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Blake Carter

Blake Carter lives in Wilmington with her husband Thomas, son Owen, and dog Hudson. She studied theatre with a focus in children’s theatre and theatre for young audiences. Through children’s theatre she quickly discovered her passion for teaching young students. She has worked with children in many different environments including...
July 6, 2023 Susan Habas Fall 2023, Youth Academy Instructors.
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Logan Mack

Logan Mack is a graduate of UNCW class of 2019, and has been performing with the Thalian Association since their production of Young Frankenstein in 2017. Logan has performed in a number of shows with the Thalian Association including, but not limited to, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,...
July 5, 2023 Susan Habas Uncategorized.
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Bradford Brown, Artistic Director

The arts have always been central to Bradford Brown’s life. Born and raised near Cleveland, Ohio, as a teen he performed in high school musicals, local television, and was recruited to sing in the Ohio Boys Choir, touring much of the United States and overseas. He attended Syracuse University with...
July 4, 2023 Susan Habas Uncategorized.
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A Chorus Line

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  Thalian Association Community Theatre will hold auditions for the first show of their Main Stage season, A Chorus Line, Monday August 14, and Tuesday August 15 at 7 pm. Auditions will be held at the Community Arts Center, 120 S. 2nd Street in downtown Wilmington. The production, directed...
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The Sound Of Music Youth Edition

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Thalian Association Community Theatre will hold youth auditions for The Sound of Music: Youth Edition, on July 29 at 10 am. Auditions will be held at the Community Arts Center, 120 S. 2nd Street in Downtown Wilmington. The production, directed by Katie Mahn with Music Direction by Samantha Childers and...
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It Takes Two!

Join us for a night filled with great entertainment from some of your favorite youth theatre members and veteran theatre performers. Make your way down to the HBHUSO Community Arts Center for this fun-filled variety show featuring beloved Broadway hits. This show will leave everyone tapping their feet and...
April 13, 2023 Susan Habas Uncategorized.
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It Takes Two: An Evening of Duets & Dance

  Thalian Association Will Hold Auditions For Youth Theatre Fundraiser It Takes Two: An Evening of Duets & Dance   Thalian Association Community Theatre will hold auditions for a special fundraiser to benefit the Youth Theatre program, It Takes Two: An Evening of Duets & Dance, April 17 at...
March 26, 2023 Susan Habas Uncategorized.
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Disney’s Freaky Friday the Musical

Disney’s FREAKY FRIDAY Book by Bridget Carpenter Music by Tom Kitt Lyrics by Brian Yorkey Based on the novel Freaky Friday by MARY RODGERS Orchestrations by Michael Starobin & Tom Kitt Vocal Arrangements by Carmel Dean & Tom Kitt Dance Arrangements & Incidental Music by Tom Kitt Freaky Friday is presented...
March 22, 2023 Susan Habas Uncategorized.
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Dreamworks Madagascar A Musical Adventure Jr.

Based on the DreamWorks Animation Motion Picture Book by KEVIN DELAGUILA Original Music and Lyrics by GEORGE NORIEGA & JOEL SOMEILLAN Madagascar – A Musical Adventure JR. Is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.   Join Alex...
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Disney Pixar Finding Nemo Jr.

  Book, Music and Lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez Book Adapted by Lindsay Anderson Music and Orchestrations Adapted and Arranged by Myrna Conn Based on the 2003 Disney / Pixar film Finding Nemo written by Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson, David Reynolds and directed by Andrew Stanton Disney’s...
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The Best Christmas Pageant Ever

By Barbara Robinson In this hilarious Christmas classic, a couple struggling to put on a church Christmas pageant is faced with casting the Herdman kids–probably the most inventively awful kids in history. You won’t believe the mayhem – and the fun – when the Herdmans collide with the Christmas...
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The Sound of Music: Youth Edition

Music by Richard Rodgers Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II Book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse Adapted by Tom Briggs and Timothy Allen McDonald Suggested by The Trapp Family Singers by Maria Augusta Trapp The final collaboration between Rodgers & Hammerstein was destined to become the world’s most beloved...
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The SpongeBob Musical

