Thalian Association Community Theatre

11/04/2022

Get to your tickets to Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Jr as soon as you can! This heart warming show is based on the tv special we all know and love and is great for the whole family. Visit Thalian.org for more information!

11/03/2022

TACT Academy classes for the Spring Session are here!

Do you want to sing, dance, act, maybe even learn some tap? Then we have the class for you! Visit our website to find out more information and to meet our instructors.

See you in class!

10/24/2022

🎉What a great turn out at our Family Fun Day Fundraiser yesterday! 🎉

There were lots of laughs, go carting, & putt putt. It was wonderful seeing reunions of past shows, our summer camp friends, & TACT Academy Families! 🥰

Thank you for spending your Sunday afternoon with us - we will see you all soon!

10/17/2022

Happy Closing to our cast of Something Rotten! A huge thank you to our technical team and our orchestra! We’ll see you in December for A Christmas Story!

10/14/2022

We have had over 150 NEW youth performers sign up! This is so exciting and we’re looking forward to meeting everyone!

10/13/2022

10/12/2022

Musical 'Something Rotten' is something wildly funny at Wilmington's Thalian Hall

The review is in! "Something Rotten is Something Wildly funny!

https://www.starnewsonline.com/story/entertainment/theater/2022/10/12/something-rotten-is-a-funny-musical-from-wilmingtons-thalian-asso/69551787007/?fbclid=IwAR3owrbjaTyb0qSGHxYQ05bIrGKe3jqmuRzDf1-yliylocCpw-9gdu_IUrk

The 2015 musical comedy, directed by Chandler Davis, runs through Oct. 16 on Thalian Hall’s main stage in downtown Wilmington.

10/12/2022

Something Rotten is back this Friday at Thalian Hall!

10/10/2022

Today we celebrate the most important people in the room!! WE LOVE OUR STAGE MANAGERS!

10/07/2022

A very HAPPY OPENING to our cast, crew, and orchestra of Something Rotten! Tickets are available at Thalian.org!

09/30/2022

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 be held at the Community Arts Center, 120 S. 2nd Street in downtown Wilmington. The production, directed by experienced youth theatre director Emily Graham, runs January 20 through January 29 at the Community Arts Center on 2nd Street. If needed, callbacks will be that afternoon
at 2:00 pm. There is no fee to participate in this production. The age range we are accepting is 7 to 15 years of age.
PLEASE CALL 910-251-1788 TO SCHEDULE AN AUDITION TIME. Please prepare a 30 second song of your choice to sing without music. You may also be asked to read or sing from a provided
script. Break a leg! We are rooting for you!

All roles are available, and we welcome of levels of experience! Performers of all races and ethnicities are encouraged to audition for our entire season!

09/28/2022

Hasn’t everyone heard of Thomas Nostradamus? He can see the future and he wants you to know that you’ll be sorry if you miss Something Rotten! Visit thalian.org to get your tickets to this hilarious musical!

09/21/2022

The Renaissance is coming to town!! The cast of Something Rotten has been working so hard and cannot wait for you to see this amazing show!! This hilarious new musical is set to launch on the Main Stage at Thalian Hall running October 7-16. Buy your tickets today at www.thalian.org

A HUGE thank-you to Wallaby Film for our commercial!!

Production Resources: Wallaby Film
Directed by: Joshua Zieseniss
Cinematographer: Alex Hoelscher
Choreography: Logan Hayes
Costumed by: Jen Iapalucci
Edited by: Chance Culp

09/16/2022

Happy Opening to our youth cast of Descendants!
Tickets available at Thalian.org!

08/30/2022

We can't wait to kick-off the 2022-2023 Main Stage season with you and our cast of SOMETHING ROTTEN at Thalian Hall October 7-16! Get your tickets today at www.thalian.org!

