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• The Prizery Artist Series lodging is being provided by Berry Hill Plantation Resort
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2006 Previous Performances
| January 2006 |  • In January, The Prizery hosts the comedy group Chicago City Limits.The improvisational group has been seen on HBO and the Today Show and has performed in such diverse venues as the Lincoln Center, the Smithsonian and the Super Bowl in addition to regular off-Broadway performances for the past 20 years. The group will hold an acting workshop for middle and high school students on January 19 followed by an 8 p.m. public performance. |
| February 2006 |
• The Hot Club of San Francisco will perform in February.Their February 7 performance at 8 p.m., “Silent Surrealism," will feature an evening of silent surrealist films combined with live gypsy jazz. The program includes several short silent films by Charlie Bowers such as “Now You Tell One” and “It’s a Bird,” as well as films by James Sibley Watson and Harold Shaw. The Hot Club accompanies these films with the distinctive music made famous by Stephane Grappelli, Django Reinhardt, and the Hot Club de France. • 225th Anniversary of The Crossing of the Dan is being recognized on February 10 & 11. Guest authors and period music in the Theatre with outside activities at Constitution Square. See event schedule here. • Halifax County Little Theatre returns to the stage in February with Lorraine Hansberry’s “A Raisin in the Sun." The play portrays an African-American family’s struggles with poverty and segregation while living in 1950’s southside Chicago. Performances: Feb 17,18,19 & Feb 23,24,25,26. |
| March 2006 |  • March 3, 2006 - Visual artist and mime Michael Cooper. His performance
will feature a variety of handcrafted masks. Student performances at 10 and 1 – public at 7p.m • March 25th - Bonnie Rideout's Scottish Trio - Over the past ten years, Bonnie Rideout has immersed herself in the music of her family’s  ancestral Scotland by fusing the traditions of her Scottish-American upbringing with those of the old country. On stages from Scotland’s Edinburgh International Festival to America’s Kennedy Center, Bonnie Rideout’s masterful style of fiddling has charmed audiences with her vast knowledge of traditional Scottish dance tunes, Highlands bagpipe music and ancient Gaelic melodies, each reflecting the rich musical tradition of her heritage. Simply stated, an evening with Bonnie Rideout is an opportunity to join in her passion to live every moment to its fullest, and an invitation to savor the purely Scottish flavors of her rich musical heritage. Performance at 8 p.m.
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| April 2006 | 
• April 8 - The Princely Players - The centuries old struggle for freedom by Africans in America, culminating in the civil rights movement and continuing even today, stands as a shining example of the power and dignity of the human spirit. The Princely Players have been featured on National Public Radio and the BBC and has been heard on the Smithsonian's Wade in the Water series and the Time-Life Civil War recordings.
The eight-member ensemble has performed their unique program of spirituals, work songs, hymns, and songs of freedom at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center, Yale University, Ryman Auditorium, Little Rock's Festival of Religious Arts, and the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC - among many others. Performance at 8PM |
| May 2006 |  •
Pump Boys and Dinettes - The Pump Boys sell the high octane on Highway 57 in Grand Old Opry country, and the Dinettes, Prudie and Rhetta Cupp, run the Double Cupp Diner next door. Together, they fashion a night of songs that tickle the funny bone and make everybody feel, just for the evening, like a good old boy or a good old girl. It doesn't merely celebrate the value of friendship and life's simple pleasures; it embodies them.
Conceived and written by John Foley, Mark Hardwick, Debra Monk, Cass Morgan, John Schimmel, and Jim Wann. Performances: May 2, 5, 6, 7, 9, 12, 13 |
• Jack Tales Workshop and Performance - Sat., May 27
- Join us for an exciting theatre workshop on Saturday morning at 10 a.m. Free for kids ages 5 to 12. The Jack Tales Show presented by the Blue Ridge Dinner Theatre company begins at 1 p.m. Performance $10.00. |
| June 2006 |
•Alex del Valle - June 11 Alex was born in 1978, in Oxford, England. In 1998 started his guitar studies under the direction of Mexican guitarist and composer Gerardo Tamez. That same year, he entered to the National School of Music of UNAM, starting his music theory studies. In 2000, he continued his guitar career with Maestro Antonio Lopez, one the best Mexican performers today. Sunday June 11th, 8:00 p.m. advance tickets all seats $10.00, at the door $15.00 |
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Glenn Shelton - June 23 Performing sounds of country, southern rock and gospel music.The opening act for many famous Nashville Recording Artists, Glen delivers an extremely entertaining show. He performs at a wide variety of venues including fairs, festivals, clubs, and concert halls. Glen has earned the respect of many fellow musicians and country music fans. Advance tickets all seats $10.00, at the door $15.00. Performance at 8 p.m. |
| July 2006 |  •
Little WindowsSaturday July 29th - Mark Weems and Julee Glaub perform a blend of Appalachian and Irish folk tunes. Through these little windows that Julee and Mark have carefully arranged for us, we hear music at its best, as it was meant to be sung and played: spare, intense, eloquent and, always, stunningly beautiful. Advance tickets all seats $10.00, at the door $15.00. Performance at 8 p.m. |
| August 2006 |
Sunday August 6th - • Konstantin Soukhovetski, Russian born pianist with the personality of Liszt--showman, technically superb, interactive with audience and extremely passionate, performs a benefit concert at the Prizery. His program will include excerpts of the famous piano sonatas of Chopin, Faure, Debussy, Rachmaninoff and Tchaikovsky and portions of Phillip Glass’ soundtrack to “The Hours”. Advance tickets All seats $30.00 , $40.00 at the door for this benefit concert to help raise money for the new Prizery Concert Grand. Reception to follow in the Prizery Art Gallery. 
