Columbus Community Theatre

12/25/2022

God Bless Us Every One....

11/11/2022

Break a leg to the cast, crew, and director of Columbus Middle School's fall production: "Timeless Tales."
Come to the CMS auditorium tonight, Friday, November 11th, at 6:30 p.m. to see more LIVE THEATRE in town. Many of these students and their teacher, Chelsea Petty, are CCT members and future local actors, actresses, stage crew, & light and sound operators! Make plans to come out and cheer these students on!.... Tickets are just $5.

09/08/2022

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof opens tonight! If you want to buy a ticket online, the website is tennesseewilliamstribute.org.
Ya'll come and cheer on the CCT members who are treading the boards tonight at 7, tomorrow night at 7:30, and Saturday night at 7:00 pm! Columbus Middle School Auditorium is the place to be this weekend! Break a leg, guys!

07/30/2022

Mark your calendars NOW!
September 8,9,10, 2022
TWT is back & many CCT members are involved in the production of Cat on a Hot tin Roof!

06/14/2022

Live theatre is coming back to Columbus in the Fall of 2022...God Willing!
Let's support TWT all you CCT theatre nerds out there!

TWT has not had a Tennessee Williams full length play since Orpheus Descending was performed on Cromwell's Black Box stage at MUW several years ago...pre-pandemic.

06/08/2022

I know all you theatre lovers have been "hankering" to be involved in a show. TWT 2022 is your chance! Come on down to the Columbus Arts Council TONIGHT at 6 pm, or whenever you get off work and audition, or let the TWT players know what task you might like to help with...from providing snacks to building a set to designing stage makeup! And much more!

04/30/2022

TWT (Tennessee Williams Tribute) offerings have been virtual using videotaped segments and live streaming since March of 2020.

This September 2022, we hope to celebrate our 20th Anniversary by gathering together LIVE and IN PERSON to learn about Tennessee Williams’ life and body of work.

He was born in Columbus and lived with his mother, sister, and grandparents at the Rectory at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Columbus, Mississippi.

Tennessee Williams Tribute will hold auditions for its 20th Anniversary production of Williams’ Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.

Auditions will be held.
Thursday, May 12, 2022, beginning at 6:30 pm,
Friday, May 13, 2022, beginning at 6:30 pm,
Saturday, May 14, 2022, beginning at noon at the Omnova Theatre at the Columbus Arts Council/Rosenzweig Arts Center, 501 Main St., Columbus, MS.

If you are interested in giving your time and talent as part of the technical team that creates a performance, there is a spot for you.

Those who tread the boards must have a set in which to exist…costumes to wear, stage makeup to apply, and the actors must be able to be seen and heard (lights and sound).

That's where you come in.

Drop by the Omnova Theatre on MAY 12th or 13th, or Saturday the 14th & give TWT your contact information.

Volunteer your time and talents… some of the opportunities include set design,
set construction, set painting, hairstyling, stage makeup, prop hunting/creating, lighting crew, sound crew, backstage crew…

Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. You may attend the auditions once, or you are welcome to participate in all three auditions.

Special arrangements are offered for folks who cannot be present on the 12th, 13th, or 14th. Just email [email protected]. TWT Players will respond to your request or questions.

The final round of auditions will be held Saturday, May 14, at noon.

Performance dates: Thursday, September 8, 7:30 pm; Friday, September 9, at 7:30 pm; Saturday, September 11 at 7:30 pm.

Tennessee Williams’ Cat on a Hot Tin Roof contains roles for children ages 7-11 and adults ranging in age from the late 20s through the 70s.

2022 will mark the first opportunity since MARCH 2020 for us to gather together and enjoy live theatre, the Stella Hollering Contest, and an open mic opportunity for poets to read Tennessee Williams poetry and their original poetry.

We are so close to the pandemic being under control, but it’s not entirely over, as the recent increase in Covid Omicron BA2 numbers indicates. We ask that persons auditioning or volunteering to work on the crew be fully vaccinated.

Characters:
Margaret (Maggie) (late 20s to early 30s or who can play in this age range)
Seductive, intelligent, determined, very attractive but showing traces of disappointment and frustration; married to Brick in a troubled, sex-less marriage.

Brick (late 20s to early 30s or who can play in this age range)
Younger and favorite son of Big Daddy, an ex-athlete still in shape despite his constant drinking, with "the additional charm of that cool air of detachment that people have who have given up the struggle.”

