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Carolina Productions

We are all about entertainment — for students, by students! Carolina Productions brings life to campus with year-round events including the Cockstock Homecoming Concert, The Dating Game, Birdcage Drag Show, SpringFest Carnival, popular movie screenings, petting zoos, and so much more! 

 

Spring 2024 Events

Russell House Theater, 6:30 p.m.

Join Carolina Productions for a showing of Bottoms.

PJ and Josie are determined to hook up with cheerleaders Isabel and Brittany before they graduate from high school. After a violent incident lands them facing expulsion, they claim to have started a self-defense fight club. This draws the interest of the cheerleaders. But it isn't long before the lie goes beyond their ability to control it.

Catch this Cockbuster Movie with free popcorn, drinks, and swag with trivia starting at 6:30 p.m. and a 7:00 p.m. show!

Russell House Theater, 6:30 p.m.

Join Carolina Productions for a showing of Five Nights at Freddy's.

Down on his luck and running out of options, Mike Schmidt agrees to take a job as a night shift security guard at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza. However, he quickly realizes that things aren't quite as they seem at Freddy's when the animatronic creatures at the restaurant come alive, hungry for revenge.

Catch this Cockbuster Movie with free popcorn, drinks, and swag with trivia starting at 6:30 p.m. and a 7:00 p.m. show!

Koger Center for the Arts, 7-8:30 p.m.

Come out to the Koger Center to watch Tiktok star Drew Afualo play matchmaker with your fellow students! The Dating Game show will be followed by a Q&A with Drew. It will be a fun night full of laughs and love that you won't want to miss!

*This event is only open to current USC students, faculty, and staff with a valid Carolina Card.

Russell House Theater, 6:30 p.m.

Join Carolina Productions for a showing of Air!

This biographical drama tells the true story of shoe salesman Sonny Vaccaro. Vaccaro works in the basketball division of Nike. Still in its early stages, the division aims to fuse sports and culture through Nike's sportswear. When Vaccaro meets a rookie basketballer called Michael Jordan, he makes the risky decision to offer him a brand partnership. Together, Jordan and Nike change the history of sports forever.

Catch this Cockbuster Movie with free popcorn, drinks, and swag with trivia starting at 6:30 PM and a 7:00 PM Show!

Russell House Theater, 6:30 p.m.

Join Carolina Productions for a showing of The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes!

Descending from a prestigious family, Coriolanus Snow is having a hard time adjusting to the fall of his family's legacy after they suffered enormous losses during the war of the Districts and the Capitol. To regain his family's stature, he accepts a job mentoring tributes invented for the upcoming tenth Hunger Games. A prequel to The Hunger Games series, this adaptation follows the story of Coriolanus Snow during his youth.

Catch this Cockbuster Movie with free popcorn, drinks, and swag with trivia starting at 6:30 PM and a 7:00 PM Show!

Russell House Ballroom, 7-9 p.m.

Cocky's Playroom will take you back in time to your childhood where you can recapture your youth. The event will include many activities such as Mario Kart, mini golf, giant Jenga, and arts and crafts. There will also be some sweet treats for you to enjoy!

Davis Field, 12-2 p.m.

Everyone's favorite animals are back for the Springfest Petting Zoo! Take a break from classes and join us on Davis Field to pet the cutest animals . Cows, chickens, rabbits, donkeys, tortoises, and more!!

Russell House Patio, 7-9 p.m.

Come show us your best dance moves at our silent disco party!! Never heard of silent disco? Here's how it works. We will provide headphones that have three channels, each playing different music. You will get to choose which channel to listen to while the friends around you listen to the same song or maybe a different one. If you love music, you will love silent disco!

The Horseshoe, 7:30 p.m.

Join us for a special edition of the Cockbuster Movie Series hosted on the historic Horseshoe! We will be showing Mean Girls (2024)!

Cady Heron is a hit with the Plastics, the A-list girl clique at her new school, and she makes the mistake of falling for Aaron Samuels, ex-boyfriend of alpha Plastic, Regina George.

Catch this Cockbuster Movie with free popcorn, drinks, and swag with trivia starting at 7:30 PM and an 8:00 PM Show. Oh, and at this week's Cockbuster WE WEAR PINK!

Russell House Theater, 6:30 p.m.

Join Carolina Productions for a showing of The Color Purple!

The new musical adaptation of Alice Walker's novel about the life-long struggles of an African American woman living in the south during the early 1900s.

Catch this Cockbuster Movie with free popcorn, drinks, and swag with trivia starting at 6:30 PM and a 7:00 PM Show!

Russell House Ballroom, 8-10 p.m.

Join us for the 26th annual Birdcage Drag Show! A fabulous show will be put on by some local drag performers and an extra special guest headliner that you do not want to miss!

Russell House Theater, 6:30 p.m.

Join Carolina Productions for a showing of Iron Claw!

The biographical drama chronicles the rise of the four Von Erich brothers in the field of professional wrestling in the 1980s. Coached by their father Fritz Von Erich, Kevin, Kerry, David, and Mike become famous wrestling champions as they dominate the ring with countless victories. Soon, their fame turns into a curse when deadly tragedy strikes the Von Erich family.

Catch this Cockbuster Movie with free popcorn, drinks, and swag with trivia starting at 6:30 PM and a 7:00 PM Show!



Visit our Garnet Gate page for more information about our events!

 

Carolina Productions Executive Team

Serves as the official spokesperson and visionary for Carolina Productions. Provide general direction and ensure efficient functioning of all components of the organization. Serve as liaison between Carolina Productions and other University entities.

Contact: sacppres@mailbox.sc.edu

 

Responsible for managing the budget and developing the budget proposal for the next fiscal year for Carolina Productions. Responsible for retention efforts including, but not limited to planning CP banquet, socials and assisting with planning developmental retreats. Serves on the Russell House Advisory Board by attending monthly meetings. Partners with VPEA to create and implement a recruitment strategy and plan.

Contact: savpia@mailbox.sc.edu

Responsible for co-sponsorships for programs and maintains relationships with campus partners (student organizations and university professionals). Maintains a positive relationship with the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs (OMSA) to ensure the organization is supporting all student populations at the University of South Carolina. Maintains Carolina Productions website and Garnet Gate page to make sure that it is up to date. Partners with VPIA to create and implement a recruitment strategy and plan.

Contact: savpdo@mailbox.sc.edu

Responsible for managing the logistics and execution of all Carolina Productions events. Oversees the Carolina Productions Event Coordinators and assists them through the event planning process. Organizes the event proposal process and finalizes the calendar of events for each semester.

Contact: savpe@mailbox.sc.edu

Manage organization social media accounts: Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and TikTok. Work to promote events through a variety of mediums. Create a marketing strategy and schedule.

Contact: sacpcomm@mailbox.sc.edu

Design all event graphics and promotional materials. Work to promote events through a variety of mediums. Create a marketing strategy and schedule.

Contact: sacpmrkt@mailbox.sc.edu

Develop event budgets and monitor all expenditures. Provide overall leadership and direction in executing the programming process (program selection, promotion, production, and evaluation). Prepare and present program proposals for upcoming semesters to the Executive board.

Contact:

Madelyn Miller - sacpevt1@mailbox.sc.edu
Ethan Stone - sacpevt2@mailbox.sc.edu
Jess Gregorio - sacpevt3@mailbox.sc.edu
Kyla Conyers - sacpevt4@mailbox.sc.edu

 

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