The Pocket Community Theatre’s final production of 2024 takes place this weekend with performances of “The Winter Wonderettes.” See this holiday musical Friday or Saturday at 7 p.m., or check out one of the matinee showings Saturday or Sunday at 2 p.m.
Written by Roger Bean, “The Winter Wonderettes” is set in the 1960s and follows four young women hired to sing at a hardware company Christmas party.
Welcome to October! To open up the holiday season of shows, BroadwayWorld headed to my favorite Arkansas town, Hot Springs, where we joined our friends at The Pocket Community Theatre to see NIGHTFALL WITH Edgar Allan Poe by Eric Coble and Directed by David Fleming and Jodi Tooke, who was styling in a Raven-esque gown for opening night. The production, which runs through Sunday, Oct. 13, is spooky, intoxicating, and keeps you leaning in for what was to come. This is a literary lover’s production, and even if you aren’t familiar with Poe, this is the gothic dream you didn’t know you were craving. CLICK HERE FOR FULL REVIEW
Finishing the summer strong to a sold-out run, The Pocket Community Theatre, 170 Ravine St., in Hot Springs, has one more weekend, Aug. 9-11, for DISNEY AND Cameron Mackintosh’S MARY POPPINS THE BROADWAY MUSICAL. I’d say they should add another weekend, but alas, it’s time to go back to school. So, if you didn’t get your tickets early, you are missing out on something special. I love this theatre!
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The Pocket Community Theatre presented a teaser performance of their upcoming production “Mary Poppins” on July 2 at the Garland County Library.
The community troupe regularly puts on such performances. “We’re very open to going to other groups and kind of showing them a little taste of what we have in store,” said producer Jodi Tooke, who also sits on the Pocket Community Theatre’s board as treasurer.
To be or not to be…that is the question. No, the question is who doesn’t like Hamlet? If you just so happen to not be the biggest Shakespeare fan, you will still love I HATE HAMLET, which runs through Sunday, at The Pocket Community Theatre, 170 Ravine St, in Hot Springs. Written by Paul Rudnick and Directed by Dr. Claudia Beach, this charming comedy will have the Shakespeare lovers looking for their tights and sword while the haters will enjoy that this isn’t really a Shakespeare play anyway.
Continuing a series of classic works, the Pocket Community Theatre, 170 Ravine St., will present John Steinbeck’s “Of Mice and Men” from Feb. 2-11. Director Steven Mitchell says the play is “long overdue” as the playhouse recently presented “The Glass Menagerie” and “Death of a Salesman.” He says it was chosen because they feel it will make “a good start” for the 2024 season. While many are familiar with the work, Mitchell warns it may not be suitable for younger viewers as it features quite a bit of profanity, racist themes and racial slurs. “I don’t recommend it for young children,” he says. “It’s not appropriate for them. However, this particular play and story is read by many high school students in the ninth grade and sometimes 10th grade.” Please Click Here to Read Full Review
The Pocket Community Theatre, 170 Ravine St, in Hot Springs, knows how to throw a party, and Broadway World had the best time celebrating with them. Not only did they have sold-out shows for ELF, but they also raised some well-needed funds with their season reveal party.
Before I get into how great The Pocket did with ELF, I want to talk about their party they threw back in November. With the theme “Lives Impacting Lives,” they talked about the 30-year history of the theatrical group before and after they remodeled their current location in the Ramble Street Elementary School auditorium. Then, one of my favorite actors Steve Mitchell, President of the Board of Directors and is credited as the founder and director of the Pocket Readers Theatre and the Pocket Singers, addressed the crowd.
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