Comedy Comes To The Texas Theatre This Weekend Palestine- It has been said that years ago, when you wanted to impress someone you took them to the Texas Theatre in Palestine. If you are looking to impress someone or if you just want to have a good time purchase your tickets to see “Playing Doctor” and […]
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Cherokee Civic Theatre Presents Shake, Rattle & Roll
RUSK, TEXAS- Get outta that kitchen and wash your face and hands, put your glad rags on and get ready to shake, rattle and roll with ‘America’s sweethearts.’ “The magical music of the 1950s and 60s is reborn when this all female show group from East Texas take the stage,” states the group’s websiteshakerattleroll4.com. “Winners […]
Piney Woods Fine Arts is Getting Their Dancin’ Shoes On!
Piney Woods Fine Arts is Getting Their Dancin’ Shoes On! CROCKETT—Do you like “Dancing With The Stars”, “American Idol” and “So You Think You Can Dance?” Well, get ready…PWFAA is bringing the stars and finalists of these hit TV shows to Crockett for one night only, February 21st at the Crockett Civic Center for BALLROOM […]
Shrek the Musical
Shrek the Musical Longview/Tyler- Based on the Oscar®-winning DreamWorks film that started it all, SHREK THE MUSICAL brings the hilarious story of everyone’s favorite ogre to life on stage. Wednesday, November 14, East Texans can see this performance at the Belcher Center in Longview or at the Cowan Center in Tyler on November 15! East […]
Driving Miss Daisy LIVE at the Henderson Civic Theatre
Driving Miss Daisy LIVE at the Henderson Civic Theatre HENDERSON- Henderson Civic Theatre will present “Driving Miss Daisy” this February. Rehearsals are underway and the show will open February 8. Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Alfred Uhry, Driving Miss Daisy affectionately covers the twenty-five year relationship between an elderly wealthy, strong-willed Southern matron and her […]
Texas Theatre Getting Into the Holiday Spirit for Christmas Performance and Historic Home Tour
Texas Theatre Getting Into the Holiday Spirit for Christmas Performance and Historic Home Tour PALESTINE- This holiday season, Palestine Community Theatre (PCT) is stuffing your stocking with entertainment! PCT will bring “A Christmas Carol,” adapted for the stage by Palestine native Gerry Don Goodwin, to the Historic Texas Theatre for a one-weekend-only performance December 7, […]
Smoke on the Mountain Homecoming Coming to Cherokee Civic Theater
By Cristin Reece Rusk, Texas – Tickets are on sale now for the Cherokee Civic Theatre’s production of Smoke on the Mountain Homecoming, the third and last episode in the trilogy. Smoke III takes place October 1945, as the second war world has ended and America’s starting to prosper again. The Sanders family is back […]
Missoula Children’s Theatre needs actors/actresses for production of “Blackbeard the Pirate”
Crockett, Tx— Each summer Montana’s Missoula Children’s Theater visits Crockett to produce an original musical featuring a local cast of up to 60 youngsters. The week-long project starts with auditions on Monday June 15, and culminate in two performances the following Saturday. Children aged 5-18 perform together under the instruction of two professional actors. Due […]
77th Annual Dogwood Trails Celebration to Kick Off this Weekend
Palestine, Texas – The Dogwood Trails Festival takes place Saturday, March 21, 2015 in Historic Downtown Palestine. This year’s theme is “Dogwoods Through the Decades.” Festival highlights include live music and entertainment, a parade, beer garden, arts & crafts, Kids Zone and much more. The Dogwood Trails Festival kicks off the three week-ends, the last […]
“Seussical the Musical” Opens this Weekend at Palestine High School
“Seussical the Musical” Opens this Weekend at Palestine High School By Eric J. Cates / Special to MYETX Palestine- The Palestine High School Ovation Theatre Company will present their first show of the school year “Seussical” the musical Friday and Saturday October 12th and 13th, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday October 14th, at 2:00 p.m. […]
Fourth Annual East Texas Comedy Festival
Tyler, Texas- If you love to laugh then set your sights on Tyler, Texas this weekend! The fourth annual East Texas Comedy Festival kicks off tonight at 7:30p.m. at Liberty Hall. Laughs will be on tap as stand-up comedians converge on the stage at Liberty Hall, including some of the best comedians from the Dallas-Fort Worth […]
PCT Gears Up for Spring Musical- “GHOSTS”
PCT Gears Up for Spring Musical- “GHOSTS” PALESTINE- Palestine Community Theatre (PCT) will bring “Ghosts the Musical to the stage of one of the oldest and most beautiful theatres in East Texas this March beginning on the second weekend of the 75th Annual Dogwood Trails Celebration on March 22. PCT has been preparing for this […]
