Performing Arts December 2011
City’s Picks
Holiday Pops Spectacular
presented by the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra
Hollins University Choir
Roanoke College Children’s Choir
Friday, December 9 7:00pm
Salem Civic Center
RSO’s annual holiday concert celebration is back with more new holiday arrangements, plus womens chorus and soprano Adelaide Muir Trombetta. With nearly 200 musicians on stage, don’t miss this new Holiday Pops Spectacular.
540.343.6221 or www.rso.com
The Nutcracker
presented by the Southwest Virginia Ballet
Roanoke Performing Arts Theatre
Saturday, December 10 7:00pm
Sunday, December 11 3:00pm
The Nutcracker’s beautiful music, lush scenery and lavish costumes set the perfect backdrop for E.T.A. Hoffmann’s timeless story. Young imaginations will be sparked and audiences of all ages delighted as a Christmas tree grows to huge proportions, mice and soldiers battle, and waltzing Snowflakes whirl about amidst “real” falling snow. Children will especially enjoy seeing candies and sweets from exotic lands come to life and a gigantic Mother Ginger as she plays with her many ginger children.
877.HTB.TIXNow or www.hometownbanktix.com
Songs of the Season presented by the Roanoke College Children’s Choir
Shaftman Performance Hall
Sunday, December 11 1:30pm
Sunday, December 11 4:00pm
Ring in the holiday season with the angelic sounds of the Roanoke College Children’s Choir at their 25th annual Holiday Concert. These unforgettable concerts are the perfect way to get your family and friends into the Christmas spirit!
Performing Arts Calendar
Wednesday, November 30 – Sunday, December 11
A Christmas Carol presented by Showtimers
November 30 – December 3, 8:00 pm | December 4, 2:00 pm | December 7 – 9 8:00 pm | December 10, 7:00 pm | December 11, 2:00 pm
The Crimes and Confessions of Kip Knutzen: A Hockey Way of Knowledge presented by Studio Roanoke
November 30 – December 3, 8:00 pm | December 4, 2:00 pm | December 7-10, 8:00 pm | December 11, 2:00 pm
540.343.3054 or www.studioroanoke.org
Thursday, December 1 – December 10
A Christmas Cactus presented by Attic Productions
by Eliot Byerrum
December 1 & 2, 7:30pm | December 3, 2:30pm & 7:30pm | December 8 & 9, 7:30pm | December 10, 2:30pm & 7:30pm
473.1001 or www.atticproductions.info
Friday, December 2
A Christmas Spectacular presented by Greene Memorial Church
6:30pm, Candlelight Dinner | 8:00 Christmas Concert Greene Memorial Church | 540.344.6225 | www.gmumc.org
Saturday, December 3
Kandinsky Trio
8:00 pm Saturday, Olin Hall, Roanoke College | All concerts: 7:30 pm | Olin Theater, Roanoke College 375 – 2333
Sunday, December 4
Handel’s Messiah presented by the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra
3:00 pm December 4 3:00 pm | Jefferson Center | 540.343.6221 or www.rso.com
Saturday, December 3
Sinbad, A Jefferson Center Presents Show
8:00pm, Shaftman Performance Hall | 540.345.2550 or www.jeffcenter.org
Wednesday, December 7
Best Christmas Pageant Ever presented by Mill Mountain Theatre
7:00pm, Waldron Stage, Mill Mountain Theatre
Wednesday, December 7 -23
Christmas Cookies presented by the Roanoke Children’s Theatre
7:00 pm, Wednesdays-Saturdays, 2:00pm, Saturdays -Sundays and December 23 | 540.309.6802 or http://www.roanokechildrenstheatre.org/
Thursday, December 8
Best Christmas Pageant Ever presented by Mill Mountain Theatre
7:00pm, Waldron Stage, Mill Mountain Theatre
Friday, December 9
Best Christmas Pageant Ever presented by Mill Mountain Theatre
7:00pm, Waldron Stage, Mill Mountain Theatre
Saturday, December 10
Best Christmas Pageant Ever presented by Mill Mountain Theatre
2:00pm & 7:00pm, Waldron Stage, Mill Mountain Theatre
Sunday, December 11
Best Christmas Pageant Ever presented by Mill Mountain Theatre
2:00pm & 7:00pm, Waldron Stage, Mill Mountain Theatre
Monday, December 12
Vince Gill and Amy Grant presented by the Roanoke Civic Center: 12 Days of Christmas
7:30PM Roanoke Performing Arts Theatre | 1-877-HTB-TIXNow (877.482.8496 www.roanokeciviccenter.com
Friday December 16
Jim Brickman: A Christmas Celebration
7:30PM Roanoke Civic Center (540)853-2241 www.roanokeciviccenter.com
Saturday December 17
The Magic Toy Shop Presented by The Roanoke Ballet Theatre and City Youth Ballet
6:30PM Jefferson Center (540)345-6099 www.roanokeballet.org
Performing Arts November 2011
City’s Picks
Sir James Galway with Lady Galway presented by the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra
Sun 6 Nov 2011, 3:00 PM
Roanoke Performing Arts Theatre
www.rso.com
World famous and beloved ambassadors of music, Sir James and Lady Jeanne Galway will captivate us with stellar masterworks for flute and orchestra. This is a once in a lifetime concert opportunity not to be missed, a spectacular performance in Roanoke by the master of the Magic Flute!
