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WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM 18 UCW SEPTEMBER 13-19, 2023 FAYETTEVILLE, NC — Cape Fear Regional eatre (CFRT) has announced their 2023-24 activities, which will include live, professional theatre productions and a suite of educational and outreach initiatives with the help of a $250,000.00 Community Organization Resource (CORE) grant from the Arts Council of Fayetteville/Cumberland County. "While the theatre industry faces a wave of closures, reductions, and losses, CFRT is a rare story of successful return to pre-pandemic attendance. "We are deeply grateful for the support of e Arts Council and the community for their trust and love and we look forward to an incredible line up of shows, education programs, and community outreach in the upcoming season." says Managing Director Ella Wrenn. "We are grateful to live in a place that values the experience of live arts!" says Artistic Director Mary Catherine Burke. CFRT's 2022/23 mainstage season has something for everyone. e season kicks off with e Play at Goes Wrong – a non-stop hilarious comedy in the tone of Monty Python (Sept 2023); e Addams Family Musical (Oct/ Nov 2023) will be directed by CFRT's Artistic Director Mary Catherine Burke, choreographed by Emmy Award winner Tyce Diorio, and featuring CFRT's Director of Education Marc de la Concha as Gomez; the year comes to a close with the annual community production of e Best Christmas Pageant Ever (Dec 2023). In Jan. 2024, family favorite Cinderella comes to the stage, directed by Broadway's Tom Caruso; King Liz (March/April 2024) will feature onstage seating for this play about a female basketball agent that will coincide with March Madness. Finally, the season comes to a close with Sister Act, directed by West Hyler (Broadway's Jersey Boys). Additionally, CFRT will continue its popular education programs, including Spring and Summer eatre Camps, Drama Day Camps, Passport Series, Studio classes, and CFRTeen Tours. Ticket sales account for less than 40% of CFRT's funding. "We are deeply grateful to the Arts Council for its incredible financial support. is funding is essential to our operations and enables us to produce high-quality productions and education programs that support our community's creative and emotional needs," says Wrenn. e Arts Council's Community Organization Resource Grants (CORE) may be awarded to local arts agencies in Cumberland County whose programs are vital to the cultural life of the community and whose organizations have reached a size and maturity that assure their long-term viability. e purpose of CORE Grants is to strengthen and stabilize major arts institutions and help them to deliver high quality arts services to the citizens of Cumberland County. Cape Fear Regional Theatre Receives Grant From the Arts Council a STAFF REPORT NEWS C u st o m C a teri n g by T w o B r o t h ers eVineNC.com or TwoBrothersCateringNC.com 806 Katie Street Fayetteville NC (O Owen Drive behind O-Reilly's) Make your special day one that everyone will remember! Call 910-584-9892 Serving You Since 2004 Lakeside WEDDING, BANQUET & EVENT VENUE Fayetteville's Newest Venue VOLUME 14 | ISSUE 10 OCTOBER | 2020 Inspiring, educating, empowering and celebrating women in our community M A G A Z I N E West Fayetteville Farm Girls Fall Flavors for Your Table Help for Women's Health Carve and Craft Pumpkin Art More inside: VOLUME 14 | ISSUE 11 NOVEMBER | 2020 Inspiring, educating, empowering and celebrating women in our community M A G A Z I N E Easy Entertaining with Friends and Family Amplifying Thanks with a Grateful Attitude Destressing the Holidays Soup's On: Simple Suppers More inside: Simple Pleasures Simple Pleasures BY, FOR & ABOUT Inspiring, educating, empowering and celebrating women in our community Image by Jan Van Der Wolf via Pexels