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My Funny Valentine
January 21 - February 14, 2010
Front Row : January / February 2010 (PDF, 853 KB) featuring My Funny Valentine
Audition Notice
Open Auditions for The Importance of Being Earnest will be held:
- Sunday, February 7 at 11:00 a.m.
- Monday, February 8 at 7:00 p.m.
Audition Flyer for The Importance of Being Earnest (PDF, 193 KB)
Overview
During the past years, College of the Mainland Theatre has been recognized as one of America's leading community theatres, setting high production standards and developing one of this country's most innovative programs.
Beyond education, College of the Mainland Theatre bears a three fold commitment: to provide quality theatrical experiences for residents of the area, to offer a forum for local and regional talent by holding open auditions and to extend the reputation of College of the Mainland.
Since 1972 COM Theatre has presented over 130 presentations including children's theatre, concerts, and workshops with attendance of over a quarter of a million people.
2009 - 2010 Season
For a schedule and description of each production, continue reading or view the:
This engrossing, emotionally-charged new drama is set in a Bronx Catholic school in 1964, where a rigid nun wrestles with her conscience in her personality clash with a popular parish priest whose conduct has raised her concerns. One of the most award-winning American plays of the past 10 years, DOUBT is not only passionate, riveting, funny, devastating and important...it is also 90 minutes of pure theatrical electricity.
2005 Pulitzer Prize-Winner and 2005 Tony Award for Best Play
Adapted from the horror novel by Susan Hill, this chilling tale of the haunting of a small English town is full of surprises, suspense and powerful theatricality. When a lawyer hires a professional actor to help him re-enact - and thereby hopefully exorcise - events that happened to him years ago, the terrors of a secret tragedy forcefully reassert themselves. Relentless and macabre, the ending of this hair-raiser will have you checking under your seat and over your shoulder all the way home!
A deliciously funny and romantic romp through the incredible songs of Rodgers & Hart! Each musical gem is like a play in itself. Prepare to revel in classics like "Blue Moon," "Isn't It Romantic?," "Ten Cents a Dance," "Spring is Here," "Johnny One-Note," "The Lady is a Tramp," "Bewitched," "My Funny Valentine," and dozens more! MY FUNNY VALENTINE will delight romantics, cynics, and all lovers of great American popular music. Bring YOUR Valentine for an evening they won't forget!
One of the most enduringly funny and entertaining comedies in the English language penned by one of history's sharpest wits! In order to impress their respective beloveds, two flippant young men, Jack and Algernon, pretend that their names are "Ernest," which both young ladies believe confers magical qualities on the possessor. As the truth begins to emerge, the two risk losing their beloveds and themselves in the tangled web of deception! Wilde's masterpiece is a story of mistaken identity, love at first sight, good people behaving badly, and legendarily quotable lines.
Tickets go on sale on February 16, 2010.
Named one of the best plays of 1999 by Time, this Houston-area premiere offers a brutally forthright story about political correctness and hypocrisy run amok on a college campus. After a volatile racial incident, the campus becomes a circus of doubt, recrimination, paranoia, rear-end covering, liberal sanctimony and, finally, some genuine insight. Blisteringly honest, at turns funny, shocking and sad, Gilman's fictional account feels more unfortunately real than ever.
Tickets go on sale on May 4, 2010.
A dazzling, decadent musical set in 1930's Berlin at the infamous Kit Kat Club where Sally Bowles sings, dances and falls in love, all under the impending, ominous rise of the Nazi Party. An unforgettable musical featuring songs like "Mein Herr," "Wilkommen," "Maybe This Time," "Don't Tell Mama," "Money Makes the World Go Round," and, of course, "Cabaret." CABARET has thrilled theatre audiences around the globe for four decades now and became an unforgettable Oscar-winning film.
Tickets go on sale on June 22, 2010.
Audition Dates
College of the Mainland Theatre is a community theatre. All productions are cast from Open Auditions which means that anyone may audition. All actors are volunteers from the community. One does NOT need to be a student at College of the Mainland to participate in productions.
