Vicksburg Theatre Guild's 2010-2011 Season

News flash: we are holding the line on our 2010-2011 ticket prices and keeping them at our 2001 level. Our membership rates are also remaining the same, so 2010-2011 membership is a great value too.
Introducing our 2010-2011 season! Season Brochure Poster Calendar & Schedule
Season memberships are about half the cost of tickets. Wait, there's more! Family Members receive a $20-per-child discount for Fairy Tale Theatre registration.
May Newsletter
The Parkside Playhouse facility is available to be rented. A portion of the facility, such as the lobby, is also available. More...
Ticket information

The secret is out! Gold in the Hills is listed in a Readers' Southern Secrets feature in the September 2010 issue of Southern Living magazine, and on their web site.

Open auditions for An English Heaven & Is There Honey Still? will take place Saturday & Sunday, September 11-12 & 18 at 2 p.m. & Sunday, September 19, 2010 at 7 p.m. at the Parkside Playhouse. Cast: six-to-nine women (ages 15-60), two men, and one boy. Production dates are November 12-14 & 19-21, 2010.

Open auditions for Tuesdays with Morrie will take place Saturday October 2 at 2 p.m. & Monday October 4 at 7 p.m. at the Parkside Playhouse. Cast: two men (one middle aged, one senior). Production dates are December 3-5 & 10-12, 2010, and at the MTA Community Theatre Festival in Meridian, January 13-16, 2011.

Our next production is Catfish Moon!
Friday & Saturday, September 17, 18, 24, & 25 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, September 19 & 26, 2010 at 2:00 p.m.

Three middle-aged men, inseparable as adolescents, open a “can of worms” as they take a fishing trip under the Catfish Moon. Cast List Poster

VTG News

Congratulations to the following new members of the VTG Board of Directors: Andrea Fairchild, Amy Melton, David A. Johnson, and AJ Johnson!

Videos of Ten-Minute Play Project performances. Congratulations to playwright Katrina Byrd, Jackson Free Press person of the day, June 10, 2010! Article

Building Fund for the Arts Grant. The Mississippi Arts Commission has awarded VTG a matching-fund grant to build a 16 by 24 foot props-storage building and upgrade the sound system. We receive $10,000 after we have raised at least $6,667 in matching funds. Donation forms are in the lobby.

The Gold in the Hills and other performances at The Vicksburg, 801 Clay Street, are not affiliated with VTG.

Janet Birch's Photos of Stalag 17, Gold in the Hills, Searching For Eden, Always… Patsy Cline, Fairy Tale Theatre, and The Best of Broadway III.

Julia and Nick Blake in Dido's music video Don't Believe in Love

Entergy has approved VTG as an organization in the Community Connectors Volunteer Portal. Entergy employees can log into the Entergy Portal to record their hours volunteered to VTG. For every 20 hours volunteered, VTG receives a grant of $250, with a limit of $750 per employee/retiree per year. Hours can be logged retroactively from January 1, 2008. Questions?

Regional Theatre Activities

This Property is NOT Condemned! The Bay St. Louis Little Theatre has taken the first step on its path to a new permanent home after being totally destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. The New John F. Holmes Theatre will be in a building known locally as the “This Property is Condemned” building, a building that was featured prominently in the 1966 film of the same name. Based (loosely) on a Tennessee Williams one-act play, the movie starred Natalie Wood and the devilish Robert Redford, and is believed to be the only movie filmed in Bay St. Louis. The Bay St. Louis Little Theatre broke ground on their new John F. Holmes Playhouse November 6, 2009.

Musical Theatre Talk live episodes and replays by Mississippi musical theatre performer and composer Trish Causey
To listen live on BlogTalkRadio: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/musical_theatre_talk ... or Call in: (347) 237-5224... or listen to the Replay two hours later: http://www.MusicalTheatreTalk.com

Call For Submissions: MTA Playwriting Competition for Adults and Youth, accepted April 1 - October 1, 2010; the winners will be announced in December 2010. Both competitions are designed to recognize and promote the works of Mississippi playwrights and are open to all Mississippi writers, either in state or abroad. The winning play in the adult competition receives a staged reading at the MTA Festival/Conference and a $500 cash prize. The winning play in the youth competition receives a stage reading a the MTA Festival/Conference and a $250 cash prize. Web site

Brookhaven Little Theatre presents Biloxi Blues August 20-22 & 27-28.

The Center Players Community Theatre in Ridgeland present 1940s Radio Hour August 26-28.

Gulfport Little Theatre presents Don't Dress for Dinner September 3-5 & 10-12.

Starkville Community Theatre presents Unnecessary Farce September 9-12 & 14-18.

The Desoto Family Theatre in Southaven presents The Secret Garden September 10-19.

The Center Players Community Theatre in Ridgeland present Dramatist to Dramatist, a workshop hosted by The Center Players’ Playwright in Residence, Katrina Byrd, September 11. Registration is now closed. To sign up for the spring 2011 workshop, e-mail byrd_katrina@yahoo.com.

New Stage Theatre in Jackson presents Red, White & Tuna September 14-26.

Mississippi Murder Mysteries presents The Case of the Birthday Surprise September 14 in the Jackson area.

Actor's Playhouse in Pearl presents Bridge To Terabithia September 17-19 & 24-26.

Theatre Oxford's 10 Minute Play Contest presents the 1st place winner along with several other local 10 Minute plays September 24-26.

Black Rose Theatre in Brandon presents Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat September 23-26, 30, & October 1-3.

Tupelo Community Theatre presents The Fantasticks September 30 - October 2.

The Bay St. Louis Little Theatre presents its Grand Opening Gala October 1 & 2. The original theater on Boardman Avenue was totally destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. After five years, the Little Theatre will finally have a permanent home.

Natchez Little Theatre presents Big River October 1-17.

Laurel Little Theatre be announcing their new season in early fall.

Delta Center Stage in Greenville presents The Fantasticks October 7-10.

Greenwood Little Theatre presents Nunsense October 14-17.

Biloxi Little Theatre presents The Philadelphia Story October 15-17 & 21-23.

The Bay St. Louis Little Theatre presents Lilies of the Field November 5-7 & 11-13.

KNS Theatre in Ocean Springs presents Aida November 18-21.

Hattiesburg Civic Light Opera presents Annie November 18-21.