South West Theatre Conference Performances

An Iliad

by Lisa Peterson and Denis O’Hare

Based on Homer’s The Iliad, translated by Robert Fagles

Presented by agreement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc.

Cast

The Poet – Jeremy Todd

The Muse – Cory Todd

Crew

Director – Connie Marshall

Crew – Wes Copeland

              Shirley Busbice

History of Brazosport Center Stages 

Brazosport Center Stages is the longest continuously operating community theater on the Texas Gulf Coast. We provide 6-9 quality plays and musicals at affordable prices, yearly. Plays and Musicals are performed in the 188 seat Dow Arena Theater and the 395 seat Freeport LNG Theater at The Center for the Arts & Sciences in Clute, Texas.

The Little Theater of Brazosport’s first production in 1943 of a full three-act play found the area hungry for entertainment. In the summer of 1964, the Little Theater and Brazosport Art League joined forces to produce “Brigadoon” and in 1967 Brazosport Musical Theater was born.

The Center for the Arts & Sciences opened its doors in 1976 and Brazosport Musical Theater took up residence. Needing a pool of talented musicians, they sponsored the formation of Brazosport Symphony as a not-for-profit corporation.

The Little Theater of Brazosport and Brazosport Music Theater consolidated in 1992 and filed for recognition as a not-for-profit and have continued the decades-long tradition of producing high-quality volunteer-driven plays and musical as Brazosport Center Stages.

Providing classes, workshops, and continuing education opportunities, as well as hands-on experiences in live theater, ensures this rich tradition continues.

Sea Wall       

by Simon Stephens

Licencing Company: Dramatist Play Service and they would like the program to read “SEA WALL is presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing, LLC, servicing the Dramatists Play Service collection. (www.dramatists.com)”

Cast

Alex-Nathan R. Miles

Crew

Stage Manager-Katelynn Villanueva

Asst. Stage Manager-Alex Solis

Theatre Club Faculty Representative-Rachel N. Wagner

Director-Nathan R. Miles

Theatre Bio:

NMJC Theatre is located on the campus of New Mexico Junior College in Hobbs, NM. The Theatre Dept. seeks to create a body of work that is rooted in both the classical experience as well as the post-modern era. They promote the Junior College’s mission of success through learning by exposing students to the theatre arts through a variety of classes and opportunities to work on and offstage in a production season. The Theatre Club is an extension of the department and seeks to engage students with the theatre arts outside of a classroom setting. This includes attending live performances, participation in a diverse season of works, and attending live festivals. For more information on New Mexico Junior College please visit: www.nmjc.edu and for more information about NMJC Theatre please contact Nathan R. Miles at: nmiles@nmjc.edu 

Five Lesbians Eating A Quiche

by Evan Linder and Ander Hobgood

Produced with permission from Concord Theatricals

Cast

Lulie – Hailey Wisdom

Wren – Reilly Heffer

Ginny – Greer King

Dale – Beck Pair

Vern – Ivy McGrew

Crew

Directed by Maddy Meigs

Produced by Justin A. Pike

About the Theatre

The Studio was the brainchild of a number of like-minded Little Rock theatre artists and community members who wanted to bring a new brand of community theatre to central Arkansas.  While working together on a show in 2013, they saw the community’s need for an all purpose space to be dedicated to the enrichment of Little Rock across a broad range of artistic endeavors. Through the love, kindness, and generosity of the community The Studio Theatre was born. After extensive renovations to a building at 320 W. 7th Street, TST opened with You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown in May of 2014. The facility also housed the Community Theatre of Little Rock until 2017 when they moved to North Little Rock.  Becoming a 501(c)3 non profit in 2016, The Studio now plays host to the community-wide Dark Night Awards, Arkansas Jazz Society, Arkansas Community Theatre Association’s annual meeting, and our own drag pageant, MX Studio Theatre.

Since 2014, The Studio Theatre has carved out its niche in the already theatre-rich Little Rock arts community with our dedication to producing new works, and works not yet seen by our community.  Under the leadership of Artistic Director Justin A. Pike and former Executive Directors Bob Bidewell and Mark A. Burbank, The Studio has grown from producing four small shows to producing nine full length productions in a season. As well as developing a two week summer theatre education intensive, The Studio has also had the opportunity to play host to a number of Arkansas premieres including Fun Home, The SpongeBob Musical, Rock of Ages, Blackbird, The Play That Goes Wrong, A Christmas Story – The Musical, Dogfight, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Buyer & Cellar, and Hand To God. In April 2019, TST became the first community theatre in the country to produce the prolific musical War Paint since closing on Broadway in 2017.