Week Three Of Independent Voices Festival Brings Nick of Time To The Stage

WEEK THREE Independent Voices Festival- Jan 20 & 21 "Nick of Time" from South Camden Theatre @ 8pm

Seventh Inning Stretch Puppets on Jan 20
A Documentary on Virgilio Jan 20 and 21
Jan 22 "Dead Man's Mambo"
from OMBELICO Mask Ensemble @ 8pm
Jan 23 "Mew Mystics Theatre"
Two plays about hope, dignity & addiction @ 2pm & 7pm

Details of this week's Programming

From South Camden Theatre comes Nick of Time by Joe Paprzycki a new short play about Nick Virgilio, the famous haiku poet who was a Camden, NJ resident who is widely considered as America's greatest haiku poet. The characters are Nick, his writing mentor and confidant Walt Whitman, and a young man Lawrence who may or may not be who he proclaims to be. The play takes us into Nick's world and motivation and we see the heart and soul of a great poet. Bob Weick, Rocky Wilson and Matt Mezzacappa will be performing as directed by Henry Brann. SPECIAL EVENTS Seventh Inning Stretch Puppet Company on Jan 20 and a Documentary by Sean Dougherty about Virgilio on both evenings Jan 20 and 21 at 8pm
Tickets:
http://thecentretheater.ticketleap.com/nick-of-time-by-joe-paprzycki/

Part Commedia dell'Arte part Clown, The Dead Man's Mambo is a solo show with one actor performing 11 characters in 80 hilarious minutes. Through traditional masks, physical story telling, and action-packed sword fights the audience is introduced to group of timeless human archetypes. The Dead Man's Mambo is a unique mix of highly structured scenario, wildly improvised performance and live music. The Dead Man's Mambo is written and conceived by John Bellomo and Brendon Gawel, directed by Brendon Gawel and performed by John Bellomo. Live music for the show is written and performed by Andrew Clotworthy. Jan 22 @ 8pm Tickets: http://thecentretheater.ticketleap.com/dead-mans-mambo/

The New Mystics Theatre Company, a New Group in our region, bring two passionate performances to The Centre Theater. 7 REASONS Set in the visitors' room of a drug rehabilitation center, this collection of monologues details the drug and alcohol experiences of a divergent group of young people. Consequences of use, family dynamics, struggles with getting clean, peer pressure, and other aspects of their lives are presented in a straightforward and realistic manner sure to catch and keep the attention of teens. And I Am Not Other which is a piece about prejudice and violence including inspiring words from Dr. King. PERFECT for students and Educators. Jan 23 @ 2pm and 7pm
Tickets: http://thecentretheater.ticketleap.com/new-mystics-tc/

Make your reservations today.

The performances take place at
The Centre Theater at
208 DeKalb Street, Norristown, PA
in our 4th floor theatre.
To purchase tickets please call 610-279-1013 or online at http://thecentretheater.ticketleap.com/

The Centre Theater brings a series of events by more than eleven regional performance groups to its fourth floor theater with the Independent Voices Festival.

The Independent Voices Festival spotlights performers who deserve an encore performance or who want to bring new work to the stage. The Centre Theater also offers opportunities for new performers to explore professional productions. The month long festival highlights more than three premieres and performances from many genres' including theatre, movement, music, and puppetry.

FULL SCHEDULE
January 17: Citizen Paine by Bill Hollenbach 8PM
January 20: Nick of Time by Joe Paprzycki South Camden Theatre and Seventh Inning Stretch Puppet Company 8PM
January 21: Nick of Time by Joe Paprzycki South Camden Theatre 8PM
January 22: Dead Man's Mambo by OMBELICO Mask Ensemble 8PM
January 23: Two plays by The New Mystics Theatre Company 2PM
January 27: Apologies Are For The Living by Tiffany Joyner 8PM
January 28: Apologies Are For The Living by Tiffany Joyner 8PM
January 29: A Portrait of Black and White by Robert Miller featuring Donovan Hagins 8PM
January 30: Krissy in Concert: An Afternoon of American Song 2PM
Feb 3-6: Red Emma by Chris Braak Featuring Mary Kay Tuomanen -Iron Age Theatre Thurs-Sat 8PM, Sunday 2pm

The Independent Voices Festival
at the Montgomery County Cultural Center
Norristown, Pennsylvania 19401

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