"Season 2005-2006 is full of serious fun," says Teri Guerrisi, Director of the series. "A selection of events that runs the gamut. . .from Aquila Theatre Company's production of Shakespeare's tragedy Hamlet to a giant puppet show. . .from Ravel-inspired modern dance to a rockin' and foot stompin' good time with Buckwheat Zydeco."
The Performing Artist Series in date order is as follows:
Aquila Theatre Company New York/London in Hamlet by William Shakespeare
The famous tragedy of ambition, love, and revenge.
Sunday, October 2 - 3pm
Media Sponsor: Central PA Magazine
Pascal Rioult Dance Theatre, The Ravel Project - an evening of dance set to the lush scores of Maurice Ravel.
Thursday, October 20 - 7:30pm
Sponsor: Lois Lehrman Grass Foundation
Media Sponsor: WITF FM 89.5
Masters of Caribbean Music - A concert celebrating the musical cultures of the Caribbean Basin.
Friday, November 4 - 8pm
Media Sponsor: Raices De Todos
Pinocchio - Enchantment Theatre Company
The story of a puppet who longs to be a real boy.
Sunday, December 4 - 2pm
Media Sponsor: Central Penn Parent
Tony Waag's TAP CITY - Best of the NYC Tap Festival.
Thursday, January 19 - 7:30pm
Sponsor: The HACC Foundation
Fly Dance Company - High-energy, fun and exciting - a hip-hop dance event for all ages.
Friday, February 3 - 7:30pm
Media Sponsor: PennLive.com
BodyVox - Boldly athletic multi-disciplinary dance from Momix grads Jamey Hampton and Ashley Roland.
Wednesday, February 15 - 7:30pm
Media Sponsor: Susquehanna Style Magazine
LA Theatre Works, Susan Albert Loewenberg, Producing Director, presents -
The Prisoner of Second Avenue by Neil Simon
A live radio theatre production starring JoBeth Williams and Hector Elizondo*.
Thursday, March 2 - 7:30pm
Sponsor: Brenner Family of Dealerships
*Cast subject to change
Buckwheat Zydeco - Rockin' and stompin' to good time Creole party music.
Saturday, March 25 - 8pm
Media Sponsor: Urban Connection
Thumbelina - Bits 'N Pieces Giant Puppet Theatre
The tale of a tiny pixie princess who hopes to find true happiness.
Saturday, April 8 - 2 & 4:30pm
Media Sponsor: Central Penn Parent
Patrons are encouraged to join the Friends of the Rose Lehrman Arts Center membership program and receive a number of special benefits, including center section seats, the Note to Our Friends newsletter, and an invitation to the Friends' annual reception. Patrons can take advantage of special discount prices for selected subscription packages of events.
The Performing Artist Series is supported by grants from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation and the Pennsylvania Performing Arts on Tour Program. The series also receives support from the Franklin H. and Ruth L. Wells Foundation, the HACC Student Government Association and Pathology Associates.
The Rose Lehrman Arts Center is also the site of theatre productions by HACC TheatreWorks, HACC Theatre for Young People, concerts by the HACC Wildwood Chorale, gallery exhibits, lectures and more.
Patrons can order tickets by mail in July and August. The Rose Lehrman Arts Center Box Office is officially open for full sales on Monday, August 29. For more information or a season brochure, call (717) 231-ROSE (7673). Patrons interested in the arts center's Friends program can contact the membership office at (717) 780-1966. You can check this year's Performing Artist Series schedule by clicking on the Website below.