Nick Bottom – Brendan Carter
Nigel Bottom – Kellen Hanson
Shakespeare – Logan Mack
Nostradamus – Fracaswell Hyman
Bea – Shannon Playl
Brother Jeremiah – Jon Wallin
Portia – Lyndi Floyd-Sweet
Minstrel – Michael Savas
Tom – Christopher Jones
Peter – Jeff Hidek
Robin – Carson Holmes
Francis – Timothy Manley
Snug – Tyler Simmons
Lord Clapham – Daniel Boonbumrung
Shylock – Jim Bowling
Bard Boys – Max Iapalucci, Scott Jernigan, Jessiah Bullock, Meghan McDonald, Lily Zukerman, Hailey Muraca
Ensemble - Natalie Hopson-Fienburg, Sydney Smith Martin, Leslie Williams, Tatiana MacMartin, Emma Grace Wright, Lilly Goddard, Abigale Hawkins, Rhapsody Knipping, Amanda Allred, Elizabeth Ferguson, Isabella Gonzales, Stacie Smith, Susie Lukens, Blake Carter

We'd also like to give a big WELCOME to all of our performers who are new to Thalian Association and Wilmington!

08/10/2022

It's that time again... phones are ringing, doors are chiming, here comes a GIVEAWAY!! Win (4) tickets to any of the final performances of Company this weekend! Here is how YOU can win some free tickets:

1. Like this post
2. Share this post
3. Comment with a creative birthday wish and tag (2) friends

Entries will close Thursday afternoon (08/11) at 12:00pm and the winner will be announced at 3:00pm. Company has performances on Friday (08/12) and Saturday (08/13) at 7:30pm as well as Sunday (08/14) at 2:00pm. We hope to see you there! 🤩🎵🌃

General Contest Rules & Restrictions No purchase necessary. Purchase will not increase odds of winning. Void where prohibited by law. Prizes are non-transferable and not eligible for resale. Eligibility: Must be 18 years of age or older to enter. Current employees of Thalian Association Community Theatre are ineligible to win.Social Media Contests: Per Facebook, Instagram, & Twitter rules, this promotion is in no way sponsored, administered, or associated with Facebook, Instagram, Inc., or Twitter. By entering, entrants confirm that they release Facebook, Instagram, & Twitter of responsibility and agree to Facebook, Instagram, & Twitter’s terms of use.Limitation of Liability: By entering, You agree to release and hold harmless Thalian Association Community Theatre and its subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising and promotion agencies, partners, representatives, agents, successors, assigns, employees, officers, and directors from any liability, illness, injury, death, loss, litigation, claim, or damage that may occur, directly or indirectly, whether caused by negligence or not, from:(i) such entrant’s participation in a contest/promotion/giveaway and/or his/her acceptance, possession, use, or misuse of any prize or any portion thereof (ii) the unavailability or inaccessibility of any transmissions, telephone, or Internet service (iii) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the contest/promotion/giveaway (iv) electronic or human error in the administration of the Promotion or the processing of entries.

08/05/2022

HAPPY OPENING to our cast, crew, and orchestra of COMPANY! Tickets to this iconic Sondheim musical are available at Thalian.org! Playing August 5 through August 14.

08/04/2022

And the winner is……Christine Keating Mottram!

Please call 910.251.1788 to reserve your tickets to the show!

08/04/2022

11 hot summer things to do in Wilmington this weekend, from 'Company' to Whomparama

11 hot summer things to do in Wilmington this weekend, from 'Company' to Whomparama

We've only got about one more month of summer before it all comes to a (highly unofficial) end with Labor Day weekend, so let's make the most of it.

08/03/2022

Phone rings, door chimes, in comes company!! The long anticipated Sondheim favorite hits the stage at Kenan Auditorium and to celebrate, we will be doing a ticket giveaway! In order to win (4) tickets to one of the shows this weekend, you must:

1. Like this post
2. Share this post
3. Tag your perfect plus one below in the comments

Entries for this giveaway will close tomorrow (08/04) at 3:00pm. The winner will be announced tomorrow afternoon (08/04) at 5:00pm. This show is absolutely stunning-- we cannot wait to see you! 🎉🌆

