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The amateur is motivated by the love and pleasure of what she’s doing. Even aging! This column is about making the most of getting old, finding the joy, even the

"People who arent quote-unquote musical theater people can jam out to this," enthuses Kelly Felthous, who plays the title character in "Violet," on stage now at TheatreSquared in Fayetteville.

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Jeanine Tesori’s unconventional musical runs through the weekend at TPAC

Vanderbilt Off-Broadway is set to perform “Violet” from April 21-22 at the Rothschild Black Box Theater.

While the source material is subpar, director Bekah Harbison uses simple staging with minimal set pieces to focus the audience on the relationships between the characters. Through her collaboration with her actors, she extracts committed and emotional performances out of each member of the cast. Her blocking, coupled with Mary Fedak’s choreography, uses every inch of the floor (stage) in the theater adding to the intimacy of her vision. There are moments when the entire company fills the full ...

If you’re looking for weekend plans, here are some performances you won’t want to miss.  The Frogs McCormick Auditorium Friday 7 and 10 p.m., Saturday 2 and 7 p.m. Free admission Lovers & Madmen is presenting their production of “The Frogs,” a musical by Stephen Sondheim. God of wine and drama Dionysus and Xanthias travel...

If you’re looking for weekend plans, here are some performances you won’t want to miss.  Violet Ethel M. Barber Theater Friday and Saturday 7:30 p.m., Sunday 2 p.m. Tickets: $6-30 Based on the short story “The Ugliest Pilgrim” by Doris Betts, “Violet” tells the story of a young girl scarred by an axe as a...

The final performances of the summer at one local theater promise to take audiences on a journey – both figuratively and literally. The GhostLight Theatre, 101

The upcoming season celebrates theatre with a variety of productions the entire family will love.