Two troupes’ plays this weekend in downtown Myrtle Beach | Best Bets
FRIDAY-SUNDAY | 07.22-07.24
Pick a play at Fresh Brewed Coffee House, Nerd Bar
▪ Act Two Productions’ “Broadway Melody,” 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at Fresh Brewed Coffee House, 933 Broadway St. – with cast of Paul Allen, Craig Anderson, Abby Armstrong, J.R. Barnhill, Betty Lawrence, Brigit Mancini, Selena Mancini, Hailey Ross and Karen Williams. $10 advance by Thursday, otherwise $15. 843-995-2756.
▪ Wicked Gift Productions’ premiere of “Triad: Three Short Plays about the Future,” 9 p.m. Friday-Saturday – with each play about 10 minutes long – at Nerd Bar (inside Palmetto Studios Arts Alliance’s Corsair Comics), 807 Main St., Myrtle Beach – with cast of Christiana Connor, Joan Hodge, Mark Hughes, Alyson McKellar-Clardy, Sam Quella and Scott Saba, and sci-fi music at 8:30 p.m. by Brian McKenzie. $5 suggested donation at door. 843-497-2884.
Also:
▪ Theatre of the Republic’s 2015-16 Torry Awards Celebration, marking end of its 46th, and start of 47th, seasons of community theater (New year opens with “Hello, Dolly!” Aug. 17-26), 6:30 p.m. Friday at Pure Ultra Club, 803 Main St., Myrtle Beach. $8. 843-488-0821 or www.theatreoftherepublic.com.
▪ Stage Left Theatre Company, 3064 DeVille St., Myrtle Beach, between Nevers and Lewis streets, next to Coastal Dance Centre, will have auditions at 7 p.m. Tuesday, for its season opener, Neil Simon’s “The Odd Couple,” for performances 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and 3 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays, Sept. 15-Oct. 2. Details at 843-232-0339, www.stagelefttheatremb.com, or email info@stagelefttheatremb.com.
FRIDAY, NEXT THURSDAY | 07.22, 07.28
McBride next big voice in Alabama Theatre
The Alabama Theatre, on the north end of Barefoot Landing, on U.S. 17 in North Myrtle Beach, has three special concerts booked with big names to round out July:
▪ Martina McBride – known for such hits as “Wild Angels,” “Where Would You Be?” “Independence Day,” and with pianist Jim Brickman, “Valentine” – 7 p.m. Friday, for $59.95, $69.95 or $79.95.
▪ Temptations and Four Tops, 7 p.m. July 28, for $49.95, $58.95 or $67.95.
▪ Rick Alviti Showband’s “That's The Way it Was – Tribute To Elvis,” 7:30 p.m. July 31, for $27.40 or $34.95.
Also, for “One the Show,” several nights every week, admission is free for as many as two children, 16 or younger, with a paid adult ticket, through Sept. 4.
Details at 843-272-1111, 800-342-2262 or www.alabama-theatre.com.
SATURDAY-SUNDAY | 07.23-07.24
Toss your name in for cornhole championship benefit
Registration continues for the 2016 Myrtle Beach Cornhole Classic Championship, a benefit for The Outreach Farm, a nonprofit that provides protein to local Grand Strand charities that feed the hungry.
The tourney is Saturday-Sunday, opening at 10 a.m. daily, at Myrtle Beach Speedway, 455 Hospitality Lane, off U.S. 501, about three miles north of Myrtle Beach, and just past S.C. 31.
Entry fees are $125 for a two-person team, with 120-team capacity and double elimination, and $50 for singles competition, at coastaltailgating.com/tournament-registration/, or 843-457-3325 or 843-504-5191.
SUNDAY, WEDNESDAY | 07.24, 07.27
Special outings include ‘Bridal Boutique,’ high schoolers’ improv
▪ The Sun News “Bridal Boutique,” 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday at Pine Lakes Country Club, 5603 Granddaddy Drive, Myrtle Beach. $6 at door. Preregistration for brides available at www.getmarriedinmyrtlebeach.com.
▪ Second annual “The Rectory Lawn” Summer Music Festival, with Finnegan Bell and The “Kid” Drew Anthony Band, 6-9 p.m. Sunday, outside All Saints (Anglican) Church, 3501 Kings River Road, Pawleys Island. Free. 843-237-4223, ext. 205; or allsaintspawleys.org/announcements.
▪ “Whose High School Life Is It Anyway?” – part class, part show for high schoolers and their chaperones, and based on the longtime TV series “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” – 1-2 p.m. Wednesday at Uptown Theater, by Bass Pro Shops in Myrtle Beach Mall, at U.S. 17 and S.C. 22, near Briarcliffe Acres. $6. 843-272-4242 or www.carolinaimprov.com.
TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY | 07.26, 07.27
Surfside Beach Pier hub for family activities
The town of Surfside Beach has a number of free, special activities to round out summer on the sands outside the town pier, 11 N. Ocean Blvd., at Surfside Drive:
▪ “Beach Hula Show,” 7-8 p.m. Tuesday Surfside Beach Pier Free. weekly through July 26 – and with Beach Luau season finale, 6-9 p.m. Aug. 8.
▪ “Crafter’s Cove” – by Children’s Museum of South Carolina, based in Myrtle Beach – for ages 10 and younger, under pier, 9:30-11 a.m. Wednesdays through Aug. 3.
Details at 843-650-9548 or www.surfsidebeach.org
This story was originally published July 21, 2016 at 5:00 AM with the headline "Two troupes’ plays this weekend in downtown Myrtle Beach | Best Bets."