Alongside the Last Fridays Makers Markets, catch the Live on the Lawn: Performance Series presented by HAC (April - October, 2025, 5:30-8:30 PM) on the South Lawn of the Old Orange County Courthouse!
Immerse yourself in exciting performances, including dance troupes, bands, vocalists, comedians, poets, and more!
We encourage you to pop up a lawn chair, lounge on a blanket, or bring your own art projects to participate while you witness Live on the Lawn through writing, coloring, painting, knitting/crocheting, or any mobile art that lights your fire!
2026 PERFORMANCE DATES:
⭐ APRIL 24
⭐ MAY 29
⭐ JUNE 26
⭐ JULY 31
⭐ AUGUST 28
⭐ SEPTEMBER 25
⭐ OCTOBER 30
AUGUST 28, 2026:
6-8:30 PM Take a Bow - Theatre & Dance Showcase
Celebrate the performing arts! Enjoy two sets of performances (starting at 6 & 7:45 PM) by the following dance and theatre groups:
.Rock Arts
.ROCK Arts is an interdisciplinary creative arts platform founded by Matt Rock, bringing together contemporary dance, performance, education, and collaborative artistic experiences. Originally from Southern Pines, NC, Matt Rock is a choreographer, performer, and teaching artist whose work explores the intersection of athleticism, artistry, and the human experience. Having performed, taught, and collaborated with artists and companies throughout the East Coast, Matt creates movement-based work that invites curiosity, connection, and conversation. He strives to create spaces where movement can reveal, question, and celebrate what it means to be human.
Orange Community Players
Orange Community Players (OCP) has provided quality theatrical productions in the Hillsborough community since 2005. We strive to create opportunities for all ages and experience levels to be a part of our shows, and we seek to introduce our casts to classic musicals as well as more recent productions. Over the years, participants have ranged from the ages of 5 to 80 as audiences have enjoyed more than 30 productions. OCP is run completely by volunteers, and all members contribute time to building sets, creating costumes, crafting props, marketing shows, and helping with all aspects of production.
No Forwarding Address
Killian Manning has been creating award winning dance theater performances, site-specific work, video projects, and concerts dance for over 35 years. Since her return to the Triangle in 2004, she has continued to choreograph for her performance company No Forwarding Address. Most recently, they performed at the North Carolina Museum of Art and will be returning November 14th to premiere a work inspired by Yayoi Kusama’s “Light of Light.” Killian teaches at The American Dance Festival studios, The Ballet School of Chapel Hill, and Ninth Street Dance.
The Black Drama School
The Black Drama School is a theatre organization that utilizes Black theatrical legacies to make theatre a more accessible art form. Through a range of experiences and academic offerings, The Black Drama School encourages and facilitates the critical study of Black theatre by connecting audiences and theatre lovers to the creative forces behind the drama.
7-7:30 PM Improv with Fail Big Collective
Get ready to laugh between sets of dance and theater performances!
Dylan Grewen is a long time New York and Bay Area Actor/ Improviser. He has taught at the Young Conservatory at ACT in San Francisco, Stage Eleven theater in Denver, and YPPC in Durham, North Carolina. Founded by Dylan, Fail Big Collective is devoted to failing wonderfully, laughing together, and bringing the magic of live theater to all! Sign up for improv classes with Dylan at failbigcollective.com!