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Concerts

 

Theatre 

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Recitals (free admission) - All held in Rudd Auditorium unless noted otherwise

  • November 28 (Wed): Junior Recital featuring David Benedict, mandolinist; 4:00 p.m.
  • December 11 and 13 (Tue & Thu); BCCMS Student Recital; 6:30 and 7:45 p.m.
  • February 8 (Fri): Senior Recital featuring Alexis Landry, pianist 7:30 p.m.
  • February 15 (Fri): Senior Recital featuring Michelle Molzahn, pianist; 7:30 p.m.
  • March 6 (Wed): Senior Recitals featuring Randy Bright and Wendy Krauss, vocalists; 4:00 p.m.
  • April 3 (Wed): Senior Recital featuring Monica Kehrer, vocalist; 4:00 p.m.
  • April 12 (Fri): Senior Recital featuring Michael Moore, guitarist; 7:30 p.m.
  • May 7 and 9 (Tue & Thu): BCCMS Student Recital; 6:30 and 7:45 p.m.


Alphabetical Listing for Performance Details

 

Cinderella

Thursday-Saturday, April 18-20; 7:30 p.m.; Rudd Auditorium
Ticket sales start April 8 »
$7 – BC Community; $9 – Non-BC Student; $11 – Adults

Hilltop Players presents Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella – originally written for television, Cinderella, is based upon the French version. The story concerns a young woman, forced into a life of servitude by her cruel stepmother and self-centered step-sisters, who dreams of a better life. With the help of her Fairy Godmother, Cinderella is transformed into a Princess and finds her Prince. Originally produced by the Hilltop Players in 1999.
 

Cosi fan tutte (Women Are Like That)

Friday - Saturday, February 22-23; 7:30 p.m.; Rudd Auditorium
Ticket sales start February 11 »
$7 – BC Community; $9 – Non-BC Student; $11 – Adults

Cosi fan tutte (Women Are Like That), one of Mozart's most loved comic operas, tells the story of two young officers and the supposed devotion of their fiancees. After making a little wager with an old bachelor friend, the gentlemen devise a plan that will prove the faithfulness of their young lovers. With the whole town in on the scheme, the suitors soon find out that perhaps the girls aren't as true as they believed. The opera will be sung in English.
 

Fall Musical Showcase

Friday, November 9; 7:30 p.m.; Rudd Auditorium; Free admission

Featuring music by Bryan College student soloists duo-piano “Carnival of the Animals” and ensembles, with full orchestra 
 

Handel's Messiah

Friday-Saturday, December 7-8; 7:30 p.m.; Rudd Auditorium
General Admission Seating:  $5 - BC Community; $7 – Non-BC students; $9 – Adults 
General Admission tickets may also be purchased at the door beginning at 6:30 p.m. the night of the performance.

Featuring soloists, chorus, and orchestra

Prior to the Friday night performance, join us for the Community Christmas Dinner in the Rhea County Banquet Room at 6 p.m. (limited seating so reserve your tickets early) and enjoy preferred seating for the concert that follows.  Get more details and purchase your dinner tickets online.
 

Micah Bournes, Spoken Word Artist

Friday, September 7; 7:30 p.m.; Rudd Auditorium; Free admission

Micah Bournes grew up in Long Beach, CA, and was immersed in hip-hop for as long as he can remember. This influence is clearly seen through his personal journey of artistic expression. Micah began rapping while attending Moody Bible Institute in Chicago. From there he began blending and bending genres as he incorporated spoken word poetry, rhythm & blues, and funk into his music. Micah is a two-time 1st place winner of the intercollegiate National Religious Broadcasters Competition, and has done quite well for himself in countless poetry slams across the country.

Knowing that he is a broken man, made righteous only by the atoning sacrifice of Jesus Christ, our Lord, on the cross, Micah strives to live his life according to Proverbs 24:1, "A righteous man falls seven times, and rises again." This message, at the heart of his work, drives him to always keep creating. Read more about Micah Bournes.
 

