MAC 2020 Theater Productions – The Marion Art Center Theater Committee is pleased to announce its 2020 slate. The MAC Theater has planned five productions this year: Ken Ludwig’s The Fox on the Fairway will run March 13-15 and 19-22; Native Gardens by Karen Zacarías will run May 29-31 and June 4-7; David Lindsay-Abaire’s Good People will run August 14-16 and 20-23; The Fantasticks, with music by Harvey Schmidt and book and lyrics by Tom Jones, will run October 16-18 and 22-25; and Fruitcakes by Julian Wiles will run December 4, 5, and 10-14. Tickets for The Fox on the Fairway, directed by Stephanie LeBlanc, will go on sale mid-February. Auditions for the next production, Native Gardens, will take place on Saturday, March 7 from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm and Tuesday, March 9 from 7:00 to 9:00 pm.
Children’s Art Lab at the MAC – Children’s Art Lab classes have started at the Marion Art Center. Art + Music is scheduled on Wednesday mornings from 10:00 to 11:00 am in the MAC Studio. The program is for children four and under, accompanied by an adult, and includes music, movement, and creative art exploration. The full session cost for the seven remaining classes is $110 for MAC members and $130 for nonmembers, and there is a one-day drop-in option for $20.
Art in the Afternoon – Art is Magic is now scheduled as a five-week course that begins Friday, January 24. The Friday afternoon class will run from 3:00 to 4:00 pm in the MAC studio, and parents can arrange for their children to be walked over from Sippican School. This program is geared toward children in grades 2-5 as a “weekly dose of art magic at the MAC” where children will explore potion-making, create spell books, practice drawing fantastic creatures, and more! Pricing for the five-week session of Art in the Afternoon is $100 for MAC members and $115 for nonmembers, with no drop-in option. Please visit marionartcenter.org/art-lab-at-the-mac to register.