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Here's the schedule for upcoming events at Winnsboro Center for the Arts. . .

Auditions for Our Next Theater Production

A comedy titled "A Woman in Mind" by Alan Ayckbourn directed by Maryann Miller requires three women and five men who enjoy doing comedy.

Auditions Saturday, January 28 & 29 from 2 pm to 4pm at the WCA.

Annual Garage Sale & Silent Auction
Feb 2nd, 3rd, and 4th

We are now taking donations of household items, sporting goods, tools, and miscellaneous items (no clothing, please) for this annual fundraiser. To arrange for  pickup of items or to deliver items, call 903-342-0686.

The sale will run Thursday, Friday and Saturday, from 8 am - 5 pm at the Center, located across from the Winnsboro Depot, 200 Market Street in Winnsboro. If you would like to volunteer to help set up and/or work the sale, please contact the WCA.

Script/Play-Writing Workshop with Maryann Miller Saturday, February 11th
10:00 am to 2:00 pm
$35.00 per person

Snacks, water, and soft drinks will be for sale with proceeds to benefit the WCA.

Winnsboro Center for the Arts
200 Market St & Hwy 11
Winnsboro, TX 75494
903-342-0686
www.winnsborocenterforthearts.com

 

Mark your calendars now for Quitman Community Theatre's next production, the hilarious musical comedy, Chaps!.
 
Performances will be held July 29 & 30, August 5 & 6 at 7:30 pm, and July 31 and August 7 at 2:00 pm at the Carroll Green Civic Center in Quitman. Cost is $10.00 for adults and $5.00 for 12 and under.
 
Whoa, Brittania! Panic at the BBC!  The year is 1944, America's favorite singing cowboy and his troupe are late for a special broadcast at the BBC in London.

Out of desperation, Mabel, their tour manager, and Miles, the frantic young producer, grab whomever they can... a snobby announcer, an amiable sound man, a passing soap opera actor... slap them into costume, hand them scripts (after all, it's radio!) and shove them in front of the studio audience. The resulting performance is one England will never forget.
 
QCT's cast consists of Hanna Graham, Keith Haisten, Michael Phifer, Terry Casburn, Bob Hibbard, and Randy Parrish. Musicians are: Glenda Schill, Ann Norris, Jeff Norris, Christine Gomez, and Jeannette Peel.

Those musical thespians at Quitman Community Theatre are ready for their next production, the riotous Neil Simon comedy, Come Blow Your Horn.

Production dates are Friday and Saturday, May 13,14,20,21 at 7:30 pm, and again on Sunday, May 15 and 22 at 2:00 pm, at the Carroll Green Civic Center in Quitman. 

Tickets are $10.00 for adults and $5.00 for 12 and under (although we don't recommend this one for children). Pictured L-R are Toni Cole, Hannah Graham, Becky Hibbard, and Candace Brooks.
 
Come Blow Your Horn is Neil Simon's first Broadway hit. It is the story of a young man coming of age in New York City in 1961, starring Brett Murphy and Ben Patrick as the two Baker brothers.

Featured performers are Becky Hibbard, Jeff Hurley, Candace Brooks, Hannah Graham, and Toni Cole. This production will be underwritten by Bank Texas.
 
The Opening Night Gala on Friday, May 13 will start at 6:45 pm and will be hosted by the Forever Young Activity Center.
 
For more information, call 903-967-2164.
 

Bonnie and Clyde have been seen around town. . . and now you can see them live at the Winnsboro Center for the Arts during May at your choice of six performance.



Performances at 7:30 pm May 6, 7, 13, 14
Matinees at 2:20 pm Sunday May 6 and 15

Adults: $12
Children under 12: $6

Winnsboro Center for the Arts
200 Market Street
Winnsboro, TX
903-342-0686
www.winnsborocenterforthearts.com

This just in from Winnsboro Center for the Arts. . .

Auditions for The Winnsboro Center for the Arts’ upcoming original play of  "Bonnie & Clyde" are being held Sunday, March 20, 2011 from 3:00pm to 5:00p.m. at the Arts Center at 200 Market St. in Winnsboro.

Roles are available for adult males and females. Actors should bring a head shot and bio.

Performance dates are May 6,7, 7:30pm 8, 2:00pm,13,14, 7:30pm and 15, 2:00pm. Must be able to rehearse weeknights.

For additional information call Randy Lindsey at the Arts Center (903)342-0686.

They're baaackk. . .

The award-winning Quitman Community Theatre will present the second part of the Smoke on the Mountain musical trilogy, The Sanders Family Christmas. Performance dates are October 29, 30, 31 and November 5,6,7 at the Carroll Green Civic Center in Quitman.

Curtain times are 7:30pm on Fridays and Saturdays, and 2pm on Sundays. Set on December 24, 1941, seventeen days after Pearl Harbor and FDR's declaration of war, the play takes place in the Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina.

