![]() ![]() “Holidays are really special in Greenville,” Fields said. A few shopping options in downtown Greenville include Kilwins Chocolates, Fudge and Ice Cream (a confections and ice cream shop, The Beaded Frog (and Greenville Jerky and Vine (Look for specials and discounts in the weeks leading up to Christmas. 13, dozens of 8-foot-tall pieces of art painted by local students will decorate street lamps downtown. 18-20 (prices vary, 86, If you travel to Greenville for a show, plan to arrive early or stay awhile to take in other Greenville sights and events.Īfter the 2015 Downtown Greenville Holiday Happening (wraps up on Dec. The one-act Christmastime opera features the GLOW Festival Orchestra and Chorus and dancers from the Carolina Ballet Theatre. Other options include the GLOW Lyric Theatre’s annual production of “Amahl and the Night Visitors” at the Younts Center for Performing Arts in Fountain Inn, S.C., located 25 minutes from downtown Greenville. “For there to be a huge production house like The Peace Center coupled with a variety of professional and community theaters, it is really good for a town our size. They “walk into a bar on a cold, winter’s night and we get to revel in their middle age insights,” according to the “Christmas on the Rocks” description. ![]() 20, focuses on the kids from classics such as “A Christmas Story” and “Miracle on 34th Street” years after their youthful holiday happenings. The holiday classics get a twist at The Warehouse Theatre (prices vary, 86, “Christmas on the Rocks,” which runs Wednesday through Sunday until Dec. Performances by the Greenville Little Theatre (prices vary, 86, include “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas: The Holiday Musical” (Dec. Greenville Little Theatre- Upstate South Carolina’s oldest and largest community theatre-is currently treating younger audiences to traditional tales. “People really get the new and the varied here and that’s what makes Greenville so interesting we really try to keep things fresh and different,” Fields said. 22, Grammy Award-winner Chip Davis’s Mannheim Steamroller will dazzle the audience with holiday songs featuring its unique sound and special effects that light up the stage. 18-20 performance will be led by conductor and feature husband-wife Broadway vocal duo Gary Mauer and Beth Southard. The Greenville Symphony Orchestra’s Holiday at Peace concert and Mannheim Steamroller’s Christmas concert are highlights during December at the Peace Center (prices vary, 86, Greenville Symphony Orchestra’s Dec. 19 (prices vary, 86, Peace Center-or Greenville’s “equivalent of the Fox Theatre,” according to Fields- has a 2,100-seat concert hall, a 400-seat theatre and an amphitheater. Īcting credits include The Taming of the Shrew, Nell Gwynn, and The Tempest (Texas Shakespeare Festival) Hamlet and Love’s Labour’s Lost (Hoosier Shakespeare Festival) Blood: A Comedy (Best Medicine Rep Theatre) As You Like It, Measure for Measure, Henry 60, and The Two Gentlemen of Verona (STC Academy) Hamlet, The Tempest and Love’s Labour’s Lost (Greenville Shakespeare Company) A Christmas Carol (Greenville Theatre) Richard III, A Midsummer Night's Dream, A Tale of Two Cities: The Musical, and The Tempest (Classic Players).Centre Stage kicked off its 2015 holiday performances with “Let It Snow,” a nostalgic comedy following the antics of an eccentric 1950’s English family of vaudeville actors as they gather over Christmas. John Michael earned his MFA in Classical Acting from the Shakespeare Theatre Company Academy at The George Washington University, where he studied under industry professionals such as Alec Wild, Ed Gero, Floyd King, Dody DiSanto, Lisa Beley, Chris Cherry, Roberta Stiehm, and Robb Hunter and performed under the direction of Dan Crane, Paul Reisman, Timothy Douglas, and Aaron Posner.ĭirecting credits include Comedy of Errors and Classic Players: Off the Boards (Upstate Renaissance Faire) This Could Be and Happily Ever After Please (Equinox Theatre) Twelfth Night and The White Rose (Bob Jones University). Carolina Curtain Call reviewed his portrayal of Berowne in Greenville Shakespeare Company’s production of Love’s Labour’s Lost, as “a real breakout performance that demonstrates both command of the material and comic timing.” Hailed as “marvelously comic” by DC Metro Theatre Arts, and praised for his “fierce commitment” by the Greenville News, John Michael has proven his flexibility and determination through his varying performances. John Michael views every new creative project as an invitation toward Trust, Love, and Curiosity. Spending his childhood in rural Illinois, and his educational years in the urban centers of Detroit MI and Washington DC has helped him to cultivate a calm adaptability to an ever evolving world. John Michael Cox is an actor, director, teacher, and acting coach currently located in Greenville South Carolina. ![]()
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