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Ross and Friends
Saturday, August 19 at 8 p.m. - A night of jazz standards. A jazz studio musician all his life, now living in Clarksville. He brings his friends together from all over the country for this wonderful night of jazz. Advance tickets all seats $10.00, at the door $15.00 |
| September |
 The Lion, The Witch, and The WardrobeSeptember 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10 Based on the classic novel by CS Lewis. Four London children are sent to a professors country home in order for protection during World War II. There they find a magic wardrobe which leads to a mystical land called Narnia, which is being ruled by an evil witch. To defeat the Witch, they must join forces with Aslan, the lion God of Narnia, and the great battle between good and evil. 
• Chiara Civello
The fall season opens with the Italian born singer, song writer, and pianist Chiara Civello. "Meet the Artist Reception" following the performance. See photos of the performance here. |
| October |
• Ethos Percussion Group
Catching the World Beat is what Ethos is all about. For more than fifteen years, Ethos Percussion Group has inspired audiences throughout the country with its exceptional music-making and collective devotion to the incredibly diverse world of percussion music. During the performance the group will host a DRUM CIRCLE, where anyone and everyone can bring their drum, tambourine, cymbals, tin cans - whatever you have that makes a percussion sound. • From Barouqe to Broadway 
Local Soprano, Rebecca Whitlow to perform at the Prizery As a versatile artist, native South Bostonian soprano Rebecca Whitlow performs in concert and opera both in the US and abroad, and was recently presented in recital in Florence, Italy. Opera credits include: Berta in Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Miss Wordsworth in Albert Herring, First Lady in The Magic Flute and Donna Anna in Don Giovanni while a resident artist at Academy of Vocal Arts (AVA); Annina in La Traviata and Amelie in Grand Duchess of Gerolstein at the Opera Company of Philadelphia (OCP); and Cholcholka in Cunning Little Vixen in Spoleto, Italy. As a soprano soloist she has sung Beethoven's Ninth Symphony with Washington Oratorio Society; Fauré Requiem at the Spoleto Festival in Spoleto, Italy and the Verdi Requiem with the Wayne Oratorio Society and with the Haverford Bryn Mawr Chorale. She is a graduate of the AVA and now performs regularly on the stage of the Academy of Music in productions mounted by OCP. Rebecca will appear this Sunday, October 15 at 3:00 p.m. in the Chastain Theatre at the Prizery. Admission is $20.00 advance, $25 at the door 
• WAR BONDS
& Friday the 20th The Songs & Letters of WWII - (Musical Cabaret) A musical journey through a war that redefined the world, this cabaret is interspersed with personal letters from the front and headline news of the period. A warm reminiscence and a harrowing reminder of a time that is not unlike the present. Performances at 8 p.m. • Longwood University Vocal Recital 
Voice students of Christopher Swanson from Longwood University perform a recital of songs and ensembles by various composers. This year celebrates the 150th anniversary of the death of composer Robert Schumann and poet Heinrich Heine. |
| November |
The Children of EdenNovember 17, 18, 19, 24, 25, 26, 30, December 1, 2, 3 Children of Eden is a musical based on the first nine chapters of the book of Genesis, from Adam & Eve to Noah & the Flood. Stephen Schwartz composed the score and John Caird wrote the book. Children of Eden is a frank, heartfelt, and often humorous examination of the age-old conflict between parents and children. Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, and Noah and the ‘Father’ who created them all deal with making decisions and taking responsibility for those actions. A deeply humanistic work of faith, Children of Eden appeals to both religious and non-religious audiences. The music by Stephen Schwartz is a mixture of pop, folk, rock, reggae, gospel, Broadway, and powerful choral moments. This is one voyage that you will want to make again and again. 
• Longwood ConcertCountertenor Michael Harper, tenor Christopher Swanson and pianist Lisa Kinzer perform a beautiful concert of etheral works for voices and piano. This recital will feature exquisite songs and duets from the Baroque era, moving spirituals and much more. |
| December |  • The Manhattan Music EnsembleSaturday, December 9, 8 p.m. & Sunday, December 10, 3 p.m. The performance will feature pianist Milana Strezeva, cellist Dmitry Kouzov, violinist Dmitry Lukin, clarinetist Alexey Gorokholinsky, and soprano Svetlana Strezeva. The award-winning musicians have performed in variety of venues throughout the world including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center and the St. Petersburg Philharmonic. Joining these professional musicians will be our own local performers . . ."The Prizery Singers" performing John Rutter's "What Sweeter Music" and Kenneth Cranford's "How Far, How Far to Bethlehem". "Meet the Artist Reception" following the Saturday performance. 
• The Elliott Family QuartetFriday, December 15 at 7 p.m. 3 young children and their mother make beautiful string music for the holidays. Hear traditional holiday and other classical music played on the violin and cello. $20 adult, $10 student The quartet will perform for all pre-K students during a morning performance. |
The Prizery has been host to some exciting gatherings and will continue to have an impact on the community’s economy and tourism, offering both residents and tourists an opportunity to learn about the area’s history and providing cultural, educational, and recreational programs for citizens.
The Prizery, located at 700 Bruce Street in Downtown South Boston’s Tobacco Warehouse District. To learn more about the Prizery, to become a volunteer with the exciting project, or to inquire about renting the facility for your next event, email Chris Jones.