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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.
Upcoming 2008 Productions
- Blithe Spirit, a comedy by Noel Coward
- Auditions - Sunday, August 10, 3-5 p.m., Parnell Memorial Library Theatre
- Performances - Friday, October 24; Saturday, October 25; Sunday, October 26, Parnell Memorial Library Theatre
- See July press release
- Sounds of the Season (with the Montevallo Chorale, Community Band, and MHS);
- Performance - Sunday, December 14, 3:00 p.m., Montevallo High School
(Highlights of the December 2007 performance and other performances by Montevallo Main Street Players at www.visitwestalabama.com/mediaportal/mmsp.)
Other 2008 Productions

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 left, 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 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.
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