Eco-Arts featuring Kathy Mattea presented by the Jefferson Center
Friday, November 18, 2011 – 8:00pm
Jefferson Center
www.jeffcenter.org
Kathy Mattea, the beloved, multi-Grammy-winning singer says of her new album, COAL “It’s a coming together of a lot of different threads in my life”. Mattea says she wanted to pay tribute to “my place and my people”. Her passion for music, her coal mining heritage and environmental and social justice issues weave together throughout this work. Kathy will spend two days at the Jefferson Center this season. In addition to the not-to-be-missed concert, Mattea will participate in an Eco-Arts themed program with the Clean Valley Council and the Jefferson Center.
Kathy’s “My Coal Journey” will be presented during Earth Summit, a program for local youth to understand current environmental issues and encourage environmental stewardship. My Coal Journey incorporates stories from her family history and her current advocacy for the environment combined with a slideshow and a performance of songs from Coal.
Performing Arts Calendar
Tuesday November 1
Scarlet Fever: The Greatness of Gone With the Wind
6:00PM Piedmont Arts (276)632-3221 www.piedmontarts.org
Thursday November 3
Barter Theatre Civil War Voices
8:00PM Lyric Theatre (540)951-0604 www.thelyric.com
Fall Dance Gathering
8:00PM Theatre, Hollins University (540)362-6000 www.hollins.edu
Friday November 4
Fall Dance Gathering
8:00PM Theatre, Hollins University (540)362-6000 www.hollins.edu
Friday November 11
Rene Marie
8:00PM Jefferson Center (540)345-2550 www.jeffcenter.org
Saturday November 12
Broadway in Roanoke: Straight No Chaser
8:00PM Roanoke Performing Arts Theatre (540)853-2241 www.roanokeciviccenter.com
Sunday November 13
Jefferson Center Presents: Shangri-La Chinese Acrobats
2:00PM Jefferson Center (540)345-2550 www.jeffcenter.org
Opera on the James Presents: Madama Butterfly
E.C. Glass Auditorium, Lynchburg (434)528-3397
Friday November 18
Jefferson Center Presents: Eco-Arts Featuring Kathy Mattea
8:00PM Jefferson Center (540)345-2550 www.jeffcenter.org
Saturday November 19
Buddy Guy
8:00PM Jefferson Center (540)345-2550 www.jeffcenter.org
Sunday November 20
Broadway in Roanoke: My Fair Lady
7:00PM Roanoke Performing Arts Theatre (540)853-2241 www.roanokeciviccenter.com
Spanish Vrituosos
4:00PM Greene Memorial United Methodist Church (540)344-6225 www.gmumc.org
Space Spectacular Lynchburg Symphony Orchestra
3:00PM E.C. Glass Auditorium
Friday November 25
Mannheim Steamroller
8:00PM Roanoke Performing Arts Theatre (540)853-2241 www.mannheimsteamroller.com
Performing Arts October 2011
CITY’s Picks
Opera Roanoke Presents: Il Travatore
October 14 | 8:00PM Shaftman Performance Hall – Jefferson Center
October 16 | 2:30PM Shaftman Performance Hall – Jefferson Center
Opera Insights pre-curtain talk: one hour prior
Hear the action-packed drama of one of opera’s greatest stories! See Verdi’s beloved music come to life before you with a quartet featuring the finest young Verdian singers in the country and the world-class musicians of the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra. Believe fully-staged opera is back, with a vengeance! Mistaken identities & brothers on opposite sides of a civil war, in love with the same heroine, in a plot driven by the fury of a gypsy mother wronged!
