Go Play calendar for Aug. 3-9
Summer Nights at The Shoppes
The Shoppes at EastChase is ending the summer with a bang and a band on Thursday, Aug. 3. It's from 7-9 p.m. near Sephora. Along with music from Webb Dalton and friends, three's Fire Meats Wood, That’s My Dog. Bonefish Grill, Cotton Candy by West House Events. Nothing Bundt Cakes, Permalinx Permanent Jewelry, Mountain High Outfitters, Buff City Soap, South Boutique, Suga’s Lemonade, Kona Ice, Airbrush by Pro Design, Glitter tattoos, Balloon art, and Kids activities. Swing by the Shoppes at Eastchase tent to enter for a fun giveaway! Learn more at www.theshoppesateastchase.com.
South Boutique's grand opening is Friday at Shoppes at EastChase
On Friday, Aug. 4, at 9:30 a.m., Birmingham-based women's clothing store South Boutique will celebrate its grand opening at The Shoppes at EastChase with a ribbon cutting, giveaways, a live DJ, snacks and more. The first 50 shoppers get a $20 gift card to South Boutique. Register to win a $500 gift card at The Shoppes at EastChase tent. South Boutique, at 6882 Eastchase Pkwy., across from Mountain High Outfitters, offers a wide range of women's styles for every age and occasion. This is South Boutique’s fifth location in the Southeast
Art Stroll
Free admission and parking for Art Stroll on Friday, Aug. 4, 4-8 p.m. on both sides of North Hull Street in Old Alabama Town in Montgomery. Stroll starts at Lucas Tavern and goes to the Montgomery Art Center at Ware Farley/Hood House. It's a local artists market with food vendors and live music. Presented by the Landmarks Foundation of Montgomery.
Family Day Out Back to School Bash
Come for a Family Day Out on Saturday, Aug, 5 at 10:30 a.m. at Wilson Family YMCA, 1445 New Park Drive, Montgomery. There will be inflatables, access to the open splash pad, food vendors, and more! Bring your friends and family and enjoy a day of fun and excitement. Don't forget to wear something you don't mind getting wet and bring a towel. Wristbands are $15. eventbrite.com/e/family-day-out-tickets-663287048417
Silent Screams stage play is free
One performance on Saturday, Aug. 5, 3 p.m. for the stage play "Silent Screams" at Troy University's Davis Theatre. Cast includes BET's "Sunday Best" winner and national gospel singer Joshua Rogers. Tickets to 'Silent Screams' are free, but are limited and must be reserved at eventbrite.com. Doors open at 2 p.m.
Unks & Aunties Outside All Summer Trailride
The Ranch ATV, 4 wheeler and mud park, 4785 Velma Circle, Montgomery, is presenting Unks & Aunties Outside All Summer Trailride on Sunday, Aug. 6. Live music, bounce house and characters. Music provided by DJ Tru and hosted by Microphone Don and Leslie Rudolph, with live performances by Mz Peaches, Mr. Woo, Quarter Kee, Cho, Rose Gold, Kountry Soul, Ceez, and Mr. Logout. Call 334-399-4470.
Fall Festival at Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts
MMFA'S Fall Festival is Sept. 23 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sept. 24 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. It's a free event that celebrates Montgomery's vibrant creative culture, featuring both local and regional artists from all backgrounds. This free public event features an art market with more than 30 vendors, live music, art demos, food trucks, and tastings with local brewers. The Artist Market is an integral part of Fall Festival; booths feature fine arts and crafts for sale made locally in the River Region. This year, Fall Festival’s theme will be Alabama art, in connection to the Alabama: A to Z exhibition of work by talented artists from all around the state. All artists will live in and make in Alabama. In addition to event festivities, artists with work on view in the Alabama: A to Z will be on site from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., sharing stories about their work in the galleries. mmfa.org/event/fall-festival/2023-09-24
ALABAMA SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL
Single ticket sales are now open for Alabama Shakespeare Festival’s 2023-2024 season featuring a world premiere among its six productions. Season subscriptions are also on sale. For tickets call the box office at 334-271-5353 or visit asf.net.
Cabaret: Now-Aug. 6 on Alabama Shakespeare Festival’s Festival Stage. One of the most famous American musicals of all time — from the creators of Chicago — Cabaret takes us to 1929 Berlin during the twilight of the Jazz Age as the Nazis are ascending to power. This groundbreaking musical focuses on the nightlife at the seedy Kit Kat Klub and revolves around American writer Clifford Bradshaw and the English cabaret performer Sally Bowles. Based on the writings of Christopher Isherwood and winner of Tony Awards and Oscars, Cabaret will offer our audiences a transformative theatrical experience unlike anything they’ve ever witnessed.