Gooper (early 30s to mid-40s)
Brick's older brother, a corporate lawyer, the first-born son of Big Daddy, resents Big Daddy's apparent preference for Brick.

Mae (late 20s to late 30s)
Society-type married to Gooper, pregnant with their sixth child; conniving to secure Gooper's control of the family wealth once Big Daddy dies.

Big Daddy (late 50s to 70s)
A prominent, brash, almost vulgar millionaire who does not suffer fools or phonies truly loves Brick despite his disappointment in Brick's self-destructive behavior.

Big Mama (50s to 70s)
The family matriarch tries to keep the peace; tolerant, quickly rattled, and a bit earthy at times.

Reverend Tooker (mid-30s to 60s)
Local preacher looking to get his hand deeper into Big Daddy's pockets.

Doctor Baugh (40s to 70s)
A trusted family physician who initially deceives Big Daddy about his diagnosis.

3 Male and 2 Female children (ages 7 to 11)
The two females have a few lines, but all will play, sing a bit, and cause a commotion. A limited number of rehearsals are required.

04/17/2022

03/25/2022

There will be a birthday bash TOMORROW NIGHT to honor Tennessee Williams at Munson & Brothers establishment. Party starts at 7, and the cake will be cut around 7:30.

Jubilee of Homes group's brochure says, "Enjoy cake, live music, and your favorite beverage at Munson & Brothers. Stay afterward for karaoke. Let your hair down, and cut loose...Tennessee wouldn't have it any other way."

Of course, there will be plenty of time to celebrate Tennessee after going to the Saturday afternoon airshow at Columbus AirForce Base...that starts at noon and ends at 5. This will be the first time since 2018 that the THUNDERBIRDS have graced the skies over Columbus.

It's party time! Ya'll Come...and I will be glad to place your name on the list if you would like to participate in the project of providing concessions for I Hate Shakespeare.....

See ya'll Saturday night!

03/25/2022

The MUW Theatre Dept will be presenting performances of I Hate Shakespeare on Wednesday, April 6, and Thursday, April 7, 2022, outdoors at the Gazebo on campus.

The 7th marks the beginning of Homecoming Weekend for MUW....the first one we've had in two years.

Performance starts at 6:30, and intermission will happen around 7ish.

The Department has asked for help from the community in offering concessions for the audience to buy. They need donations of food items and money to pull this off.

I thought this might be an excellent project for CCT to grab onto to get us focused on live theatre again and the possibilities for the future. We can recruit donations from the community at large and the CCT family.

MUW would like to have the items packaged with Shakespearean quotes to jazz them up....a rather time-consuming and labor-intensive process.

Brownies, popcorn, cookies, fried pies, cheese straws, some fresh fruit...possibly slices of pound cake that could be eaten without a fork. Enough to serve 50 (which seems to be the # of people max they think they will have at the performances).

I also thought it would be an excellent way to get out the information on auditions for TWT's Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.

IF WE CAN PULL THIS OFF, I NEED COMMITMENTS TO PROVIDE SOME SNACKS AND DELIVER THEM FOR PACKAGING.

Items need to be fresh, not in need of refrigeration and labeled if they contain allergens like nuts of any kind.....I think one assumes cookies and brownies and cheese straws have gluten...but if any of you specializes in gluten-free baking, feel free to let your creative juices flow.

You may deliver your brownies, homemade cookies, fried pies, or cheese straws; We can pop popcorn to package as well... (or anything else you can think of that hungry theatre-goers would like to eat) to the Columbus Arts Council building on Friday, April 1 or Saturday, April 2. Then we will have a wrapping party on Tuesday, April 5th, and give the Shakespearean touch to the goodies.

PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU CAN CONTRIBUTE AN ITEM or $; we will need to purchase wrapping materials.

If we made just one batch per person, it would not take long to make exceptional Shakespearean snack food for 50!

Feel free to contact me by text, Facebook messenger, or email.

Please let me know if you would like to participate and what item you can contribute. Please let me know by the end of the day on Sunday, March 27th. Since we haven't been working as a team for over two years, I need to know how many folks will do a little baking to support the live theatre community in Columbus.

11/30/2021

Tonight's the Night! 6:30 pm at the RAC.

Please use the Stage Entrance on 5th St. to enter the building and we will be meeting in the conference room.

We are thrilled to be planning the next few months of LIVE THEATRE AGAIN in Columbus.

11/25/2021

We at CCT hope you are super blessed and having a terrific Thanksgiving Day!