Lone Star Cy Fair Stage Center for the Arts
Managing director Michael Montgomery, of Cypress, left, and Courtney Drupe, 26, of Leap, who is playing the part of the "Ghost of Christmas Past" in the upcoming Stageworks Theatre production of "A Christmas Carol", chat off phase during a rehearsal at The Lone Star Higher - Cy-Fair Performing Arts Centre on Sept. 26, 2018.
Jerry Bakery, Houston Chronicle / Contributor
Managing director Michael Montgomery, of Cypress, left, and Courtney Berry, 26, of Spring, who is playing the part of the "Ghost of Christmas Past" in the upcoming Stageworks Theatre product of "A Christmas Ballad", chat off phase during a rehearsal at The Lonely Star Higher - Cy-Fair Performing Arts Center on Sept. 26, 2018.
Jerry Bakery, Houston Chronicle / Contributor
Kristen Malisewski, (on floor from left), Lucy Campbell, and Jordynn Godrey, and Ann Marie Boyd (standing from left), Kelly McMichael, and Josef Anderson work a dance scene during a rehearsal of the upcoming Stageworks Theatre production of "A Christmas Ballad" at The Lone Star College - Cy-Off-white Performing Arts Center on Sept. 26, 2018.
Jerry Baker, Houston Relate / Contributor
Ann Marie Boyd, forepart from left, Nathan Crooks, Brad Zimmerman, and Ashland Noss, and Kristen Malisewski, back from left, Lucy Campbell, Brandon Hahs, Sol Carlos, and piece of work a dance scene during a rehearsal of the upcoming Stageworks Theatre product of "A Christmas Carol" at The Lone Star College - Cy-Fair Performing Arts Eye on Sept. 26, 2018.
Jerry Baker, Houston Chronicle / Contributor
Emily Horne, from left, Joshua Godfrey, Sol Carlos, Brad Zimmerman ("Ebenezer Scrooge"), Brandon Hahs ("Jacob Marley"), Kristen Malisewski, and Lucy Campbell work a trip the light fantastic toe scene during a rehearsal of the upcoming Stageworks Theatre production of "A Christmas Carol" at The Lonely Star College - Cy-Fair Performing Arts Center on Sept. 26, 2018.
Jerry Baker, Houston Chronicle / Contributor
In this photo from 2018, actors work a scene during a rehearsal of Stageworks Theatre's production of "A Christmas Carol" at The Lone Star College - Cy-Fair Performing Arts Center. Stageworks will present Ken Ludwig'south "'Twas the Night Earlier Christmas" opening Nov. 14 and continuing through Dec. 20, 2020.
Jerry Bakery, Houston Relate / Contributor
Lucy Campbell, from left, and Josef Anderson work a dance scene during a rehearsal of the upcoming Stageworks Theatre production of "A Christmas Carol" at The Lone Star College - Cy-Fair Performing Arts Center on Sept. 26, 2018.
Jerry Bakery, Houston Chronicle / Contributor
Choreographer Adam Delka leads his dancers during a rehearsal of the upcoming Stageworks Theatre production of "A Christmas Carol" at The Lone Star Higher - Cy-Fair Performing Arts Center on Sept. 26, 2018.
Jerry Baker, Houston Relate / Contributor
Nathan Crooks, forepart from left, Lucy Campbell, Brad Zimmerman (Ebenezer Scrooge), Brandon Hahs (Jacob Marley), and Ashland Noss, and Lucy Campbell (dorsum left to right) and Sol Carlos work a trip the light fantastic scene during a rehearsal of the upcoming Stageworks Theatre product of "A Christmas Ballad" at The Lone Star Higher - Cy-Fair Performing Arts Center on Sept. 26, 2018.
Jerry Baker, Houston Chronicle / Contributor
Brad Zimmerman (Ebenezer Scrooge), from left, Brandon Hahs (Jacob Marley), Kristen Malisewski, Ann Marie Boyd, Lucy Campbell, and Josef Anderson work a trip the light fantastic scene during a rehearsal of the upcoming Stageworks Theatre production of "A Christmas Carol" at The Lone Star College - Cy-Fair Performing Arts Heart on Sept. 26, 2018.
Jerry Baker, Houston Chronicle / Contributor
Kristen Malisewski, from left, Lucy Campbell, and Josef Anderson work a dance scene during a rehearsal of the upcoming Stageworks Theatre production of "A Christmas Ballad" at The Lone Star College - Cy-Fair Performing Arts Eye on Sept. 26, 2018.
