Today, we're hosting the UIL Drama competition for six area schools at the Wagner and Brown auditorium in AFA at Midland College. It's an honor to see these young and energetic kids perform 40 minute shows. Although the concept of theatre as a competitive sports remains strange (even in the AACT festival process), it's great that all area high schools have a drama teacher and the high school students can learn and perform theatre.
If you'd like to attend the shows, it's only $5 (benefiting the MC Drama club) for a bracelet that gets you into all six performances starting at 1 p.m. tomorrow (Thursday, April 1, 2010).
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
TNT Conference
Tracy Alexander and I attended the Texas Nonprofit Theatre (TNT) conference in Beaumont, TX this past weekend along with volunteers Marilyn Allen and Alathea Blishke. It was a fun weekend of networking, workshops and performances - we saw the Beaumont Community Theatre's production of CHICAGO on Friday night and the Port Arthur Little Theatre's production of ONCE UPON A MATTRESS on Saturday afternoon. In addition, the Board of TNT organized a gala event on Saturday night and the silent auction - organized by Tracy - raised $1,600 for TNT. All in all, it was a great weekend of fun!
Congratulations to the cast and crew of THE DIXIE SWIM CLUB - the audience response has been excellent and we've had to add performances to meet the demand. Right now, we're in rehearsal for both THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK and THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW. If you're interested in being on the stage, our 2009 McLaren winning production VIRTUALLY IN LOVE will hold auditions on Sunday and Monday, March 28th and 29th at 6:30 p.m. here at the Cole Theatre, 2000 West Wadley in Midland.
Congratulations to the cast and crew of THE DIXIE SWIM CLUB - the audience response has been excellent and we've had to add performances to meet the demand. Right now, we're in rehearsal for both THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK and THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW. If you're interested in being on the stage, our 2009 McLaren winning production VIRTUALLY IN LOVE will hold auditions on Sunday and Monday, March 28th and 29th at 6:30 p.m. here at the Cole Theatre, 2000 West Wadley in Midland.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
DIXIE SWIM CLUB opens
We have now reached the end of the run of our 2010 opening musical, and our second production of the membership season will open on Friday night. This comedy is a welcomed opportunity to showcase many of our finest actresses. THE DIXIE SWIM CLUB is about a group of women who were on their college swim team and now meet every summer at a beach house to reminese about old times.
Here's a link to the story in the Midland Reporter-Telegram.
THE DIXIE SWIM CLUB opens on Friday, March 12, 2010 and runs through April 3, 2010 in Mabee Theatre II. For tickets, contact the Box Office at 570-4111 or visit the MCT website.
Here's a link to the story in the Midland Reporter-Telegram.
THE DIXIE SWIM CLUB opens on Friday, March 12, 2010 and runs through April 3, 2010 in Mabee Theatre II. For tickets, contact the Box Office at 570-4111 or visit the MCT website.
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
End of WIZARD and Opening of DIXIE
We're down to the final performances of WIZARD OF OZ. It's been a good run of our 2010 opening musical, but it didn't always look like that. Initial sales were slow, and Cue Cards did not fill the performances like they have in past opening musicals. About three weeks before opening, we wondered if this show would sell-out performances, and started some additional advertising - the leads walked through the mall on consecutive Saturdays in costume and took pictures with families and passed out flyers about the show. We send out flyers to some area schools - buy an adult ticket and get a youth ticket for free. We printed extra posters and spread them all over town. We asked the cast to post on their Facebook and tell family and friends to come see them in the show.
In the end, it looks like someone worked. Starting opening weekend, we've had waiting lists for empty seats - this usually happens at the end of a run of the show but not on opening weekend. As a result, every performance has been very full and we've had some wonderful crowds see our opening musical. As a result, membership sales are catching up to our "pace" and we might even reach our goals. Considering the fact that the economy has hit us harder in 2010 than in past years, this is a great sign for our financial success in 2010.
Our second production of the 2010 membership season is THE DIXIE SWIM CLUB. Check out the seasons for almost any community theatre in 2009, 2010 or 2011 and you will see this show on their season. Why? It's a comedy and it has five women in it. We're blessed to have a great director (Jane Moore) and an outstanding cast - Patrice Compton, Charlotte Dameron, Liz Koeninger, Gail Theobald and Jena Tumlin. They've been working on the show in Mabee Theatre II since late January and they are ready for you to come see it and laugh along with these ladies. Box Office Manager Laura Abbott describes it as "Steel Magnolias" meets "Same Time, Next Year". If you haven't already filled our your Cue Card, send an e-mail to the Box Office at boxoffice@mctmidland.org and reserve your seats!
In the end, it looks like someone worked. Starting opening weekend, we've had waiting lists for empty seats - this usually happens at the end of a run of the show but not on opening weekend. As a result, every performance has been very full and we've had some wonderful crowds see our opening musical. As a result, membership sales are catching up to our "pace" and we might even reach our goals. Considering the fact that the economy has hit us harder in 2010 than in past years, this is a great sign for our financial success in 2010.
Our second production of the 2010 membership season is THE DIXIE SWIM CLUB. Check out the seasons for almost any community theatre in 2009, 2010 or 2011 and you will see this show on their season. Why? It's a comedy and it has five women in it. We're blessed to have a great director (Jane Moore) and an outstanding cast - Patrice Compton, Charlotte Dameron, Liz Koeninger, Gail Theobald and Jena Tumlin. They've been working on the show in Mabee Theatre II since late January and they are ready for you to come see it and laugh along with these ladies. Box Office Manager Laura Abbott describes it as "Steel Magnolias" meets "Same Time, Next Year". If you haven't already filled our your Cue Card, send an e-mail to the Box Office at boxoffice@mctmidland.org and reserve your seats!
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