets are avail- and Southwest Virginia including NPR live radio broadcasts, music festivals, theaters, able; please wait for e-mail announcement a week before restaurants and weddings. the show to request a ticket. One ticket per person based on availability. Contact [email protected] for details. FILM Can You Ever Forgive Me? Monday & Tuesday, November 4 & 5 A timeless tale of joy and goodwill filled with Irving Berlin’s call songs, topped off 4:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. with glorious dancing and lots of snow makes this a show a holiday classic for all Abingdon Cinemall audiences! Irving Berlin’s White Christmas is the story of Bob and Phil, two showbiz $7.75 Community Admission buddies putting on a production in a picturesque Vermont Inn after World War II.