This Week in Thalian Hall - June 1-7, 2009

A day by day calendar.

Center Box Office:

Box office closed on Monday

Tuesday - Friday – Noon to 6 PM; Will-call window open until scheduled curtain time.

Saturday – 2-6 PM; Will-call window open until scheduled curtain time.

Sunday & Monday - Will-call window opens two hours prior to curtain time on days of scheduled events.

(Open 5:30 PM on Mondays when there is a Cinematique Film.)

For Box Office Information Only: box@thalianhall.com

Telephone 910.343.3664 or 800.523.2820

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This Week: A Benefit for the Renovation of Thalian Hall!

Ten-One productions, the producing entity for City Stage at Level Five, has graciously dedicated a special performance of their production of RENT as a benefit for the renovation of Thalian Hall. The $35 ticket includes a reserved seat in Thalian Hall for the Friday performance, as well as a post-performance meet-and-greet with the cast of the show in the Ballroom featuring beer, wine and light appetizers.

Announcing the 2009-10 Main Attractions Series

This summer, the Main Stage at Wilmington’s historic 150-year-old Thalian Hall takes a much-deserved respite for repair, renovation and significant technical & audience-comfort upgrades. But come September, audiences for its popular Main Attractions series are invited to make their way up to the second floor for a season of exciting new club-styled events in Thalian Hall’s own “Rainbow Room.

Read more, and learn about the artists...

Thursday through Sunday, June 4-7 (and June 11-14 and 18-21)
RENT

Ten-One Productions

City Stage's Ten-One Productions presents the ultimate 90's musical, based on Puccini's 'La Boheme.'

RENT tells the story of one year in the life of friends living the Bohemian life in modern day East Village, New York City, 1989-1990. Among the group are our narrator, nerdy love-struck filmmaker Mark Cohen; the object of Mark's affection, his former girlfriend, Maureen Johnson; Maureen's Harvard-educated public interest lawyer and lesbian lover Joanne Jefferson; Mark's roommate, HIV-positive musician and former junkie, Roger Davis; Roger's new girlfriend, the HIV-positive drug addicted S&M dancer, Mimi Marquez; their former roommate, HIV-positive computer genius Tom Collins; Collins' HIV-positive drag queen street musician/lover Angel; and Benjamin Coffin III, a former member of the group who married for money and has since become their landlord and the opposite of everything they stand for.

Shows how much changes or doesn't change in the 525,600 minutes that make up a year.

Main Stage. All seats reserved.
Click here to purchase tickets online.

- 8:00 Thursday, June 4 $18

- 8:00 Friday, June 5
Benefit for Thalian Hall Renovation $35

- 8:00 Saturday, June 6
$24/$22 students and seniors

- 3:00 Sunday, June 7
$24/$22 students and seniors  

- 8:00 Thursday, June 11 $18

- 8:00 Friday, June 12
$24/$22 students and seniors

- 8:00 Saturday, June 13
$24/$22 students and seniors

- 3:00 Sunday, June 14
$24/$22 students and seniors

- 8:00 Thursday, June 18 $18

- 8:00 Friday, June 19
$24/$22 students and seniors

- 8:00 Saturday, June 20
$24/$22 students and seniors

- 3:00 Sunday, June 21
$15 Understudy Performance

- 8:00 Sunday, June 21
$24/$22 students and seniors

Friday, June 5
RENT: Benefit Performance for Thalian Hall Renovation

Ten-One Productions

Ten-One productions, the producing entity for City Stage at Level Five, has graciously dedicated a special performance of their production of RENT as a benefit for the renovation of Thalian Hall. The $35 ticket includes a reserved seat in Thalian Hall for the Friday performance, as well as a post-performance meet-and-greet with the cast of the show in the Ballroom featuring beer, wine and light appetizers.

About the show:

City Stage's Ten-One Productions presents the ultimate 90's musical, based on Puccini's 'La Boheme.'

RENT tells the story of one year in the life of friends living the Bohemian life in modern day East Village, New York City, 1989-1990. Among the group are our narrator, nerdy love-struck filmmaker Mark Cohen; the object of Mark's affection, his former girlfriend, Maureen Johnson; Maureen's Harvard-educated public interest lawyer and lesbian lover Joanne Jefferson; Mark's roommate, HIV-positive musician and former junkie, Roger Davis; Roger's new girlfriend, the HIV-positive drug addicted S&M dancer, Mimi Marquez; their former roommate, HIV-positive computer genius Tom Collins; Collins' HIV-positive drag queen street musician/lover Angel; and Benjamin Coffin III, a former member of the group who married for money and has since become their landlord and the opposite of everything they stand for.

Shows how much changes or doesn't change in the 525,600 minutes that make up a year.

Main Stage and Ballroom. 8:00 PM. $35 reserved seating.
Click here to purchase tickets online.

The next Cinematique Film will be:

Monday through Wednesday, June 8-10

The Great Buck Howard

Thalian Hall Center for the Performing Arts, Inc. and WHQR 91.3 FM Public Radio

Once upon a time, Buck Howard (John Malkovich) spent his days in the limelight. His mind-boggling feats as a mentalist extraordinaire earned him a marquee act in Vegas and 61 appearances on Johnny Carson’s Tonight Show. But nowadays, it’s clear to everyone but Buck that his act has lost its luster; he performs in faded community centers and hasn’t sold out a theater in years. He’s still confident in his own celebrity, convinced his comeback is imminent. He just needs a new road manager and personal assistant. As it turns out, recent law school drop-out and unemployed, would-be writer Troy Gable (Colin Hanks) needs a job and a purpose. Working for the pompous, has-been mentalist fills the former requirement, but how it satisfies the latter is questionable, especially to his father (Tom Hanks), who still assumes Troy is in law school. Nonetheless, with the aid of a fiery publicist (Emily Blunt) and a bold stroke of fate, Buck surprisingly lands back into the American consciousness, taking Troy along for the ride of his life.

90 minutes. Rated PG.
Main Stage. 7:30 PM. $7.00 general admission.
Click here for the official website for this film.

Thalian Hall's Wish List:

Please consider making a donation of any of the following to help the staff of Thalian Hall in the operation of this wonderful facility:
Art Supplies (Here's your chance to be creative. We're planning workshops and camps for young people!)
Office Furniture (we especially need desk chairs, plus new drafting chairs for the Center Box Office!)
Office Appliances (copiers, laser printers, 10-key adding machines, scanners, etc.)
Computers (Windows Vista, WindowsXP Professional, Pentium III or above.)
Computer Monitors (17 inch or above, LCD only.)
Power tools, hand tools, fresh paint, unused paint brushes.
Stemware, Serving Trays, Formal Table Cloths and Napkins.
Refrigerators or Beverage Coolers.
Large Coffee Percolators.
And the big long shot: A Slushee Machine!
Thank you! to our other donors so far:
Margi & Doug Erickson - C.W. Worth House Bed and Breakfast
William R. Jessup
Gus Ramsden
William H. Morrison III
Philip & Pam Humbaugh
Alan Cradick Photography
Jenny Szawlewicz
AT&T - BellSouth
John Mikals
Lewis Rogers of Self Help Credit Union
Phenie and Charlie Bowen
Pat Reddy

To discuss a donation please call Steve Coley at 910-343-4798 or email him at friends@thalianhall.org.

All donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.

Would you like to read more? Check out our extended calendar here.