The Mai

Schedule

Thu, 23 Oct, 2025 at 07:30 pm to Sun, 26 Oct, 2025 at 02:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

1533 S Main St, 27127 | Winston Salem, NC

Advertisement
An accomplished, beautiful forty-year-old woman, The Mai has always sought an exceptional life. Robert, her cellist husband, has always felt stifled by The Mai’s ideals of perfection. After seventeen years he leaves her, whereupon she sets about building a dream house in the hope that he will one day return to her.
From her fairytale castle, The Mai waits by the window for her dark-haired prince to return. Set in the inspiring surrounds of the West of Ireland, on the banks of the legendary Owl Lake, we enter this world on the day of Robert’s return after an absence of four years. In the midst of Mai’s and Robert’s troubled reunion are the idiosyncratic characters that comprise the family. Irreverent and unapologetic, the opium-smoking one-hundred-year-old matriarch, Grandma Fraochlan, presides over all.
The “Spanish Beauty,” as she is known, with her “ancient and fantastical memory” and mythical presence, reminds us that the past is looming ever present. Her daughters, Agnes and Julie, meddle in the affairs of their three nieces, with comical tenacity. Deeply theatrical and profoundly intense, "The Mai" is an epic tale of love and loss, of elusive dreams shattered by vulgar but inescapable reality.
This production is directed by UNCSA School of Drama alumna and guest director Acadia Barrengos.
Playwright: Marina Carr
Advertisement

Where is it happening?

1533 S Main St, 27127, 1533 S Main St, Winston-Salem, NC 27127-2738, United States, Winston Salem

Event Location & Nearby Stays:

Icon
Know what’s Happening Next — before everyone else does.
UNCSA Presents

Host or Publisher UNCSA Presents

Ask AI if this event suits you:

Discover More Events in Winston Salem

THE RED DOOR by Carl J. Grasso (Staged Reading)
Sun, 26 Oct at 06:00 pm THE RED DOOR by Carl J. Grasso (Staged Reading)

Camel City Playhouse

NONPROFIT
James & Joel: A Tribute to Great American Songwriters
Sun, 26 Oct at 06:30 pm James & Joel: A Tribute to Great American Songwriters

251 N Spruce St, Winston-Salem, NC, United States, North Carolina 27101

MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Murder Is Forever \u2013 An Immersive Spy-Themed Murder Mystery Experience
Sun, 26 Oct at 07:00 pm Murder Is Forever – An Immersive Spy-Themed Murder Mystery Experience

Radar Brewing Company

FOOD-DRINKS FOOD-TRUCK-FESTIVALS
Opening Musical
Sun, 26 Oct at 09:00 pm Opening Musical

Emmanuel Baptist Church

LIVE-MUSIC MUSIC
Pre-Opening Preview Class - Call for Registration
Mon, 27 Oct at 09:00 am Pre-Opening Preview Class - Call for Registration

202-B S. Stratford Rd, Winston-Salem, NC, United States, North Carolina 27103

WORKSHOPS
Novant Health Hiring Event - Physician's Offices & Allied Health
Mon, 27 Oct at 10:00 am Novant Health Hiring Event - Physician's Offices & Allied Health

Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center

HEALTH-WELLNESS
ELVIS TRIBUTE ARTIST RICK BROOKS   BROOKRIDGE COMMUNITY
Mon, 27 Oct at 01:00 pm ELVIS TRIBUTE ARTIST RICK BROOKS BROOKRIDGE COMMUNITY

Brookridge Life Plan Community

ART PARTIES
Fall Italian Dinner: Cacciatore Amore!
Mon, 27 Oct at 06:00 pm Fall Italian Dinner: Cacciatore Amore!

Southern Home & Kitchen

WORKSHOPS ART
The Mai
Thu, 23 Oct at 07:30 pm The Mai

1533 S Main St, 27127

PERFORMANCES ART
James & Joel: A Tribute to Great American Songwriters
Sun, 26 Oct at 06:30 pm James & Joel: A Tribute to Great American Songwriters

251 N Spruce St, Winston-Salem, NC, United States, North Carolina 27101

MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Object of the Month: Smith Reynolds\u2019 Logbook
Wed, 29 Oct at 11:00 am Object of the Month: Smith Reynolds’ Logbook

2250 Reynolda Rd, Winston-Salem, NC, United States, North Carolina 27106

Bassoon and Friends - Ofrenda
Sat, 01 Nov at 07:30 pm Bassoon and Friends - Ofrenda

1533 S Main St, 27127

ENTERTAINMENT PERFORMANCES
To Wit: The Lighter Side of Singing from Baroque to Broadway
Sun, 02 Nov at 03:00 pm To Wit: The Lighter Side of Singing from Baroque to Broadway

1533 S Main St, 27127

ART LITERARY-ART
"Be the Light" Dance Hafla
Sun, 02 Nov at 06:00 pm "Be the Light" Dance Hafla

Real World Ballroom

PERFORMANCES ART
Sun, 02 Nov at 07:00 pm The Kitchen Dwellers at The Ramkat

The Ramkat

TRIPS-ADVENTURES
Clive Carroll
Fri, 07 Nov at 07:00 pm Clive Carroll

626 South Main Street, Winston-Salem, NC, United States, North Carolina 27101

MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Alum Ridge Boys & Ashlee
Sun, 09 Nov at 02:00 pm Alum Ridge Boys & Ashlee

626 South Main Street, Winston-Salem, NC, United States, North Carolina 27101

MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
TopHouse at The Ramkat
Thu, 13 Nov TopHouse at The Ramkat

The Ramkat

TRIPS-ADVENTURES
The Wallflowers at The Ramkat
Fri, 14 Nov at 08:00 pm The Wallflowers at The Ramkat

The Ramkat

TRIPS-ADVENTURES
Makes My Blood Dance Z3r02LGHT$p33D!  Fest @ Monstercade
Sat, 22 Nov at 06:00 pm Makes My Blood Dance Z3r02LGHT$p33D! Fest @ Monstercade

Monstercade

ENTERTAINMENT PARTIES

What's Happening Next in Winston Salem?

Discover Winston Salem Events