As we say goodbye to 2017, we also bid farewell to those we lost. Julia Rush was synonymous with arts, Hickory, and living life to the fullest. I first met Julia during the production of the 20th Anniversary redux of “Streets of Hickory.” She had a gift for making you feel like she’d known you …
This is a story about a yard sale, a mermaid and the lives of the people around it, both sellers and buyers. Karissa is holding a sale to get rid of some excess baggage—including the “junk” left behind by her ex-boyfriend, Dwight. Things get kinda’ complicated when he shows up to the sale unknowingly with …
This is a story about a yard sale, a mermaid and the lives of the people around it, both sellers and buyers. Karissa is holding a sale to get rid of some excess baggage—including the “junk” left behind by her ex-boyfriend, Dwight. Things get kinda’ complicated when he shows up to the sale unknowingly with …
As we move our production of “The Last Five Years” into The Firemen’s Kitchen space, today, I can’t help nerding out and thinking about “Voltron.” Voltron is the name of a giant robot in an anime television series I grew up watching that features a team of space explorers known as the Voltron Force. The …
The Last “17” Years HICKORY – The Last Five Years is a musical written by Jason Robert Brown. The story explores a five-year relationship between Jamie Wellerstein, a rising novelist, and Cathy Hyatt, a struggling actress. The show uses a form of storytelling in which Cathy’s story is told in reverse chronological order (beginning the …
HICKORY – Hickory Arts & Hickory Community Theatre are partnering to bring Jason Robert Brown’s “The Last Five Years” to The Firemen’s Kitchen as part of their Working Artist Series from July 12-28. The musical is directed by Jeff Hartman, featuring Carol Anne & Jeff Hartman and a string quartet including Diana Stone and Charlton …