Jerry Baker, Houston Chronicle / Contributor
Kristen Malisewski, from left, Lucy Campbell, and Josef Anderson work a dance scene during a rehearsal of the upcoming Stageworks Theatre production of "A Christmas Carol" at The Lone Star Higher - Cy-Fair Performing Arts Center on Sept. 26, 2018.
Jerry Baker, Houston Chronicle / Contributor
Kristen Malisewski, from left, Lucy Campbell, and Josef Anderson work a dance scene during a rehearsal of the upcoming Stageworks Theatre product of "A Christmas Ballad" at The Lonely Star Higher - Cy-Fair Performing Arts Center on Sept. 26, 2018.
Jerry Baker, Houston Chronicle / Contributor
Kristen Malisewski, from left, Lucy Campbell, Ann Marie Boyd, and Josef Anderson piece of work a trip the light fantastic toe scene during a rehearsal of the upcoming Stageworks Theatre product of "A Christmas Carol" at The Lone Star College - Cy-Fair Performing Arts Middle on Sept. 26, 2018.
Jerry Baker, Houston Chronicle / Correspondent
Brad Zimmerman, left, of Cypress, who will play "Scrooge", works a dance scene with Ashley Cooper during a rehearsal of the upcoming Stageworks Theatre production of "A Christmas Carol" at The Lone Star College - Cy-Fair Performing Arts Center on Sept. 26, 2018.
Jerry Baker, Houston Chronicle / Contributor
Courtney Berry, from left, of Spring, who takes the part of "The Ghost of Christmas By", Peyton Kargel, 13, a 7th grader at Spillane Middle School, who will play his role as an "Acolyte", Brad Zimmerman, of Cypress, who will play "Scrooge", and Nathan Crooks, of Cypress, who will likewise play an "Acolyte", work a scene during a rehearsal of the upcoming Stageworks Theatre product of "A Christmas Carol" at The Alone Star Higher - Cy-Fair Performing Arts Center on Sept. 26, 2018.
Jerry Baker, Houston Chronicle / Contributor
Courtney Berry, left, of Bound, who will play "The Ghost of Christmas Past", listens to stage instructions from Director Michael Montgomery, of Cypress, during a rehearsal of the upcoming Stageworks Theatre production of "A Christmas Carol" at The Lonely Star College - Cy-Fair Performing Arts Center on Sept. 26, 2018.
Jerry Baker, Houston Chronicle / Contributor
Courtney Berry, from left, of Spring, who takes the function of "The Ghost of Christmas By", Peyton Kargel, thirteen, a seventh grader at Spillane Heart School, who will play his role equally an "Acolyte", Brad Zimmerman, of Cypress, who will play "Scrooge", and Nathan Crooks, of Cypress, who will also play an "Acolyte", work a scene during a rehearsal of the upcoming Stageworks Theatre production of "A Christmas Carol" at The Alone Star College - Cy-Off-white Performing Arts Center on Sept. 26, 2018.
Jerry Baker, Houston Relate / Contributor
Courtney Drupe, from left, of Spring, who takes the function of "The Ghost of Christmas Past", Peyton Kargel, 13, a 7th grader at Spillane Middle School, who will play his function as an "Acolyte", Brad Zimmerman, of Cypress, who volition play "Scrooge", and Nathan Crooks, of Cypress, who will as well play an "Acolyte", work a scene during a rehearsal of the upcoming Stageworks Theatre production of "A Christmas Ballad" at The Lone Star College - Cy-Fair Performing Arts Heart on Sept. 26, 2018.
Jerry Baker, Houston Chronicle / Contributor
Courtney Drupe, from left, of Bound, who takes the role of "The Ghost of Christmas By", Peyton Kargel, 13, a 7th grader at Spillane Middle Schoolhouse, who volition play his part every bit an "Acolyte", Brad Zimmerman, of Cypress, who will play "Scrooge", and Nathan Crooks, of Cypress, who will also play an "Acolyte", work a scene during a rehearsal of the upcoming Stageworks Theatre production of "A Christmas Carol" at The Alone Star College - Cy-Fair Performing Arts Heart on Sept. 26, 2018.
Jerry Baker, Houston Relate / Contributor
Courtney Berry, from left, of Leap, who takes the office of "The Ghost of Christmas Past", Peyton Kargel, 13, a 7th grader at Spillane Center School, who will play his part every bit an "Acolyte", Brad Zimmerman, of Cypress, who will play "Scrooge", and Nathan Crooks, of Cypress, who will also play an "Acolyte", piece of work a scene with Director Michael Montgomery, of Cypress, during a rehearsal of the upcoming Stageworks Theatre production of "A Christmas Carol" at The Lone Star Higher - Cy-Fair Performing Arts Centre on Sept. 26, 2018.
