Tuesday, Sept. 9 and Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2008
7:30 p.m. at Temple Theater on the AC campus
Tickets: $31-$40
(tickets go on sale August 11th)
In this hilarious new Tuna comedy, the homespun, zany inhabitants of Tuna, Texas are back
and ready to roll the dice for a whole lot of fun! Arles Struvie and Bertha Bumiller decided
to leave the third-smallest town in Texas for Las Vegas to renew their wedding vows.
Within a few minutes, not only does everyone in town know they're going,
but they've decided to go along, too. Of course, havoc and hilarity result.
The show stars its original creators: Jaston Williams and Joe Sears, who play all of Tuna's eccentric
citizens--mostly the old favorites--but with a few new Vegas characters jazzing up the mix.
Some content not suitable for young audiences.
The show is sponsored by Lufkin Industries, Inc.
Produced by Loggins Plumbing
Presented by David H. Dolben and Charlie Mae Mahan
Tom and Mary Duncan
For tickets call the Temple Theater box office at 633-5454
Box office hours are weekdays from noon to 5:30 p.m.
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Thursday, October 16, 2008
7:30 p.m. at Temple Theater on the AC campus
Tickets: $31-$40
(tickets go on sale September 16th)
This fascinating new project brings together Grammy Award-winning jazz saxophonist Branford Marsalis with a
30-piece
Brazilian chamber orchestra, known for celebrating the work of Heitor Villa-Lobos, Brazil's most revered classical composer.
Marsalis, former musical director of The Tonight Show, has long been acknowledged as one of the giants
of the jazz world and is increasingly being recognized as a complex and sensitive classical musician.
This program is uniquely suited to Marsalis' mastery of both jazz and
classical
music, allowing the language of Villa-Lobos' compositions to truly shine.
The concert also features works by French composer Darius Milhaud, who was heavily influenced by the
Brazilian composer. Both composers' works resonate with the influence of 20th Century American jazz.
Marsalis Brasilianos tours North America for six weeks. Lufkin is its only appearance in Texas.
The show is sponsored by Urgent Doc and A Friend of the Arts
Presented by John and Lynette Monk
Wanda N. Leary
For tickets call the Temple Theater box office at 633-5454
Box office hours are weekdays from noon to 5:30 p.m.
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Thursday, Oct. 23 and Friday, Oct. 24, 2008
7:30 p.m. at Temple Theater on the AC campus
Tickets: $22-$30
(tickets go on sale September 23rd)
Some people still picture LeAnn Rimes as the pretty teenager with the incredible voice who first burst onto the
national scene with the country hit "Blue". In reality, LeAnn Rimes is much more. As an artist, she's matured
into a songwriter of considerable depth. As a vocalist, she's grown into her gift in an even more impressive way.
LeAnn has won two Grammys, an American Music Award, three Academy of Country Music Honors, and twelve
Billboard Awards. She has sold more than 37 million records. Her hit singles include "One Way Ticket",
"How Do I Live", "Probably Wouldn't Be This Way", "Nothin' Better to Do", and numerous others.
LeAnn Rimes blends different musical styles, but bases it all on country. Her confident,
compelling voice helps solidify her as one of the premier vocalists in country music.
The show is sponsored by T.L.L. Temple Foundation
For tickets call the Temple Theater box office at 633-5454
Box office hours are weekdays from noon to 5:30 p.m.
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Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008
7:30 p.m. at Temple Theater on the AC campus
Tickets: $27-$35
(tickets go on sale November 13th)
Steve Lippia is a modern Sinatra--a gifted performer with a natural, sincere sound and a style which is a remarkable combination of his own honest musical interpretation and the influence of the best crooner there ever was: Frank Sinatra. With a warm stage presence
and easy manner, Steve pulls his audience back in time to a "comfort zone" not often available from the concert stage today.
Steve Lippia will perform some of Sinatra's favorite Christmas melodies, including "The First Noel", "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas", and "The Christmas Waltz". He will sing timeless Sinatra standards like "Come Fly With Me", "The Summer Wind",
"I've Got You Under My Skin", and many more. A 16-piece band behind him plays all the familiar Sinatra big band arrangements.
