It takes more than acting, singing, dancing or directing to produce a play. Bringing the written word to the stage also requires a boatload of other abilities that pretty much anyone could handle. And volunteering is a great way to learn something new and make new friends.

Arts & Culture
The intimate Commercial Center theater is metamorphosing into a comedy-oriented venue.
Teller’s magical production of Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” and the arrival of a new music director for the Las Vegas Philharmonic added vibrancy to the local arts scene in 2014.
Michael Feinstein should have quite a case of deja vu Wednesday night, as the “Ambassador of the Great American Songbook” headlines a New Year’s Eve special on PBS — and a live New Year’s Eve concert at The Smith Center’s Reynolds Hall.
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For those who think they know Dickens’ classic Christmas tale, it is time to come and discover “A Christmas Carol” anew by hearing the story read by Charles Dickens himself as performed by Byron Tidwell. In his marvelous one-man show at the Onyx, Tidwell brought both the author and the story to life again.