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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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Bright Star Audition Workshop

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The Uwharrie Players is so excited to announce BRIGHT STAR as our Summer Production which will be performed July 28-30 and August 4-6, 2023, at the Stanly County Agri-Civic Center in Albemarle. Thinking about auditioning for “BRIGHT STAR” but not sure what to expect? Get to know the show, directors, and audition process as well as this beautiful story and music at our FREE Audition Workshop Sat, April 15th. REGISTRATION link and more info at http://www.theuwharrieplayers.org/auditionworkshop.html    

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Open Auditions for Uwharrie Player’s “Little House on the Prairie”

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Little House on the Prairie will be directed by Heather Wilson-Bowlby and will be performed at the Stanly County Agri-Civic Center ​July 29th, 30th, August 5th & 6th at 7:30 PM and July 31st and August 7th at 3:00 PM. To be a part of this wonderful summer Stanly County tradition, come and audition on May 22, from 2pm – 4 pm and May 23, from 7-9 pm at the Uwharrie Players Clubhouse at 546 East Main St., Albemarle, NC. How to prepare: Bring 16-32 bars of sheet music or accompaniment. Wear comfortable clothing. Be prepared to dance (square dancing and Irish jig influenced.) Be ready...

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Open Auditions for Uwharrie Player’s “Little House on the Prairie”

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Little House on the Prairie will be directed by Heather Wilson-Bowlby and will be performed at the Stanly County Agri-Civic Center ​July 29th, 30th, August 5th & 6th at 7:30 PM and July 31st and August 7th at 3:00 PM. To be a part of this wonderful summer Stanly County tradition, come and audition on May 22, from 2pm – 4 pm and May 23, from 7-9 pm at the Uwharrie Players Clubhouse at 546 East Main St., Albemarle, NC. How to prepare: Bring 16-32 bars of sheet music or accompaniment. Wear comfortable clothing. Be prepared to dance (square dancing and Irish jig influenced.) Be ready...

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The Uwharrie Players Present “Blithe Spirit”

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A smash comedy hit of the London and Broadway stages, this much-revived classic from playwright Noel Coward offers up fussy, socialite novelist Charles Condomine, who is re-married but haunted (literally) by the ghost of his late first wife, the clever and insistent Elvira. Elvira’s spirit is accidentally called up by a visiting “happy medium,” one Madame Arcati, and soon clashes with Charles’ second (and very much alive) wife, Ruth, who can neither see nor hear the ghost. All the characters find themselves rather “spooked” by their situation, and the seemingly benign...

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The Uwharrie Players Present “Blithe Spirit”

Written by Renee VanHorn on . No Comments on The Uwharrie Players Present “Blithe Spirit”

A smash comedy hit of the London and Broadway stages, this much-revived classic from playwright Noel Coward offers up fussy, socialite novelist Charles Condomine, who is re-married but haunted (literally) by the ghost of his late first wife, the clever and insistent Elvira. Elvira’s spirit is accidentally called up by a visiting “happy medium,” one Madame Arcati, and soon clashes with Charles’ second (and very much alive) wife, Ruth, who can neither see nor hear the ghost. All the characters find themselves rather “spooked” by their situation, and the seemingly benign...

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