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200 Market Street, Winnsboro, Texas 75494

The Bowery Theater

The Bowery Players

2026 Season

Winnsboro Center for the Arts proudly announces the 2026 Pulitzer Prize Theater Season!

To celebrate WCA’s 25th Anniversary, The Bowery Players will stage these exciting plays:

PICNIC by William Inge

Winner of the 1953 Pulitzer Prize for Drama

Directed by Dr. John A. Price

PERFORMANCE DATES: August 22-23 & 29-30
AUDITIONS: June 22 @ 6:30 p.m., Winnsboro Center for the Arts

A CHRISTMAS CAROL (adaptation TBA)

Directed by Nelson Bond

TICKETS AVAILABLE: TBA
PERFORMANCE DATES: December 12-13 & 19-20
AUDITIONS: TBA

Past Seasons

BROADWAY MUSICAL REVUE

An evening of hit songs from Pulitzer Prize-winning musicals like Hamilton, South Pacific, Rent, and many others! This project is in collaboration with the WCA Community Choir.

Directed by Dr. John A. Price & Fran Leddy

TICKETS AVAILABLE: On Sale Now!
PERFORMANCE DATES: June 6-7 & 13-14
 

Dinner Options

Haven’s Cafe has prepared exceptional menu options for your dining pleasure.  You will have a salad and your choice of:

Pecan Crusted Chicken in a Lemon Beurre Blanc Cream Sauce with mashed Potatoes and Green Beans

Pork Loin Stuffed with Spinach, Roasted Red Peppers, Goat Cheese topped with a Sweet Thai Chili Cream Sause with Mashed Potatoes and Veggie

Chicken or Shrimp in a Garlic Rose Cream Sauce over Pasta with fresh Spinach & Tomato served with Garlic Toast  

Dessert will be served during intermission and will you will have a choice of New York Cheesecake or Haven’s delicious Bread Pudding.

PROOF by David Auburn

Winner of the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Drama

Directed by Dr. John A. Price

TICKETS AVAILABLE: February 3
PERFORMANCE DATES: March 21-22 & 28-29
AUDITIONS: January 12 @ 6:30 p.m., Winnsboro Center for the Arts
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Set Building
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Scrooge Workshop

2024 Season

Scrooge - The Musical

Written by Charles Dickens

Adapted by Leslie Bricusse

Directed by Dr. John A. Price

Open Musical Workshops for anyone interested in performing or assisting backstage.

Sep 9 & 23 @ 6:30 p.m.

Auditions: Oct 15 and 16 @ 6:30 p.m.

Performances:
Dec 13, @ 7:30 p.m.
Dec 14, @ 2:30 & 7:30 p.m.
Dec 15 @ 2:30 p.m.
Dec 20 @ 7:30 p.m.
Dec 21 @ 2:30 & 7:30 p.m.
Dec 22 @ 2:30 p.m.

Enjoy Charles Dickens’ heartwarming story of Ebenezer Scrooge, in Leslie Bricusse’s adaptation; Scrooge – The Musical.  Sing along as we follow Scrooge on his journey from curmudgeon to Christmas champion including songs, “I Hate People”, and “Thank You Very Much”. 

Dancing at Lughnasa

Written by Brian Friel

Directed by Dr. John A. Price

Performances:
Aug 16-17 @ 7:30 p.m.
Aug 18 @ 2:30 p.m.
Aug 23-24 @ 7:30 p.m.
Aug 25 @ 2:30 p.m.

Dancing at Lughnasa is a memory play told from the point of view of adult Michael Evans, as he recounts the summer in his aunts’ cottage when he was seven years old. Set in the summer of 1936, the play explores how youth and innocence can paint a very different picture of the reality around us.  It is the story of five sisters as they optimistically welcome home their frail elder brother, Jack, who has returned from a life as a Catholic missionary in Africa.  However, as the summer ends hope fades as societal pressures extinguishes all hope for the sisters’ future.

On Golden Pond

Written by Ernest Thompson

Directed by Dr. John A. Price

This production is a collaboration with Lake Country Playhouse in Mineola. Productions will be performed at both venues.  Through this collaboration we intend to strengthen and grow the theater offerings available to audiences in the Northeast Texas area. 

Lake Country Playhouse, Mineola: April 19, 20, 21 & April 26, 27, 28

WCA, May 17, 18(2)*, 19

*(May 18 will have and afternoon matinee and an evening performance)

2023 Season

A Christmas Carol

Written by Christopher Shario

Adapted from the book by Charles Dickens

Directed by Dr. John A. Price

Wonderful Performance!!! Thank you for your enthusiastic support!!!

 A Christmas Carol is an allegory about a penny-pinching misanthrope, Ebenezer Scrooge, who on Christmas Eve receives an unexpected visit from the spectre of his long-dead business partner. Jacob Marley warns Scrooge that three further spirits will haunt him. The Ghost of Christmas Past, The Ghost of Christmas Present, and The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come force Scrooge to confront the consequences of his actions. He is especially horrified by the hardship endured by the family of his clerk, Bob Cratchit. Scrooge’s chastening experiences have a salutary effect: the miser is redeemed and transformed. 

Stay tuned for our upcoming presentations!

Much Ado About Nothing

Written by William Shakespeare

Directed by Dr. John A. Price

Much Ado About Nothing was a huge success! Thank you to everyone who was able to come out and support the Bowery Players!

We would also like to thank our actors, stage manager, assistants, our volunteers who worked tirelessly to make this production happen, and our new director Dr. John A. Price for his vision!

Check back soon for news about our upcoming productions! 

Almost, Maine

Written by John Cariani

Directed by Dr. John A. Price

Welcome to Almost, Maine, a place that’s so far north, it’s almost not in the United States. It’s almost in Canada. And it’s not quite a town, because its residents never got around to getting organized. So it almost doesn’t exist. One cold, clear, winter night, as the northern lights hover in the star-filled sky above, the residents of Almost, Maine, find themselves falling in and out of love in unexpected and hilarious ways. Knees are bruised. Hearts are broken. But the bruises heal, and the hearts mend—almost—in this delightful midwinter night’s dream.