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May
31
December
Pottery’s a Craft
As we say goodbye to 2017, we also bid farewell to those we lost. Julia Rush was synonymous with arts, Hickory, and living life to the fullest. I first met Julia during the production of the 20th Anniversary redux of "Streets of Hickory." She had a gift for making you feel like she'd known you ...
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August
Get Caught in the Act!
Join us in celebrating the 35th anniversary of the first cast album of an original musical ever produced, recorded, and sold by any community theatre in North Carolina history; “Caught in the Act.” In 2016, to accompany the "Friends" tour on the anniversary of the recording, we began our hunt for the original 8mm reels ...
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December
Caught in the Act
Join us in celebrating the 35th anniversary of the first cast album of an original musical ever produced, recorded and sold by any community theatre in North Carolina history; John Coffey & Tom McClary’s “Caught in the Act,” newly digitally transferred by Studio B Mastering in Charlotte, NC from an original mastered print, now available …
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September
Regally Fond
This is the oldest picture of Shannon Underwood and me together I could find; from “The Producers” in September 2008. The first time I met her was earlier that year at an audition. She sang “So Much Better” from Legally Blonde! There wasn’t a person in the room that could touch her talent and not …
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August
Dueling Divas V
It’s time again to crown your favorite Diva at Hickory Theatre! Come listen and watch as the ladies sing their hearts out to be chosen by you, the audience, as the Grand Supreme Diva for the 2015-2016 Season. The show is Saturday, October 3 from at 8 pm, mainstage in the Jeffers Theatre. Tickets are …
8
June
“A-ron” & “Jeff”
The amazing sketch you see is by Eric Stafford. Eric is a good friend and an exceptional artist. Thank you, Eric. Nobody could ever have ever imagined the arts community would lose two community theatre giants on the same weekend. We pause to share our personal perspective of two men who touched so many lives …
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September
Dueling Divas IV
It’s time again to crown your favorite Diva! This time the event is a FUNdraiser for the theatre’s “Tickets for Teachers” program. Come listen and watch as 14 ladies sing their hearts out to be chosen by you, the audience, as the Grand Supreme Diva for the 2014-2015 Season. The show is Saturday, October 4 …
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March
Dueling Divas III
Hickory Theatre March 22, 2014 8:00 pm Dueling Divas is simple and fun. Eight to twelve lovely ladies all perform for you, vying for the title of “Grand Supreme Diva.” You vote for your favorite(s) with your dollars. It’s that simple. The diva with the most votes (dollars) is crowned Grand Supreme Diva for the …
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July
Voltron
As we move our production of “The Last Five Years” into The Firemen’s Kitchen space, today, I can’t help nerding out and thinking about “Voltron.” Voltron is the name of a giant robot in an anime television series I grew up watching that features a team of space explorers known as the Voltron Force. The …