(540)982-2742 www.operaroanoke.org
Billy Ocean & the RSO – Picnic at the Pops
Friday, October 21
8 – 9PM Salem Civic CenterDavid Stewart Wiley, Conductor
Billy Ocean has collected Gold and Platinum records and hit the number one spot worldwide. Early top twenty singles include Love on Delivery, Stop Me, and the smash hit Red Light Spells Danger. Billy’s move to Jive Records produced the million selling American number one single Caribbean Queen, for which Billy won a Grammy for best R&B Vocal, followed by Loverboy, and Suddenly. More hits include When the Going gets Tough (the tough get going), the Love Zone album, No.1 single There’ll be Sad Songs (to make you cry), and the now classic Get Outta my Dreams; Get into my Car. Billy’s new album is Because I Love You.
(540)343-9127 www.rso.com
English Concert Featuring Harry Bicket, Conductor/Harpsichord
Saturday, October 15
8:00-9:00 PM The Lyric Theatre
The Center For the Arts and the Department of Music at Virginia Tech partner to bring the best that classical music has to offer. The English Concert continues to perform Baroque and Classical music with the passion, sophistication and technical mastery established at its creation. The English Concert lead by artistic director and conductor/harpsichordist Harry Bicket, performs an evening concert featuring the following works: Purcell’s Suite From King Arthur and Suite From the Fairy Queen, Vivaldi’s Sonata in D minor op. 1, no. 12 ‘La Folia’ and Concerto for Two Trumpets, and Telemann’s Tafelmusik and Concerto for Viola & Strings. The program will be presented at the Lyric Theatre.
Special UCM ticket prices: $40 General Public, $34 Seniors, $16 Students and youth under 18 yrs old. Tickets on sale now. Tickets can be purchased online at the Lyric Theatre, by stopping by M-F 10am to 2pm, or at 951-4771.
Calendar
Saturday, October 1
Roanoke College Performing Arts Series Presents Oran Etkin’s Kelenia
Roanoke College Olin Theater, | 7:30 – 9:30pm
(540) 375-2333 or going online to www.roanoke.edu/tickets.
Monday October 3
Roanoke Symphony Orchestra: Opening Night 2011 Masterworks Series
8:00PM Roanoke Civic Center (540)343-9127 | www.rso.com
Sunday October 9
The Temptations and the Four Tops
7:30PM Salem Civic Center (540)375-3004 | www.salemciviccenter.com
Friday, October 14
Music After Midnight
Begins after No Shame Theatre, New Community High School
Mill Mountain Theatre at 540-342-5740.
Thursday October 20
The Blind Boys of Alabama
7:30PM Jefferson Center (540)345-2550 | www.jeffcenter.org
Saturday, October 22
No Strings Attached Concert
7:30 – 8:30PM Bower Center for the Arts, 305 North Bridge Street, Bedford
(540) 586-4235 | www.bowercenter.org
Sunday October 23
George Jones
7:30PM Salem Civic Center (540)375-3004 | www.georgejones.com
Friday October 28
Roanoke Ballet Theatre and City Modern Ensemble present: A Halloween Happening
7:00PM William Fleming Auditorium (540)345-6099 | www.roanokeballet.org
The Phantom of the Opera
8:00PM Greene Memorial United Methodist Church (540)344-6225 | www.gmumc.org
Sunday October 30
Valley Chamber Orchestra
3:00PM DuPont Chapel, Hollins University (540)362-6451 | www.hollins.edu
Performing Arts September 2011
City’s Quick Picks
Jefferson Center’s 10 Year Gala Celebration Featuring George Benson
Friday September 16
8:00PM Jefferson Center | 540.343.2550 | www.jeffcenter.org
Jazzy blues, impressive instrumentals, and old-school describe just a bit of guitar legend and ten time Grammy Award winner, George Benson. Heralded as a jazz guitarist of unparalleled chops and a vocalist with great emotional range and sophistication, Benson comes to Shaftman Performance Hall to celebrate a notable 10th Anniversary season. Join the celebration in Fitzpatrick Hall for a Gala Event followed by a concert in Shaftman Performance Hall that will remind you why you keep coming back year after year.
