An Evening with David Edgar
OCT 8, 6:00pm
Join Producing Artistic Director Joseph Haj in conversation with Nickleby playwright and adaptor, David Edgar, in residence with PlayMakers’ company. Reception will follow. Co-sponsored by UNC’s Department of Dramatic Art and Writing for the Stage and Screen.
Reservations are recommended.
PlayMakers Repertory Company, Chapel Hill
The Art of Literary Adaptation
OCT 19, 7:30pm
Co-director Tom Quaintance discusses taking Charles Dickens’ epic tale from page to stage. Cast members present selections from both the novel and the play.
Quail Ridge Books & Music, Raleigh
Exploring Dickens’ Characters
OCT 26, 7:00PM
Producing Artistic Director Joseph Haj is joined by Nicholas Nickleby company members for an examination of the development of Dickens’ characters. Through readings of both the novel and scenes from David Edgar’s adaptation, we’ll explore how these stories have made the leap to the stage, and how the actors maneuver the lightening fast pace in PlayMakers’ landmark production.
McIntyre’s Books, Fearrington Village
Directing an Epic
NOV 2, 7:00pm
Join PlayMakers Producing Artistic Director Joseph Haj and Co-Director Tom Quaintance as they discuss the challenges of mounting the largest production in PlayMakers history. The Durham County Library hosts this conversation about a production three years in the making.
The Regulator Bookshop, Durham
The Challenge of Adaptation
NOV 9, 7:00pm
How do you take a 900 page novel with hundreds of characters and make it stage worthy? Join PlayMakers Artistic Staff in a discussion of the fine art of adaptation.
Durham County Library, Main Branch
Designing an Epic
NOV 16, 7:00pm
From wealthy London society to a run-down boarding school in Yorkshire, from the unfortunate Smike to the splendiferous Mr. Crummles – join PlayMakers resident designers McKay Coble and Jan Chambers as they talk about creating the set and costumes of Nicholas Nickleby.
Durham County Library, Main Branch
Spend A Day at the Theatre
NOV 21
DEC 19
2:00pm & 7:30PM
See Parts I & II back- to-back for a real theatrical event. Buy Part I & get Part II for 25% off (discount available on all dates). We’re offering $15 boxed dinners from Whole Foods Market to enjoy between shows. Call the Box Office at 919-962-7529 for more information and to make your reservation
An Afternoon with Nicholas Nickleby
DEC 19, 11:30am
The Carolina Inn ‘Twelve Days of Christmas’ - tea/luncheon at The Carolina Inn combined with the 2:00pm performance of Nicholas Nickleby, Part I. $49 per person. Make reservations online at carolinainn.com or call 919.918.2711.
The Carolina Inn, Chapel Hill
The Dickens Initiative is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that a great nation deserves great art.
