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Shake It Up Shakespeare

Shake It Up Shakespeare

Magic, Mystery & Mayhem

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Jan. 31, Grades 4-9
11am
Little Theater

A CELEBRATION OF THE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE!
Take a journey through some of the bard’s greatest works and characters in this interactive performance, engaging young audiences and introducing a new way to look at Shakespeare! With scenes from Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream, including comedy and action-packed sword fights!


 

 

Skullduggery! A Magical Pirate Adventure

Skullduggery! A Magical Pirate Adventure

Feb. 1, Sun. 2pm

Sitnik Theatre of the Lackland Center

Ahoy, me Hearties! Prepare for a high seas adventure with the most amazing crew of scalawags ever to set sail on the Spanish Main.

Illusionist John Bundy and Morgan conjure up a treasure chest of incredible illusions. A thrilling theatrical Pirate adventure the whole family will enjoy. Skullduggery will shiver your timbers with a full evening of entertainment. The magic happens right before your Ayes!

Ebony Hillbillies

Ebony Hillbillies

Feb. 7, Sat. 8pm
Sitnik Theater of the Lackland Center

"They provide NYC's sound track...it's a fact of life..."
-Paul Lieberman, LA Times

As one of the last black string bands in the U.S., the Ebony Hillbillies keep an important legacy alive with a rootsy, homegrown style that was a key element in the genesis of All American Music-Jazz, Blues, Bluegrass, Rockabilly, Rock and Roll and Country.

 

J Edgar Klezmer: Songs from My Grandmothers FBI Files

J Edgar Klezmer: Songs from My Grandmothers FBI Files

Kutz Theater Series

Feb. 12-15
Kutz Theater of the Lackland Center

“INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED & MUCH-LOVED”

A musical documentary theater adventure by grandchild and bandleader Eve Sicular. From klezmer to Kodaly to jazz, baroque to boogie-woogie to gospel, from Hazel Scott’s cancelled TV show to derelict theories of homosexuality, exploring surveillance files leads in even more directions than the Department of Justice could have foreseen.

JANUARY JAZZ FEST:  Fete Manouche.
Saturday, Jan. 24th @ 8pm - Sitnik Theatre

SKULLDUGGERY: A MAGICAL PIRATE ADVENTURE
Sunday, Feb. 1st @ 2pm - Sitnik Theatre
 

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