Kandinsky Trio Opening Concert for the 2011-2012 Season
Violinist Susan Waterbury of the Cavani Quartet and Violist Michael Klot of the Amernet Quartet
Saturday September 17
7:30PM Olin Theater, Roanoke College | www.kandiskytrio.org
Join the Kandinsky Trio as they celebrate their 24th anniversary season at Roanoke College! Starting the program will be the Haydn Trio in C Minor, Hoboken XV: 13. Following will be Mahler’s Piano Quartet in A Minor, his only surviving piece of chamber music. The magnificent Piano Quintet in A Major by Antonin Dvorak rounds out the concert.
Performing Arts Calendar
Thursday September 1
Actors Theatre of Blacksburg Presents: Top Dog Underdog
7:30PM Jefferson Center 540.343.2550 | www.jeffcenter.org
Friday, September 9, 2011
JC Presents – John Hiatt & the Combo & Big Head Todd & the Monsters
Shaftman Performance Hall, 540.343.2550 | www.jeffcenter.org
Friday September 23
Performing Arts Series Presents: Teresa Walters, Pianist
7:30PM Olin Theater, Roanoke College | www.kandiskytrio.org
Saturday, September 24
10th Anniversary Benefit Celebration
6:30PM Blackfriars Playhouse, American Shakespeare Center
540.851.1733 | www.americanshakespearecenter.com
Sunday, September 25
The Civil War 150
3:00 PM.E.C. Glass Auditorium, Lynchburg Symphony Orchestra
September 30, 2011
7:30 PM, Roanoke Civic Center, Jason Aldean ” My Kinda Party Tour 2011″
Special Guests: Chris Young and Thompson Square
August 2011 Fall Arts Preview
American Shakespeare Theatre Performance Hall
Blackfriers Playhouse
10 South Market Street
Staunton, VA 24401
Situated in the heart of the Shenandoah Valley in historic Staunton, Virginia, the 300-seat Blackfriars Playhouse — the world’s only re-creation of Shakespeare’s original indoor theatre — opened its doors in September 2001 and has delighted hundreds of thousands of enthusiastic audience members from around the world. The American Shakespeare Center has been hailed as “shamelessly entertaining” (The Washington Post) and “Poetry comes alive” (The Boston Globe.)
For more information on show dates and tickets, please call 1.877.Much.Ado or visit www.AmericanShakespeareCenter.com.
Jefferson Center
Jefferson Center Foundation
541 Luck Ave. Suite 221
Roanoke, VA 24016
E-mail: info@jeffcenter.org
Box Office: 540.345.2550 | Office: 540-343-2624 | Toll Free: 866.345.2550
Jefferson Center announces it’s 10th Anniversary Season celebrating 10 years of world class performances in Shaftman Performance Hall. Jefferson Center will be highlighting some favorites from years past as well as artists new to Southwest, VA. Of special note is the 10th Anniversary Gala Celebration Concert by Grammy Award winning singer and guitarist George Benson on September 16th at 8 pm. From a hero of Americana in John Hiatt to a legend of the blues, Buddy Guy, there is something for everyone in our Star City Series. With a jazz series that would be respected in any major city in the world, Jefferson Center continues to offer chances to experience the best in America’s original art form, Jazz. Do not miss the family series, featuring $5 tickets for kids 12 and under with a highly anticipated collaboration between Jefferson Center, SW Va Ballet, and the Roanoke Youth Symphony Orchestra. New to the Jefferson Center experience is the addition of a comedy performance by comedian Sinbad.
Individual tickets to shows can be purchased by the general public starting August 15th at the Jefferson Center box office, by calling 540-345-2550 or online at www.jeffcenter.org.
The Roanoke Civic Center
710 Williamson Rd.
Roanoke, VA 24016
540.853.2241 | Ticket Office: 540.853.LIVE (5483) | www.roanokeciviccenter.com
The Roanoke Civic Center (RCC), managed by Global Spectrum, has been entertaining thousands of audience members for over 40 years. It is a premier venue for live entertainment with musicals, sporting events, comedy acts and concerts in Southwestern Virginia. The Roanoke Civic Center is excited to continue offering Roanoke and the surrounding communities the best in entertainment during the upcoming 2011-2012 Broadway Series.
This season’s performances of My Fair Lady, Rock of Ages, Blue Man Group, Monty Python’s Spamalot and Straight No Chaser will provide the community with an experience unlike any other. From the elaborate sets to the amazing choreography and performances, this year’s Broadway series appeals to every age group and exemplifies the pinnacle in creative entertainment.
