Established in the autumn of 2005, Magnolia Arts Center was founded with the mission of creating a comprehensive arts organization to serve Greenville and the surrounding areas. For twenty years, Magnolia has delivered a myriad of plays, musicals, and special events. We invite you to explore our upcoming events in our 2025 season.
The NC Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service awarded Magnolia Arts Center the 2024 Governor’s Volunteer Service Award, honoring the true spirit of volunteerism by recognizing individuals and groups that make a significant contribution to their community through volunteer service.
SIGN UP NOW FOR GREENVILLE’S–THE VOICE!!!!
MAGNOLIA ARTS CENTER IS LOOKING FOR THE TOP VOCALISTS IN EASTERN NC!
WE ARE ACCEPTING ENTRANTS FOR Preliminary 2, WHICH WILL BE HELD Saturday, June 28 @ 7:30 – Magnolia Arts Center.
Deadline for Preliminary 2 registration is June 20.
The Final competition will be on July 19 at John Paul II High School in Greenville.
- Each preliminary is limited to 12 vocalists.
- Vocalists must be 18 years of age or older.
- Each vocalist will perform two songs of any style…with an intermission between the two songs.
- In each preliminary, judges will select four winners to advance to the final competition.
- In each preliminary, one audience favorite will advance to the final competition.
- Vocalists must provide either a track of the song choices or have accompanists (limited to two).
- Accompanists will not provide vocals.
- All song choices must be cleared by Magnolia Arts Center.
- Contestants may not do the same songs, so register early.
Registration fee – $10
Final Grand Prize – $400.00 2nd Place – $200.00 3rd Place – $100.00
Please complete and return the short registration form. A complete package will then be forwarded to you.
https://form.jotform.com/251078211642147
TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW FOR PRELIMINARY 2 AND THE FINALS!!
Congratulations to the finalists from Preliminary 1! Get your tickets now to The Voice Finals being held Saturday, July 19 @ 7:30 pm at John Paul High School.
- Shelby Caroon
- Rochelle Collis
- Mykel Eldon
- Harvey Estes
- Dan Fisher
- Jacob McCain
- Caley Singleton
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GET YOUR TICKETS NOW FOR GREENVILLE’S–THE VOICE PRELIMINARY #2 and THE FINAL COMPETITION!!!
MAGNOLIA ARTS CENTER IS LOOKING FOR THE TOP VOCALISTS IN EASTERN NC!
Come to Magnolia Arts Center on Saturday, June 28 @ 7:30 pm to see the second set of contestants vying for inclusion in the Final Competition of Greenville’s The Voice to be held July 19th! As part of the audience, you can vote for one singer who will advance to the Final Competition along with the four judges’ selections.
Preliminary 2 – Saturday, June 28 @ 7:30 – Magnolia Arts Center
All tickets for Prelim 2: $10.
The Final competition will be on July 19 7:30 PM at John Paul High School.
ALL TICKETS FOR THE FINAL: $20
Plan to come out and vote for your favorite!
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is a 1955 American three-act play by Tennessee Williams. One of Williams’s more famous works and his personal favorite, it won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1955. Set in the plantation home in the Mississippi Delta of Big Daddy Pollitt, a wealthy cotton tycoon, the play examines the relationships among members of Big Daddy’s family, primarily between his son Brick and Maggie “the Cat”, Brick’s wife. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof features motifs such as social mores, greed, superficiality, mendacity, decay, sexual desire, repression, and death.
Director: Dorothea Handron
Production Dates:
- Thursday, June 19 @ 7:30 p.m.
- Friday, June 20 @ 7:30 p.m.
- Saturday, June 21 @ 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: General $20 Seniors/Students/Military: $15
AUDITIONS FOR ART
Audition Dates (to be held at Magnolia Arts Center):
- Friday, June 27 @ 6:30 p.m.
- Saturday, June 28 @ 10 a.m.
