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| | Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale
By William Shakespeare
This Shakespearean classic follows a king whose wild jealousy shatters his family and kingdom—until time, love, and a little bit of magic spring forth a chance for redemption. Part tragedy, part comedy, and entirely human, this is a story all about second chances and the power of forgiveness.
DCP is proud to co-produce The Winter’s Tale with Charlotte’s Shepherd Shakespeare Company! | Buy Tickets | |
| | Shrek the Musical JR
Based on the DreamWorks Animation Motion Picture and the book by William Steig
Book and Lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire
Music by Jeanine Tesori
Tickets for this show must be purchased at CAINARTS.ORG
When the definition of beauty gets a little muddy
Beauty is in the eye of the ogre in Shrek The Musical Jr., based on the Oscar-winning DreamWorks Animation film and fantastic Broadway musical. It's a "big bright beautiful world" as everyone's favorite ogre, Shrek, leads a cast of fairytale misfits on an adventure to rescue a princess and find true acceptance. Part romance and part twisted fairy tale, Shrek Jr. is an irreverently fun show with a powerful message for the whole family.
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| | Lake Town Stories
This month’s Valentine’s Day theme: LOVE LANGUAGE
Inspired by the legendary organization The Moth, Lake Town Stories will be a live night of community storytelling. Anyone who is interested in performing can bring a 5-minute personal narrative that relates to the evening’s theme. Storytellers will be selected in a live drawing. Stories must be true, involve you, and have a change from beginning to end. Otherwise, any range of funny, vulnerable, or unfathomable events are welcome to be the focus!
Beer, wine, and heartbreak provided!
*Part of the Armour After Dark Series: Grown-ups deserve to have fun, too! This recurring monthly series sees Armour Street Theatre turn into an adults-only nightclub, with beverages and frivolity aplenty. Acts will rotate between improv, stand-up, live music, staged readings, and Moth-inspired storytelling events. | Buy Tickets | |
| | The Lifespan of a Fact
By Jeremy Kareken & David Murrell
and Gordon Farrell
When truth becomes an artform
Jim Fingal is a fresh-out-of-Harvard fact checker for a prominent but sinking New York magazine. John D’Agata is a talented writer with a transcendent essay about the suicide of a teenage boy—an essay that could save the magazine from collapse. When Jim is assigned to fact check D’Agata’s essay, the two come head to head in a comedic yet gripping battle over facts versus truth.
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| | Evita
Lyrics by Tim Rice
Music by Andrew Lloyd Weber
When a celebrity captivated an entire country
An enduring classic with a recent burst of timeliness, Evita charts Eva Duarte’s unlikely course from poverty to celebrity to political power in midcentury Argentina. The lushly memorable score features powerhouse hits such as “Don’t Cry for Me, Argentina” and “Buenos Aires,” and the story is cleverly open to interpretation; whether cautionary or inspirational, Evita reveals in bright spotlights how a celebrity can capture the imagination of an entire county.
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| | The Cottage
By Sandy Rustin
When infidelity slips on a banana peel!
Sylvia and Beau find themselves in an English countryside cottage for their yearly rendezvous, and Sylvia knows this time it will be the beginning of their new life together. But when Beau demurs on a shared future, and their spouses arrive at the cottage, she realizes that this home-away-from-home is a refuge for determining a new path forward. With a tip of the hat to Noël Coward and sex comedies of the past,
THE COTTAGE offers a perfect showcase for six actors with endless laughs, hilarious twists, daring physical comedy, and a happy ending for lovers everywhere.
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