Global Spectrum and Jam Theatricals work to bring the best of theater and entertainment to RCC. Tickets may be purchased online at www.BroadwayInRoanoke.com and by calling 540-853-LIVE (5483).
Southwest Virginia Ballet
Additional information at www.svballet.org
Southwest Virginia Ballet has emerged as one of the premiere performing arts institutions in the Roanoke Valley. Community performances can be seen at Miss Virginia Pageant, the Taubman Museum, the Veterans Administration, the Stocked Market, Dickens of a Christmas and the Festival in the Park. Offering an incredible season of great performances, the company will feature its annual performance of The Nutcracker and a special presentation of the Firebird with the Roanoke Youth Symphony.
Roanoke Symphony Orchestra & Chorus
541 Luck Ave. SW Suite 200
Roanoke, VA 24016
Administrative: 540.343.6221 | Box Office: 540.343.9127
Founded in 1953, the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra is a cornerstone of the Arts in our region. The organization has seen remarkable growth artistically, and through meaningful education programs, for nearly six decades. The RSO’s musicians are all professionals and come from the Roanoke area, and beyond. The Roanoke Youth Symphony, which has also been around for more than a half century, is an example of one of the RSO’s vital educational programs.. The RSO is supported by a growing community of subscribers, ticket buyers, donors, and sponsors from throughout central and southwestern Virginia.
The 2011-2012 Season
The RSO’s season, “Art That Entertains The Blue Ridge,” celebrates the colorful pallete of live music in and around the Roanoke Valley. The season is full of entertaining stand-outs and firsts for the RSO: innovative new program elements in the Masterworks Series, an International Piano Competition, world renowned soloists, a Venetian style masked Ball, and more collaborative events with area organizations throughout the year. To make it easy to enjoy, the RSO is also rolling out a new way to buy tickets, with a discount, during 2011-2012. More about that below. To see all RSO concerts scheduled for this season (dates and program information), plus links to other events, check out rso.com/concerts. Order by phone at 540.343.9127.
Roanoke Ballet Theatre (RBT)
1318 Grandin Road
Roanoke, VA 24015
540.345.6099
Roanoke Ballet Theatre is truly a jewel in the crown of the City of Roanoke. It is located in the center of Roanoke’s Historic Grandin Village, with easy access to parking, shopping, and restaurants. Although the majority of its students come from the Roanoke area, many of its students travel from surrounding communities up to an hour away for the excellent instruction provided by its staff of highly-trained professional dancers and dance educators. RBT is currently accepting enrollment for the fall session of classes which begins on Monday, August 29. They are hosting an open house on Saturday, August 27 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm in their studios located at 1318 Grandin Road, and they will be holding auditions for their performance companies on Saturday, September 10. For more information on the organization or any of their upcoming events, call 540-345-6099 or visit their website at www.roanokeballet.org.
Carnegie Hall
105 Church St.
Lewisburg, WV 24901
304-645-7917
www.carnegiehallwv.org
Nestled in the heart of the Allegheny Mountains, Carnegie Hall is rare and historic treasure. West Virginia is home to one of only four Carnegie Halls still in continuous use in the world. Music has been heard through the halls of this stately Georgian Revival structure for over a century. Carnegie Hall was built in 1902 by steel baron and philanthropist, Andrew Carnegie, as a classroom building for the Lewisburg Female Institute, later the Greenbrier College for Women. Carnegie Hall was incorporated in 1983 as a regional not-for-profit arts and education center. Today, the cultural center annually serves more than 75,000 patrons with live performances by outstanding companies and artists from around the world, award-winning arts in education programming, classes and workshops, fine art exhibits, and independent film series and more!
Barter Theatre
160 Cummings Street
Abingdon, VA 24210
276.619.3343 http://www.bartertheatre.com
With its unique beginnings during the Great Depression, Barter Theatre, one of this nation’s oldest professional non-profit theatres, is located in beautiful historic Abingdon, Virginia. Barter Theatre is a theatre of firsts: one of this nation’s first professional regional theatres, the first professional theatre to be designated a state theatre – The State Theatre of Virginia and more. Today, Barter offers a variety of musicals, classics, comedies, dramas and new southern and Appalachian plays performed February – December yearly on two stages: Barter Theatre and Barter Stage II. Barter Theatre continues to be one of the nation’s most vibrant and exciting professional theatre experiences.
Call 276.628.3991 or visit www.BarterTheatre.com to purchase tickets and to read more about the Southern Ladies Package.
