Performing Arts Center
The Performing Arts Center (PAC) is located at College of The Albemarle (COA) – Elizabeth City. The PAC is a proscenium house that seats approximately 1,000 guests. We host a full season of exciting events and performances and hope you’ll join us in one of our upcoming shows.
Sponsorships
By sponsoring the COA Performing Arts Center, you are not only supporting the arts but also the talented COAST (COA Student Theater) productions. Your contribution plays a vital role in enriching our community’s cultural landscape.
Donna Washington — African Storytelling
**K-5 Field Trip Opportunity – Please contact Karah Young at 252-335-9050 for more information**

Donna Washington is an award-winning internationally known master storyteller, artist-educator, and author who has been providing workshops and performing for audiences of all ages for over thirty-six years. She is renowned for her storytelling for both children & adults from poignant & funny fables about the human condition to relationships stories to spine-tingling tales of terror. She has been featured at numerous festivals, schools, libraries, theaters and other venues around the world including Canada, Peru, Ireland Argentina & Hong Kong. During the pandemic, she presented over two hundred shows & workshops virtually online. In 2020, she co-founded the non-profit organization Artists Standing Strong Together with Master Storyteller Sheila Arnold for which they won a 2021 Oracle Award. In 2022 she received the Coleen Salley Storytelling Award.
Donna’s eleven storytelling CDs have garnered thirty national awards. She has authored numerous articles about storytelling and education including her very popular blog Language, Literacy & Storytelling. She is also the author of six children’s books: Li’l Rabbit’s Kwanzaa, A Pride of African Tales, The Story of Kwanzaa, A Big Spooky House, award winning Boo Stew and her latest book, Prak Fills The House, She travels all over the world performing and presenting workshops. She lives with her husband in Durham, NC.
March 23 – 12:30 PM
Support COAST Players
Your gift to COAST (College of The Albemarle Student Theatre) helps fund production costs and performance opportunities, empowering theatre students to showcase their talent and creativity both on and off the stage.
Every donation — no matter the size — helps our students build confidence, gain hands-on experience, and proudly represent College of The Albemarle through the performing arts.
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Contact
Young, Karah
Performing Arts Center Manager
COA – Elizabeth City: D 151
252-335-0821 ext. 2358
