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Our Town opens June 2!

OUR TOWN by Thornton Wilder

“There’s something way down deep that’s eternal about every human being.” – Thornton Wilder

Come see the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award Winning play at the Magnolia Arts Center
1703 E 14th St., Greenville NC

TICKETS ARE GOING FAST, SO RESERVE YOURS NOW!!!

Friday June 02 at 7:30 pm
Saturday June 03 at 2:00 pm
Saturday June 03 at 7:30 pm
Sunday June 04 at 2:00 pm
Thursday June 08 at 7:30 pm
Friday June 09 at 7:30 pm
Saturday June 10 at 2:00 pm
Saturday June 10 at 7:30 pm

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Hairspray the Musical!

The musical Hairspray opens August 2, 2017! 

Wednesday August 02 at 7:30 pm

Thursday August 03 at 7:30 pm

Friday August 04 at 7:30 pm

Saturday August 05 at 2:00 pm

Saturday August 05 at 7:30 pm

Sunday August 06 at 2:00 pm

Friday August 11 at 7:30 pm

Saturday August 12 at 7:30 pm

“It’s 1962 in Baltimore, Maryland, and quirky, plus-sized, teenage Tracy Turnblad has one dream: to dance on The Corny Collins Show. When she gets put in detention with the African-American students in the school, they teach her some of their dance moves, and her new found groove wins her a spot on Corny’s show. Overnight, Tracy transforms from a nobody into a star, and uses her newfound influence to advocate for racial integration on the television show. Tracy faces scrutiny and bullying from the network producer, Velma, and her popular, but vicious, daughter, Amber. With the help of the teenage heartthrob Link, host Corny Collins, and Motormouth Maybelle (the host of ‘Negro Day’), Tracy overcomes the odds and succeeds in her mission to integrate The Corny Collins Show. Tony Award-winning Hairspray continues to be one of the most widely produced musicals today, not only because of its wit and charm, but also because of the beautiful message of acceptance and progress that it portrays. The bright, energetic story of Tracy Turnblad teaches us all to look past the color of one’s skin and fight for every human being’s equal rights.”

Read more: http://stageagent.com/shows/musical/1286/hairspray#ixzz4iZUrJpQx

CLICK HERE FOR MAP TO MAGNOLIA ARTS CENTER!

CLICK HERE FOR INFO ABOUT THE SHOW!

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Upcoming Events!

We have several exciting opportunities coming up!

Lush Brush:

The Lush Brush: April 21 & 22 – SPRING THEME!
The Lush Brush: May 26 & 27 – OUR TOWN!

TICKETS HERE!

Theatre Education: 
Magnolia Arts Creativity Connection starts soon! We have classes for all ages!

REGISTER HERE!

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Summer Class Offerings

MAGNOLIA ARTS CREATIVITY CONNECTION

The Creativity Connection continues with our theatre education offerings for the spring session. Join us for a nurturing and fun learning environment for theatre education plus cultivate your creativity. 

CLICK HERE FOR ALL CLASS OFFERINGS AND TO REGISTER

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Our Town

Our Town by Thornton Wilder  (TICKETS AND SHOWTIMES HERE!)

AUDITIONS:

When

March 19th at 6:30pm

March 20 at 6:30pm

Where

1703 E. 14th Street, Greenville, NC

Also, inform us of all your possible schedule conflicts at the audition. We will have a few rehearsals with the Stage Manager and the Gibbs family and Webb family during the first two weeks following auditions. After April 17th , we will begin rehearsals in earnest for an opening on June 2nd.

The Stage Manager has the bulk of the lines in the show and should expect to memorize the part verbatim.

There are 24-27 roles in this ensemble. Some of the roles may be doubled. That is, if necessary, some players will be asked to play more than one role. There also may be some understudies who will have both their role to learn and another role as a back-up in case of illness.

The play will be performed in its entirety. This is a requirement of the publishers. Everyone will learn their parts as written by Thornton Wilder. He is the Pulitzer Prize winner, not our actors. Please be prepared to read from the script.

Our Town will run from June 2nd to June 10th. There may be an additional performance for a special audience during one of our dress or pick-up rehearsals.

Show Information:

The play is set in Grover’s Corners, New Hampshire in 1901. It is a play about the human condition as all good plays are. Thornton Wilder won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1938 for this work. The first act is about daily life in this small town. The second act is titled Love and Marriage and is centered around the wedding of Emily Webb to George Gibbs. The third act is set in a cemetery and is titled Death and Dying. The act’s central theme focuses on how life is not truly appreciated by the living while they live.

