Tickets are $15 for adults 18-55, $10 for adults 55+ and non-Catawba students, and free for Catawba students, faculty, and staff. For tickets and additional information, visit www.catawba.edu/theatretix, call the box office at 704.637.4481 between 2:00 pm and 5:00 pm on weekdays, or email boxoffice@catawba.edu.
Note: despite featuring puppets, Avenue Q is R-rated, featuring adult topics, offensive language, and an onstage portrayal of puppet intimacy.
Winner of the Tony Triple Crown for Best Musical, Best Score, and Best Book, the hilarious Avenue Q tells the timeless story of a recent college graduate trying to find his way in the world. Set in New York City all the way out on Avenue Q (he couldn’t afford anything better), we are introduced to fresh-faced Princeton as he struggles to find his purpose: meeting friends, finding love, losing love, and finding it again along the way. Inspired by the beloved children’s show Sesame Street, Avenue Q creates a puppet-filled world that is a little more reflective of the difficult, R-rated realities that we face when we learn that real life isn’t as simple as we dreamed it might be – but perhaps, suggests Avenue Q, life is all the more colorful and worthwhile for it.
Sophomore Aslyn Goodwin, who plays Rod’s best friend Nicky in the show, says that her character’s driving force is happiness. “Nicky just wants everybody to be happy. He’s always checking on his buddies and wants everyone on Avenue Q to have a good time.”
Sophomore Noah Ward, who plays Nicky’s best friend Rod in the show, says that “Avenue Q is unserious yet educational and valuable to the open mind.” He also says that “the experience has helped [him] expand his skills by learning puppetry with his friends.”
