Theatre Central’s Fringe Festival Next Week!

Unleash Creativity! Expect the Unexpected!

From April 24 to April 27, Central College will pop with a variety of music, theatre and art events as the Central College Fringe Festival unfurls. The student-organized event will showcase the talents of college and high school students, faculty and community members in a wide range of nontraditional settings.

The performances are short (limited to 40 minutes), varied and within easy walking distance of one another. Audience members might catch Celtic music in the Vermeer Science Center, view art work in the theatre building, hear spoken word in the gallery and participate in a drum circle at the fire pit; all in one evening! Each date will bring a different mixture of not-to-be missed entertainment, talent and venues.

The purchase of a wristband for $1 will give you access to all four days of the events organized by the FRINGE. For more information about the Central College Fringe Festival, daily event schedules and locations visit http://centralfringefest.weebly.com/.

USP Facebook Page is Now Alive & Kicking!

USP Facebook Page is Now Alive & Kicking!

For the past few years members of Union Street Players have been part of the USP “group” on Facebook. If you join the USP Facebook group you’ll find posts, pictures and information posted to the Facebook site by fellow group members. The USP group on Facebook is not, however, and official Facebook “Page” so we’ve now added an official USP Facebook Page. You can find the page at http://www.facebook.com/UnionStreetPlayers and we encourage everyone to visit the page and click the “Like” button which will ensure you get the most recent USP news and info posted to Facebook!

USP’s “Joseph” Amazes

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Tom Palmer starred as Joseph

Union Street Players closed it’s successful six show run of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat with a sold out performance on Saturday afternoon. The Tony Award winning Broadway musical was a huge success. Tremendous word-of-mouth increased demand for the final two performances. By the end of the run, nearly 1700 tickets were sold across the six performances. When you count ushers and volunteers, the total number of audience members surpassed the 1700 mark. The official Box Office tally of tickets sold each night for the 311 available seats was:

Fri Nov 30: 271
Sat Dec 1: 285
Sun Dec 2: 300
Thu Dec 6: 220
Fri Dec 7: 311
Sat Dec 8: 311

Total: 1698

The cast of 46 and crew of 41 were assisted by a number of volunteers under the leadership of Director Pat Moriarity.

Grab “Joseph” Tickets Before They’re Gone!

Friday night’s peformance of Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is virtually sold out. As of Friday morning, only four tickets remain for the Friday night performance. There are still 40 seats left for Saturday’s 2:00 p.m. matinee. Purchase tickets on-line at http://www.ticketpeak.com/usp