General Contest Rules & Restrictions No purchase necessary. Purchase will not increase odds of winning. Void where prohibited by law. Prizes are non-transferable and not eligible for resale. Eligibility: Must be 18 years of age or older to enter. Current employees of Thalian Association Community Theatre are ineligible to win. Social Media Contests: Per Facebook, Instagram, & Twitter rules, this promotion is in no way sponsored, administered, or associated with Facebook, Instagram, Inc., or Twitter. By entering, entrants confirm that they release Facebook, Instagram, & Twitter of responsibility and agree to Facebook, Instagram, & Twitter’s terms of use. Limitation of Liability: By entering, You agree to release and hold harmless Thalian Association Community Theatre and its subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising and promotion agencies, partners, representatives, agents, successors, assigns, employees, officers, and directors from any liability, illness, injury, death, loss, litigation, claim, or damage that may occur, directly or indirectly, whether caused by negligence or not, from:(i) such entrant’s participation in a contest/promotion/giveaway and/or his/her acceptance, possession, use, or misuse of any prize or any portion thereof (ii) the unavailability or inaccessibility of any transmissions, telephone, or Internet service (iii) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the contest/promotion/giveaway (iv) electronic or human error in the administration of the Promotion or the processing of entries.

08/02/2022

TACT is currently seeking a few student interns that would be interested in volunteering with our TACT Academy program this Fall. Classes start September 12th!

The position is working as an assistant to the instructor. The class and hours are listed below!

Disney Mash-Up - Tuesdays from 4-5pm
TACT Tots - Thursdays from 5-5:45pm
Star Power - Thursdays from 4-5pm
Gotta Sing, Gotta Dance - Mondays from 5:15-6:15pm

If interested, please email Stacie ([email protected]) or Logan ([email protected])

08/01/2022

Meet the couples of COMPANY!! You don’t want to miss these phenomenal performers! Get your tickets today at Thalian.org!

07/22/2022

We love our Fridays at The Children's Museum of Wilmington!

Thank you to Thalian Association Community Theatre for bringing us a little Dr. Seuss magic this morning with songs from their production of Suessical Jr. 🎶 🐱

This summer, The Children's Museum of Wilmington is teaming up with many local organizations in the community to bring you Feature Fridays! Feature Fridays will be at 10 AM on Friday mornings throughout the season. Join us NEXT Friday at 10 AM for the WAVE Transit Bus tour. 🚌

There are only 4 Feature Fridays left! 👍

07/21/2022

Thalian Association Community Theatre (TACT), the Official Community Theatre of North Carolina, is proud to present Sydney Short with the $2000 Donn Ansell Scholarship! Sydney will pursue a BFA Musical Theatre degree at Syracuse University in New York. Congratulations, Sydney!

07/19/2022

Thalian Association Community Theatre mourns the loss of a Wilmington Community legend, Tony Rivenbark.
Tony was a prolific writer, director, and actor as well as the Executive Director of Thalian Hall. For over 40 years Tony dedicated his life to preserving the historic theatre and overseeing multiple renovations and expansions. Tony has been instrumental in cultivating the arts scene in Wilmington and providing artistic opportunities to national and local arts groups.
There will never be another such as Tony Rivenbark and Thalian Association Community Theatre is grateful for all he did for the community.

07/13/2022

Transcendent performance in leading role makes Thalian Association's 'Dogfight' a must-see

Grab your tickets today! 910-251-1788!

If you like a good story set to well-crafted music and lyrics, don’t miss "Dogfight" at the Hannah Block Historic USO/Community Arts Center.

07/09/2022

It’s opening night for DOGFIGHT the musical! A huge congratulations to our cast, crew, and creative team! Grab your tickets while you can at Thalian.org or by calling 910-251-1788!

07/07/2022

🎉CONGRATULATIONS to Elizabeth Ferguson for winning our first Dogfight ticket giveaway!! 🎉

Please call 910-251-1788 to reserve your two (2) tickets for this weekend’s performance!!

07/07/2022

We are currently in tech for DOGFIGHT! Grab your tickets now at Thalian.org. You do not want to miss this beautiful story!

07/05/2022

🎉TICKET GIVEAWAY🎉
Want to win tickets to see Dogfight, A Musical this weekend? Follow the directions below for your chance to win:

1. Like this post!
2. Share this post!
3. Comment with your favorite song from the 1960's!

A winner will be randomly selected Thursday, July 7th! The winner will receive two (2) tickets to one of this weekends performances!

