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The Uwharrie Players’ Bright Star Auditions

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The Uwharrie Players Announce Bright Star Audition  Directed by Lena Olson Music Directed by Joseph Judge SYNOPSIS ​Inspired by a true story and featuring the Tony®-nominated score by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, Broadway’s BRIGHT STAR tells a sweeping tale of love and redemption set against the backdrop of the American South in the 1920s and ’40s. Set in the Blue Ridge mountains of North Carolina, this Bluegrass-tinged musical is rooted in Appalachian folk tales and songs. 1940’s Literary Editor Alice Murphy meets Billy Cane, a young soldier just home from serving in World War II....

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The Uwharrie Players presents “Down to Earth”

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Down to Earth By Bettye Knapp Director – James Cotton Stage Manager – Cathy Starnes Albemarle Neighborhood Theatre April 21, 22, 28, and 29 at 7:30pm April 23 and 30 at 3:00pm Two full-fledged angels descend to earth to pick up two elderly souls. One is a tyrannical and miserly old lady who has amassed a fortune by shrewd and domineering means and who is still looking for a way to take it with her – or she’s not going. She has nothing but contempt for her neighbor, an old man with nothing but his love for his cat and his flowers to cheer him, and who is fully resigned...

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The Uwharrie Players presents “Down to Earth”

Written by Renee VanHorn on . No Comments on The Uwharrie Players presents “Down to Earth”

Down to Earth By Bettye Knapp Director – James Cotton Stage Manager – Cathy Starnes Albemarle Neighborhood Theatre April 21, 22, 28, and 29 at 7:30pm April 23 and 30 at 3:00pm Two full-fledged angels descend to earth to pick up two elderly souls. One is a tyrannical and miserly old lady who has amassed a fortune by shrewd and domineering means and who is still looking for a way to take it with her – or she’s not going. She has nothing but contempt for her neighbor, an old man with nothing but his love for his cat and his flowers to cheer him, and who is fully resigned...

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The Uwharrie Players presents “Down to Earth”

Written by Renee VanHorn on . No Comments on The Uwharrie Players presents “Down to Earth”

Down to Earth By Bettye Knapp Director – James Cotton Stage Manager – Cathy Starnes Albemarle Neighborhood Theatre April 21, 22, 28, and 29 at 7:30pm April 23 and 30 at 3:00pm Two full-fledged angels descend to earth to pick up two elderly souls. One is a tyrannical and miserly old lady who has amassed a fortune by shrewd and domineering means and who is still looking for a way to take it with her – or she’s not going. She has nothing but contempt for her neighbor, an old man with nothing but his love for his cat and his flowers to cheer him, and who is fully resigned...

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The Uwharrie Players presents “Down to Earth”

Written by Renee VanHorn on . No Comments on The Uwharrie Players presents “Down to Earth”

Down to Earth By Bettye Knapp Director – James Cotton Stage Manager – Cathy Starnes Albemarle Neighborhood Theatre April 21, 22, 28, and 29 at 7:30pm April 23 and 30 at 3:00pm Two full-fledged angels descend to earth to pick up two elderly souls. One is a tyrannical and miserly old lady who has amassed a fortune by shrewd and domineering means and who is still looking for a way to take it with her – or she’s not going. She has nothing but contempt for her neighbor, an old man with nothing but his love for his cat and his flowers to cheer him, and who is fully resigned...

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The Uwharrie Players presents “Down to Earth”

Written by Renee VanHorn on . No Comments on The Uwharrie Players presents “Down to Earth”

Down to Earth By Bettye Knapp Director – James Cotton Stage Manager – Cathy Starnes Albemarle Neighborhood Theatre April 21, 22, 28, and 29 at 7:30pm April 23 and 30 at 3:00pm Two full-fledged angels descend to earth to pick up two elderly souls. One is a tyrannical and miserly old lady who has amassed a fortune by shrewd and domineering means and who is still looking for a way to take it with her – or she’s not going. She has nothing but contempt for her neighbor, an old man with nothing but his love for his cat and his flowers to cheer him, and who is fully resigned...

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