NCTC Drama Fall/Christmas Production
NCTC announces performances for its Fall/Christmas production at both the First State Bank Center for the Performing Arts and the NCTC Denton Campus Black Box Theater. The production is a world premiere of The Life and Times of Ignorance Christmas that has been adapted for the stage by Thom Talbott-Garcia.
The production will play in Gainesville at the First State Bank Center for the Performing Arts on November 17 at 7:30 PM and November 18 & 19 at 2:30 PM. The performance on November 18 will be sensory friendly with tickets only $5.00 each for ALL seats. The play will perform at the Denton Campus Black Box Theater on December 1 & December 2 at 7:30 PM and December 3 at 2:30 PM.
The production is directed by NCTC Drama faulty member, Missy Embrey, who also serves as the production designer for the performance. The cast includes Channing Robinson, Taylor Hoyt, Thom Talbott-Garcia, Kelsee Hanks, Leslee Hanks, Ames B., Nicholas Collier, Amera Mota, James Hunter, Reese Mcelreath, and Courtney Riojas.
The Life and Times of Ignorance Christmas is a literary portmanteau where over 44 characters from Charles Dickens’ novels come together to tell a story that is similar, but different in its own way. Ignorance Christmas is in search of a family that he can call his own and meets a marvelous set of zany Dickensian characters along the way. According to director, Missy Embrey, “This one is a show for any season, but it does inspire that homey, warm apple cider by the fireplace feeling of Christmas.”
All tickets are general admission. Tickets on November 17 at 7:30 PM and November 28 at 2:30 PM are $10.00 for Adults and $5 Youth High School or younger. Tickets for the Sensory Friendly performance on November 18 at 2:30 PM will be $5 for ALL seats. The Sensory Friendly performance includes a reduction in the volume of special effects and music as well as the house lights being left on.
Tickets are available by either contacting the box office at (940) 668-3355 or by going to nctc.edu/performing-arts/box-office.
