{"id":6105,"date":"2013-08-20T08:29:58","date_gmt":"2013-08-20T13:29:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/college.unc.edu\/?p=6105"},"modified":"2024-07-02T14:24:38","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T14:24:38","slug":"wainwright","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/collegearchive.unc.edu\/?p=6105","title":{"rendered":"PlayMakers presents world premiere with Loudon Wainwright III"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Loudon Wainwright III (photo by Ross Halfin)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

PlayMakers Repertory Company will present the world premiere of \u201cSurviving Twin,\u201d written and performed by Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Loudon Wainwright III, Sept. 4-8.<\/p>\n

The professional theater in residence at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill kicks off its 2013-2014 PRC\u00b2 series with the limited engagement event, which will be directed by PlayMakers producing artistic director Joseph Haj.<\/p>\n

PRC\u00b2 features innovative, topical presentations coupled with engaging post-show discussions with the creative artists following each performance.<\/p>\n

Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. nightly and 2 p.m. on Sept. 8 in the Elizabeth Price Kenan Theatre in the Center for Dramatic Art on Country Club Road. Ticket prices start at $15 and may be purchased at www.playmakersrep.org<\/a> or by calling (919) 962-PLAY (7529).<\/p>\n

\u201cSurviving Twin\u201d has been conceived by Wainwright as a posthumous collaboration combining and connecting his music with the writing of his late father, esteemed Life Magazine<\/em> editor and columnist Loudon Wainwright Jr. Wainwright Jr.\u2019s slice-of-life observations were published from 1964 to 1985, when that periodical was a staple on every coffee table in America.<\/p>\n

The focus of this new concert-style theatrical piece is on fatherhood \u2014 being a father and having one. In \u201cSurviving Twin,\u201d Wainwright the musician explores the issues of birth, self-identity, loss, mortality, fashion and\u00a0pet ownership, inventively intertwining performance of his music with the stories written by his father.<\/p>\n

Wainwright was born in Durham, and his father attended UNC-Chapel Hill.<\/p>\n

As a musician, Wainwright won a 2010 Grammy Award for his album \u201cHigh, Wide & Handsome: The Charlie Poole Project\u201d and received two previous Grammy nominations. The album was named Best Album of 2009 by NPR<\/em>\u2019s Ken Tucker (\u201cFresh Air,\u201d Entertainment Weekly Magazine<\/em>) and appeared on \u201cyear\u2019s best\u201d lists for publications including The Village Voice<\/em>, FolkWax<\/em> and fRoots.<\/em><\/p>\n

His album \u201cOlder Than My Old Man Now,\u201d which provides musical influences for PlayMakers\u2019 production of \u201cSurviving Twin,\u201d was named one of the Top 10 Albums of 2012 by NPR<\/em> and selected for its Top 50 Albums of 2012 by American Songwriter.<\/em><\/p>\n

Wainwright is a multi-talented performer. His film acting credits include Judd Apatow\u2019s \u201cThe 40 Year-Old Virgin\u201d and \u201cKnocked Up,\u201d for which he also recorded the soundtrack; Christopher Guest\u2019s \u201cFor Your Consideration,\u201d Martin Scorsese\u2019s \u201cThe Aviator\u201d and Tim Burton\u2019s \u201cBig Fish.\u201d Television acting credits include \u201cParks and Recreation,\u201d \u201cGrounded for Life,\u201d \u201cAlly McBeal,\u201d and a recurring role on \u201cM*A*S*H.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mojo Magazine<\/em> has called Wainwright \u201cone of America\u2019s most astute lyrical commentators … compelling and emotionally overpowering.\u201d<\/p>\n

Time Magazine<\/em> said \u201cMr. Wainwright has proved to be far and away the most candid diarist amongst the singer-songwriters who \u2026 brought confessional poetry to popular song \u2026 [he] wrings more human truth out of his contradiction than any other songwriter of his generation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ticket packages are available for PlayMakers\u2019 2013-2014 season. For more on the entire season lineup or to purchase, visit www.playmakersrep.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

PlayMakers is based in UNC\u2019s College of Arts and Sciences. The Drama League of New York has named PlayMakers one of the best regional theaters in America and INDY Week calls PlayMakers the best live theater company in the Triangle.<\/p>\n

Web site: <\/strong>www.lw3.com<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

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