Theater Picks: 8 great show openings this week in the Triangle

8 great show openings this week in the Triangle

The Triangle is awash in theater openings this week. All eight are worth a look (see websites provided):

▪ “Something’s Afoot” (NCSU Summerfest). A musical spoof of Agatha Christie mysteries. theatre.arts.ncsu.edu.

▪ “Shakespeare in Hollywood (Forest Moon Theater). Comedy about the filming of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” in 1934. forestmoontheater.org.

▪ “The Glass Menagerie” (Raleigh Little Theatre). Tennessee Williams’ classic about hopes and regrets. raleighlittletheatre.org.

▪ “Ragtime” (Justice Theater Project). The moving musical based on the E. L. Doctorow novel. thejusticetheaterproject.org.

▪ “Cloud 9” (Tiny Engine Theatre). Caryl Churchill’s gender-bending comedy about identity and liberation through time travel. tinyenginetheatre.com.

▪ “Vincent” (Peaceabilities Productions). Leonard Nimoy’s one-man play about Vincent Van Gogh’s life. peacelovemonkey.com.

▪ “All My Sons” (Theatre Raleigh). Arthur Miller’s gripping drama about a businessman’s moral choices. theatreraleigh.com.

▪ “Insomnia,” “The Fringe Dwellers” and “Emilie” (Burning Coal). Three plays from emerging artist in rotating repertory. burningcoal.org.

This story was originally published June 9, 2016 at 11:58 AM with the headline "Theater Picks: 8 great show openings this week in the Triangle."