Sin-Hsing Tsai in Concert

Friday, September 21; 7:30 p.m.; Rudd Auditorium; Free admission

Award-winning pianist Dr. Sin-Hsing Tsai has concertized in Taiwan, China, Korea, Argentina, Germany, and the United States. She is Director of Piano Studies at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Her program, "Music of the Americas," will contain a variety of appealing selections by Copland, MacDowell, Muczynski, Guastavino, and Ginastera. See her bio here.
 

The Spitfire Grill

Friday & Saturday, January 25-26, & Tuesday-Saturday, January 29-February 2; Dessert Theatre every night at  7 p.m.; Dinner Show Friday, Feb. 1, begins at 6:30 p.m.; Brock Hall
Tickets go on sale January 16 » Dessert evenings $8 – BC Community; $11 – Adults
Dinner Show $16 – BC Community; $20 – Adults

The Spitfire Grill is an American musical, based on the 1996 film of the same name by Lee David Zlotoff. The musical depicts the journey of a young woman just released from prison who decides to start her life anew in a rural Wisconsin town. She precipitates a journey within the town itself toward its own tenuous reawakening. Originally produced by the Hilltop Players in 2008.

In New York Magazine, John Simon wrote, "It is not often that material moves me to tears, but this was one of those occasions. The Spitfire Grill has the heart and soul ... what  even in normal times would be a joy is, in these troubled ones, sheer nourishment."  Reviewer Matthey Murray wrote that "The Spitfire Grill is one of the most heartfelt musicals of recent years, its homespun charms as inviting as a warm winter blanket."  Elysa Gardner wrote in USA Today, "Open your heart and visit the Spitfire Grill."
 

Spring Musical Showcase

Friday, May 3; 7:30 p.m.; Rudd Auditorium; Free admission

Featuring music by Bryan College faculty, students, soloists and ensembles 
 

Theatre Showcase: Potpourri

Friday, November 16; 7:30 p.m.; Rudd Auditorium; Free admission

Theatre and Musical Theatre majors present their senior project, Potpourri.
 

Todd Green in Concert

Friday, March 1; 7:30 p.m.; Rudd Auditorium; Free admission

Todd Green is a uniquely talented multi-instrumental solo artist who takes his audience on a fascinating tour of many countries and their diverse styles of music. He intersperses his playing with entertaining and informative explanations of the music and the instruments. Click here for more info.

This project is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts, SouthArts, and the TN Arts Commission.
Art Works    South ArtsTennesseans for the Arts
 

Voices Uplifted

Friday, March 22; 7:30 p.m.; Rudd Auditorium; Free admission

Featuring performances by the Chamber Singers, Chorale, and Women's Chorus
 

You Can't Take It with You

Thursday-Saturday, October 11-13; 7:30 p.m.; Rudd Auditorium 
Tickets go on sale October 1 »
Tickets sales:  $5 - BC Community; $7 – Non-BC students; $9 – Adults

You Can't Take It with You – At first the Sycamores seem mad, but it is not long before you realize that if they are mad, then the rest of the world is madder. In contrast to these delightful people are the unhappy Kirbys. Tony, the attractive young son of the Kirbys, falls in love with Alice Sycamore and brings his parents to dine at the Sycamore house on the wrong evening. The shock sustained shows Alice that marriage with Tony is out of the question. The concluding act reveals some surprising "conversions" and delightful characters. Originally produced by the Hilltop Players in 2002.

Tickets

  • Tickets go on sale 10 days prior to the opening performance.
  • Please secure your tickets as follows:
    • For cash and check sales for Hilltop Players performances, visit the Box Office (Rudd 114) during the hours of 11 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday (no phone orders).
    • For cash and check sales for the Messiah and Cosi fan tutte performances, visit the Music Office (Rudd 303, balcony) during the hours of 9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday (no phone orders).
    • For credit card sales, call Lion's Pride, the Campus Store at 423.775.7271, Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
  • For more information, please call 423.775.7500.

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