WCU ART SERIES TO PRESENT
“MAN OF CONSTANT SORROW”
The Fine and Performing Arts Center at Western Carolina University will continue its “Galaxy of Stars: Legends on Stage” series with an evening of old time, bluegrass and gospel music with the biographical play “Man of Constant Sorrow” at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct.16.
The play features some of the original music made famous by the Stanley Brothers as well as other traditional Appalachian songs.
In the story, Ralph and Carter Stanley struggle to find an audience for their music at a time when bluegrass and mountain music were being replaced on the radio by country and rock. Despite pressure from the record labels to switch to rock n' roll, the duo remained loyal to its traditional roots.
Following the untimely death of his brother Carter, Ralph resigns himself to a life of obscurity and performing for small audiences. That changed when their music gained national prominence from the unprecedented success of the soundtrack for the movie “O Brother Where Art Thou?” The Grammy Award-winning soundtrack featured two Stanley Brothers' songs – “O Death” and “Man of Constant Sorrow.”
Tickets are $25 for adults, $20 for senior citizens 60 and older, $20 for WCU faculty and staff, and $5 for students ages 5 and up. Group rates also are available.
The Legends on Stage Series also includes:
Sunday, Nov. 19 – Selections from “The Nutcracker” and other classical works, by the Atlanta Ballet, 3 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 14 – The Lettermen, performing music spanning the 1960s through today, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 1 – “Ol' Time Religion,” featuring the American Spiritual Ensemble, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 1 – Cirque le Masque, a gravity-defying European stage show, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 17 – “Out of the Mist: A Dragon & An Ire-ish Tale,” a puppet extravaganza by Wood and Strings Theatre, 3 p.m.
Sunday, April 15 – “Amadeus,” a performance by the Atlantic Ballet Theatre of Canada, 3 p.m.
Friday, April 27 – The Capitol Steps, a traveling troupe performing political satire, 7:30 p.m.
For more information about performances, call the Fine and Performing Arts Center box office at (828) 227-2479 or visit the Web site at http://fapac.wcu.edu/.
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