May 17, 2006

Published in Wake Forest, NC

           The musical “Oliver!” will hit the boards later this week as the first Wake Forest production by The Road Less Traveled Theatre.

            Performances are planned for Thursday through Saturday, May 18 through 20, and again Friday, Saturday and Sunday, May 26 through 28. The only matinee will be on Sunday, May 29, at 2:30 p.m.; all other performances will begin at 8 p.m.

            “Starting off with a family-oriented musical gives us a chance to reach the widest possible audience this first time out, allowing us to reach as many people as we can to introduce ourselves to the community but also to show our cast members and our audiences how we do things,” Executive Director Kevin Holmes said.

            Advance tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for students and seniors; they will be $12 for adults at the door. You can buy them from cast members and some area businesses or online at http://tickets.roadlesstraveledtheatre.com.

           The fifth of Six Sundays in Spring will feature the Youngsville’s talented saxophonist Freddie Green. The music begins at 5 and ends at 7 p.m. on the lawn at the Calvin Jones House (the Wake Forest College Museum) on North White Street. Last Sunday’s concert with the Oak City Stringband was cancelled because of the rain.

            The free concerts are sponsored by the Wake Forest Cultural Arts Association. You are invited to bring a chair or blanket along with a picnic lunch or some drinks and snacks and enjoy the music along with your neighbors on a fine spring evening.

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