Community Theatre in Pelham, Al
We’ve added an additional matinee performance for The Wild Women of Winedale by Jones Hope Wooten on Sunday, April 28, 2024, at 2:00 PM. Tickets are available at https://www.southcitytheatre.com/get-tickets/
Funerals, furnishings, and family. Ever look around your home and wonder “what will happen to my precious things when I am gone?” Drowning in family keepsakes, three women come up with an unorthodox and hilarious plan to clear the clutter from their lives in the hysterically funny and touching comedy “The Wild Women of Winedale.”Favorite southern playwrights Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope, and Jamie Wooten (creators of “The Golden Girls”) have outdone themselves again in this hysterically funny look at family in crisis.
South City Theatre’s production is directed by Rachael Upton and stars the dynamic and hilarious trio of Sharon Morgan, Donna Littlepage, and Robin Rowe Wallace. Also featured are Kathy Scruggs, Suzy Conerly, Salena Whalen-Stalker, Destiny Clark, Valerie Brock, and Michelle Vercher
Evening performances are April 19-20, and 26-27, 2024 at 7:30 PM. There will be one matinee on April 21, 2024 at 2:00 PM.
Get your seats today! https://www.southcitytheatre.com/get-tickets/
Register your child for our spring theatre workshop NOW! South City Theatre’s youth program, ACTING UP! presents Alex in Wonderland, written by SCT’s own Daniel Strickland. Alex in Wonderland is a hilarious adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s classic novel, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Playing at South City Theatre in Pelham, May 9th-11th.
Students 8-18 are welcome to join our workshop, where they will learn essential theatre techniques and skills including improv, acting, stage presence, characterization and more – leading up to a fun performance for all ages to enjoy.
SCT’s Spring workshop is led by Ms. Jess Smyly, SCT kids workshop alumna and her team of college theatre students who have a passion for teaching the younger generation the art of PERFORMANCE! The workshop costs $300 ($275 for returning workshop students) and rehearsals begin on Monday, March 4th. Rehearsals will be every Monday 6-8pm and Saturday 10am-12pm leading up to 4 performances in May.
Performance dates: Thursday, May 9th at 7pm, Friday, May 10th at 7pm, Saturday, May 11th at 2pm and Saturday, May 11th at 7pm.
Age Range: 8-18
Skill Level: ALL WELCOME!
Cost: $300, $275 for returning students
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER!!! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScwCQ2NpS2z5n1rFUg_aVo0PHWHO0breETwyWsLNcNndGzM6w/viewform
For more information contact: jessica.smyly@southcitytheatre.com
South City will hold auditions for this hysterical southern comedy by the team who gave us the Golden Girls on Feb. 11 at 6 p.m. and Feb. 13 at 6 p.m. at the theatre: 2969 Pelham Parkway, Pelham, Al.
Directed by Rachael Pike Upton. The cast consists of 5 females, some of who play multiple roles. Characters are aged from late 40s thru 70s.
Fanny and Willa— the Wild sisters of Winedale, Virginia, — and their frustratingly quirky sister-in-law Johnnie Faye, are already accustomed to supporting one another through thick and thin, but they really need each other now. Fanny is experiencing a hilariously inappropriate reaction to her 60th birthday, while Willa is so stressed out from her nursing job that she resorts to vodka and speed-knitting to cope. Johnnie Faye, determined to put her year of fraught widowhood behind her, is desperately trying to find a man—preferably a man with a house, since hers is somewhere at the bottom of a Florida sinkhole. With equal doses of hilarity and heart, these extraordinary women come up with delightful and surprisingly unorthodox ways to clear the clutter from their lives, their homes and their relationships so they can move on. Together they prove it’s never too late to take another one of life’s paths for a grand new adventure! For more information, contact info@southcitytheatre.com
February 9, 10, 16, and 17, 2024 at 7:30 PM and February 11 at 2:00 PM at their Alpine Square theatre-2969 Pelham Parkway, Suite J., Pelham, AL 35124
Tickets are $18 in advance and $20 at the door. Advance Discounts are available for seniors, students, and groups. Visit https://www.southcitytheatre.com/get-tickets/
The scene is Hazlehurst, Mississippi, where the three Magrath sisters have gathered to await news of the family patriarch, their grandfather, who is living out his last hours in the local hospital. Lenny, the oldest sister, is unmarried at thirty and facing diminishing marital prospects; Meg, the middle sister, who quickly outgrew Hazlehurst, is back after an attempted singing career on the West Coast; while Babe, the youngest, is out on bail after having shot her husband in the stomach because she didn’t like his looks. Their troubles, grave and yet, somehow, hilarious, are highlighted by their priggish cousin, Chick, and by the awkward young lawyer who tries to keep Babe out of jail while helpless not to fall in love with her. Warm-hearted, irreverent, and imaginative, Crimes of the Heart teems with humanity. The question remains though, can you ever escape the past to seize the future?
This production is directed by Pat Yates and stars Lori Mercer, Jennifer Spiegelman, Megan Pecot, Autumn Brown, Carter Crane, and Brennan Martigoni. The production staff includes Jess Smyly, Mike Gerrells, Clark French, Rachael Upton, and Destiny Clark.
Don’t miss the opportunity to witness the magic of “Crimes of the Heart” as it takes center stage at South City Theatre from February 9, 2024, to February 17, 2024. Audiences are encouraged to secure their seats early for this heartwarming, irreverent, and zany theatrical masterpiece.
Coming soon from our friends at The Pelham BEAT
Exciting Announcement! Join us for captivating Mystery Dinner Theatres on October 13th & 14th at the Pelham Civic Center, hosted by Pelham BEAT. Immerse yourself in interactive experiences featuring catered dinner, a cash bar, and live acting.
