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. 
CIRQUE DREAMS JUNGLE FANTASY Soars into DPAC Feb 10
February 5, 2009
February 5, 2009
DIRECT FROM BROADWAY, CIRQUE DREAMS JUNGLE FANTASY debuted at the Broadway theatre in June 2008 and is the first show of its kind ever to perform on the Great White Way. This ground breaking theatrical, acrobatic and musical adventure was this past summers must-see Broadway entertainment sensation for audiences of all ages. CIRQUE DREAMS JUNGLE FANTASY now soars into the Durham Performing Arts Center on February 10, 2009 for one performance only!
MISS JEAN BRODIE Opens Feb 13 at Raleigh Little Theatre
February 5, 2009
February 5, 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.
CONTINUOUS CITY Explores the Power of Communication Feb 20
February 5, 2009
February 5, 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.
NC Producing Theatre Gathering Held Aug 5-7
February 2, 2009
February 2, 2009
The second annual NCTC Producing Theatre Gathering will be held August 5-7, 2009 in the School of Design and Production at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem.
MISS SAIGON Flies Into Raleigh Memorial Auditorium March 21
January 27, 2009
January 27, 2009
North Carolina Theatre and Progress Energy are thrilled to present Miss Saigon, the classic love story of our time based on Puccini?s opera, Madame Butterfly. The show will run Saturday, March 21st through Sunday, March 29th in Raleigh Memorial Auditorium at the Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts.
NC Theatre Auditions for High School Musical 2 at Crabtree
January 28, 2009
January 28, 2009
North Carolina Theatre and Broadway Series South Announce Disney's High School Musical 2 On Stage! Auditions at Crabtree Valley Mall
Photo Coverage: WELL is 'Howlingly Funny' at PlayMakers
January 27, 2009
January 27, 2009
'Lisa', the onstage playwright, attempts a memory play about her force-of-nature mother who though constantly ill manages to heal a community. Characters rebel at Lisa?s version of events, upending the story in a howlingly funny and emotionally powerful look at mother/daughter dynamics. This Tony-nominated Broadway sensation comes from the original voice of Lisa Kron, whose OBIE-winning 2.5 Minute Ride was a sold-out hit in last season's PRC2 series.
Institute of Outdoor Drama Auditions Held March 14 at UNC-CH
January 23, 2009
January 23, 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.
Photo Coverage: Glass Menagerie Enthralls at PlayMakers
January 23, 2009
January 23, 2009
PlayMakers Repertory Company in Chapel Hill presents Williams' masterpiece the way he always intended - as a break from 'the exhausted theatre of realistic conventions.' A moving tale of a mother/daughter relationship complicated by the daughter's disability, with universal themes of family conflict and dreams deferred, its groundbreaking theatrical form helped establish the memory play in the theatrical canon.
RENT Offers $20 Seats at DPAC - Jan 20-25
January 21, 2009
January 21, 2009
RENT, playing at the Durham Performing Arts Center, is continuing a long established RENT tradition of offering a limited number of discounted orchestra seats.
THE GLASS MENAGERIE and WELL at PlayMakers Jan 24-March 1
January 20, 2009
January 20, 2009
Tennessee Williams classic THE GLASS MENAGERIE will be paired with the regional premiere of WELL the recent Broadway sensation by Lisa Kron. The plays will be performed on alternating dates starting with WELL on Jan. 24.
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM in Chapel Hill
January 20, 2009
January 20, 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.
Do You Have What It Takes To Be A Wildcat? High School Musical 2 Hits Town June 13 - 21, 2009
January 20, 2009
January 20, 2009
North Carolina Theatre and Broadway Series South are seeking energetic and talented performers to audition for High School Musical 2 in February 2009. If you sing, dance and look like you go to East High School then this show?s for you!
HAPPY DAYS - A NEW MUSICAL Plays April 14-19th at Progress Energy Center for the Arts
January 20, 2009
January 20, 2009
Goodbye gray skies, hello blue HAPPY DAYS A New Musical is coming to the Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts, April 14-19. Tickets are on sale now!
DORA THE EXPLORER LIVE Coming to Explore RALEIGH February 20-22
January 20, 2009
January 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.
CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG Flies into Raleigh Beginning March 31
January 20, 2009
January 20, 2009
CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG, the most fantasmagorical Broadway musical in the history of everything, flies into Raleigh?s Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts beginning March 31 for 8 performances only!
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