A Wilmington Premiere! The stakes are higher than ever in this dynamic stage musical, as SpongeBob and all of Bikini Bottom face the total annihilation of their undersea world. Chaos erupts. Lives hang in the balance. And just when all hope seems lost, a most unexpected hero rises and...
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Disney’s Beauty & the Beast

Associated Event of the North Carolina Azalea Festival Additional Performance Saturday April 13th  at 2:00 pm Disney’s Beauty & the Beast Music by ALAN MENKEN Lyrics by HOWARD ASHMAN & TIM RICE Book by LINDA WOOLVERTON Originally Directed by Robert Jess Roth Originally Produced by Disney Theatrical Productions Original...
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Steel Magnolias

  Steel Magnolias By Robert Harling The action is set in Truvy’s beauty salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana, where all the ladies who are “anybody” come to have their hair done. Helped by her eager new assistant, Annelle, the outspoken, wise-cracking Truvy dispenses shampoos and free advice to the town’s...
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Elf the Musical

Thanks to Special Co-Producer The Community Foundation of NC East!     Additional Performances Thursday Dec. 14th at 7:30 pm and Saturday Dec. 16th at 2:00 pm Elf the Musical Book by Thomas Meehan & Bob Martin Music by Matthew Sklar Lyrics by Chad Beguelin Based on the New...
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A Chorus Line

Conceived and Originally Directed and Choreographed by Michael Bennett Book by James Kirkwood and Nicholas Dante Music by Marvin Hamlisch Lyrics by Edward Kleban Co-Choreographed by Bob Avian Original Broadway production produced by the New York Shakespeare Festival, Joseph Papp, Producer, in association with Plum Productions, Inc.   A...
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Tuck Everlasting

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   CONTACT: Chandler Davis, Artistic Director Thalian Association Community Theatre 910-251-1788 Thalian Association Youth Theatre Holds Audition For Season Finale Tuck Everlasting   WILMINGTON, NC – Thalian Association Community Theatre will hold auditions for the final show of their 2022-2023 Youth season, Tuck Everlasting, Saturday...
February 28, 2023 Susan Habas Uncategorized.
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Beehive the 60s Musical!

Beehive the 60s Musical, Presented by Thalian Association Community Theatre and UNCW Kenan Auditorium July 20 – 23 Thurs – Sat 7:30 pm  Sun 2:00 pm Tickets $34, Group/Senior/Military $29, Youth (under 18) $22, UNCW Student with ID $22 Buy Tickets Relive the sounds of girl power with Beehive: The...
February 22, 2023 Susan Habas Uncategorized.
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The Wedding Singer

CONTACT: Chandler Davis, Artistic Director Thalian Association Community Theatre 910-251-1788 Thalian Association Community Theatre will hold auditions for the final show of their Main Stage season, The Wedding Singer, Monday February 27 and Tuesday February 28 at 7 pm. Auditions will be held at the Community Arts Center, 120...
February 9, 2023 Susan Habas Uncategorized.
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Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella

  WILMINGTON NC- Thalian Association Community Theatre will hold auditions for the stunningly beautiful, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella, Monday January 30 and Tuesday January 31 at 7 pm. Auditions will be held at the Community Arts Center, 120 S. 2nd Street in downtown Wilmington. The production, directed by Samantha...
January 11, 2023 Susan Habas Uncategorized.
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WILMINGTON, NC- Thalian Association Community Theatre will hold youth auditions for Schoolhouse Rock Live Jr, January 28 at 10 am. Auditions will be held at the Community Arts Center, 120 S. 2nd Street in downtown Wilmington. The production, directed by Stacie Smith and Logan Mack, runs March 10 through...
November 30, 2022 Susan Habas Uncategorized.
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The Philadelphia Story

