East Carolina Playhouse

East Carolina University, Greenville, 328-6829. Student performers present five shows between late September and April. Part of ECU Theatre Arts Department.

ECU/Loessin Playhouse

• Oct. 5-10: "Sweet Charity."
• Nov. 16-21: "Hedda Gabler," by H. Ibsen
• Feb. 1-6, 2007: Dance 2007
• Feb. 22-27, 2007: "Urinetown"
• April 12-17, 2007: William Shakespeare's "The Tempest"

ECU/Loessin Summer Theater
The East Carolina University Summer Theater usually offers three productions during the summer.

The S. Rudolph Alexander Performing Arts Series
Features professional attractions from the fields of music, dance and theater. All performances are held in Wright Auditorium. For tickets, call the ECU Central ticket office, 328-4788 or (800) ECU-ARTS.

• 7:30 p.m. Sept. 27: Van Cliburn gold medalist pianist Alexander Kobrin
• 7:30 p.m. Oct. 3: The Tierney Sutton Band featuring jazz vocalist Tierney Sutton
• 7:30 p.m. Oct. 17: New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players present "Pirates of Penzance"
• 7:30 p.m. Nov. 7: L.A. Theatre Works presents "The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial"
• 7:30 p.m. Jan. 5, 2007: Grammy-award winning violinist Hilary Hahn,
• 7:30 p.m. Jan. 31, 2007: The North Carolina Symphony with Grant Llewellyn conducting and guest soloist cellist Denise Djokic
• 7:30 p.m. Feb. 16, 2007: The Koresh Dance Company
• 7:30 p.m. March 6, 2007: Moscow Festival Ballet
• 7:30 p.m. April 27, 2007: Emerson String Quartet

East Carolina University's Family Fare Series
Features fun, educational programs for children and their families. For tickets, call the ECU Central Ticket Office, 328-4788 or (800) ECU-ARTS.

• 7 p.m. Sept. 15: DinoRock "Dinosaur Desperados!," Wright Auditorium
• 7 p.m. Oct. 27: "Alice" by Whoopi Goldberg, Wright Auditorium
• 2 p.m. Nov. 11: Storybook Theatre presents "James and the Giant Peach," Wright Auditorium
• 7 p.m. March 30, 2007: Mum Puppettheatre presents "The Adventure of a Boy and His Dog on the High Seas"
• 2 p.m April 14, 2007: Storybook Theatre presents Chester Freeman's "Runaway Bear"

Farmville Community Arts Council
The Farmville Community Arts Council will present several theater productions throughout the year. Call 753-3832.

• Oct. 5-8: "Moon Over Buffalo"
• Nov. 16-19: "Scrooge! The Musical"
• March 29-April 1, 2007: Spring musical to be announced
• May 30-June 3, 2007: "Hilarious Hillbilly Massacre"

East Carolina Dance Theater
ECU Theatre Arts Department, East Carolina University, Greenville, 328-6390. The theater presents an annual production featuring students performing faculty-choreographed pieces.

Smiles & Frowns Playhouse Inc.
P.O. Box 1945, Greenville. 756-4959. Nonprofit group for children in grades K-12.