Plays opening in the coming week
By Jon Busdeker on May. 03, 2007
The Three Musketeers
WHEN: 7 p.m. May 10, 12, 17 and 18, and 3 p.m. May 13, staged by Lynchburg Christian Academy
WHERE: Sanctuary of the old Thomas Road Baptist Church, 701 Thomas Road
TICKETS: $10 for reserved Directors Choice seats, $7 general admission
INFO: (434) 832-2000
SYNOPSIS: The classic swashbuckling adventure with a twist: the three musketeers, plus D’Artagnan, are all female. D’Artagnan wants nothing more than to be a musketeer and sets off for Paris to pursue her dream. Once there, she befriends Porthos, Athos and Aramis, and together, they fight to spoil the plans of the evil Cardinal Richelieu and Lord Rochefort.
DIRECTOR: Ray Jones
Anything Goes
WHEN: 8 p.m. May 12, 18 and 19, and 2 p.m. May 13 and 20
WHERE: Academy of Fine Arts’ Warehouse Theatre
TICKETS: $19 for adults, $15 for seniors and $10 for students
INFO: (434) 846-TIXX
SYNOPSIS: From the golden age of the American musical comedy, this play staged by The Academy Players is a classy, high-seas farce brimming with mistaken identities, gangsters on the lam, an evangelist-turned-nightclub singer and, of course, young love. Set aboard a luxury ocean liner in 1934, this musical features 15 of Cole Porter’s classic songs, including “You’re the Top,” “It’s De-Lovely,” “I Get a Kick Out of You” and “Anything Goes.”
DIRECTOR: Nan Kordos
Passion in Movement
WHEN: 7:30 p.m. May 5
WHERE: E.C. Glass Auditorium
TICKETS: $20 general admission, $45 and $100 for reserved seating
INFO: (434) 847-8688
SYNOPSIS: Virginia School of the Arts’ annual gala features guest performers from Ballet Austin and National Ballet of Canada, along with soloist Christopher Huggins.
Witness for the Prosecution
WHEN: 8 p.m. May 4, 5, 11 and 12, and 2 p.m. May 12
WHERE: Appomattox Courthouse Community Theatre, 331 Court St.
TICKETS: $10 general admission and $5 for children younger than 12.
INFO: (434) 352-0106
SYNOPSIS: In Agatha Christie’s classic tale, Leonard Vale is on trial for the murder of his friend, Emily French, presumably to get his hands on her vast fortune. He thinks his wife is completely devoted to him and will give him an alibi, but is shocked when she becomes a witness for the prosecution.
DIRECTOR: Jillian Mitchel
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