I love new usage for old buildings, and this place is a classic example of that. It was previously…read morethe Collin County Courthouse, and it has been a excellently converted over to a performing arts center. I believe most of its usage is usually musical artists and small intimate concerts, but I was here to see a play. Specifically, I was watching "A Christmas Carol", a work I have always been fond of for my entire life. This was a special one hour adaptation of the play, written by Dr Andrew Harris. We did not come to McKinney specifically to see the play, but while we were there we were looking for a particular bookstore. Tiny Tim was outside the Performing Arts Center drumming up people to come in and watch the play when my wife asked him (really her) where we would find the bookstore. When we got to the bookstore, wouldn't you know, there was Dr Harris, doing an Author/Writer visit. How could we not take that as a sign and attend the play! Glad we did, it was a great experience!

Old courthouse turned into an intimate music venue, this little place rocks. Literally tonight it…read morerocked with blues revival artist Jax Hollow. She was born and raised in New York City by a firefighter father( injured in 911 and school teacher mother. After appearing on and doing well on the 14 Season of American idol, she's worked hard getting her musical career up to speed. Great performance tonight and after her very first Texas Performance,the Lone Star state wishes her all the best. The system keeps giving me error messages I apologize if this gets posted more than once

What's not to like about community theater? Reasonable…read moreprices,fun plays, sincere cast,no pretense. This place has been around for years evidently and I'm just finding it. Reasonable prices and convenient location makes it a no brainer. The show tonight , Dracula- A Comedy of Terrors ,was very entertaining. I won't hesitate to go back and I highly recommend you... Go!

Today's show is Calendar Girls. I have seen On Golden Pond and White Christmas. The sets, the…read moreactors, everything is top notch. Do yourself a favor and go. You'll love it.

Great scrip and great local actors makes for fun experience at playhouse. The production company…read morebrought back Four Weddings and Elvis after much demand from 7 years ago. Small theatre (80+ seating I guess) so you sit up close and personal to the actors. Minimum scenery and props so depend on acting and your imagination to enjoy the show. Plenty of parking to rear of theatre (west side). Check out the 2023 season as we are sure to go back for another helping.

I watched a play called Black Comedy tonight at Cox Playhouse in Plano presented by Rover…read moreDramawerks. It was pretty unique experience. I used to love checking out the plays back in college. Mainly because they were free with my student ID but also because it's live. No editing, no takes, no do-overs.. everything is live. This particular play took it one step further. The seating arrangement was basically within breathing room of the actors and actresses all around the "stage". It's really just one room and everyone's on stage. Hard to explain. Check out the play if you can. I think it's playing entire month. So what makes this venue or experience 4 stars for me is this. After the play, they served refreshments (including wine) and the cast comes out to mingle and chat with the patrons. I didn't stay too long afterwards but I got to talk to one of the actors and he's just a regular Joe working on this in his precious spare time. Of all the plays I've been to, I've never experienced this before. Good venue. I will gladly continue supporting this theater. Quick note about the play itself. Very interesting. I'm not going to give much away as you can probably read synopsis of the play online anyway. But it might not be for all ages. I would say don't bring your kids which I noticed some patrons brought children. The actresses are a bit scantily clad but it's entirely appropriate to the theme of the play though. Update: Originally I gave it 5 stars. Since the review is for the theater room itself and not the play, I felt that I couldn't do the review justice if I didn't mention this part as it pertains to the theater itself. So I have bumped it down to 4 stars but obviously I still had a good experience despite my seating location. The seating matters. It's true that the stage is pretty much the room but there is a raised area of the stage that the actors and actresses will also use during the performance. If you sit too close to this area, then your view is blocked and cannot see what's going on up there. It's general admission so good thing is you can go early and grab a good seat but just be aware of the limitation I mentioned.