October 13th – Midnight at the Masquerade
Step into a world of opulence and suspense at the Billionaires Club’s Annual Masquerade Ball. Amidst elegance, a shocking murder surfaces, unraveling secrets and hidden motives. Become a detective, gather clues, and unveil the enigmatic killer in an unforgettable night of intrigue.
BUY TICKETS: https://www.eventbrite.com/…/midnight-at-the-masquerade…
October 14th – Diamond Heist – Now You See It Now You Don’t 
Experience elegance and mystery as the Stomach of the Ocean Diamond disappears from a grand museum unveiling. Join us in exquisite attire to untangle deception, recover the stolen gem, and solve the enigmatic carat caper.
BUY TICKETS: https://www.eventbrite.com/…/diamond-heist-now-you-see…
Tickets are available now! Don’t miss out on these thrilling nights of entertainment and intrigue. Get your tickets today!
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*Please note that this event is NOT a South City Theatre production.
Sink your teeth into the most fangtastic comedy of the year! 
Presenting the cast of “Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors” – a hilarious and batty twist on the classic tale that’s sure to leave you howling with laughter! 
Holt Thomas: Harker/Suitors/Bosun/Gravedigger
Tom Robinson : Dr. Westfeldt/Renfield/Captain
Tara Bennett: Lucy/Kitty/Driver
Leigh Paschen: Mina/VanHelsing
Peter Ditoro: Dracula
Earl Goodwin: Stage Manager/AD
Ry Head: Lights and Sound
Dan Strickland: Director
Show dates are Oct. 20, 21, , and 27,28, 2023 at 7:30 PM, with a Sunday matinee at Oct. 22, 2023, at 2:00 PM.
Reserve your seats at https://www.southcitytheatre.com/get-tickets/
We regretfully announce the cancellation of the remaining performances of David Garret’s Covering Dish due to Covid. The safety of our patrons, cast, and crew is our priority at this time.
We are incredibly proud of the work done by this cast and crew, along with the director, Donna Williamson.
Our box office manager will be in contact with those holding reservations.
Audition Call For:
Dracula A Comedy of Terrors by Gordon Greenberg and Steve Rosen
Directed by Dan Strickland
In the treacherous mountains of Transylvania, a meek English real estate agent takes a harrowing journey to meet a new and mysterious client, who also just happens to be the most terrifying and ferocious monster the world has ever known: Count Dracula! Famed female vampire hunter Jean Van Helsing and company then chase Dracula from Transylvania to the British countryside to London and back.
This show is filled with clever wordplay and anything-goes pop culture references, it’s a quick-changing, laugh-out-loud re-imagining of the Gothic classic. Actors (except Dracula) are called on to play multiple roles.
Auditions will consist of reading from the script and possibly some improve.
Location – South City Theatre, 2969 Pelham Parkway, AL
Sunday 8/20 starting at 2:00 PM.
Monday 8/21 starting at 6:30 PM
Show Dates:
10/20-21 at 7:30, 10/22 at 2:00, and 10/27-28 at 7:30 at South City Theatre.
***Bring your calendar with all your conflicts 8/28 – 10/29 to the audition.***
Rehearsal:
Begin the 9/5, with a possible read thru the week before. My intention is to rehearse 3 days a week (Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday or Sunday afternoon) until tech week. If this works and what days will depend on the cast’s conflicts. I’m flexible.
Looking for three men and two women, 18 and older. There is physical comedy, so the physical ability to do that sort of thing will be a factor. British accents (RP and cockney), eastern European accent (Dracula), German (Van Helsing) and others (Irish, Scottish, Pirate) are a plus (even bad ones). Depending on the turnout I may cast a sixth actor (M or F) for some of the bit parts but rapidly changing between roles is part of the comedy and fun of this show. I also NEED an Assistant Director/Stage Manager/stage hand who may also perform a few special effects on stage.
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South City Theatre will be hosting auditions for Don Gordon’s Panache. The production is directed by Clay Boyce.
Auditions will be held at the theatre on February 4, 2023, from 2:00 – 4:00 PM, and February 5, 2023, from 11:00 – 1:00 PM.
What could possibly have motivated Kathleen Trafalgar to get into her Mercedes SL 450 one afternoon and drive to the inner city to track down a rough-edged, hard-drinking, fry cook named Harry Baldwin? A six by twelve-inch piece of tin issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles to anyone who pays the fee. It seems they both applied for exactly the same personalized license plate – PANACHE. Kathleen is married to a man she regards as a dashing, eloquent, Renaissance Man personified, and she wants to put it on his Bentley. Harry already has the plate on his Ford truck. For both of them this seven letter word holds special meaning. The play becomes an intellectual battle ultimately exposing the irrelevance of social status and the needs of two lonely people – an unusual love story.
All roles are available (character descriptions below). Sides are attached below.
Harry Baldwin – an artist who works nights as a fry cook, can be played anywhere from 40 – early 50s.
Kathleen Trafalgar – chic, wealthy, attractive, cultured, fashionable dresser, perfect manners, can be late 30s – late 40s.
Irwin Alcott – clean cut, fragile, scholarly, age 20.
Laura – poised, soft-spoken, her beauty is equal parts innocence and sensuality, about age 24.
Jumbo Dombroski – a large, intimidating man – tattoos, muscular, dresses and acts as if he owns the street, 40s – 60s.
Performance dates are April 14-16, 2023 and April 20-22, 2023.
Contact info@southcitytheatre.com for more information
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