William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream: September 14 – October 1. ASF Artistic Director Rick Dildine brings Shakespeare’s classic comedy to life with a dazzling production. Four young lovers facing the prospect of an unhappy marriage escape into a magical forest. Nearby, a fairy king and queen are engaged in a war of wills, and a crew of amateur actors is rehearsing for a royal wedding. One wily sprite intent on mischief has orders to intervene. What could possibly go wrong? Set within a child’s attic, this production fosters wild imagination and uses live music throughout.
Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol : November 16 – December 24. ASF returns to a full production of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol on the Festival Stage. When miserly Ebenezer Scrooge receives an unwanted visit from the ghost of his former business partner on Christmas Eve, an overnight voyage of epic proportions begins. Journey with Scrooge as he learns from his ghosts (and Bob, Tiny Tim, and the Cratchits) a heartwarming lesson in forgiveness and the change we can make around us. This play is a joyful Christmas tradition for the entire family!
Blues in the Night: February 8 – March 3, 2024: The soul of the blues wails out full and strong in Blues in the Night, a scorching, Tony-nominated musical! The 26 hot and torchy numbers tell of the sweet, sexy, and sorrowful experiences three women have with the lying, cheating snake of a man who does them wrong. Glorious songs from Bessie Smith, Duke Ellington, Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen, Alberta Hunter, Jimmy Cox, Ida Cox, and more tell of the pain and misery of life and love — and the dogged determination to get through it all — that is the essence of the blues.
Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery: April 18 – May 12. Get your deerstalker cap on — the play’s afoot! Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson must crack the mystery of “The Hound of the Baskervilles” before a family curse dooms its newest heir. Does a wild hellhound prowl the moors of Devonshire? Can our heroes discover the truth in time? Join the fun as Holmes and Watson face a dizzying web of clues, silly accents, disguises, and deceit as five actors deftly portray more than 40 characters. You’ll enjoy the perfect mix of slapstick and thrills.
Zelda In the Backyard: June 13 – June 30. When Libby inherits a wrecked 1961 Rolls Royce, she sets off on a journey to reassemble the car and pieces of the past her father left behind. In honor of her Alabama roots, she names the car after Zelda Fitzgerald. A little broken herself, Libby finds herself with a new understanding of marriage and family. From the playwright of Gee’s Bendand White Lightning, Zelda in the Backyard is a story of love and loss, and all the roads in between. World Premiere: This play was developed through ASF’s 2022 Southern Writers Festival of New Plays.
Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat: July 11 – August 11. One of the most enduring shows of all time, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is a humorous retelling of the Biblical story of Joseph, his 11 brothers, his father Jacob, and the coat of many colors. Follow Joseph’s journey from bondage to becoming Pharaoh’s right-hand man to his ultimate reunion with his family. This delightful and merry musical — embracing country-western, calypso, and Elvis-style rock — will have you singing in your seat and long after you leave the theatre!
MONTGOMERY PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE
For tickets call the box office at 334-481-5100 or visit mpaconline.org.
Aug. 3 – Jo Sewell Memorial Award and Scholarship presents Tim Tebow – 8 p.m. Tickets: $150, $125, $75, $50, $35
Aug. 5 — Bored Teachers Comedy Tour — 7 p.m. Tickets: $52, $42, $37, $33
Aug. 13 — Kat Timph — 7 p.m. Tickets: $65, $39
Aug. 18 — Black Jacket Symphony presents Queen’s “A Night at the Opera” with Marc Martel — 8 p.m. Tickets: $57, $52, $47, $42, $37
Aug. 24 — Rodney Carrington — 7 p.m. Tickets: $66.50, $56.50, $46.50
Sept. 1 – Southern Soul and Blues Lovers Festival – 8 p.m. Tickets: $75, $65, $59, $55, $49
Sept. 17 – Darrell Scott: 100 Years of Hank – 7 p.m. Tickets: $37, $32.50, $27.50, $22.50, $17.50
