Main Street Theatre Works Announces Summer Season and Brings Back Subscription Service

Main Street Theatre Works (MSTW) is pleased to announce its 2016 Summer Season at the Kennedy Mine Amphitheatre in Jackson, starting with The Explorers Club, by Nell Benjamin, a comedic look at Victorian adventurers who ponder the mysteries of science and nature, while genteelly getting blotto. It's 1879 and London's prestigious Explorers Club is in crisis: their acting president wants to admit a woman, and their bartender is the worst. True, the female candidate is brilliant, beautiful, and has discovered a legendary Lost City, but the decision to let in a woman could shake the very foundation of the British Empire. And how do you make such an important decision without a decent drink? Time Out NY raves, ". . .the most impressive act of mixology belongs to playwright Nell Benjamin, whose comedy recipe goes a little like this: two parts Blackadder, one part Monty Python, a dash of Shaw, shake wildly and garnish with fresh feminist ire." The Explorers Club runs June 24th - July 23rd.

Rounding out MSTW's Summer Season is Luke Yankee's The Last Lifeboat, a fascinating look at the drama behind the sinking of the Titanic. At his father's deathbed, J. Bruce Ismay vowed to take over the family shipping business and build the biggest ship the world had ever seen, the RMS Titanic. As the mighty ship sank, Ismay saved as many people as he could, and with no women and children in sight, Ismay stepped into the last lifeboat, a decision that precipitated one of the greatest scandals of the 20th century. This epic tale explores not only the tragedy of the sinking of the Titanic, but the sensationalized trial and aftermath of one of the world's greatest disasters.

Main Street Theatre Works is thrilled to offer the perfect gift for the holidays ~ Season Tickets to our 2016 Season! For a limited time you can get four shows for only $70 ~ a savings of over 20% off the regular adult ticket price. The Season ticket package includes one ticket to our Spring Fundraiser: The 4th Annual One-Act Festival, our two summer shows: The Explorers Club and The Last Lifeboat, plus a ticket to our Fall Fundraiser: A Live Radio Show reenactment of The Immortal Sherlock Holmes.

Along with the tickets, you'll also receive a voucher good at the amphitheatre for a bottle of water or a free cup of coffee with each ticket, and you can use our chairs instead of bringing your own. Both fundraiser performances include a dessert bar, coffee and tea. It's a wonderful way to take advantage of a great money-saving deal, and get "star treatment." And, you'll never miss a show. Plus, you can take care of your holiday shopping with just a click of a mouse. Order before December 15th to receive gift certificates before Christmas.

Season Tickets are available through our website at www.mstw.org. Regular priced tickets are $20.00, for adults, $17.50 for seniors, $12.00 for students 18 and under, and Family 4-packs (2 adults, 2 students) are just $54.00. Tickets for our two fundraisers are regularly priced at $25 per show. Dates for our season are: A Weekend of One-Acts (4/1, 2, & 3), The Explorers Club (6/24 - 7/23), The Last Lifeboat (8/12 - 9/10), and The Immortal Sherlock Holmes (10/21, 22 & 23). You can get more information about these shows at our website.

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