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Theophilus North: Saturday, October 1 at 2pm

Saturday, October 1, 2011 at 2:00 PM (CT)

New Orleans, LA

Theophilus North: Saturday, October 1 at 2pm

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NOCCA Drama Students Celebrate Thornton Wilder With A Rare Production Of Theophilus North

New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA) proudly invites the public to enjoy the student production of Matthew Burnett's Theophilus North, based on Thornton Wilder's final work. All performances will be held at NOCCA’s Nims Black Box Theatre (2800 Chartres Street, New Orleans).

About Theophilus North

It is the spring of 1926. Thirty year old Theophilus North quits his teaching post in New Jersey and embarks on a quest for fun, adventure and his place in the world. His used car breaks down in Newport, Rhode Island, and he is stranded in this city of renowned wealth. Theophilus becomes involved in the lives and troubles of Newport's residents and is changed by the lessons he learns through them.

Critical acclaim for Theophilus North

Helen Hayes Award nomination, Outstanding New Play

“Hope pulses so strongly through Theophilus North…. Burnett injects his script with cosmic scope.… Imaginative, forceful theater…. Charming and breathtaking all at once…. In the spirit of Wilder and with a dramatic vigor all its own, the play turns large-hearted living into art.” --Variety

“Undaunted, [it] evokes…tender, unforced humanity…. Rich in dry humor, and in Wilder’s…philosophy that the cosmic permeates the quotidian…. Gently funny, spryly wise…” --Time Out New York

“Charming… Captures Wilder’s spirit of genial humor and tempered optimism…. Ignites sparks of surprisingly deep emotion.” --New York Daily News

“Excavates the Wilder play buried in the novel…. This Theophilus North is unmistakably a cousin of Our Town…. There are muscles rippling under the play’s rose-scented skin.” --New York Sun

 

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New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA)
2800 Chartres Street
New Orleans, LA 70117

Saturday, October 1, 2011 at 2:00 PM (CT)


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New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA) is a world-class educational institution that has been changing the lives of young people since 1973. Every year, this professional arts training center provides intensive instruction in Classical Music, Creative Writing, Culinary Arts, Dance, Drama, Jazz, Media Arts, Musical Theatre, Theatre Design, Vocal Music, Visual Arts, and academics to students from public, private, and parochial schools across Louisiana. Students attend via schoolday, after-school, weekend, and summer sessions. Admission to NOCCA is by audition, and tuition is free. Find out more at www.NOCCA.com.

The NOCCA Institute provides supplemental funding for NOCCA students and advocacy for NOCCA’s world-class program. With the support of corporations, foundations, and individuals across Louisiana and the globe, the Institute has helped turn NOCCA into a flagship professional arts training facility. Some of the Institute’s more notable endeavors include: the Term-Time Financial Aid Program, the NOCCA Summer Term Financial Aid Program, the Summer Study Financial Aid Program, the Artists-in-Residence Program, the capital campaign for NOCCA’s current home and future capital expansion, and numerous arts programs for the general public. Learn more about the Institute at www.NOCCAInstitute.com.