Join
the Beaufort County Community College Foundation, Saturday, Oct. 18, for a trip
to Durham to see the stage production of Phantom
of the Opera, Broadway’s longest-running musical.
The
trip will also include time for a visit to the renowned Paul Green Theater in
Chapel Hill with a lecture by Professor Jeff Phipps.
The
cost of the trip, open to all BCCC students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends
of the college, is $200 per person. The registration deadline is Friday, Oct.
10.
The
price of the trip includes transportation to and from Durham, lunch and tickets
for seats in the orchestra section for Phantom
of the Opera at the Durham Performing Arts Center in downtown Durham.
The
trip will leave the parking lot at BCCC by 7:30 a.m. and travel to Chapel Hill
for a tour of the Paul Green Theater. Located in the Center for Dramatic Art on the University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill campus, the Paul Green Theatre is a 500 seat facility that was
completed in 1976. The theater is home to PlayMakers’ six annual Mainstage
productions as well as professional actors, directors and artists from across
the country. It is named for the American playwrite, known for his depictions
of North Carolina during the early 20th Century. He is best
remembered for his outdoor dramas, including The Lost Colony, written in 1937.
The
group will travel from the theater to lunch at Kitchen in Chapel Hill. Recently
voted the best French restaurant in that town, Kitchen serves traditional
French bistro fare made from local ingredients in an informal environment.
Travelers will have a three-course lunch that includes appetizer, entrée and
dessert.
After
lunch, the group will travel to DPAC for a matinee performance of Phantom of the Opera, which opened on
Broadway in 1988 and has been performed there more than 11,000 times. Based on
the French novel by Gaston Leroux, the musical’s central plot revolves around a
beautiful soprano, Christine Daaé, who becomes the obsession of a mysterious,
disfigured musical genius. The beloved story and thrilling score – featuring
songs such as “Music of the Night,” and “All I Ask of You” - will be performed
by a cast of 52, making this production one of the largest now on tour.
After
the performance, participants will depart Durham for the trip home and enjoy
light refreshments on the bus.
For more information, or to register, contact Marcia
Norwood, Foundation specialist, at 252-940-6218, or Judy Jennette, Foundation
director, at 252-940-6326. Information is also available on the BCCC Newsblog at http://bcccnewsblog.blogspot.com
or the BCCC website at www.beaufortccc.edu.
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