Shane D. Hudson, currently the Assistant Director of Development for PlayMakers Repertory Company in Chapel Hill, NC, relocated to Durham after 14 years as an arts administrator in Boston. Mr. Hudson received a BFA in arts management from Emerson College in Boston, where he produced musicals at the Emerson Majestic Theater and received the Carol Burnett Award for dedication to the performing arts. In Boston, Mr. Hudson served as general manager and marketing director for Blue Man Group, theater manager for the historic Charles Playhouse and executive director of StageSource, the Alliance of Theater Artists and Producers. He also served on the StageSource board of directors and founded GhostLight Media Inc., a consultant group providing New England arts organizations with general management, marketing and event planning services. Mr. Hudson managed a variety of large-scale events including Blue Man Group's 2001 GRAMMY performance with Moby and Jill Scott, the re-launch of the internationally recognized Leonard Bernstein Festival of the Arts, the Annual Boston Theater Hero Gala and events with TONY winners Patti LuPone, Bernadette Peters, Scott Whitman and Susan Stroman. He currently serves on the board of directors of Arts North Carolina and Triangle ArtWorks. He is also a social media consultant for arts organizations and blogs at theatrenorthcarolina.com. Find him on Twitter at @shanedhudson. 
Justin Long to Join Evan Rachel Wood in Romeo and Juliet
March 18, 2009
March 18, 2009
Justin Long, Hollywood actor, will join the cast of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet for five benefit performances as Romeo, at Theatre In The Park. Justin will be joined on stage by Hollywood actress and Raleigh, NC native, Evan Rachel Wood as his Juliet.
LuPone: 'Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda' at Carolina Performing Arts 3/18
March 18, 2009
March 18, 2009
Tony Award-winning Broadway star Patti LuPone (the original Evita) takes us on a high-spirited tour of songs and roles that she 'could have played, should have played, did play and will play,' with selections from Hair, Bye Bye Birdie, Funny Girl, West Side Story, Peter Pan, Evita, Anything Goes and more!
TOPOL in FIDDLER ON THE ROOF at DPAC March 17-22
March 17, 2009
March 17, 2009
The star of the original motion picture returns to the role he made famous Durham, NC (February 20, 2009) -?Without our traditions, our lives would be as shaky as...as a FIDDLER ON THE ROOF,? announces Tevye, a humble milkman from the Russian village of Anatevka. And so begins a tale of love and laughter, devotion and defiance, and changing traditions.
Institute of Outdoor Drama Auditions Held March 14 at UNC-CH
March 14, 2009
March 14, 2009
On Saturday, March 14, 2009, theatre directors and staff from approximately 10 outdoor historical dramas from across the country will attend auditions at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) to audition performers and technicians for summer jobs.
Ted Neely Led 'SUPERSTAR' Hits Durham 3/6 - 3/8
March 5, 2009
March 5, 2009
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, the groundbreaking theatrical masterpiece by legendary writing team Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, is coming to Durham Performing Arts Center, March 6-8 for five performances only. The first collaboration between Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice to be performed on the professional stage, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR is one of the most popular and enduring works ever created for the musical theatre.
The Never and Little Green Pig present ANTARCTICA March 6-7
March 6, 2009
March 6, 2009
The Antarctica Shadow Ballet and other little things... The Never and The Little Green Pig Theatrical Concern are excited to announce a multi-media performance of The Never's 2006 release of 'Antarctica, A Storybook Record' as well as brand new material from their upcoming record. Actors, dancers, puppets, film and light will conspire to bring The Never's music to life as a bold piece of total theatre.
PlayMakers Artistic Director Honored By American Theatre
February 27, 2009
February 27, 2009
American Theatre magazine has named Joseph Haj, producing artistic director of PlayMakers Repertory Company, one of 25 theater artists who will have a significant impact on the American theater scene over the next quarter-century.
TOPOL in FIDDLER ON THE ROOF at DPAC March 17-22
February 22, 2009
February 22, 2009
The star of the original motion picture returns to the role he made famous Durham, NC (February 20, 2009) -?Without our traditions, our lives would be as shaky as...as a FIDDLER ON THE ROOF,? announces Tevye, a humble milkman from the Russian village of Anatevka. And so begins a tale of love and laughter, devotion and defiance, and changing traditions.
