Performing Arts Series runs the gamut with full slate of shows | The ...

In August, Ohio University?s Performing Arts Series released the current show schedule for the upcoming school year, with a jam-packed Parents Weekend kicking off the year?s shows.

?I?m hoping that we have a bigger year than we have ever had before,? said Andrew Holzaepfel, associate director of the Campus Involvement Center, which puts on the series every year. ?Each year we add more events and I hope we continue that trend.?

The lineup also includes Second City, Mountain Stage, Project Trio, Tinariwen, Jeff Garlin, Tap Dogs, A Chorus Line, RAIN: A Tribute to the Beatles, Women of Ireland and The Addams Family.

Second City, the improv troupe which hails from Chicago, and Mountain Stage, the live music event that is later broadcast on NPR, are both repeat events for OU. Both shows came to Mem Aud last year, and Holzaepfel said it?s no coincidence they?re back again.

?We bring Mountain Stage back because, even though it?s a retuning show, it?s different every time,? he said. ?Second City is coming back because we got such a great response from parents during Parents Weekend last year.?

Regan Onweller, a sophomore at OU, said she is excited with the added entertainment to the upcoming school year?s schedule.

?I?m really excited to see what the acts are like this year compared to last,? Onweller said.

Chris Young, the first act on the list, will be accompanied by Joanna Smith.

Young is an up-and-coming country musician who has recently racked up five No. 1 singles on the charts and was the 2012 ACM Male Vocalist of the Year. He was also nominated for Record of the Year.

?I?ve always been a fan of country music,? said Sara Dixon, a sophomore at Ohio University studying broadcast journalism. ?I?m pumped to see what Chris Young has in store for OU.?

Holzaepfel said the series received $94,000 to work with for the 2012?13 school year, the same amount as last year.

?We use the $94,000 plus ticket sales. So overall, we will do about $800,0000 worth of programs,? he said.

The associate director also added that despite the semester switch, the program will benefit in number of shows booked during the fall and winter season due to the shortened break period.

?Overall, the switch is a good thing for us,? he said. ?There were a lot of shows that we usually missed because we are out of school that we will be able to book this year.?

Despite the recent release and excitement for the series? schedule, the Holzaepfel added that the program still has some lose ends to take care of.

?We still have a lot of work to do on the Concert Series side, but as far as the main series goes, I?m very excited about it,? he said. ?It?s really going to be packed full of some big-name tours.?

Tickets for all shows can be bought in advance at the Performing Arts Series website or at the ticket booth at the Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium.
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Source: http://thepost.ohiou.edu/content/performing-arts-series-runs-gamut-full-slate-shows

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