Homage to folksinger Pete Seeger
HACKETTSTOWN — Centenary Stage Company's annual Fringe Festival continues in the Lackland Performing Arts Center as actor/musician Randy Noojin returns with his brand new solo show Seeger: A Multimedia Solo Show running November 9 through 12.
Noojin who stunned audiences last season as Woody Guthrie in his solo show Hard Travelin’ with Woody Guthrie, resurrects icon Pete Seeger, a folk singer and social activist popular during the 40’s until his death in 2014. He wrote protest music in support of international disarmament, civil rights, counterculture, and environmental issues, fluctuating his popularity throughout his life. This show is set in 1982 Washington, DC as a fundraiser of US – Cuban normalization. Featuring the iconic music of Seeger, Noojin explores Seeger’s work, struggles and life as an folksinger and activist. Mesmerizing visuals from are projected throughout the solo performance creating an ocular experience immersing the audience in the atmosphere of Seeger’s time. Noojin expertly “captures that mixture of pragmatism and optimism that made Seeger so irresistible to his many fans and followers” (Paulanne Simmons, Theatre Life). Through his brilliant script and mesmerizing visuals, Noojin emulates Pete Seeger to tell of his personal struggles for free speech.
Performances for Seeger: A Multimedia Solo Show are Nov. 9 through 12 in the Kutz Theatre of The Lackland Performing Arts Center. Specific performance times are Thursday, November 9 at 7:30PM; Friday, November 10 at 8PM; Saturday, November 11 at 8PM and Sunday, November 12 at 2PM. Ticket prices for Seeger: A Multimedia Solo Show are $25.00 for adults and $15.00 for children under 12 on Friday evening and Sunday afternoon performances. The Saturday evening performance are $27.50 for adults and $25.00 for children under 12. Thursday evening performance is $25.00 for all seats with a Buy one/Get one rush ticket special. To qualify for the BOGO rush ticket special tickets must be purchased in person at the CSC box office as early as two hours prior to performance time. BOGO offer is not valid for advance ticket sales and may not be combine with any other special offer or discount.
Centenary Stage Company’s Fringe Festival is sponsored in part by season sponsor Heath Village Retirement Community and series sponsor The House of the Good Shepherd. Centenary Stage Company’s annual Fringe Festival continues Nov. 16 through the 19 with My Name is Gideon: I’m Probably Going to Die, Eventually.
For more information or to purchase tickets visit centenarystageco.org or call the Centenary Stage Company box office at (908) 979 – 0900. The box office is located in the Lackland Performing Arts Center; 715 Grand Ave. Hackettstown, NJ. The box office is open Monday through Friday from 1 – 5 pm and two hours prior to each performance. Centenary Stage Company can also be found across social media platforms; Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Like and follow to receive the latest in Centenary Stage Company news and special offers.
The 2017-2018 season of performing arts events at the Centenary Stage Company is made possible through the generous support of the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, the NJ State Council on the Arts, the Shubert Foundation, the Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation, the Sandra Kupperman Foundation, and CSC corporate sponsors, including Premier Season Sponsor Heath Village Retirement Community, The House of the Good Shepherd, Silver Sponsors Hackettstown Medical Center, Home Instead Senior Care (Washington), and Fulton Bank of New Jersey, and Centenary Stage Company members and supporters.