May 9, 2018
CONTACT: Manda Costoulas
Marketing Director
770.293.0080 ext 301
manda@strandmarietta.org
www.earlsmithstrand.org
MARIETTA – The Earl and Rachel Smith Strand Theatre is pleased to share the schedule for all May shows and events. For all shows tickets are available at www.earlsmithstrand.org or at the box office at 770.293.0080 and 117 North Park Square. The box office is open 11am-6pm Monday through Friday, Saturdays from 9am-12pm, and two hours before showtime.
Title: Indie Film Night
WHAT: Independent film screening
WHEN: Wednesday, May 16 @ 7:30PM
WHERE: The Earl and Rachel Smith Strand Theatre
COST: $5, free popcorn & soda with student ID
INFO: This Indie Film Night will feature the screenings of the Top 15 International Finalists of the 72 Hour Horror Film Race.
The Marietta International Film Festival and the Earl and Rachel Smith Strand Theatre team up to bring a monthly screening of indie movies to the big screen. This short and feature-length indie film night will showcase works from all over the United States, as well as films from all over the world. Indie Night at The Strand is a great way for movie lovers to explore new films that they wouldn’t have the chance to see anywhere else and support their local theatre at the same time.
Title: Georgia Players Guild: Garth Brooks & Trisha Yearwood
WHAT: Tribute concert
WHEN: Saturday, May 19 @ 8PM
WHERE: The Earl and Rachel Smith Strand Theatre
COST: $20 in advance/$25 day of
INFO: Join us for a special night at The Strand as the Georgia Players Guild continues their 2018 season with the music of Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood! As always, The Georgia Players Guild have carefully selected the hits that make up each one of these musician’s iconic catalogues and have quite the show in store!
Title: Wings
WHAT: Silent film screening with live organ accompaniment
WHEN: Sunday, May 20 @ 3PM
WHERE: The Earl and Rachel Smith Strand Theatre
COST: $10/$9
INFO: ‘Wings’ is a 1927 American silent war film set during the First World War produced by Lucien Hubbard, directed by William A. Wellman and released by Paramount Pictures. It stars Clara Bow, Charles ‘Buddy’ Rogers, and Richard Arlen, and Gary Cooper appears in a role which helped launch his career in Hollywood. In this silent classic, two young men, one rich, one middle class, who are in love with the same woman, become fighter pilots in World War I. The accompaniment for ‘Wings’ will feature the the original 1927 Love Theme from the film. All silent films are accompanied live on the Mighty Allen Theatre Organ by Strand organist Ron Carter, making seeing one of these classic films a one-of-a-kind musical and visual experience! Each film will also feature an organ pops pre-show beginning thirty minutes before showtime.