I have rlly personal exp w/ this place so this is gna b long…read more I was practically raised in this building. My first show here was at age 11, my last at 19. In that time I'd been in so many productions I have actually lost count. If this was a real workplace it would break numerous labor laws. To start acting here you NEED to come in with little self-respect and leave with none. Actors are expected to volunteer their money, clothes, pets, children and any sign of second thought is looked on as selfishness. There are contracts for the volunteer work here which do not exist for the protection of the laborer. I'm pretty sure they're accessible from their website. You can read them yourself. You'd have to be really naive to think you weren't being taken advantage of. Dude who owns it; a man actually named Jamey J. Jameson. I spent my adolescence trying to know this man. The only conclusion I can come to is that at some point he got bitter and his heart died. He holds himself with such disdain toward everything around him. ACT has a reputation for doing shows without licensing. This is because Jamey has made an enemy of nearly every prominent licensing company he's worked with. He has consistently refused to try to make amends because doing that would require admitting fault. He could fix this problem by being an adult and owning up to the person he's become but I know he'll never do that. This stubbornness is legitimately destroying his business. I'm embarrassed to have once considered him a mentor For a long time he would punish hyperactive KIDS in his KIDS productions by giving them 'the shirt'. Which was a punishment where Jamey's often unwashed sweaty t-shirt was pulled over a kid's head and they were held against his bare, stinking, damp, hairy torso. that's a deeply fucked up thing to do to children, man. At age 14, while I was still acting here, I developed an eating disorder. The adults around me spread the rumor that I had a sexually transmitted disease because I'm queer. Jamey would routinely mock me for having rapidly lost weight. I guess he thought it was like. Unmanly or something? Because there's nothing cooler than calling a child a fag (which he also did). Made him feel big and funny. I later learned he used my recovery as a story in a bid to receive funding from the city without my knowledge or consent. I wouldn't have allowed him to do that if he asked me. Pretty scummy thing to do, man. The summer of that year I had been volunteering as a counselor for the kid's theater camps and I was called ungrateful for taking a break to eat my lunch. Which considering the eating disorder thing that he clearly knew about. Dude??? I guess the work itself was the reward for the work. Many of the ppl in this building are known sex pests who are allowed to continue to work around their victims either because they supply funding to ACT, or out of desperation for actors who are naive enough to supply hours of unpaid, unsafe manual labor on the ever-instilled belief that they have no chance of acting in any other environment. As a child I felt unsafe. As an adult I felt degraded. I've seen this building ruin lives. Rend families apart. ACT likes to sell itself as a struggling haven for outcasts but it's not. It's a little dying hole in the wall where a sad little man's dead dreams poison everything around him. I loved this place. I made and lost some of the deepest friendships I think I'll ever have here. There's so much I learned about myself here, but I REFUSE to give the art centre theatre credit for that. That was me. This place drains people of every bit of passion they bring and claims credit for the things they achieve on their own. The effort and love of performers and directors is so brightly evident! It's what draws people In, makes the shows watchable. But performers are told that they are lesser for it. That nobody else will take them. That they're annoying and broken and that they deserve to work tirelessly and thanklessly to keep a man who hates them's dying business afloat. It's manipulative and considering that this place markets itself toward like. Kids and teens, it's evil. I hope you're reading this, Jamey. I hope one day someone gives you a wake-up call that actually works and you realize that the people around you are as real as you and that each of them goes through things just as miserable as the things you go through. Kindness is a choice you can make, and one that will reward you. That you are not stuck in your position because you are the victim of the world, but because people do not like you. And they dislike you not because of some unchangeable part of you, but because of how you've chosen to treat them. If you don't change you will die miserable. I'm only writing this in a public forum because I know you care so much about reputation and I think it actually might be the only way to reach you. Take it how you will but I'm finally done with this place

The theatre was small and comfortable but bring a sweater. It was a little chilly inside. Not a…read morebad seat in the house. The play was very good and the actors were engaging. In all, a great experience. We are coming back!

My son performed in his fourth play with Breitling yesterday, and while each production has been…read moreimpressive, there was something truly special about this one. What made it amazing wasn't just the show itself--it was the incredible growth I saw in my son. His confidence, presence, and joy on stage left me in awe. Grateful for this experience and the impact Breitling continues to have on him!

From the owner: Breitling Performing Arts is a 501 c-3 non-profit organization…read more We are dedicated to educating children in acting, singing, music, musical theatre dance, and painting. We work with kids from beginning to advanced skill level. We also work with kids of all temperaments and learning challenges. Students have fun, learn lifelong speaking skills, gain confidence, and make lasting friendships!

Loads of fun, both the plays and coming out for it on opening night. They do the cast party on…read moreopening Friday with food and refreshments and of course conversation with the cast and production crew. If you like community theatre this one has different everything for each play and hasn't disappointing yet. A real bargain for season tickets and you get to see them all.

Great little theater especially for comedies. Just saw Four Weddings and an Elvis, which was…read morehysterically funny. Always a good time.

Parking can be out front or if full go behind (west) to large parking lot. We have sat on ground…read morefloor area many times but performance of 'Grease' much better in balcony. Place is small so hearing seeing performance much better. No one blocking view. Elevator available if stairs not first choice.

Limited parking but plenty near the park area within walking distance. The venue overall is a nice…read moresetup. Seating can be limited depending on the overall attendance per event but there is seating along the side and upper levels. The stage on this event was smaller than what our dance performers are used to and a few cords were on the stage for equipment but our dancers handled their space to work with well. DJ for this event was great!

Marina is so talented, patient, organized, and reasonable priced. My daughter can't wait to attend…read moreballet classes here every week!

From the owner: We are a New Ballet Studio located in Beautiful Downtown McKinney! Our focus is creating a learning…read moreexperience your child will love. Classes are smaller in size averaging from 4-5 students, giving your child extra attention and comfort. We believe in making the learning process fun, teaching through games and good music!

Awesome park to come out and walk, jog, or run out! Come solo, bring some friends, enjoy the…read moreoutdoors!

I had a great time here! It was awesome to come here for a Juneteenth concert, they allow you to…read morebring blankets to lay on or lawn chairs BUT, this place seriously needs to be sprayed in the summer for mosquitoes. Even with bug spray I was bit up from head to toe and left early. Let's talk positives: Space Vendor section Lots of lawn area Ability to get close to talent - front stage Great parking options - close to venue entry Only negative was bugs - lots of them: but that's a given outdoors. What would help is to treat the area before events is all I'm saying. I had to leave early due to the bites being too much. After night time, it got intense. Nonetheless enjoyed myself!