Director: Tim Messina
Synopsis: Three friends, Serge, Marc, and Yvan discuss Serge’s newest art acquisition…a painting that is completely 100% white and cost around $200,000. The friends’ relationship suffers considerable strain as a result of their differing opinions about what constitutes “art”
Characters/Roles
- Serge: An ambitious man who values his recent art acquisition highly. His choice brings underlying tensions to the surface.
- Marc: The skeptical friend who derides the painting. He struggles with his feelings towards Serge’s pretentiousness.
- Yvan: The indecisive peacemaker caught between Serge and Marc. He tries to please both but only complicates matters with his contradictions.
To Prepare:
Prepare a 60-second comedic/satirical monologue from any drama (can include ART)
Production Dates:
August 14, 15, & 16 @ 7:30 p.m.
August 16 & 17 @ 2:00 p.m.
Check Out Our 2025 Season!
“Yes And” Summer Improv Workshop
This summer workshop will encourage participants to learn about the wonderful world of improv.
Learning objectives include the following:
– How to create different characters
– Practice a variety of scene games and
– Work together in groups to build camaraderie and the ability to think on their feet
Join the summer fun!
M-TH July 21st to July 24th 9:30 am to 12:30 pm
Showcase on Friday the 25th (time TBA).
- Middle schoolers and teens
- Cost: $110
- 15 participants maximum
- Registration Deadline: July 7
Lindsay Fazzini, the drama teacher from South Central High School, will facilitate the camp.
Expand your improvisation stage toolkit and understand the meaning of “Yes And”!
Auditioning With Ease
An audition intensive workshop over the course of a week with sessions on preparing students for potential auditions, including topics like choosing appropriate audition music, preparing a monologue or sides, learning short bits of choreography and learning to dance with confidence. Includes classes with guest clinicians and small group voice lessons.
The workshop culminates in a mock audition day in which participants are judged by a panel for singing, cold reading, monologuing, and dancing.
- July 28-August 1 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
- Ages 12-18
- Maximum of 15 participants
- Cost: $110
- Registration Deadline: July 14
Workshop Facilitators: Justin and Rochelle Collis
Page to Stage Playwriting Workshop
Students of this workshop will learn terms, techniques, and history of playwriting, and participants will work in a group to workshop scenes and receive individual instruction on creating their first 10-minute play. Final Showcase of select works at the end of camp.
Saturday, August 2; Sunday, August 3; & Saturday, August 9
9:30 am to 12:30 pm
- Freshman to Rising Seniors
- Cost: $65
- 15 participants maximum
- Registration Deadline: July 19
Michelle Woods, Facilitator
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: 10-MINUTE PLAY CONTEST
Writers, unleash your creativity—we want your plays! Do you have a bold idea, a gripping tale, or a hilarious scene? Submit your original 10-minute play for a chance to be staged, published, or awarded a cash prize!
GUIDELINES:
Original, unpublished works only
Max 10 minutes runtime (8-12 pages)
Any genre: comedy, drama, thriller, absurdist—you name it!
Open to all writers (emerging or established)
PRIZES & OPPORTUNITIES:
• Winning plays presented in a live readers theater production
• Cash awards for Audience Choice winners
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: September 1, 2025 SUBMISSION FEE: $20
HOW TO ENTER: Upload at this link:
https://form.jotform.com/250754861553159
Script (PDF format)
Title & brief synopsis
Your contact info
We will notify you upon receipt of your script and selection to the competition.
DONATE HERE
Please consider a donation to Magnolia Arts Center. Producing a theater season is costly since the royalties for each show must be paid in full before we advertise or promote the show. The royalty total for the 2025 season is approximately $13,000. Maintaining the building continues to present financial challenges. We currently need to repair a leaky roof and update the sinks in the concession area and dressing room. MAC’s electric bill runs about $800-$900 monthly.
All donations are tax deductible. Magnolia Arts Center is a 501(c)3 non-profit (tax ID 203192311).