2025 DIVINE DIVAS All You Need Is Love!

Thalian Association Community Theatre (TACT) was founded in 1788 and is the oldest community theatre in the United States. Today TACT supports the quality of life & economic vitality of the Cape Fear Region with theatrical productions at Thalian Hall, the 2nd Street Stage Historic USO Building, and other community venues, management of the Community Arts Center, the arts festival Orange Street ArtsFest, & Youth Theatre education/performance opportunities. During the 2023-2024 season 76,546 people participated in Thalian Association productions, attended special events, or visited the Community Arts Center. 7006 youths & adults participated in youth theatre programs, 50,548 people attended an event or class at the Community Arts Center, and 18,992 people saw a show or special event. You make it happen!

Divine Divas All You Need Is Love is our major fundraiser for 2025! Proceeds from All You Need Is Love will fund theatrical productions, Youth Theatre programs, and education outreach. We hope you will support community theatre as a sponsor, joining the event committee, or buying tickets for this very special event.

Tickets $95

Best Value – Table of Ten Tickets $85

For more information about ways to support contact Susan Habas at 910-251-1788.

Divine Divas From The Beginning

Divine Divas began in 2017 when veteran theatre director Mike Thompson approached Thalian Association Executive Director Susan Habas with the idea for a fundraiser based on a Broadway concert featuring female performers on stage together. TACT always needs a fundraiser and wanted to support another community non-profit organization as well. Ovarian Cancer had impacted the community theatre family so TACT decided to support She ROCKS and celebrate the amazing women and families working together to fund research and treatment for this disease. Divine Divas Fundraisers continue Thalian Association Community Theatre’s 235 year tradition of supporting citizens of the Cape Fear region.

For the first three years the Divine Divas concept was two night concerts at the Hannah Block Historic USO/Community Arts Center but in 2020 TACT President Joan Loch thought it was time to go to the next level with a full evening of delightful entertainment in a cabaret atmosphere. From 2017-2023 Divine Divas fundraisers donated $45,227.65 to support She ROCKS and Kids Making It.

In 2007, the North Carolina legislature named the Thalian Association Community Theatre the Official Community Theater of North Carolina. In an official ceremony held in Wilmington, Secretary of State Elaine Marshall emphasized that our organization’s prestigious title was not a distinction given lightly. “This is truly unique,” Marshall said. “But what this really means is that it’s honoring a tradition of inspiring people, helping children, healing a community, all the things that the performing arts and an association to support that can mean.”