| Celebrate the life and work of one of the South’s greatest writers in this once-in-a-lifetime theatrical event. Return to a small town in eastern North Carolina and the Avery family that captivated audiences in Triad Stage’s second season. In honor of Reynolds Price, we present the entire New Music trilogy in a special two-part extended run—Part I: August Snow and Night Dance and Part II: Better Days. See the two parts separately or see them together during weekend marathon performances on February 25, February 26, March 10 or March 11. |
New Music
Part I: August Snow and Night Dance
A Family Trilogy
by Reynolds Price
directed by Preston Lane
February 12 – March 17, 2012
Come home.
August 1937. One year into their troubled marriage, Taw Avery gives her husband, Neal, an ultimatum – he must put his past behind him or she will leave him forever. With less than a day to decide, they each make a journey of self discovery to find the meaning of commitment and sacrifice. Their story continues at the end of World War II. The battle may be over, but the loss of lives and dreams continues in its wake. Neal and Taw must carry on, searching for a way to keep hope and love at the heart of their family.
"You haven't seen anything remotely like New Music anywhere this season... [It] breaks ground, celebrates a master of Southern literature and, perhaps even more important in the long run, redefines modern regional theatre."
–Lynn Jessup, CVNC
"Price's vigorous, vivid writing takes us on quite a journey and this production proves something I've known from long experience: The night skies aren't empty above small towns. Neither are the people who live in them. New Music provides a nuanced, vibrant reminder."
–Byron Woods, Indy Week
The New Music trilogy is presented in collaboration with Greensboro Public Library's "One City, One Author" program.
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*New Music, Part II: Better Days is presented as a special event and is not included in 2011-2012 Season Pass packages. However, Season Passholders have the exclusive opportunity to order advance Flex Tickets to Better Days at the reduced rate of $15 each with their Season Pass purchase or renewal.
In the News In the NewsREVIEW: "How does one describe a Southern masterpiece? Amazing, stunning, profound…; even the strongest superlatives seem insufficient when speaking of Triad Stage's latest production, Reynolds Price's New Music. You haven't seen anything remotely like New Music anywhere this season, and you won't unless you get yourself to Greensboro's Triad Stage. New Music breaks ground, celebrates a master of Southern literature and, perhaps even more important in the long run, redefines modern regional theatre." REVIEW: "Price's vigorous, vivid writing takes us on quite a journey and this production proves something I've known from long experience: The night skies aren't empty above small towns. Neither are the people who live in them. New Music provides a nuanced, vibrant reminder." Producer-reporter Rob Holliday previews the New Music trilogy on UNC TV's North Carolina Weekend, with interviews from the cast and clips from the three plays. Host David Ford interviews director Preston Lane and actress Leah Turley on 88.5 WFDD's Triad Arts Up Close. "Greensboro's Triad Stage presents North Carolina native Reynolds Price's entire New Music trilogy — for the second time since they were written — in two parts from Feb. 12-March 18 at the Pyrle Theater." "A North Carolina native son, spectacular author, poet and playwright, Reynolds Price is certainly a man deserving honor and respect, especially among the theatrical and literary crowd of his home state." "Triad Stage is revisiting an old friend, and the Greensboro Public Library is getting in on the act, too." "The late Reynolds Price is considered one of the country's great Southern novelists, but he was an accomplished playwright as well. In 1989, the Cleveland Play House first presented his New Music Trilogy, consisting of the plays August Snow and Night Dance, and Better Days." "Utilizing two different casts to tell a story spanning four decades, Triad Stage and NewBridge Bank present the entire New Music trilogy by Reynolds Price, directed by Preston Lane, in a two part extended run—Part I, comprised of the plays, August Snow and Night Dance, and Part II, the final play in the series, Better Days—produced together for only the second time since they were written." |
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A Look at New Music, Part I VideoClick on the image to view
Get an inside look at Triad Stage's production of Reynolds Price's NEW MUSIC, Part 1: AUGUST SNOW and NIGHT DANCE. Director Preston Lane and actors Ginny Myers Less and Gayton Scott reveal insights into the story and its characters. Featuring Mark Mozingo, Ginny Myers Lee, Gayton Scott and Matthew Delaney. With set by Howard C. Jones, costumes by Bill Brewer, lighting by John Wolf, and original composition and sound by Patrick Calhoun. Onstage at Triad Stage February 12 - March 17, 2012. Video produced by Image Creations Digital Media. (Length: 4:00) |
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Production PhotosClick on the images to see larger versions |
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Pictured (left to right): Gayton Scott, Mark Mozingo and Matthew Delaney. |
Pictured (left to right): Leah Turley and Ginny Myers Lee. |
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Pictured (left to right): Matthew Delaney and Ginny Myers Lee. |
Pictured (left to right): Matthew Delaney and Mark Mozingo. |
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Pictured (left to right): Matthew Delaney, Ginny Myers Lee and Leah Turley. |
Pictured: The cast of New Music:August Snow. |
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Pictured (left to right): Leah Turley and Ginny Myers Lee. |
Pictured (left to right): Gayton Scott, Mark Mozingo and Matthew Delaney. |
Pictured (left to right): Matthew Delaney and Mark Mozingo. |
Pictured (left to right): Mark Mozingo and Leah Turley. |
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Pictured (top to bottom): Leah Turley and Mark Mozingo. |
Pictured (left to right): Bill Raulerson and Mark Mozingo. |
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Pictured (left to right): Matthew Delaney and Gayton Scott. |
Pictured (left to right): Mark Mozingo and Gayton Scott. |
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Pictured (left to right): Mark Mozingo and Ginny Myers Lee. |
Pictured (left to right): Leah Turley and Chris Raddatz. |
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The cast of New Music, Part I: August Snow and Night Dance. Photo: VanderVeen Photographers. |
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