If you would like to be on the e-mail list to receive Audition Notices, please send your name and e-mail address to
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST
- Audition Flyer for The Importance of Being Earnest (PDF, 193 KB)
- February 7, 2010 - 11:00 am
- February 8, 2010 - 7:00 pm
SPINNING INTO BUTTER
- March 28, 2010 - 1:30 pm
- March 29, 2010 - 7:00 pm
CABARET
- May 9, 2010 - 1:30 pm
- May 10, 2010 - 7:00 pm
Volunteers Needed
College of the Mainland Community Theatre is always looking for volunteers! Volunteers are needed to work behind the scenes - seamstress, lights, sound, or props. Another great way to see the production for FREE is to be an usher. For further information please call (409) 938-1211, Ext. 345 or (888) 258-8859, Ext. 345.
Driving Directions
From Houston
- Take I-45 Gulf Freeway South to Exit 16 (1764 East).
- Take 1764 East to the Amburn Road exit (second exit, about 1.5 miles from I-45).
- Take a right on Amburn Road
- Go about a block and turn left into the College parking area.
- From the parking area, the Theatre sits all the way to the right and is clearly marked on the outside of the building.
View detailed Maps / Directions to COM
Seating Chart
Printable Seating Chart (PDF, 42 KB)
Ticket Information
Call or visit the Theatre Box Office to purchase individual show or season tickets.
Discount prices are available to:
- Senior adults 60+ years old
- COM Senior ID cardholders
- COM Students with current ID cards
- Patrons under 18 years old
Season Tickets : Open Pass Plan
Good for 'A' section seating, this plan is for patrons with busy schedules. You just call when you are ready to attend each play.
- General - $ 94
- Discount - $ 86
Season Tickets : Reserved Seating Plan
For those who prefer to attend each performance on the same day of the week. Your seats are reserved for every play on your preferred day.
Choose your day:
- Thursday, 8:00 p.m.
- Friday, 8:00 p.m.
- Saturday, 8:00 p.m.
- Sunday, 2:30 p.m.
Choose your section:
- A General - $ 94
- A Discount - $ 86
- B General - $ 74
- B Discount - $ 66
- C General - $ 54
- C Discount - $ 46
Call for reduced pricing after October 4, 2009.
Individual Tickets
- A General - $ 23
- A Discount - $ 21
- B General - $ 18
- B Discount - $ 16
- C General - $ 13
- C Discount - $ 11
Season Subscriber Benefits
The top ten reasons to become a COM Community Theatre Season Subscriber
- 10. Free exchanges!
- 9. Flexible ticket plans to accommodate even the busiest schedule!
- 8. Intimate seating plan - no one is more than 20 feet from the action!
- 7. Support the arts in Texas!
- 6. Enjoy the friendly, casual atmosphere!
- 5. Incredible savings compared to single ticket purchases!
- 4. REALLY incredible savings!
- 3. Did we mention the incredible savings?!?
- 2. Be amazed by the talents of the best volunteer actors on the Gulf Coast, and the invaluable contributions of some of the area's premier professional directors and designers!
- 1. Treat yourself to the unparalleled joys of live theatre!
We offer season after season of some of the world's greatest plays and musicals, including comedies, dramas, classics and even world premieres! Well, why wouldn't we? After all, we're...
THE BIGGEST LI'L THEATRE IN TEXAS!
"Front Row" COM Community Theatre Newsletter
- Front Row : January / February 2010 (PDF, 853 KB) featuring My Funny Valentine
- Front Row : October / November 2009 (PDF, 476 KB) featuring The Woman in Black
- Front Row : September / October 2009 (PDF, 690 KB) featuring Doubt
- Front Row : July / August 2009 (PDF, 1,011 KB) featuring The Pirates of Penzance
- Front Row : May / June 2009 (PDF, 1,055 KB) featuring Red Herring
- Front Row : March / April 2009 (PDF, 1,051 KB) featuring Henry V
- Front Row : January / February 2009 (PDF, 612 KB) featuring I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change