The show is sponsored by First Bank & Trust/East Texas and
Brookshire Brothers Food & Pharmacy
Produced by Merrill Lynch of Lufkin
Bryan O. Blevins/Blevco Industries
KTRE-TV
For tickets call the Temple Theater box office at 633-5454
Box office hours are weekdays from noon to 5:30 p.m.
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Saturday, Jan. 31, 2009
7:30 p.m. at Temple Theater on the AC campus
Tickets: $18-$25
(tickets go on sale January 5th)
Special one-hour Family Matinee performance
Saturday, Jan. 31, 2009 at 2:30 pm
Tickets: $5 kidz, $10 grown-upz
Frogz is an unusual theatrical menagerie of wonder. It consists of a family-friendly collection of simple vignettes which uses humor,
theatrics, and the wide-eyed imagination of a child to capture the audience and keep it entertained and applauding all evening.
The show is populated with escaped penguinz, silent slothz, finicky frogz, devilish stringz, and numerous other thingz.
Ingenious masks, mesmerizing movement, outlandish costumes, and finger-snapping music create a carnival of the absurd!
Frogz is a cross between a circus, a vaudeville, and the zoo. The show has toured internationally and played on Broadway twice.
It is captivating, enchanting, whimsical, and very entertaining.
The show is sponsored by Angelina Radiation Oncology Associates
Produced by Popeyes
Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy
For tickets call the Temple Theater box office at 633-5454
Box office hours are weekdays from noon to 5:30 p.m.
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Tuesday, March 10, 2009
7:30 p.m. at Temple Theater on the AC campus
Tickets: $27-$35
(tickets go on sale February 10th)
This is an honest and compelling stage adaptation of Harper Lee's 1961 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. In the rural American
South during the depths of the Depression, two children watch as their principled father takes a stand against intolerance.
It is a tough and tender story of race, class, justice, the innocence of childhood, and the shock of growing up.
All the familiar characters, the small-town setting, and the major racial themes of the novel
(and the 1962 film) are compressed into this powerful and well-knit live production.
The play is produced by the acclaimed Montana Repertory Theatre, which as been touring nationally since 1996.
The company brought its beautiful and touching production of The Trip to Bountiful to Lufkin in March, 2006.
This show is sponsored by Angelina Radiation Oncology Associates and Lufkin Industries, Inc.
The show is sponsored by Goodwin-Lasiter, Inc./Scott & Strong, Architects
and The Heart Institute of East Texas
Produced by Fenley & Bate, LLC
For tickets call the Temple Theater box office at 633-5454
Box office hours are weekdays from noon to 5:30 p.m.
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Tuesday, April 28, 2009
7:30 p.m. at Temple Theater on the AC campus
Tickets: $31-$40
(tickets go on sale March 30th)
The exquisite ballet, The Sleeping Beauty, is often considered one of classical ballet's finest achievements.
The timeless fairy tale of the beautiful Princess Aurora, the evil sorceress Carabosse, over a century of sleep, and
the awakening
kiss of a handsome prince--comes to life in this splendid production by Moscow's renowned Russian National Ballet Theatre.
Whether the ballet is your perennial favorite or a first-time discovery, you will be captivated by a marvelous company of
50 dancers, the glorious Tchaikovsky score, the original Petipa choreography, and the sumptuous costumes and scenery.
The Russian National Ballet Theatre has toured throughout Europe, Asia, and the U.S. and returns to the
Temple Theater after its triumphant--and well-received--production of Swan Lake in February, 2006.
Presented by Buddy and Ellen Temple
Jim and Ladeen Pluss
For tickets call the Temple Theater box office at 633-5454
Box office hours are weekdays from noon ot 5:30 p.m.
The Angelina Arts Alliance box office is located in the Angelina Center for the Arts on the Angelina College campus at
3500 S. First St. in Lufkin, TX.
Our mailing address is:
Angelina Arts Alliance
P.O. Box 152634
Lufkin, TX 75915
ANGELINA ARTS ALLIANCE STAFF
Executive Director: Rick Schiller (936) 633-5234
rschiller@angelina.edu
Marketing/Education Coordinator: David Raine (936) 633-4504
draine@angelina.edu
Box Office Manager: Jennifer Gallagher (936) 633-5454
jgallagher@angelina.edu
Stage Operations Manager: Michael Gallagher (936) 633-5373
mgallagher@angelina.edu
You may fax to us at (936) 633-5359