Darryl Van Leer and Tommy Ryman Will Kick Off Heritage Center’s Spring 2021 Live at Heritage Center Performing Arts Series
Feb 12, 2021 | University Relations staff
DUBUQUE, Iowa – Actor Darryl Van Leer and comedian Tommy Ryman will kick off the University of Dubuque Heritage Center’s Spring 2021 Live at Heritage Center Performing Arts Series in March.
“More Than a Pipe Dream: A Socially Distanced Season” offers paid livestream access to performances via ticketed admission for the general public. In-person performances are restricted to only UD faculty, staff, and students this season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Heritage Center will take numerous additional steps to ensure the safety of patrons, staff, and guest artists. Audiences will be limited to around 325 patrons, or approximately one-third theater capacity, in John and Alice Butler Hall. Theater doors will open 60 minutes prior to showtime to allow ample time for seating, and performances will not include intermissions. Face coverings will be required.
A Livestream Subscription bundle of $49 is available for all five paid livestreams this season – a 25 percent discount. The first two livestreams are early March.
Darryl Van Leer presents The Norm of Greatness: A Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will be held at 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 8, 2021, in John and Alice Butler Hall.
TICKETS
- In-Person: Limited to UD Students, Faculty, and Staff (no guests)
- UD Student: Free; UD Faculty and Staff: $16 advance, $21 day of show
- Livestream: Available to All
- UD Student: Free; All Others: $10 advance, $15 day of show
Based on the essential writings of Dr. King, The Norm of Greatness: A Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. opens with narration describing the tribulations of the Montgomery bus boycott. Dr. King’s testimony of these events is given in his passionate sermon “Early Days.” The performance next transports audience members to 1963 to witness Dr. King’s historical speech “I Have A Dream.” The Norm of Greatness: A Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. also includes “The Drum Major Instinct,” “The Eulogy,” and “I See the Promise Land.”
Van Leer has been captivating audiences for more than 20 years with his one-man dramatizations that he writes, directs, and produces. He has performed at over 300 universities in the United States and has been honored with awards from the National Association for Campus Activities and Campus Activities Today.
Comedian Tommy Ryman will perform at 8 p.m. Friday, March 12, 2021. Livestream access is $10 in advance, $15 day of show.
TICKETS
- In-Person: Limited to UD Students, Faculty, and Staff (no guests)
- UD Student: Free; UD Faculty and Staff: $10 advance, $15 day of show
- Livestream: Available to All
- UD Student: Free; All Others: $10 advance, $15 day of show
Minnesota-raised Ryman was a semifinalist on NBC’s Last Comic Standing. His act is described as absurdist and clever, masked behind a likable and innocent demeanor often thought of as disturbingly adorable. Ryman, a favorite among audiences at venues around the nation, is regularly featured on SiriusXM and iHeartRadio. His newest album, Having the Time of My Life, debuted at No. 2 on the iTunes comedy charts.
Named Best of the Midwest at Gilda’s Laugh Fest, Ryman was invited to be on Nickelodeon’s NickMom Night Out and has a comedy special on Dry Bar Comedy. He has worked alongside comedians including Louie Anderson, Maria Bamford, Hannibal Buress, and Nick Swardson.
In-person tickets are available exclusively via phone at 563.585.SHOW or in-person at the Farber Box Office, University of Dubuque, 2255 Bennet Street. The box office is open 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and 90 minutes prior to events. All tickets are initially sold with socially distanced seating, subject to change.
Livestream tickets are available via phone or in-person at the Farber Box Office as well as online at www.dbq.edu/HeritageCenter. Paid livestream events include the option of 48 hours of “on demand” access following the scheduled performance times.