The main character is the Stage Manager who sets the scene and facilitates the advancement of the plot. He/she acts as both a chorus to the action and during the play takes on several roles and enters the action. The stage manager has been variously played by Thornton Wilder himself, Hal Halbrook, Spaulding Gray, Paul Newman, Helen Hunt and recently by David Cromer who also directed the play at the Barrow Street Theater in New York.

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Season Tickets

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SEASON TICKETS ARE A GREAT WAY TO SAVE WITH A 26% DISCOUNT! YOU DON’T HAVE TO PICK A DATE FOR SHOWS NOW.  YOU WILL RECEIVE A CODE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO CHOOSE WHICH SHOW YOU WANT, WHEN YOU WANT!

CLICK HERE TO BUY YOUR SEASON TICKETS!

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BELOW IS OUR LIST OF SHOWS AND DATES!

Rocky Horror Picture Show

Thursday           October 13 at 7:30 pm

Friday               October 14 at 7:30 pm

Saturday           October 15 at 7:30 pm

Thursday           October 20 at 7:30 pm

Friday               October 21 at 7:30 pm

Saturday           October 22 at 7:30 pm

Thursday           October 27 at 7:30 pm

Friday               October 28 at 7:30 pm

Saturday           October 29 at 7:30 pm

 

It’s a Wonderful Life(Radio Show)

Friday December 02 at 7:30 pm

Saturday December 03 at 2:00 pm

Saturday December 03 at 7:30 pm

Sunday December 04 at 2:00 pm

Thursday December 08 at 7:30 pm

Friday December 09 at 7:30 pm

Saturday December 10 at 2:00 pm

Saturday December 10 at 7:30 pm

 

Two Lives

Friday February 10, 2017 7:30pm

Saturday February 11, 2017 7:30pm

Sunday February 12, 2017 2:00pm

 

Company

Friday March 03 at 7:30 pm

Saturday March 04 at 2:00 pm

Saturday March 04 at 7:30 pm

Sunday March 05 at 2:00 pm

Thursday March 09 at 7:30 pm

Friday March 10 at 7:30 pm

Saturday March 11 at 2:00 pm

Saturday March 11 at 7:30 pm

 

Our Town

Friday May 12 at 7:30 pm

Saturday May 13 at 2:00 pm

Saturday May 13 at 7:30 pm

Sunday May 14 at 2:00 pm

Thursday May 18 at 7:30 pm

Friday May 19 at 7:30 pm

Saturday May 20 at 2:00 pm

Saturday May 20 at 7:30 pm

 

Harispray, Jr.

Friday July 28 at 7:30 pm

Saturday July 29 at 2:00 pm

Saturday July 29 at 7:30 pm

Sunday July 30 at 2:00 pm

Thursday August 03 at 7:30 pm

Friday August 04 at 7:30 pm

Saturday August 05 at 2:00 pm

Saturday August 05 at 7:30 pm

Please email us at info@magnoliaartscenter.com or call 1-888-622-3868 and LEAVE A MESSAGE for more info!

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Shooting Stars Donors

Shooting Starts Capital Campaign

THANK YOU TO OUR DONORS!!!

  • SUPER NOVA LEVEL – $10,000

Dr. William B. & Ilene Entin Cox – $10,000

  • SUPER STAR PLUS LEVEL – $5,000 

 

  • SUPER STAR LEVEL – $3,000

Meg & Harry Cooke – $3,000

Eleanor W. Joyner – $3,000

  • SHINING STAR LEVEL -$2,000

 

  • TWINKLING STAR LEVEL – $1,000

Valerie and Billy Dunn – $1,000

Kevin Lee  – $1,000

Laurie & Matt Maloney – $1,000

Shirley Morrison – Re/Max Preferred Realty – $1,000

Magnolia Arts Center Board of Directors – 2015/2016 – $1,000

Cam Scales – $1,000

Jim & Katie Ward – $1,000

  • And a Special Thanks to:

Karen Albert

Mike & Page Aman

Mort Stine & Teresa Donahue

Brenda Fairfax

Gary & Jean Fenton

Louis Gaylord

Mary S. Hargett

Dr. Wiley & Daphne Nifong

H.J. & Lorraine Obremski

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Awards & Grants

Awards and Grants Received by the

Magnolia Arts Center

  • North Carolina Theatre Conference – Community Theatre Award for – 2015
  • Emerge – Pitt County – Grant – $1,500 – (Production: MVP) –  2015
  • James J. & Mamie R. Perkins Memorial Fund – Pitt County – $25,000 –  2016
  • Emerge – Pitt County – Grant – $1,000 – (Seniors Acting Out) – 2016
  • Women for Women – Pitt County – Grant – $600 – (Seniors Acting Out) – 2016