Curtains Up Players, a new local theater group, has announced its schedule for the upcoming season.
Curtains Up Players is a community based theater in Huntington. It just completed its first season including its most recent performance, a production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat in May.
Kicking off the fall 2011 season, Curtains Up Players will present Bat Boy the Musical. This production is set in rural West Virginia and features a boy who resembles a bat. Auditions will take place Aug. 8 at 6 p.m. at Kuhn Memorial Church in Barboursville. The performances will run Oct. 27 - 30 and Nov. 4 - 6.
Following the production of "Bat Boy," Curtains Up Players will present a Holiday Cabaret of Family Memories in November. This show will feature special guest artist, Chris Sizemore. Performances will take place Nov. 25 - 27.
Other 2012 season highlights will include The King and I, Avenue Q: The Musical and Dracula: The Musical.
All shows for the 2011-2012 season will be performed at the Jeslyn Performing Arts Center on 4th Avenue in downtown Huntington.
The mission of Curtains Up Players is not only to provide the Tri-State with professional quality theatrical experiences, but also to focus time, energy and resources on educational outreach opportunities for students throughout the Mountain State and into Kentucky and Ohio.
For more information on Curtains Up Players, contact CUP President Michael Gore at 304-688-7403, find them on Facebook at Curtains Up Players, or follow them on Twitter at CUPofTheatreWV.
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