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Montevallo Main Street Players

Montevallo Main Street Players is a very active community theater group. It was formed in 1972 as the Shelby County Community Theater.

New members are welcome; for a printable membership form, click here.

Upcoming Productions

• ART, a one-act comedy by Yasmina Reza as translated by Christopher Hampton, will be presented at the Parnell Memorial Library Theatre June 12-13 at 7:30 p.m. and June 14 at 2 p.m.

  

  Reza’s comedy explores the nature of contemporary art and the meaning of friendship. Newsweek called the play “a marriage of Molière and Woody Allen.”

  At right, (l-r) Jeremiah Snider, Tyree Walker and Aaron Moore rehearse a scene (photo by Matt Orton). James Kitchens directs.

  Tickets are $10 for general admission and $5 for students. To reserve tickets, phone 665-9207, ext. 6.

  The Parnell Memorial Library Theatre is located at 277 Park Road in Montevallo. For more information, contact producer Sidney Vance, 205-665-4053, sjvance@mindspring.com.

• Nunsense, a musical, will be produced in the fall.

Previous 2009 Productions

Boy Gets Girl was performed on Friday April 17; Saturday, April 18; and Sunday, April 19 as part of the Montevallo Literary Festival and an April Celebration of the Arts. The play was written by Rebecca Gilman and directed by Sue Ellen Gerrells.

Pictures of scenes from the play are identified below.

Howard and Mercer: Clay Boyce and Tracy Webster	Theresa: Todd Ponder (faintly in the window) and Rebecca Yeager
Change your address: Rachel Clevenger, Clay Boyce, Rebecca Yeager, Tracy Webster	Dinner: Todd Ponder, Rebecca Yeager
(Photos by Matt Orton)

2008 Productions

Sounds of the Season (with the Montevallo Chorale, Community Band, and MHS) was presented on Sunday, December 14, at 3:00 p.m. at Montevallo High School. It included a readers theatre production of “The Long Christmas Dinner” by Thornton Wilder, adapted by Mary Howard; festive holiday songs by the Montevallo Community Chorale, directed by Gary Packwood; and seasonal music by the Montevallo Community Band directed by Joe Ardovino.

Blithe Spirit, a comedy by Noel Coward, was performed on Friday, October 24; Saturday, October 25; Sunday, October 26, at the Parnell Memorial Library Theatre.

At left, the cast of Blithe Spirit: (sitting, l-r) Kittye Keener, Paige Blake and Elizabeth Minyard. (standing, l-r) Len Ward, Wayne Bartlett, Kathy Weese and Martha Crotty. Photo by Tracy Webster.

Cobb, a drama by Lee Blessing, was performed on Friday and Saturday, June 20 and 21 at 7:30 p.m. and on Sunday, June 22, 2:00 p.m. at the Parnell Memorial Library Theatre.

At right, the cast of Cobb: (sitting; l-r) Stephen Parker, James Kitchens, John Falkenberry; (standing) Tyree Walker. See other cast pictures.

A. R. Gurney’s comedy, The Cocktail Hour, directed by George Scott, was performed on Friday and Saturday, February 22 and 23, 2008, at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, February 24, at 2:00 p.m. at the Parnell Memorial Library Theatre.

On Thursday, February 28, 2008, at 7:00 p.m., Montevallo Main Street Players, the Montevallo Branch of American Association of University Women, and the University of Montevallo Black Heritage Committee cosponsored the production of Womanrise, a poetry reading coordinated by Georgette Norman, Director of the Rosa Parks Museum in Montgomery. Readers from Montevallo included Elaine Hughes, Loretta Cobb, Teresa Whiting, and Eleanor Davis, with music by Barbara Belisle.

For a brief history of Montevallo Main Street Players, click here.

For a printable membership form, click here.

For some photos of the 2007 season, click here. In addition to the three plays of the 2007 season, MMSP coordinated the December production of Sounds of the Season. MMSP, the Montevallo Community Band, The Montevallo Chorale, and the Montevallo High School drama class presented a memorable evening of music and dramatic readings. Birmingham television station WIAT Channel 42 captured some highlights (7.95 MB - WMVformat).

For information on membership or other questions about the organization, e-mail mmsp@montevalloartscouncil.org.