This will be the last "Saturday Night Sing" for the Sanders Family prior to the war forcing the group to disband. There are 28 standard Christmas carols and gospel songs that will be presented through the course of the play. Piano, guitar, string bass, autoharp, banjo, and other instruments will be used for all of the songs, along with the actors' wonderful singing harmony.

The first presentation of the Smoke on the Mountain trilogy two years ago was the highest-attended play in QCT's history, and it is expected that this Part 2 will break that record.
 
The cast members are Keith Haisten, Donna Henderson, Blake Durham, Hannah Graham, Tara Moore, Michael Phifer, Bob Hibbard, Ulna McWhorter, Ann Norris, Jeff Norris, Gordon Schulz, Ann Rutherford, Dalton Kratzmeyer, Kay McEntire, Elaine Quillman, Betty Stribley, and Charlotte Hollis.
 
The ladies of First Baptist Church, Quitman, will host an Opening Night Gala beginning at 6:45pm on Friday, October 29.
 
This production of The Sanders Family Christmas has been underwritten by Wood County National Bank.

Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for 12 and under.
For more information call Production Coordinator
Becky Hibbard at 903-967-2164.

Was it Toffee?


Toffee, played by Kat Sillick

Toffee is a likely suspect in the death of her husband, Tony. Why?

Reason #1 - insurance money. 

Reason #2 - the secret affair.

Join the audience and help to crack the case.

The Altos - like the Sopranos, only lower
A musical comedy dinner theater.
Prizes for the best gangsta costumes

Saturday, Oct. 16, 7:30 pm
Sunday, Oct. 17, 1 pm

Winnsboro Center for the Arts
200 N. Market St.
Winnsboro, TX
903-342-0686
www.winnsborocenterforthearts.com

A hilarious spoof of the popular show, The Sopranos, will be on stage at Winnsboro Center for the Arts Saturday, Oct. 16, 7:30 pm and Sunday, Oct. 17 at 1 pm.

Come to one of the two performances to help solve the murder mystery as actors drop clues in this "who done it" musical.

Get in the mood - and possibly win a prize - for the best 1920's Best Gangsta Costumes. Solving the crime will also get you a prize.



Reserve your tickets by calling 903-342-0686.

Winnsboro Center for the Arts
200 Market St.
Winnsboro, TX
www.winnsborocenterforthearts.com

Make your reservations NOW for the upcoming Quitman Community Theatre production of Two by Two.  The production is a Richard Rogers musical about the story of Noah and the Ark.  It is, according to Becky, both funny and respectful.

Miles Mutchler and Cora Beaty star in the play, with Keith Haisten, Kay McEntire, Micah Brooks, Hannah Graham, Brett Murphy and Candace Brooks performing as well.  The play is directed by Bob Hibbard.

This is the 18th production staged by the QCT. As usual, the performances will be on two consecutive Friday and Saturday evenings, as well as two Sunday matinees.

July 30, 31; August 1, 6, 7, 8.
Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 pm
Sunday matinees, 2 pm
Carroll Green Civic Center, Quitman Texas.

On July 30 at 6;45 pm, there will be
an "Opening Night Gala"
sponsored by the Quitman Pilot Club.

Tickets: $10 for adults; $5 children under 12

This production is underwritten by the Quitman Development Corporation. 

Call for your reservations. The past several plays have been sell outs!

903-967-2164

Hey cool cats and kittens, grab your Valentine and rock on down to the Carroll Greene Civic Center, in Quitman for Rock'n'Roll Romance. It's the Quitman Community Theatre's annual Valentine's dinner theater extravaganza.

Choose Friday Feb. 5 or Saturday, Feb 6 to rewind to the 50's and savor the popular teen love songs still tucked away in your memory, plus other oldies. Dinner starts at 6:30 pm prior to each performance, and is catered by none other than the Texas Tea Room.

Scheduled a week before Valentine's Day, it's a fun and romantic way to get that lovin' feeling early. Expect to be dazzled. The QTC talent pool is exceptional. Their performances typically blend some serious bits, along with some hilarious antics.

In case you missed my recent post about the "Best of..." awards, QCT captured the Best Community Theatre award for 2009, as announced in the January edition of County Line Magazine. It's no accident. Bob and Becky Hibbard, along with a loyal band of singers/actors/musicians, have raised the bar for community theater in East Texas.

This fundraising event is produced in cooperation with the Quitman Rotary Club. Tickets are $20 each. You can buy tickets at Bank Texas and Wood County National, both Quitman and Mineola branches. Or, you can call Becky Hibbard at 903-967-2164. Please note, seating is open unless you reserve an entire table for 12.

Becky said you can wear regular clothes or. . . whip together a 50s look or dig out the vintage clothes you simply couldn't part with. Go ahead, guys, wear that varsity jacket and relive those high school glory days for a few hours. (We promise not to notice it "shrank" since the last time you wore it!) And gals, feel free to wear your poodle skirt.

Quick tip: Last year's Valentine's dinner and performance was a sell out, so make your reservations early.