William Peace University Presents Theatre And Performing Arts Events For Fall 2012 Season
Local Four-Year Baccalaureate University To Host Music Concert And Performing Arts Events As Part Of Upcoming Performances.
- Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC (1888PressRelease) September 08, 2012 - William Peace University (http://www.peace.edu), a private four-year university located in downtown Raleigh, has announced its upcoming theatre and performing arts events taking place on campus during the fall 2012 semester. William Peace Theatre will kick off its season with Annie Baker's Circle, Mirror, Transformation, a drama that won the 2009 Obie Award for Best New American Play. The performance will run from Wednesday, Sept. 19 through Saturday, Sept. 22 and again from Wednesday, Sept. 26 through Saturday, Sept. 29 at Kenan Hall.
Following the theatre's fall debut, the Manning Chamber Music Concert season opener and reception will be held Monday, Oct. 29 at Kenan Hall. William Peace Theatre will present its first musical of the season, Godspell, a parable on the life of Jesus Christ featuring the international hit "Day By Day," from Wednesday, Oct. 31 through Saturday, Nov. 3 and again from Wednesday, Nov. 7 through Saturday, Nov. 10. All presentations will begin at 7:30 p.m.
The music concert is free, but reservations are required and can be made at https://wpeaceu.wufoo.com/forms/seating-reservations-manning-chamber-music-series. Theatre tickets are free to William Peace University students with ID and will be available in discounted rates for all other university students, staff, faculty and their families. Costs for the general public will be $15 for the drama and $20 for the musical in advance. Tickets for both shows can be purchased online at http://www.etix.com/ticket/online/venueSearch.jsp?venue_id=6335.
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"The cultural activities any university presents are an integral part of the student experience, and I am pleased that we have a slate of performances ready to fulfill that mission this fall," said Debra M. Townsley, Ph.D., president of William Peace University. "The entertainment presented at William Peace Theatre and the Manning Chamber Music Concert has been celebrated in past years, and I look forward to continuing the tradition of providing the local community with the opportunity to enjoy these quality performances."
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William Peace University is located in the heart of Raleigh, North Carolina. It was founded in 1857 as Peace Institute, offering education for boys and girls in primary grades and to women from high school to college. Peace, an all women's college, became a four-year baccalaureate college and graduated its first bachelor's students in August of 1996. Exclusively an all-women's institution for its first 152 years, Peace began offering coeducational evening courses through the William Peace School of Professional Studies in 2009. In 2011, Peace College transitioned to William Peace University and began admitting male students to its day program in fall 2012. Its mission is to prepare students for careers in the organizations of tomorrow. On average, more than 90 percent of the university's graduates are placed in jobs or graduate school within one year of graduation. For more information, please visit http://www.peace.edu.
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