Behind the Scenes
Friends of the Franklin Arts Center Presents
Theaterpalooza Camp
Grease
The two week Theaterpalooza Camp “Grease” offers children an opportunity to learn what it’s like to put on a real musical theater production. In this camp students build skills in acting, singing, dancing and teamwork with performances held on August 13 and 14 at 8:00 p.m. Tickets are available by calling Terri Walker at… »
Old Time Radio Show at Carver Center
Enjoy an afternoon of old time radio show magic with a presentation from the 1940’s “Fibber McGee and Molly” radio show on May 23 at 3:00 p.m. Veteran Loudoun radio theatre performers and Foley artists (for live sound effects) present this comic gem along with its original commercials (often as funny as the script!)…. »
The Loudoun Passion Play
An Easter Story – A Celebration of Love
“Come see…then go quickly and tell” [Matthew 26:10].
A Passion Play is a dramatic presentation depicting the Passion of Christ and the trial, suffering and death of Jesus Christ. It is a traditional part of Lent in a number of Christian denominations, particularly in Catholic tradition.
While living in Augsburg,… »
Leesburg Celebrates the Arts
On Friday, February 26 and Saturday, February 27 Heritage hosted an art show for all of the schools that feed into Heritage, as well as the high school itself. At the event students were able to show off their hard work, which covered the halls and cafeteria.
A wide variety of art was on display including… »
Dave Williams Releases New Book
Searching for God in the Sixties
This paradigm-breaking book dares to rethink the whole of the ’60s experience, not from a political or sociological but from an historical/theological perspective. Camille Paglia wrote that “the spiritual history of the sixties has yet to be written.” This is that book. For now that the academic theorists have… »
Loudoun Lyric Opera Announces Auditions
Loudoun Lyric Opera announces auditions for “Don Giovanni” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to be presented June 4, 5 and 6 at Franklin Park Performing Arts Center in Purcellville.
Auditions for principal and chorus roles will be held by appointment at the following times and locations:
Saturday, March 6 from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. at Northern VA Community… »
Update from Franklin Arts Center
OK, I dreamed of a white Christmas. A white February? Not so much.
Snow, it’s everywhere and all we have thought about for weeks. Daily routines have been flipped on their heads and just when life seems to be returning to normal, we get predictions for even more!
Even the arts, living by the code, ‘the show… »
Moving the Show Away from the Snow
When all was said and done, it was a pretty simple decision. The Blizzard of ‘10 would have limited our audience to those brave enough to conquer ice and snow to get to us Valentine’s weekend. Simply too much to ask of anyone — cast, crew or audience —so then it was a… »
Challenges To Marketing the Arts
It is an undeniable trend: arts attendees are aging and growing smaller. According to the NEA, around 78 million people — 35 percent — attended a museum or performance in 2009, but that’s down from 40 percent in 2002. In response to this trend, new approaches to marketing will be required in… »
Maddy Curtis and the Haiti Benefit Concert
Last night, 16-year old Maddy Curtis – a recent contestant on American Idol who won this Season’s first “Golden Ticket to Hollywood” - lent her sweet voice to create a benefit concert for World Vision relief in Haiti at Franklin Park Performing Arts Center. When the Benefit Concert first became possible, there were… »
Shear Madness
Who doesn’t enjoy seeing the mechanisms of a watch — those miniature wheels creasing through one other in the intricate dance of a perfect tick-tock-tick? Taking in a professional production of Shear Madness — like the one that’s been playing at the Kennedy Center’s Theater Lab for over 20 years — is to see inside… »
Award Winning Musicians To Perform Upperville Event
Two Grammy Award-winning performers, David Hardy and Lambert Orkis, will present a classical music program at the Third Annual Candlelight Concert in Upperville on Sunday, February 21 at 4:00 p.m. Both Hardy and Orkis are members of the National Symphony Orchestra and have been performing together since 1983. The concert will feature music from Beethoven,… »
Dream Comes to Purcellville in February
Not Just Shakespeare, Inc. will perform A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare, on Friday, February 5 and Saturday, February 6, at 8:00 p.m. A matinee performance will be held on Sunday, February 7, at 2:00 p.m., at the Franklin Park Performing and Visual Arts Center in Purcellville. The show, directed by David Sturdevant, will… »
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Patrons will find comprehensive, chronological listing of upcoming Productions and Events and related news and resources
Producers will be able to submit production information, classes, audition notices using simple submission form (no passwords and long waits for approval)
Individual Performers and Groups will be able to list their skills and availability alongside a photo.
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