RiverTowne Players
Purchase Tickets four weeks prior to the performance:
The Bank of the Arts
317 Middle St., New Bern 252-638-2577
Mailing Address:
RiverTowne Players
P.O. Box 796
New Bern, NC 28563
252-634-RTRP (7877)
Blithe Spirit -- By Noel Coward (farce)
Charles Condomine, a successful novelist,wishes to learn about the occult for a novel he is writing. He arranges for an eccentric medium, Madame Arcati to hold a seance at his house. At the seance, she inadvertently summons up the ghost of Charles' first wife, Elvira. Only Charles can see her and his second wife, Ruth does not believe that Elvira exists. The ghostly Elvira makes increasingly desperate efforts to disrupt Charles' current marriage. She sabotages his car in the hopes that he will join her in the spirit world. But it is his current wife, Ruth who drives off and is killed. Now there are two ghostly wives to haunt him, more spells and a great deal of mayhem.
Due to illness the following performances of Blithe Spirit have been cancelled: May 18, 19, 20.
An additional performance has been scheduled for Thursday, May 24 at 8pm.
All tickets purchased for the cancelled performances will be honored/exchanged for any of the remaining performances:
May 24, 25, 26 at 8pm and May 27 at 3pm.
Evenings: May 25, 26 at 8pm
Matinee: May 27 at 3pm
Tickets: $12.00 in advance, $15.00 at the door
We regret any inconvenience. If you have any questions, please call 252-634-7877.
The RiverTowne Players proudly encourages, promotes, and practices theatrical arts in our community.
Our productions include locally written plays and music, educate in all aspects of theatre, and promote enjoyment, not only by audiences, but participants as well.
We encourage and work with various theatre groups in the local school system as well as surrounding areas to include Craven Community College. We strive to provide quality theatre, dinner theatre, and some of our productions are done in total communication.
In January 2009, the Valley of New Bern Scottish Rite invited us to use the Masonic Theatre for our productions. We gladly accepted their offer and relocated in April to this beautiful, historic facility.
In exchange for the use of the Theatre, the Scottish Rite receives half of the proceeds, in which are donated to assist them in the continuation of their work locally and with the RiteCare Childhood Language Program.
Directions to the Masonic Theatre
Rivertowne Players is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization. Donations are tax deductible, as allowed by law.