*General Contest Rules & Restrictions
No purchase necessary. Purchase will not increase odds of winning.
Void where prohibited by law.
Prizes are non-transferable and not eligible for resale.

Eligibility:
Thalian Association Employees are not eligible to win.
Social Media Contests: Per Facebook, Instagram, & Twitter rules, this promotion is in no way sponsored, administered, or associated with Facebook, Instagram, Inc., or Twitter. By entering, entrants confirm that they release Facebook, Instagram, & Twitter of responsibility and agree to Facebook, Instagram, & Twitter’s terms of use.
Limitation of Liability: By entering, You agree to release and hold harmless Thalian Association Community Theatre and its subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising and promotion agencies, partners, representatives, agents, successors, assigns, employees, officers, and directors from any liability, illness, injury, death, loss, litigation, claim, or damage that may occur, directly or indirectly, whether caused by negligence or not, from:(i) such entrant’s participation in a contest/promotion/giveaway and/or his/her acceptance, possession, use, or misuse of any prize or any portion thereof (ii) the unavailability or inaccessibility of any transmissions, telephone, or Internet service (iii) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the contest/promotion/giveaway (iv) electronic or human error in the administration of the Promotion or the processing of entries.

06/28/2022

DOGFIGHT opens July 8th at the Hannah Block Historic USO Building on 2nd st! Grab your tickets to this heartbreakingly beautiful musical at Thalian.org!

06/24/2022

TACT’s Rainbow Fish: The Musical

Love that our campers got to hang out at the childrens museum this week!

06/23/2022

Thalian Association Community Theatre Premieres New Military Musical at Historic USO in July

WILMINGTON, NC - Thalian Association Community Theatre in partnership with AARP will present the Wilmington premiere of Dogfight the musical July 8 through July 17. The production is directed by Star News Theater Award winner Cathy Street with music direction by Randy Craft, a professional music director and vocal coach from Nashville TN. The show stars Wilmington veteran performers Logan Mack, (Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Little Shop of Horrors, Guys and Dolls) and Sydney Smith Martin (Footloose, Mr. Roberts, Mamma Mia). The musical will run at the Hannah Block Historic USO/Community Arts Center on 2nd street. Tickets are available at Thalian.org or by phone at 910-251-1788.

“I am so pleased to bring this premiere to Wilmington”, says Artistic Director Chandler Davis. “The music is absolutely stunning. It’s also always a pleasure to bring theatrical pieces featuring the military to a place with such a rich military history like the Hannah Block Historic USO Building.”

The hauntingly beautiful musical, Dogfight, by Pasek and Paul (Dear Evan Hanson, James and the Giant Peach, A Christmas Story) and Peter Duchan, was praised by countless critics and nominated for numerous awards, winning the Lucille Lortel Award for Best Musical. Based on the 1991 Warner Brothers film, Dogfight takes audiences on a romantic and heartbreaking theatrical journey.

It's November 21, 1963. On the eve of their deployment to a small but growing conflict in Southeast Asia, three young Marines set out for one final boys' night of debauchery, partying and maybe a little trouble. But, when Corporal Eddie Birdlace meets Rose, an awkward and idealistic waitress whom he enlists to win a cruel bet with his fellow recruits, she rewrites the rules of the game and teaches him the power of love and compassion.

Advisory Warning: Mature language and subject matter: not suited for very young audiences. Please be advised that gunfire/war effects are used in this production.

Established in 1788, Thalian Association Community Theatre is a non-profit, membership organization dedicated to enhancing the Cape Fear region through live community theatre and arts education. Thalian Association Community Theatre produces five major productions annually on the Main Stage at historic Thalian Hall and professionally manages the Hannah Block Historic USO/Community Arts Center for the City of Wilmington. The youth theatre program was created in 1979 to offer training and performance opportunities for children ages seven through high school seniors. In 2007, Thalian Association Community Theatre was designated North Carolina’s Official Community Theater by the state legislature. For more information, go to www.thalian.org.

