Education and Community Theatre

One of my first memory of Midland Community Theatre was a presentation by the Pickwick Players when Lisa and I were interviewing for the position of Executive Director in the spring of 1997. One of the reasons that I felt that MCT was a good fit for me - and my work - was the fact that dramatic education played an important role at MCT. In addition to the Pickwick Players and the Theatre School program, we have many outreach programs - Education Directors Bill Williams and Judith Giebler work with MISD Fine Arts teachers to expand their drama cirriculum and they also incorporate Drama Therapy into the programs at Rays of Hope and the Autism program at MISD. Although we have many programs within the walls of the Cole Theatre, we also find ways to move outside of our doors and share the wealth of knowledge and dramatic programs with the community and area youth.

This weekend, you have a chance to support our education program by attending the third production in our 2009 membership season - Pinocchio. Presented by the Pickwick Players, this adaptation of the classic adventure was written by our own Bill Williams and is performed by our Pickwick Players. There are performances on Friday and Saturday evening (8:00 p.m.) and Sunday afternoon (2:00 p.m.) this weekend, and performances the next Thursday evening (7:30 p.m.) and Friday and Saturday evening (8:00 p.m.). There is no Sunday afternoon matinee on the second weekend due to Easter. The show is appropriate for the entire family, and is 80 minutes long with no intermission.

Contact the Box Office for tickets (570-4111) and support these wonderful youth and their hard work, talent and dedication.