Roberto Clemente opens on Saturday!

Take me out to the… theatre! Looking for Roberto Clemente, a Family Series musical, opens this Saturday in our beautiful outdoor amphitheatre. 

About the Show

In this lively musical, the year is 1972. The place is Pittsburgh, and legendary baseball player Roberto Clemente is at the top of his game. Sam Kowalski and the neighborhood baseball-playing kids are in an intense competition to win the chance to meet Clemente in person. But when their hero helps natural disaster victims in Nicaragua, his fateful off-field actions teach the kids about what is more important than winning.

Book and Lyrics by Karen Zacarías (“Native Gardens”)
Music by Deborah Wicks La Puma (“Elephant & Piggie’s ‘We Are in a Play!’”)

Learn more about the show, cast, and production team by reading over the digital show program and by listening to this WHUP Lights Up interview from May 1 (begins at 15:10 mark). 

Additionally, our Education Programs Specialist, Kasey McFerren, created a curriculum guide to go along with the production. This is a great resource to provide context for the play’s setting and characters and to spark conversation before and after seeing the play. With discussion questions for either the classroom or home, this guide will help young theatregoers continue their learning long after the cast takes their bows. Access the curriculum guide here!

Tickets

Looking for Roberto Clemente runs weekends May 4-12 in RLT’s outdoor Stephenson Amphitheatre. Showtimes are Saturdays and Sundays at 1pm and 4pm. Run time is approximately 75 minutes, including a brief “seventh inning stretch.” 

The May 11 performance at 1pm is sensory-friendly, and audio description will be offered during the May 12 performance at 4pm.

Tickets start at $14. Call our box office at 919-821-3111 or visit our website to get your tickets today!

Sponsors

We’d like to thank First Citizens Bank and Triangle Family Magazine for their support of Looking for Roberto Clemente. 

Raleigh Little Theatre is funded in part by the City of Raleigh based on recommendations of the Raleigh Arts Commission. Looking for Roberto Clemente is supported by the United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County, as well as the N.C. Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. 

Divas! is next weekend!

Our 18th annual Divas! fundraising cabaret is coming up next Saturday, and tickets are on sale! Join us on Saturday, May 11, for an evening of glitz, glam, and giving. All tickets include access to a catered pre-show reception, featuring light bites and refreshments from Mitchell•Casteel, and the opportunity to bid on silent and live auction items.

The following Divas will be singing their hearts out and competing for the crown this year:

• Anjali Thawani
• Ann Forsthoefel
• Audrey LeBouef
• Aya Wallace
• Chris Inhulsen
• Cora Stumpf
• Dominic & Hannah MacAulay
• Emma Johnson
• Joshua Faggion
• Melanie Carviou
• Ron Lopez
• Terra Hodge

How does a Diva win? You get to vote for your favorite with your dollars! Donations and bids on auction items are designated to your Diva of choice. The Diva who has raised the most money by the end of the night leaves with the crown!

Learn more about Divas! and purchase your tickets on our website.

Join RLT for the 2024-2025 season

After Looking for Roberto Clemente, our current season concludes with Kinky Boots in June. If you are wondering what’s next, look no further than our 2024-2025 season announcement! The new season lineup includes:

Our Town (Multilingual)
July 25 - August 4, 2024

Something Rotten!
August 23 - September 15, 2024

All Smiles (Theatre for the Very Young)
September 4 - 15, 2024

Doubt, A Parable
October 18 - November 3, 2024

Cinderella
December 6 - 22, 2024

Akeelah and the Bee
February 7 - 23, 2025

Morning After Grace
March 21 - April 6, 2025

Schoolhouse Rock Live! JR.
May 3 - 11, 2025

The Color Purple
June 6 - 22, 2025

The best way to experience theatre at RLT is by becoming a subscriber, and subscriptions for the 2024-2025 season are on sale now! 

Select our Four-Show Series or Family Series for the best pricing and to lock in seats that renew in years to come. Create your own series by selecting our Choose Your Own subscription option! This option offers a 10% discount, and you are able to mix and match three performances across all our season offerings. Learn more about our subscription options here.

Summer camp isn’t just for kids!

Our one-week adult summer intensives are back this year and are bigger and better than ever before! These one-week classes are designed for adults who want to give acting a try or revisit the basics in order to improve their technique. It’s a great introduction to our adult classes without the multi-week commitment!

Join us in July for:

• Beginning Actor’s Studio (July 8-12)
• Meisner Based Scene Study (July 8-12)
• Musical Theatre 101 (July 8-12)
• Beginning & Intermediate Jazz (July 15-19)
• IMPROV! (July 15-19)
• Intermediate & Advanced Actor’s Studio (July 15-19)

Learn more about the six different intensives and register on our website. Hurry, space is limited!

Check out Grand Horizons at Honest Pint!

Our friends at Honest Pint Theatre Company are producing the regional premier of Grand Horizons, a play by Bess Wohl. Grand Horizons is a heartwarming and hilarious exploration of love and marriage set in a retirement community, where a 50-year-married couple's decision to divorce sends shockwaves through their family, leading to uproarious chaos and unexpected revelations that resonate with audiences of all ages.

Get tickets for performances May 17 - June 1 on Honest Pint’s website!

Megan Farrell, Marketing Manager
megan@raleighlittletheatre.org
919-821-4579 x234