Magnolia Arts Center

Love Letters by A.R. Gurney

RArmstrong — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:59:41 +0000

The Valentine’s Day Dinner Theatre performance is Sold Out.

Great article in the Daily Reflector Friday, Feb. 3, 2012!

In this romantic tale, characters Andrew & Melissa read the notes, letters and cards exchanged over nearly 50 years where they discuss their hopes and ambitions, dreams and disappointments, victories and defeats that have passed between them throughout their separated lives.

February 3, 4, 10, & 11 at 7:30pm
Music Academy of Eastern Carolina, 1400 Red Banks Rd, Greenville
Tickets $12 in advance, $15 at the door

February 14, 6:30pm Valentine’s Day Dinner Theatre performance
Greenville Country Club
Tickets $50

Special Thanks to our Corporate Sponsor, Jefferson’s, for providing roses and other treats for our shows!

Order tickets online, or call 888-MAC-EVNT (888-622-3868)

Dinner Theatre Menu:
Seared scallops and endive salad
Grilled Filet Mignon and Buttered Jumbo Prawns
Mashed Potatoes, Baby Carrots, Patty Pans
and for dessert… Chocolate Souffle

Announcing our 2012 Season

RArmstrong — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 23:40:26 +0000

We are excited to offer three shows for the 2012 Season.

Love Letters
by A.R. Gurney
A Romantic Classic
February 3, 4, 10, & 11

Valentine’s Day Dinner Theatre performace at the Greenville Country Club February 14

Crimes of the Heart
by Beth Henley
Winner of the 1981 Pulitzer Prize
June 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, & 16

Second Samuel
by Pamela Parker
A Touching Southern Comedy
August 10, 11, 12, 16, 17, & 18

Season tickets on sale soon for $30. Individual tickets $12 in advance, $15 at the door.

Showtimes are 7:30 Thursday, Friday, & Saturday; 2:00 Sunday matinee.

Ten Minute Play Contest Winner

JArmstrong — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 12:43:43 +0000

Congratulations to Seth Freeman, winner of the Sixth Annual Ten Minute Play Contest for Press Pray. Thanks to all who participated by entering, to our preliminary judges, actors, director, audience and volunteers for making this year’s event a success. Thanks also to the Tipsy Teapot for hosting the finale. See you all next year!

Auditions for “Love Letters”

JArmstrong — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 13:47:36 +0000

Magnolia Arts Center announces auditions for its winter show Love Letters by A. R. Gurney, Sunday, November 13 from 3-5 p.m. and Monday, Nov. 14 from 6-8 p.m. at the Music Academy of Eastern Carolina, 1400 Red Banks Rd., Greenville. For more information, visit www.magnoliaartscenter.com or call 888-MAC-EVNT

Finalists announced in the Sixth Annnual Ten Minute Play Contest

JArmstrong — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 13:29:51 +0000

We want to extend a huge thank you to all of the playwrights that submitted to this year’s competition. The judges have read all of them and have selected this years finalists in the Magnolia Arts Center’s Sixth Annual Ten Minute Play Contest:

The Sentinel by Hal Corley
The Gift of Rift by Evan Allgood
The Holdout by John Boni
The Gorilla King by David Finney
Press Pray by Seth Freeman

These finalists work will be given a staged reading on November 6th at 3 p.m. at the Tipsy Teapot in Greenville, NC. The audience will select the winner.

Don’t forget – Submissions for next year begin May 1 and end August 31.

6th Annual Play Contest Finale – Nov 6th

JArmstrong — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 12:27:31 +0000

Magnolia Arts Center presents the finale of its Sixth Annual Ten Minute Play Contest. The top five ten-minute plays, as picked by a panel of judges from the plays received from all over the country will be performed as staged readings for the audience to determine the ultimate winner. The readings will be held Sunday, November 6 at 3:00 at the Tipsy Teapot II, 409 S. Evans St., Uptown Greenville.

Come and vote for your favorite play! The contest winner receives a $50 prize. Admission is $5. For more information call 1-888-MAC-EVNT

Come Back to the Five & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean

RArmstrong — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 10:17:58 +0000

The Saturday, August 13, performance is SOLD OUT. We will begin a door list at 6:30 at the Music Academy and will seat off the door list at showtime in the event of open seats.

Check out a sneak peek video

The Disciples of James Dean meet up on the anniversary of his death and mull over their lives in the present and in flashback, revealing the truth behind their complicated lives. Who is the mysterious Joanne and what’s the real story behind Mona’s son, Jimmy Dean? This show will have you laughing and crying with its talented cast. The show deals with adult themes and has some colorful language, with a PG-13 rating, so please consider this before bringing kids.

Show dates for Come Back to the Five & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean are Friday, Saturday, & Sunday August 5, 6, & 7 and the following Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, August 11, 12, & 13. Showtimes are 7:30, except for the Sunday matinee which is a 2:00 showtime. Performances are held at the Music Academy of Eastern Carolina, 1400 Red Banks Road, Greenville.

Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 at the door. Purchase tickets online or call 888-MAC-EVNT.

The Last Five Years

RArmstrong — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 19:27:13 +0000

An emotionally powerful and intimate musical about two New Yorkers in their twenties who fall in and out of love over the course of five years. The show’s unconventional structure consists of Cathy, the woman, telling her story backwards while Jamie, the man, tells his story chronologically; the two characters only meet once, at their wedding in the middle of the show.

Shows are Thursday through Sunday, July 14-17. Showtimes are 7:30 except for Sunday which is a 2:00 matinee. All performances are at the Music Academy of Eastern Carolina, 1400 Red Banks Road, Greenville.

Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 at the door. Purchase tickets online or call 888-MAC-EVNT.

Crowns

JArmstrong — Fri, 20 May 2011 02:45:27 +0000

Magnolia Arts Center is proud to present our second show of the year, Crowns. Crowns is a moving and celebratory musical play in which hats become a springboard for an exploration of black history and identity as seen through the eyes of a young black woman who has come down South to stay with her aunt after her brother is killed in Brooklyn. Hats are everywhere, in exquisite variety, and the characters use the hats to tell tales concerning everything from the etiquette of hats to their historical and contemporary social functioning.

Show dates for Crowns are June 10, 11, 16, 17, 18 at 7:30pm and June 12th (Sunday) at 3:00pm. Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 at the door. You can purchase tickets from our website: Magnolia Arts Center

MAC Auditions for two upcoming shows!

JArmstrong — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 19:49:41 +0000

Magnolia Arts Center will hold auditions for The Last Five Years and Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean on Sunday, May 1st from 3-5 p.m. and Monday, May 2nd from 7-9 p.m. at the Music Academy of Eastern Carolina, 1400 Red Banks Rd., Greenville.