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N.C. Theatre for Young People to Open Dec. 3 with “The Hobbit”

GREENSBORO--Season tickets are now available for the 41st season of the North Carolina Theatre for Young People, which opens in early December with public performances of “The Hobbit” at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

“The Hobbit” performances will be in Taylor Building Theatre at 8 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 6, and at 2 p.m.  Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 7-8. Performances for school groups will be presented at 9:30 a.m. Dec. 3-4 and 6, and at noon Dec. 5-6 at UNCG.

Tickets for individual shows cost $7 for adults and $6 for seniors, children and $5 for groups of 10 or more. The season also will feature “Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters,” and season tickets cost $8. They can be ordered through the University Box Office (336-334-4849) in Aycock Auditorium from noon-5 p.m. NCTYP is directed by Rachel Briley, an assistant professor in the UNCG Department of Theatre.

Based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s classic novel, “The Hobbit” was adapted for the stage by Edward Mast and is being directed by UNCG graduate student John Spiegel.
“The Hobbit” is the story of Bilbo Baggins, Gandalf, Thorin Oakenshield, and their journey to slay the dragon, Smaug. They lead a party of 13 dwarves to take revenge for their murdered families as well as re-conquer their homeland. The adventurers meet trolls and goblins and other strange creatures before they reach the Lonely Mountain, lair of the dragon. While the ending is ultimately happy, the play ends with Bilbo lamenting that real adventures are nothing like the storybooks.
 Main characters in “The Hobbit” are Zack Heminway as Bilbo, John Peery as the wizard Gandalf, Nathan Crocker as Thorin Oakenshield, and Tim Bohn as Smaug and Bard.

NCTYP’s second production will be “Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters,” based on John Steptoe’s book and adapted by Karen Abbott. The play is set in an African village, where the young king is to choose a queen from among the most worthy young women in the land. Mufaro’s two daughters encounter many surprises as they journey to the village. Public performances are at 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 31, and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 1-2. School group performances are 9:30 a.m. and noon Tuesday-Friday, Jan. 28-31.

Season subscribers also can attend 10 a.m. matinees of Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” on Thursday and Friday, Feb. 20-21, 2003. Tickets for the production will be $5.
 

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