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DEARLY DEPARTED

May 17th, 18th & 19th,

24th, 25th & 26th

In the Baptist backwoods of the Bible Belt, the beleaguered Turpin family proves that living and dying in the South are seldom tidy and always hilarious. Despite their earnest efforts to pull themselves together for their father's funeral, the Turpins' other problems keep overshadowing the solemn occasion: Firstborn Ray-Bud drinks himself silly as the funeral bills mount; Junior, the younger son, is juggling financial ruin, a pack of no-neck monster kids, and a wife who suspects him of infidelity in the family car; their spinster sister, Delightful, copes with death as she does life, by devouring junk food; and all the neighbors add more than two cents. As the situation becomes fraught with mishap, Ray-Bud says to his long-suffering wife, "When I die, don't tell nobody. Just bury me in the backyard and tell everybody I left you." Amidst the chaos, the Turpins turn for comfort to their friends and neighbors, an eccentric community of misfits who just manage to pull together and help each other through their hours of need, and finally, the funeral.

GYPSY

August 9th, 10th & 11th,

16th, 17th & 18th

Speculated by many to be the greatest of all American musicals, Gypsy tells the story of the dreams and efforts of one hungry, powerhouse of a woman to get her two daughters into show business. Gypsy is loosely based on the 1957 memoir of famous striptease artist Gypsy Rose Lee, entitled Gypsy: Memoirs of America’s Most Celebrated Stripper. The memoir and the musical focus on the story of Gypsy Rose Lee’s mother, Rose, and earned Rose a place in the theatrical and literary canon as the quintessential, archetypal “Stage Mother.” The musical features songs that have become standards of the musical theatre canon, including “Some People,” “Let Me Entertain You,” “Rose’s Turn,” and the show-stopping “Everything’s Coming Up Roses”. Gypsy is famous for helping launch lyricist Stephen Sondheim’s career, and features a book by Arthur Laurents that is widely considered to be one of the classic examples of a traditional “book musical.” At the heart of the musical is the gregarious Rose, whose journey made critic Frank Rich call Gypsy, “Broadway’s own brassy, unlikely answer to King Lear.”

SPONSORS!!! SAVE THE DATE!!!!

We have an EXCITING new season lined up, but we're not telling yet! We are having an invitation only reveal party for our sponsors to announce the new season and to say thank you for all you do for us!! You will be able to sign up for your sponsorship THAT NIGHT and have first dibs on your favorite seats! You don't want to miss this!

June 1st, 2019

More details to come...stay tuned!

About Us

The ANSON CO. ARTS COUNCIL is celebrating it's 40th Anniversary this year! Founded in 1978, we have worked to bring the arts to the community, provide arts in education, and we help maintain the Ansonia Theatre.

The ACAC is the parent of the beautifully renovated Ansonia Theatre. Founded in 1925 by Mr. L.L. Drake, the Ansonia was first a vaudeville theatre and today features live performances.

In October 2017, we opened The Drake Gallery, supporting local artists and providing a place for them to showcase their art. We offer a new featured artist each quarter and receptions are open to the public.

To learn more about the ANSON COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL, the ANSONIA THEATRE or the DRAKE GALLERY please call us at

704-694-4950.

Location

110 S. Rutherford St.

WADESBORO, NC 28170

704-694-4950

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