Specialties
Hickory Community Theatre offers year-round LIVE entertainment with a season of full-length plays plus youth theatre, seniors' theatre, movie nights and several special events. There is something happening almost every weekend. Tickets can be purchased online for most events or by phone through our box office during the hours of Noon to 5pm, Tuesday through Friday.
History
Established in 1949.
Hickory Community Theatre was organized in 1949 by a group of theatre lovers with Kay Johnson from the city's recreation department, who made it possible to use the auditorium at city hall for performances. Although partnership with the recreation department ended, the auditorium continued hosting productions and the Old City Hall eventually became the full-time home of the community theatre in 1988, after HCT helped the city renovate the auditorium space. We now produce 15 plays and 12 special events annually, including benefits for other nonprofits.
Meet the Business Owner: Pamela L.
Artistic Director Pamela Livingstone comes to Hickory with an extensive background in theatre and arts administration. A professional director for over 40 years, Pam has directed shows from almost every genre of theatre. She has won awards for her directing by the Metrolina Theatre Association, the North Carolina Theatre Conference, as well as in Minneapolis, Chicago, Indiana, Southern California and Portland, Oregon where she lived for eight years before settling here. Starting as a fish in the "Three Billy Goats Gruff" at the age of five, Pam's acting career led her to membership in Actor's Equity, AFTRA, and SAG professional actors unions. She has earned her living doing stage, television, industrial, film, commercial and voice-over work.
Pam celebrated the beginning of her 13th season at the Theatre by directing her 50th production here, 9 TO 5 THE MUSICAL.