Opera Roanoke
Performance Hall Location
Opera Roanoke performances are given at Jefferson Center in Roanoke’s downtown-west.
541 Luck Avenue SW
Roanoke, VA 24016
Opera Roanoke’s 36th season opens October 14 and 16th with performances of Verdi’s action-packed drama, Il Trovatore. This original production promises to be an exciting one! Acclaimed mezzo Jennifer Roderer (Hansel & Gretel and Falstaff) returns as the gypsy, and Roanoke favorite Scott Piper (Carmen, Aida, Rigoletto) returns as her son, the title character Troubadour. Please join us for the first of two fully -staged productions during the 2011 – 2012 season.
Carmen returns in a new production for the spring of 2012, two performances only, April 27 and 29. This always-popular opera promises to be a thrilling end to another season of great opera, Troubadours and Gypsies!
For ticket and season subscription information call 540-982-2742 or visit operaroanoke.org.
Roanoke Children’s Theatre RCT
Performance Hall
Taubman Museum of Art
110 Salem Avenue SE
Roanoke, VA 24011
540.342.5760 | roanokechildrenstheatre.org
There are three things we like to do at RCT, help kids learn, make family memories and create community. This season we will do all three. First up, WRECKED RCT4CTEENS, is a program that helps teens with issues they face everyday. WRECKED is part of this program. This year we are committed to present options and consequences to underage drinking in order to help teens make good choices. The generosity of Virginia Commission for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, and so many others have made it possible for 9th graders to see WRECKED and attend an informative workshop led by RCT staff, cast and health professionals.
Subscribers will get extra benefits this season with lower ticket prices, as well as being treated to a VIP Milk and Cookie Bar on opening nights. Too much fun!
Lyric Theatre
Theatre Location
135 College Ave
Blacksburg, VA 24060
Movie Line: (540) 951-0604 | Office Phone: (540) 951-4771
If the original 1930 tapestries, the golden glow of the replica lanterns, or the charm of the restored lobby and auditorium, do not awe you, then you will be impressed with our family and student friendly prices and the best tasting popcorn in Southwestern Virginia! Throughout the year, we offer independent and foreign films on a regular weekly basis and a variety of live music, theatre, and other events as part of our Live At The Lyric series. The Lyric is also home to year-round educational programs, ranging from conferences and academic lectures to theatre and video camps. Originally constructed in 1929 and opened on April 17, 1930, the Lyric operates as a 501 (c) (3) not-for-profit movie theatre and community center and is listed on the Virginia and National Registers of Historic Places as a part of the Downtown Blacksburg Historic District. The Lyric Theatre has been presenting quality live entertainment since the reopening of the theatre more than 10 years ago.
The Center for the Arts at Virginia Tech
(Until 2013) 250 South Main Street, Suite 312 (0916)
Blacksburg, VA 24060
Opening in 2013, the Center for the Arts at Virginia Tech will include: a 1,260-seat, state-of-the-art performance hall; visual arts galleries; and the Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology.
For programming information visit http://www.artscenter.vt.edu
Kandinsky Trio
Performance Hall
Olin Hall
Roanoke College
Salem Virginia, 24153
540.375.2333 | kandinskytrio.org
Join the Kandinsky Trio as they celebrate their 24th anniversary season at Roanoke College! Drawing on repertoire and guests old and new, the 2011-2012 season has something for everyone. From the passionate Dvorak A Major Piano Quintet to Mike Reid’s new creation for the Trio based on Michael Jackson’s “Complete Guide to Single Malt Scotch” with the composer as narrator, the Kandinsky Trio continues to present their innovative programming on their home turf at Olin Hall. Sandwiched in between these extremes will be masterworks by Haydn, Mozart, Mendelssohn, Chausson, Bartok, and a theater piece by Jon Grier. Don’t miss it
Gamut Theatre
Performance Hall
4614 Nevis Drive
Salem, VA 24153
(540) 521-6049 | gamuttheatre@comcast.net
Gamut (Gypsies and Misfits Unknown Theatre) – Our goals are: 1) to make alternative or under-produced theatre available to Roanoke audiences; and 2) give local actors the opportunity to be challenged and stretched by such theatre. Hand in hand with this objective, we seek to provide not only training for actors and technicians, but theatrical experiences which strive for a level of professionalism beyond a community theatre mind-set while still remaining firmly planted within the community. Gamut is a 501c3 designated theatre group.
