Arts
Letter to Garland’s arts patrons
Dear Granville Arts Center, The Atrium and Plaza Theatre Patrons - In order to protect our audience, staff and cast/crew from the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), the Granville Arts Center facilities (including The Atrium and the Plaza Theatre) have closed...
GSM receives 30 Column Award nominations
Patty Granville, producer of the Garland Summer Musicals, as well as Garland’s Director of Cultural Arts, announced Thursday, Feb. 13, that GSM has received 30 Column Award nominations. GSM’s 2019 productions, “Mamma Mia” and “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers,”...
Robert A. Smith receives GCAC arts award
The Garland Cultural Arts Commission, Inc. presented the Business for the Arts Award to Robert Alan Smith at the Garland Chamber of Commerce Banquet Friday, Jan. 24. In 2019, Smith invested and promoted public art in Garland by commissioning numerous murals and...
CORP Theatre presents Much Ado About Nothing
Company of Rowlett Performers (CORP Theatre) will present William Shakespeare’s beloved comedy Much Ado About Nothing at the Plaza Theatre, 521 West State Street in downtown Garland, Feb. 13-22 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15 for general admission and $10 for students and...
GCT, GSM productions receive honors
“The Column” has announced its picks for Best in DFW Theatre for 2019 and it is no surprise that the Garland Summer Musicals and Garland Civic Theatre received recognition for several productions. Garland Summer Musicals’ Seven Brides for Seven Brothers was...
Make plans to see “The Rat Pack Lounge”
Get your tickets early because Garland Civic Theatre’s next production, “The Rat Pack Lounge,” promises to be a huge hit! Directed by Patty Granville, the show stars Brandon Baker, Evan Figg, Whitney Golin, Steve Golin, Dennis Gullion, Mitch Carr and Nickie Granville....
Tuna, TX residents prepare for Christmas in GCT production
Do not consider yourself ready for the holiday season until you have seen “A Tuna Christmas,” the Garland Civic Theatre’s latest production. It’s not only one of the most hilarious plays ever written, but it’s also flawlessly performed by David Tinney and Chris...
Start holiday season with ‘A Tuna Christmas’
Garland Civic Theatre’s current production, “A Tuna Christmas,” features the same characters from “Greater Tuna,” along with some hilarious new ones. In this second show in the series, it’s Christmas in the third-smallest town in Texas. Radio station OKKK news...
Cierra Davis completes basic training
U.S. Air Force Airman Cierra N. Davis graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in San Antonio. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core...
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