Sept. 29 — Karlous Miller — 8 p.m. Tickets: $76.50, $56.50, $36.50
Oct. 8 – The Band of Heathens – 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $37, $32.50, $27.50, $22.50
Oct. 13 — Disney Junior Live Costume Palooza — 6 p.m. Tickets: $71, $51, $35.50
Oct. 15 – Leanne Morgan – 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. (Rescheduled from June 10) Tickets: $52.75, $42.75, $32.75
Oct. 18 — Wheel of Fortune Live! — 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $52, $47, $37, $32, $27
Oct. 20 – Linda Ronstadt Experience with Tristan McIntosh – 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $35
Oct. 22 — Sister Hazel — 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $36, $32, $26, $22, $17
Oct 26 — Buddy Guy with Tom Hambridge — 7:30 p.m. $102, $97, $67, $52, $42
Nov. 2 — Shane Gillis — 7 p.m. Tickets: $45, $35
Nov. 3 — George Thorogood & The Destroyers — 8 p.m. Tickets: $62, $52, $42, $37, $32
Nov. 10 – Bret Michaels – 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $97, $87, $77, $57
Nov. 20 — Blues Traveler with special guest Jono Manson — 8 p.m. Tickets: $67, $57, $47, $42
Nov. 21 — Cirque Dreams Holidaze — 7 p.m. Tickets: $99, $70, $50, $29
Feb. 20 — Mania The Abba Tribute — 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $61.50, $41.50, $24.50
WIND CREEK ATMORE
windcreek.com/atmore/entertainment/live-entertainment
Aug. 5 — Lee Brice — 8 p.m. - $30-$100
CLOVERDALE PLAYHOUSE
cloverdaleplayhouse.org, 334-262-1530
960 Cloverdale Road, Montgomery
Oct. 12-22 — “The Laramie Project” — by Moises Kaufman and Tectonic Theater Project
Dec. 7-17 — “Civil War Christmas” — by Paula Vogel, music by Daryl Waters
MILLBROOK COMMUNITY PLAYERS
millbrooktheater.com, 334-782-7317
5720 Main St., Millbrook
Oct. 5-15 — “She Loves Me” — Romantic comedy directed by Brady Walker. Oct. 5-7, 12-14 at 7:30 p.m., Oct. 8 and 15 at 2 p.m.
Nov. 30-Dec. 10 — Good Old-Fashioned Big Family Christmas” — by Pat Cook, directed by Michael Sneed. Nov. 3, Dec. 1, 2, 7-9 at 7:30 p.m., Dec. 3 and 10 at 2 p.m.
PIKE ROAD THEATRE COMPANY
pikeroadtheatrecompany.org, 334-414-0193
Productions at Pike Road Intermediate School, 4710 Pike Road
Aug. 5 — "101 Dalmatians Kids" — Starring 50 kids participating in the Youth Production Camp at the Pike Road Theatre Company. This production is directed by Travis Clark.
Oct. 5-22 — “Jeckyll & Hyde The Musical” — An epic struggle between good and evil. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays 7:30 p.m., Sundays 2 p.m. Tickets $20
Nov. 30-Dec. 17 — “Irving Berlin’s White Christmas” — A classic Christmas tale with songs and dance. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays 7:30 p.m., Sundays 2 p.m. Tickets $20
PRATTVILLE’S WAY OFF BROADWAY THEATRE
cc.prattvilleal.gov, 334-595-0850
203 W. 4th St., Prattville
Sept. 21 — “Present Laughter” — by Noel Coward
WETUMPKA DEPOT
wetumpkadepot.com/home.html, 334-868-1440
300 S. Main St., Wetumpka
July 27-Aug. 12 — “4 Weddings and an Elvis” — By Nancy Frick. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., Aug. 6 at 2 p.m. Tickets $15.
Sept. 21-Oct. 1 — “Doubt: A Parable” — by John Patrick Stanley, directed by Tony Davison. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays 7:30 p.m. Oct. 1 2 p.m. Tickets $15.
CAPRI THEATRE
Get tickets at capritheatre.org or call 334-262-4858. The Capri is at 1045 E. Fairview Ave, Montgomery. It’s the longest continually operated movie theatre in Alabama. Become a member of the Capri Community Film Society and receive ticket discounts, plus admission benefits at art house theaters across the country.
Aug. 4-7: "The Miracle Club" — 4 p.m. and 7 p.m., $10 for non-members, $4 for ages 12 and under.
Aug. 10: “Grease” sing-a-long – 7 p.m. $10 for non-members, $4 for ages 12 and under.
Aug. 11-14: "Past Lives" — 4 p.m. and 7 p.m., $10 for non-members, $4 for ages 12 and under.
Aug. 18-21: "Shortcomings" — 4 p.m. and 7 p.m., $10 for non-members, $4 for ages 12 and under.
Aug. 25-28: "Theater Camp" — 4 p.m. and 7 p.m., $10 for non-members, $4 for ages 12 and under.
Sept. 21: "The Big Lebowski" — 7 p.m. $10 for non-members, $4 for children 12 and under.
This article originally appeared on Montgomery Advertiser: Go Play calendar for Aug. 3-9