Apex Entertainment Presents the Tony Award Winning Musical: RENT
Apex Entertainment Presents the Tony Award Winning Musical: RENT TYLER- On December 6th and 7th at 7:30 PM, APEX Entertainment Presents: Rent at Liberty Hall sponsored by Kyser Musical Products. The limited engagement directed by Robert E. Lee’s Director of Theatre Michael Ward, sets to touch the hearts of East Texas through a cast of 20 and a four piece […]
Palestine Community Theatre Presents FrUiTCaKeS
Palestine, Texas- Mix together a batch of fruitcakes, three dozen Christmas trees, 10,000 outdoor Christmas lights, a chicken pox epidemic, two southern spinsters, an estranged old man, a lost cat named Tutti Frutti and a Christmas hog named Buster and you’ve got the recipe for a fun-filled and touching evening of holiday cheer. Palestine Community […]
Rehearsals for “Sugar” Underway at the Texas
Rehearsals for “Sugar” Underway at the Texas Palestine- The Palestine Community Theatre Group is working tirelessly to bring “Sugar” to the stage of the Texas! In just a few weeks the Texas will open its doors and present a classic comedy based on the screenplay “Some Like It Hot” during the Dogwood Trails Celebration in Palestine. […]
Piney Woods Fine Arts Announces School Time Series
Piney Woods Fine Arts Announces School Time Series CROCKETT— The Piney Woods Fine Arts Association is excited to announce the School Time Series for the 2012-2013 season. PWFAA is committed to enriching the lives of the students of Houston Co. and East Texas through its educational programs and exposure to the performing arts. This season’s […]
Picasso at the Lapin Agile
Picasso at the Lapin Agile TYLER- What if Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso had once met and somehow sensed they were about to change the world through their science and art? The year is 1904 – both men are destined to be the biggest names in their fields in the 20th century – and they meet […]
Final Weekend To See Greater Tuna in Tyler
Final Weekend To See Greater Tuna in Tyler TYLER- Last weekend Tyler Civic Theatre kicked off their 65th consecutive season with the Texas based comedy, “Greater Tuna.” If you missed the opening weekend performance you still have four opportunities to get a taste of Tuna! Tyler Civic Theatre’s Ray Deal and Roger Pharr bring the […]
Texas Shakespeare Festival
Texas Shakespeare Festival- In April 1984, the idea for the Texas Shakespeare Festival was developed: to establish a professional summer theatre for East Texas. Two years later, in June 1986, the Texas Shakespeare Festival opened its inaugural season. Now in its 25th season, the Texas Shakespeare Festival has produced more than 30 plays of Shakespeare’s […]
“GHOSTS the Musical” to Open at the Historic Texas Theatre Friday Night
“GHOSTS the Musical” to Open at the Historic Texas Theatre Friday Night PALESTINE- Opening Night at the Historic Texas Theatre for Palestine Community Theatre’s (PCT) production of “Ghosts the Musical” is this Friday night. PCT has been preparing for this show since last year with a cast packed full of local talent, which promises to bring down […]
Rex’s Exes Live at the Texas Theatre
Palestine, Texas- Celebrate Texas at the Texas Theatre this month! Palestine Community Theatre presents Texas-size comedy in Rex’s Exes, under the direction of Dana Goolsby the last two weekends of March. March marks important moments in Texas history and is the perfect time to celebrate what makes Texans so unique! Rex’s Exes, the sequel to […]
Auditions Scheduled for “Annie” at the Historic Texas Theatre
Auditions Scheduled for “Annie” at the Historic Texas Theatre PALESTINE- If you have ever wanted to be on stage your next opportunity is just around the corner! Palestine Community Theatre (PCT) will hold auditions for their upcoming summer musical production of “Annie” on May 18, at 10a.m. at the Texas Theatre in Historic Downtown Palestine. […]
Opera House Theatre Players to Hold Auditions
Opera House Theatre Players to Hold Auditions JEFFERSON- Jefferson’s community theatre, theOpera House Theatre Players, will be holding auditions for several plays and musicals being planned for next year and the year beyond. Seriously under consideration are “White Christmas”, “The Producers”, “Thoroughly Modern Millie”, and others as well as several comedies and all ages will be needed […]
Direct from Broadway…Godspell!
Direct from Broadway…Godspell! Crockett— Family in town for Thanksgiving?… Looking for something special to do?… Put the leftover turkey in the fridge and bring the WHOLE family to one of the most enduring Broadway musicals of all time in a brand new and up-to-date, intimate, one-of-a-kind production. From the composer of WICKED and PIPPIN…The Tony-award […]