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28 Mar

Comedy

Sam Morril: The Class Act Tour

7:00pm

Fletcher Hall

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31 Mar

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The Durham Savoyards presents Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Yeomen of The Guard

8:00pm

Fletcher Hall

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5 Apr

Arts Discovery

Paperhand Puppet Intervention

9:45am

Fletcher Hall

$8 Per Person | $6 Title One Schools (Plus Taxes and Fees)

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8 Apr

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GYPSY KATHAA 

11:00am

Cinema One

$5.00 (Plus Fees for Online Purchases)

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8 Apr

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The Monti: The Point of No Return

8:00pm

Fletcher Hall

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10 Apr

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BRUCE-O-RAMA Starring Bruce Campbell

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20 Apr

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Big Bad Voodoo Daddy

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21 Apr

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Kathleen Madigan: Boxed Wine & Tiny Banjos 2023 Tour

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August 23

The Carolina Theatre of Durham Welcomes a New Education Director

Shana Adams Joins Theater Staff With a Wealth of Arts Education Experience in Durham  DURHAM, August 23, 2022 — The Carolina Theatre of Durham has hired a new senior director of education and community outreach, Shana Adams. Adams will succeed former director, Noel James, who has retired.   Adams will be responsible for leading the Carolina […]

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April 27

Rissi Palmer Comes to the Carolina Theatre of Durham for its Family Saturday Series on May 7

Tickets On Sale Now  DURHAM, NC — April 27, 2022 — Rissi Palmer comes to the Carolina Theatre of Durham on May 7th at 11 am as part of the theater’s Family Saturday Series.   Tickets to see Rissi Palmer are $5 and are available at the Carolina Theatre box office, the venue’s website — carolinatheatre.org […]

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September 21

The Carolina Theatre Celebrates 25 Years of its Educational Program

The theater’s Arts Discovery Educational Series marks milestone of serving K-12 students Durham, NC September 21, 2021—The Carolina Theatre of Durham is celebrating 25 years of presenting its Arts Discovery Educational Series. The series has introduced more than 100,000 young audiences to hundreds of live arts performances from the Triangle and beyond. The Arts Discovery […]

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September 21

Carolina Theatre Arts Discovery Program Offers Virtual Field Trips For School Students

DURHAM, NC (September 21, 2020) — After decades of welcoming children into its historic showplace, the Carolina Theatre of Durham will now stream virtual field trips to school-aged students via its highly regarded Arts Discovery Educational Series (ADES). Carolina Theatre of Durham, Inc., the nonprofit that manages the city-owned venue, announced the nine programs that […]

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April 7

Arts Discovery & Family Saturday Series Artists Share Family-Friendly Performances

With children at home across the world, artists are sharing kid-friendly performances to educate and entertain. As artists involved in our Arts Discovery Educational Series and Family Saturday Series release resources, we’ll update the list below. Sonia De Los Santos, En Casa con Sophia While De Los Santos’ March appearance in the Arts Discovery Educational Series […]

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June 22

CTD Arts Discovery Educational Series Celebrates Successful Year

The Carolina Theatre of Durham welcomed 16,099 students, including 9,842 from Durham Public Schools (DPS), to 20 entertaining and enriching Arts Discovery Educational Series (ADES) shows during the 2016-17 school year. The attendance was a 79 percent increase from the 2015-16 school year. Attendance among DPS students increased fivefold in 2016-17. The theatre partnered with the school […]

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July 27

Carolina Theatre Partners With Durham Public Schools For Free Arts Discovery Tickets

DURHAM, July 26, 2016 — Continuing its decades-long tradition of presenting vital arts education experiences to the students of Durham, the Carolina Theatre is launching a new pilot program with Durham Public Schools that will provide students the opportunity to obtain free tickets to 22 Arts Discovery Educational Series events scheduled for the historic downtown venue […]

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