Ted Neely Led 'SUPERSTAR' Hits Durham 3/6 - 3/8
February 22, 2009
February 22, 2009
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, the groundbreaking theatrical masterpiece by legendary writing team Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, is coming to Durham Performing Arts Center, March 6-8 for five performances only. The first collaboration between Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice to be performed on the professional stage, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR is one of the most popular and enduring works ever created for the musical theatre.
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM in Chapel Hill
February 21, 2009
February 21, 2009
A Midsummer Night's Dream Playmakers Repertory Company and The ArtsCenter are thrilled to announce the 2009 Summer Youth Conservatory production will be A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare.
CONTINUOUS CITY Explores the Power of Communication Feb 20
February 20, 2009
February 20, 2009
A tale of transcontinental disconnection seen through the eyes of a little girl, her globetrotting father, an overworked dot-com CEO and a siteseeing nanny, Continuous City is a modern fable about those we love and how we communicate with them when we're not there.
DORA THE EXPLORER LIVE Coming to Explore RALEIGH February 20-22
February 20, 2009
February 20, 2009
Nickelodeon and Broadway Across America are teaming up to bring 'Dora the Explorer Live! Search for the City of Lost Toys,' starring the world's most famous Latina explorer, to Raleigh's Memorial Auditorium from February 20-22.
Auditions Set for Evan Rachel Wood Led ROMEO & JULIET Benefit Run
February 19, 2009
February 19, 2009
Theatre In The Park is producing a production of Shakespeare's ROMEO & JULIET as a special fundraiser for the theatre. Raleigh-born movie star Evan Rachel Wood (The Wrestler, Thirteen) as Juliet.
The Never and Little Green Pig present ANTARCTICA March 6-7
February 17, 2009
February 17, 2009
The Antarctica Shadow Ballet and other little things... The Never and The Little Green Pig Theatrical Concern are excited to announce a multi-media performance of The Never's 2006 release of 'Antarctica, A Storybook Record' as well as brand new material from their upcoming record. Actors, dancers, puppets, film and light will conspire to bring The Never's music to life as a bold piece of total theatre.
Shakespeare's THE TEMPEST Runs at Bare Theatre Feb 12-22
February 12, 2009
February 12, 2009
Bare Theatre will close its fourth consecutive season with the vibrant, magical tale of Shakespeare?s The Tempest. Considered a Shakespearean romance, The Tempest is set far away from ordinary life and tells the tale of a shipwrecked king and his brother, two young lovers and a drunken trio of a fool, a clown and a monster. All of their fates are carefully watched over and manipulated by a powerful sorcerer and a mystical spirit beholden to him.
MISS JEAN BRODIE Opens Feb 13 at Raleigh Little Theatre
February 13, 2009
February 13, 2009
THE PRIME OF MISS JEAN BRODIE, by Jay Presson Allen, adapted from the novel by Muriel Spark, is a story about acceptance, life, love and betrayal.
A Musical Love Story, SUNDAY IN THE PARK in Winston-Salem
February 12, 2009
February 12, 2009
What better for the month of love than a musical love story? Sunday in the Park with George opens Friday, Feb. 20, at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. With music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine, Sunday in the Park with George is a complex work that revolves around 19th century French painter George Seurat, who founded the neo-Impressionist art of Pointillism.
Actors From the London Stage Present MUCH ADO Feb 12-14
February 12, 2009
February 12, 2009
Carolina Performing Arts presents Much Ado About Nothing at Gerrard Hall, February 12-14. This isn't the Shakespeare you learned in high school! The acclaimed troupe Actors from the London Stage, one of the oldest established Shakespeare theater companies in the world, will present a minimalist approach to one of Shakespeare?s most celebrated works.
MISS SAIGON Celebrates Valentine's With Prices To Love
February 11, 2009
February 11, 2009
Since Miss Saigon is hailed as the 'classic love story of our time' North Carolina Theatre has a special offer in honor of Valentine?s Day. The theatre is offering 2 tickets for $50 in the mezzanine section during the March 21-29 run of Miss Saigon at the Progress Energy Center! Regularly priced tickets are $41 to $56 per ticket.
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