TRIAD STAGE EXAMINES MEANING OF ART AND FAMILY WITH RADIUNT ABUNDUNT

Kate Goehring (back), Beth Ritson (left), and
Lisa Kitchens (right) in Triad Stage’s
Radiunt Abundunt. Photo by VanderVeen Photographers.
The World Premiere drama by Preston Lane and
Laurelyn Dossett  runs Feb.  21 – Mar. 13, 2016

(Greensboro, NC) — Triad Stage’s 15th season continues with an exploration of art, family and love in the world premiere of Radiunt Abundunt by Preston Lane, with original music by Laurelyn Dossett. Two women are searching for a missing family member. An art collector discovers a new visionary artist. A desperate young woman seeks to build a home in the most unlikely place. And an artist with a secret past struggles to preach her faith with shape and color. This new contemporary North Carolina drama by the creators of Beautiful Star and Snow Queen weaves together music, story, and outsider art. Come along as these five women each discover what they thought was lost forever. Radiunt Abundunt runs February 21 – March 13, 2016. Opening Night is Friday, February 26.

About the Production
“This is a continuation of the work Laurelyn and I have been creating for Triad audiences for a decade now,” says Preston Lane. “But it is also a real departure as we seek to radically reimagine the intersection of music, theater and the stories of our region.  This is our first contemporary story and it is both the story of family divided but also a exploration of what drives creativity.”

The creative team includes: designer Anya Klepikov costume designer Bill Brewer, lighting designer Jiyoun Chang, sound designer Taylor Dankovich, and projection designer Nicholas Hussong. The dramaturg is Bryan Conger, Christine Morris is the resident vocal coach, Denise Gabriel is the resident movement coach, Cindi Rush is the casting director, and the stage manager is Emily J. Mails.

The Cast
The cast includes Kate Goehring (Triad Stage: Wit; Underneath the Lintel; The Glass Menagerie; The Blonde, The Brunette and the Vengeful Redhead; and The Little Foxes), Lisa Kitchens (Triad Stage debut), Dori Legg (Triad Stage: Brother Wolf, Snow Queen), Madelynn Poulson (Triad Stage: A Christmas Carol (2014-2015), All’s Well That Ends Well), Beth Ritson (Triad Stage: A Christmas Carol (2013-2015), All’s Well that Ends Well, Steel Magnolias, Night of the Iguana, Picnic, Bus Stop, Brother Wolf, Tobacco Road and The Rainmaker) and Lizzie Wouters (Triad Stage: Common Enemy).  The musicians playing alongside Laurelyn Dossett are Gailanne Amundsen, Shona Carr, and Julie Chiles.

Biographies of the cast and creative team, and more information on the production can be found online at www.triadstage.org.

Performance and Special Event Information
All performances are at Triad Stage at The Pyrle Theater, located at 232 South Elm Street in downtown Greensboro, North Carolina (between Market and Washington Streets).

Show times for Radiunt Abundunt are 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday evenings and 8:00 p.m. on Friday and Saturday evenings. Sunday matinees are at 2:00 p.m. There are no matinee performances during previews.
Preview performances of Radiunt Abundunt are on February 21, 23, 24, and 25. Opening Night, sponsored by Cone Health, is Friday, February 26 at 8:00 p.m. Pay-What-You-Can performances are Tuesday, March 1, and Wednesday, March 2 at 7:30 p.m. Wine Tasting Friday sponsored by Bernard Robinson and Company is Friday, March 4, prior to the evening’s 8:00 p.m. performance. There will be two Accessibility Performances: on Sunday, March 6 at 2:00 p.m. with services provided by the Greensboro Communication Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, and on Tuesday, March 8 at 7:30 p.m. with Arts Access providing services for the visually impaired.

Technically Talking, a behind-the-scenes discussion with members of the design team, is Tuesday, February 23, immediately following the 7:30 p.m. preview performance.

The InSight Series, the free humanities program with a noted expert who will be discussing the world of the play will be held on Sunday, February 28, immediately following the 2:00 p.m. matinee performance. The InSight Series is sponsored by Pennybyrne at Maryfield.

PostScript, a lively, open discussion with the cast, will be held on Thursday, March 3, in The UpStage Cabaret immediately following the 7:30 p.m. performance. The PostScript series is sponsored by Clifford Clendenin & O’Hale, LLP.

About Triad Stage
Triad Stage is a professional not-for-profit regional theater company based in Greensboro’s downtown historic district. All Triad Stage productions are created in Greensboro using the best of local and national talent. Triad Stage gratefully acknowledges the support of its Season Sponsors: Blue Zoom, the North Carolina Arts Council, Arts Greensboro and The Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County. Radiunt Abundunt is presented with support from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Triad Stage’s 15th Anniversary Season continues with an American classic Fences, by August Wilson (April 10 – May 1, 2016); and the season closes with a sexy comedy by Moliére, Don Juan (June 5 – 26, 2016).

Single tickets are on sale now.

All Triad Stage productions feature the bold acting and breathtaking design that have been nationally recognized by The Wall Street Journal and by the American Theatre Wing, founder of the Tony Awards®, which named Triad Stage one of the top ten most promising theatres in the country as a recipient of the 2010 National Theatre Company Grant. Triad Stage has also earned accolades including “Best North Carolina Production of 2010” for The Glass Menagerie by Triangle Arts & Entertainment magazine; “One of the Best Regional Theatres in America”, New York’s Drama League; “Best Live Theater” (nine years running), Go Triad/News & Record and The Rhinoceros Times; and “Professional Theater of the Year” (2003, 2011), North Carolina Theatre Conference. 


To purchase tickets or for performance information on Radiunt Abundunt, call the Triad Stage Box Office at 336.272.0160 or toll-free at 866.579.TIXX (8499), or visit www.triadstage.org."

- A Press Release

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