06/20/2022

CELEBRATE JULY 4th AT THE HANNAH BLOCK HISTORIC USO BUILDING

Open House with Free Coffee & Doughnuts



WILMINGTON, NC–Celebrate July 4th with Thalian Association Community Theatre at the Hannah Block Historic USO/ Community Arts Center open house! The public is invited to join us between 1:00 – 6:00 pm when staff will be in 1940’s era costumes, serving free coffee, and doughnuts courtesy of Burney’s Sweets & More with sodas at the WWII price of 5 cents. A documentary celebrating the USO building will be showing all afternoon.



The lobby in the Hannah Block Historic USO Building has been restored to its 1943 appearance complete with reproduction furnishings and WWII exhibits. The exhibits include memorials to Medal of Honor recipients Charles Murray and Billy Halyburton, a painting of building namesake Hannah Block, WWII memorabilia, a tribute to the 9th & Nixon USO, and the National WWII Memorial Giclee.



The documentary film Home Away From Home – the USO at 2nd and Orange will be shown all afternoon on the Hannah Block 2nd Street Stage. The 5-minute film was produced in 2016 by Emmy nominated filmmaker Rob Hill to honor the 75th anniversary of the Historic USO Building. The film captures the building’s rich history beginning with WWII, the transition to a community center and how it continues to serve our community today.



There will be a short concert featuring Voices, the Community Arts Center Choir, at 3:00 pm in the building lobby. The choir was formed in 2020 at the beginning of the pandemic and is directed by Silivea Johnson, well-known independent Christian recording artist, songwriter, and producer. Voices will perform America the Beautiful, Elijah Rock, and It don’t Mean A Thing.



The Second and Orange Streets USO Club was erected by the Army Corps of Engineers at a cost of $80,000 and opened in December 1941. At the height of the war, attendance reached 63,000 per month. Typical events included big band dances, plays, music recitals, art exhibits, hobby shows, guest lectures, wedding receptions, and weekly radio broadcasts. On weekend nights, 600 men crowded into the basement dormitory.

After World War II the City of Wilmington purchased the building for use by the Department of Recreation. In 1973 the building was renamed the Community Arts Center and placed on the National Register of Historic Places the following year. The Community Arts Center was rededicated in Hannah Block’s name in 2006, in honor of one of Wilmington’s most distinguished civic leaders and WWII veterans, and in 2016 received the James D. & Rosalie Carr Memorial Plaque from the Historic Wilmington Foundation, Inc.



Today the Hannah Block Historic USO/Community Arts Center is one of three Type A USO buildings still standing and serves as a major cultural resource for area residents. Thalian Association has managed the building for the City of Wilmington since 1994. Classes are offered in a variety of visual and performing arts disciplines and the building is home to the acclaimed Orange Street Potters, the Official North Carolina Azalea Festival Youth Art Contest, the Memorial Day Weekend Festival Orange Street ArtsFest, and the Wilmington Art Association Juried Art Show & Sale.



On Sept. 2, 2020, Wilmington became the first city in the country to be designated as a World War II Heritage City by the U.S. Secretary of the Interior. The designation celebrates contributions by Wilmington to the World War II home-front war effort, and efforts to preserve and honor those contributions. The Battleship NORTH CAROLINA Memorial and the restoration of the Historic USO Building are the foundations of those efforts.



“We welcome everyone to visit the Historic USO Building on this very special holiday”, said Susan Habas Executive Director of Thalian Association Community Theatre. “Come in, learn about Wilmington’s WWII history, and enjoy free coffee and doughnuts.”



Established in 1788, Thalian Association Community Theatre is a non-profit, membership organization dedicated to enhancing the Cape Fear region through live community theatre and arts education. Thalian Association Community Theatre produces five major productions annually on the Main Stage at historic Thalian Hall and professionally manages the Hannah Block Historic USO/Community Arts Center for the City of Wilmington. The youth theatre program offers training and performance opportunities for children ages seven through high school seniors. In 2007, Thalian Association Community Theatre was designated North Carolina’s Official Community Theater by the state legislature. For more information, go to thalian.org.