WILMINGTON, NC- Thalian Association Community Theatre will hold auditions for the romantic comedy play, The Philadelphia Story, December 12 at 6 pm. Auditions will be held at the Community Arts Center, 120 S. 2nd Street in downtown Wilmington. The production, directed by Kendra Goehring, February 10 through February 19...
November 27, 2022 Susan Habas Uncategorized.
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Sydney Smith Martin

Sydney Smith Martin is a first time instructor for TACT academy but a professional in all things theatre and performing arts! She trained at The Institute of American Musical Theatre in NYC and has an Associates Degree in Visual Arts. She has been in numerous local Wilmington productions and has...
November 2, 2022 Susan Habas Uncategorized.
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Broadway Song & Tap

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Do you have a young star who loves to sing but wants to learn tap? This is a class for beginner “Singers Who Tap” interested in combining Broadway-style tap combinations & choreography with their voices. Each class will include a warm-up, floor progressions & combinations focusing on technique & musicality,...
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Meghan McDonald

Meghan McDonald is a recent UNCW graduate with degrees in Theatre Performance and Communication Studies. Originally from Cumberland, Rhode Island, she now is an active member of the Wilmington theatre and film communities as an actor.   You may recognize her from the  recent productions Elf: The Musical, The Wedding Singer,...
October 27, 2022 Susan Habas Uncategorized.
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Sing Out!

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Practice the basics of vocal production, strengthen your voice, and discover how to express character through song. For singers who want to act and actors who want to sing, this class develops strong actor/singer skills through group work and solos from Broadway, movies, TV, and Top 40 hits.
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A Christmas Story

Thalian Association Community Theatre will hold auditions for the holiday show of their 2022-2023 Main Stage Season, A Christmas Story, on Monday, October 10 and Tuesday, October 11 at 7pm. Auditions will be held at the Community Arts Center, 120 S. 2nd Street in downtown Wilmington. The production, directed...
September 26, 2022 Susan Habas Uncategorized.
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Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Jr.

Thalian Association Community Theatre will hold auditions for the holiday show of their 22-23 Youth Season, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Jr, Saturday October 8 at 10am. Auditions will be held at the Community Arts Center, 120 S. 2nd Street in downtown Wilmington. The production, directed by Jeff Hidek and...
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All Rookie Wizard Of Oz

Thalian Association Community Theatre will hold auditions for the third show of their 22-23 Youth Season, The Wizard of Oz, Saturday October 29 at 10 am. This is TACT’S first ROOKIE SHOW, meaning these auditions are open only to those performers that are NEW to Thalian Association. Auditions will...
September 23, 2022 Susan Habas Uncategorized.
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Divine Divas On Broadway Sponsorship Form

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                        $3000 Sponsor Package Includes: Recognition in Event Night program 8 Tickets To “On Broadway” Logo with link on website, social media recognition Company Logo on Stage Presentation Screen 20 Complimentary Tickets to TACT’s 2022-2023 Season Ads in Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella & The Wedding Singer programs  ...
September 19, 2022 Susan Habas Uncategorized.
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Patsy Hayes

Patsy Hayes was born in Okinawa, Japan and raised in Fayetteville, North Carolina just outside the Fort Bragg Army Base. Her love for the theater began in middle and high school winning awards in Forensics for Dramatic Interpretation and has motivated her to find ways to contribute to community...
July 21, 2022 Susan Habas Board Of Directors, Secretary.
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Something Rotten!

WILMINGTON NC- Thalian Association Community Theatre will hold auditions for the opening show of their MAIN Stage Season, Something Rotten, Monday August 22 and Tuesday August 23 at 7 pm. Auditions will be held at the Community Arts Center, 120 S. 2nd Street in downtown Wilmington. The production, directed...
July 14, 2022 Susan Habas Uncategorized.
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Disney’s Descendants the Musical

Thalian Association Community Theatre will hold auditions for the first show of their 22-23 Youth Season, Disney’s Descendants, Saturday August 6 at 10am. Auditions will be held at the Community Arts Center, 120 S. 2nd Street in downtown Wilmington. The production, directed by Lilly Goddard, runs September 16 through...
June 30, 2022 Susan Habas Uncategorized.
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