ReAct Theatre & Arts

08/25/2026

Tickets for the September production of "Our Town" are now available through Event Brite. Productions are at 7 p.m. on Sat., Sept. 12, and at 2:30 p.m. on Sun., Sept. 13. Tickets are $10 for children and $20 for adults. See link in comments. Performances are in the Dixon Center for the Perfoming Arts on the campus of LBW Community College. All proceeds will go toward a memorial scholarship in longtime instructor Eric Lidh's name.

08/17/2026

08/14/2026

If you've ever thought you'd like to be a part of "Tales from the Tomb," ReAct's annual tour of Magnolia Cemetery, here's your chance. We need actors and actresses, narrator guides, and just a few helpers.

Please join us for an interest meeting at 6 p.m. this Tuesday, August 18, in the Adult Activity Center, 401 Walker Avenue.

(Shown: Robert Foreman as A.J. Fletcher in 2025).

08/14/2026

Planning your weekend? Pencil us in!

On Sunday, we'll be auditioning for “Casseroles, ” a warm-hearted play about late-in-life romance. The cast includes three men and three women.

Auditions are set for 2 p.m. Sunday, August 16, in the Church Street Cultural Arts Centre, 420 Church Street. All roles are adults. Please enter at the back door.

08/11/2026

REACT SETS AUDITIONS, INTEREST MEETING

ReAct Theatre & Arts will hold auditions this weekend for its fall production of “Casseroles,” and an interest meeting on Tuesday for those interested in participating in “Tales from the Tomb.”

CASSEROLES
“Casseroles” is an original play by Andalusia native Marianne Merrill Weber. Robert Foreman will direct the dinner theatre production, set for October.
“Casseroles” is a warm-hearted play about late-in-life romance. The cast includes three men and three women.
Auditions are set for 2 p.m. Sunday, August 16, in the Church Street Cultural Arts Centre, 420 Church Street. All roles are adults. Please enter at the back door.

TALES
ReAct also is planning its fourth annual “Tales from the Tomb,” a historic tour of Magnolia Cemetery in which characters from the past come to life.
An interest/audition meeting is set for 6 p.m. on Tuesday, August 18, in the Adult Activity Center, located at 401 Walker Avenue, or just behind the Church Street Cultural Arts Center.
Auditions are open to junior and senior high school students and adults.

SAVE THE DATES
• ReAct also is partnering with Covington County Schools Cooperative Arts to produce “Our Town,” by Thornton Wilder. Proceeds from the show, which was longtime LBW drama instructor Eric Lidh’s favorite, will help fund a memorial scholarship there in his name.
“Our Town” will be presented at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, and at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 13, in the Dixon Center on the campus of LBW Community College. Tickets will go on sale this week.
• ReAct will present a Mural Walk, a tour of Andalusia’s historic murals on Saturday morning, Sept. 12, at 10:30 a.m. The Mural Walk will follow the 10 a.m. dedication of Andalusia’s newest mural, a salute to members of the military.
• “Casseroles,” will be presented Friday and Saturday, Oct. 16 and 17, at Mark’s Place. Times TBA.
• “Tales from the Tomb” is set for Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 7 and 8, Magnolia Cemetery.
For questions or additional information, contact Michele Gerlach at 334-428-1143

07/29/2026

Andalusia's own Marianne Weber (Marianne Merrill Moates Weber) was interviewed today about her new play, "Traveling with Truman and Nelle," currently in production by the Wetumpka Depot Players. Andalusians will remember that she also wrote "Ladies of the Jury" about our own history. This fall, we also will produce another of her plays, "Casseroles."

Link to tickets for "Traveling with Truman and Nelle" is in the comments.

Author Marianne Weber has a new play about Truman Capote and Nelle Harper Lee traveling to Kansas to interview the murderers of a farm family for the book, "In Cold Blood."

07/25/2026

Congratulations to the cast members of ReAct’s and Covington County Schools - Collaborative Arts’ production of “Our Town,” by Thornton Wilder.

Cast members, please watch for a detailed email from director Jennifer Withrow (ForrestandJennifer Withrow), and be prepared for the first read-through at 6:30 pm Monday, July 27, in the Church Street Cultural Arts Centre, 420 Church Street.

Save the date for this production on Sept. 12-13, and watch for announcements of a weekend of events to celebrate “Our Town” and our town. ❤️

07/20/2026

ReAct and Covington County Schools Cooperative Arts are collaborating to produce “Our Town,” by Thornton Wilder.

Jennifer Withrow is directing, and plans limited practices. Proceeds from the show, which was longtime LBW drama instructor Eric Lidh’s favorite, will help fund a memorial scholarship there in his name.

Auditions are set for 3 p.m. this Wednesday, July 22, in the Church Street Cultural Arts Centre, 420 Church Street. Auditions are open to high school students and adults.

07/20/2026

Andalusia’s own Marianne Merrill Moates Weber (Marianne Weber) wrote this play currently in production by the Wetumpka Depot Players. Marianne also is the author of the book, “Truman Capote’s Southern Years,” from her family association and living many years in Monroeville.

ReAct previously produced her “Ladies of the Jury,” based on Andalusia history of having seated the first women on a jury here, and has another of her plays, “Casseroles,” slated for fall.

One writer gave us To Kill a Mockingbird. The other gave us In Cold Blood.

Before either book became part of America’s literary canon, they were simply Harper Lee and Truman Capote—childhood friends navigating ambition, loyalty, and one extraordinary journey together.

The world premier of Marianne Weber’s, Traveling with Truman and Nelle imagines that journey with humor, heart, and humanity.

Come discover the friendship behind two of the most influential books ever written.

July 31–August 15
wetumpkadepot.com

02/12/2026

We were happy to collaborate with Covington County Schools - Collaborative Arts for lunch yesterday, as they rehearsed for this weekend’s performance of “Cinderella.” Shows are Friday and Saturday nights and Saturday and Sunday afternoons in the Straughn High School auditorium. Tickets are $10, and available from county schools or at the door.