NC Theatre Heads Up theatreSPARK At SPARKcon 9/17

North Carolina Theatre, the region's premiere producer of professional Broadway musical revivals is excited to partner with local theatre companies during SPARKcon, a festival in its sixth year providing a platform for creative individuals and groups all across the Triangle. This year
NC Theatre will form theatreSPARK, a day-long free festival of theatre ranging from musicals to plays to dance.

ABOUT theatreSPARK
Who: Bare Theatre, North Carolina Theatre, North Carolina Theatre Conservatory, Barton
College with Hot Summer Nights at the Kennedy, Raleigh Ensemble Players, Theatre In The
Park
When: Saturday, September 17th from 3 to 7:30 pm
Where: On the SPARKcon main stage at City Plaza on Fayetteville Street in downtown Raleigh
and Raleigh Ensemble Players located at 213 Fayetteville Street

theatreSPARK LINE-UP

Main Stage at City Plaza:
Bare Theatre - The Shakespeare Zone: written by the ensemble, directed by Matt Schedler.
What if the greatest writer in the Western world wasn't born in 1564, but in 1964 and wrote for
the MTV-attention-span, reality-show-saturated culture of today? Featuring Loren Armitage,
Rebecca Blum, Seth Blum, Chuck Keith, Kacey Reynolds Schedler and Heather J. Strickland
North Carolina Theatre: North Carolina Theatre Conservatory Singers, under the direction of
Ray Walker, present selections from North Carolina Theatre's upcoming productions of
EVITA, OLIVER! and LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL. The NC Theatre Conservatory Dance
Company, under the direction of Tito Hernandez, will perform "Buenos Aires" from the
upcoming production, EVITA.
Barton College & Hot Summer Nights at the Kennedy: Barton Theater Director and Hot
Summer Nights at the Kennedy producer Adam Twiss will conduct a demo on theatre skills
such as combat, improvisation and much more. Audiences are invited to participate.
Raleigh Ensemble Players Stage:
Theatre In The Park: Actors will perform a scene from their acclaimed production, Of Mice
and Men, directed by Jesse Gephart.
Bare Theatre: The Shakespeare Zone
Raleigh Ensemble Players: Actors will perform a scene from their production, Dog Sees God.

VAE // SPARKcon
Visual Art Exchange produces SPARKcon as part of its mission to support and provide opportunities
for artists and connect the community to the arts. This festival gives an unusual opportunity for the community to be directly involved with a public art project in downtown Raleigh. SPARKcon is unique because it is an event fully created by artists, who are encouraged to use their unique creative talents to create their own programs. SPARKcon was founded in 2006 by Aly and Beth Khalifa.