Calling all Parrot Heads! Workshop Theatre is ready to Escape to Margaritaville!
Jimmy Buffett’s Escape to Margaritaville hits the Workshop Theatre stage May 10-25. No blown out flip flops or tattoos you can’t remember getting – just all your favorite Jimmy Buffett tunes wrapped up in a hilarious musical comedy.
Emmy Award winner Greg Garcia (“My Name is Earl,” “Raising Hope”) and Emmy nominee Mike O’Malley (“Survivor’s Remorse,” “Shameless”) created the story for this hilarious, heartwarming musical featuring the most-loved Jimmy Buffett classics, including “Cheeseburger in Paradise,” “Margaritaville,” “It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere,” “Fins,” “Volcano,” and many more.
Director Jessica Fichter, Musical Director Ayush Joshi, and Choreographer Katie Hilliger Page, have put together a talented cast to bring the energy and laughs to the stage.
Tickets for Jimmy Buffett’s Escape to Margaritaville are currently available through Workshop Theatre’s online ticketing system at our.show/margaritaville. If you prefer to order over the phone (803-799-6551), the Box Office will open starting May 1 from noon to 5:30 pm. Tickets are also available at the door the night of the show.
We will be honoring Jimmy Buffett the best way we know how – with frozen margaritas and Land Shark beer at concessions!
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Workshop Theatre's "Kinky Boots" was voted the Best of Columbia in the recent Free Times Best of Columbia poll. This marks the second season in a row that a Workshop Theatre production was named Best of Columbia -- "The Color Purple" won the previous year. Workshop Theatre was honored with Honorable Mention for Best Local Theatre Company.
In addition to Workshop Theatre's wins, three of the Best Local Actor nominees and one of the Best Local Actress nominees were in shows with us this past year. Congratulations to Taylor Diveley (Kinky Boots, Torch Song, A Chorus Line, Hundred Days) for being named Runner-up for Best Local Actor, Julian Deleon (Torch Song) Honorable Mention for Best Local Actor, Lamont Gleaton (Kinky Boots, Wedding Singer, A Chorus Line) Nominee for Best Local Actor, and Heather Hinson (Wedding Singer) Honorable Mention for Best Local Actress!
Thank you for voting for Workshop Theatre!
We are excited to move forward with a new, modern ticketing system. From the get-go you will notice how streamlined, user-friendly and convenient this new ticketing system is.
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We hope you like it as much as we do! If you have questions, you can call the Box Office at 803-799-6551.
Parking on campus is usually not an issue on the nights of shows. In the evening, visitors are welcome to park in any spot other than spaces reserved for a particular person or a space that says 24-hour towing. If parking is scarce, there is a visitors lot at the corner of Columbia College Dr. and Colonial Dr. and another at the corner of N. Main St. and Columbia College Dr. Handicap spaces are also located near the theatre. Please arrive early if you are concerned about parking.
Would you like to see one of our shows without paying a cent? When you volunteer to usher or sell concessions you get to see the show for FREE!
If you are interested please contact Workshop Theatre at WTVolunteer1@gmail.com to volunteer at one
of our performances.
It's official and we couldn't be more excited about being partners with Columbia College! Our last four years on the campus have been such a wonderful experience. Columbia College welcomed
us with open arms. We would like to thank President Tom Bogart, Executive Vice President, Francis Schodowski, and Technical Director Patrick Faulds for helping us find a home and for being
incredible partners. We love that we can continue to share our art with the Columbia College students and the community that has supported us for 54 years. Thank you all!
"After an ongoing relationship between Columbia College – specifically Cottingham Theater – and Workshop Theatre of South Carolina since the 2017-2018 academic year, the two organizations
gathered together to sign an official Memorandum of Understanding on March 8, 2022. The two organizations have worked together for four years, but both are excited to make the partnership
official and go forward together to serve the community through the art of theatre."
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