To help you set your theatrical calendar, WHQR presents a series of look-aheads with regional theater companies. This week: Opera House Theatre Company and Big Dawg Productions.
By Megan V. Williams
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Wilmington, NC – With the cold weather finally settled in, Wilmington's stages are just starting to heat up with their new theatre seasons, and WHQR is going behind the curtain with the leaders of companies around the region to learn what they have planned.
In this installment, we look at Opera House Theatre Company, where founder Lou Criscoulo's announced retirement doesn't seem to have slowed him down at all? and we talk to the new head of Big Dawg Productions, Wilmington newcomer Marybeth Hampton, about bridging the worlds of stage and screen.
Lou Criscoulo is the founder and Executive Director of Opera House Theatre Company.
Opera House's upcoming shows.
Marybeth Hampton is the Artistic Director of Big Dawg Productions.
Big Dawg Production's upcoming shows.
Further Stories in this Series:
February 2nd: Thalian Association and the Brunswick Little Theatre
January 26th: UNCW's Theatre Department and Guerrilla Theatre