Jerry Baker, Houston Relate / Correspondent
Brad Zimmerman, left, of Cypress, who volition play "Scrooge", and Courtney Berry, of Spring, who takes the part of "The Ghost of Christmas Past", work a scene during a rehearsal of the upcoming Stageworks Theatre production of "A Christmas Carol" at The Lone Star Higher - Cy-Off-white Performing Arts Center on Sept. 26, 2018.
Jerry Bakery, Houston Chronicle / Contributor
Courtney Drupe, of Jump, who takes the role of "The Ghost of Christmas Past", listens to instructions during a rehearsal of the upcoming Stageworks Theatre production of "A Christmas Carol" at The Lone Star College - Cy-Off-white Performing Arts Centre on Sept. 26, 2018.
Jerry Baker, Houston Chronicle / Contributor
Courtney Berry, from left, of Leap, who takes the part of "The Ghost of Christmas By", Peyton Kargel, 13, a 7th grader at Spillane Middle School, who will play his office as an "Acolyte", Brad Zimmerman, of Cypress, who volition play "Scrooge", and Nathan Crooks, of Cypress, who will also play an "Acolyte", work a scene with Director Michael Montgomery, of Cypress, during a rehearsal of the upcoming Stageworks Theatre production of "A Christmas Carol" at The Lone Star College - Cy-Off-white Performing Arts Center on Sept. 26, 2018.
Jerry Baker, Houston Chronicle / Contributor
Brad Zimmerman, from left, of Cypress, who volition play "Scrooge", Courtney Drupe, of Leap, who takes the function of "The Ghost of Christmas Past", and Peyton Kargel, 13, a seventh grader at Spillane Middle Schoolhouse, and Nathan Crooks, of Cypress, who will play the "Acolytes", take a suspension during a rehearsal of the upcoming Stageworks Theatre product of "A Christmas Carol" at The Lone Star Higher - Cy-Fair Performing Arts Center on Sept. 26, 2018.
Jerry Baker, Houston Chronicle / Contributor
Brad Zimmerman, from left, of Cypress, who will play "Scrooge", Courtney Berry, of Bound, who takes the role of "The Ghost of Christmas Past", and Peyton Kargel, thirteen, a 7th grader at Spillane Middle Schoolhouse, and Nathan Crooks, of Cypress, who will play the "Acolytes", take a break during a rehearsal of the upcoming Stageworks Theatre production of "A Christmas Carol" at The Alone Star College - Cy-Fair Performing Arts Center on Sept. 26, 2018.
Jerry Baker, Houston Chronicle / Contributor
Brad Zimmerman, from left, of Cypress, who will play "Scrooge", Courtney Drupe, of Spring, who takes the role of "The Ghost of Christmas Past", and Peyton Kargel, 13, a 7th grader at Spillane Middle School, and Nathan Crooks, of Cypress, who will play the "Acolytes", take a break during a rehearsal of the upcoming Stageworks Theatre product of "A Christmas Carol" at The Lonely Star College - Cy-Fair Performing Arts Center on Sept. 26, 2018.
Jerry Baker, Houston Chronicle / ContributorStageworks Theatre has past members who have gone on to appear in both television and Broadway shows — and at present the local theater company has partnered with Lone Star Higher - Cy-Fair to bring large-scale productions to the northwest Houston surface area.
With a set of volunteer actors and a self-motivated crew, Stageworks Theatre delivers professional-quality plays for family outings, or appointment nighttime.
Stageworks Theatre, founded in 2005, is a Cy-Fair-area nonprofit theater company operated by volunteers. Artistic director Michael Montgomery describes Stageworks Theatre as a company run by individuals with a love for theater.
"It was a group of people who got together, literally wrote checks there and said, 'Let's kickoff a theater,'" Montgomery said. "They geared it toward family theater. That'due south a general term but that'due south the best way to describe it. …They but decided to pursue this because they thought that northwest Houston was lacking that at the time."
Montgomery became Stageworks' creative director in 2015 later initially joining to assistance his children in pursuing theater. Since 2005, Stageworks has undergone changes to provide more options for plays and artistic inventiveness. Montgomery said there was a large shift with the proper noun change from Houston Family Arts Heart to Stageworks Theatre in 2016.
Montgomery said Stageworks had to evolve their mission with Cy-Off-white around 2013.
"Businesses were moving in and [Cy-Fair] was no longer just the suburban bedroom community, it was a thriving community," he said. "We concluded upwards changing some of the programming a footling bit to exist more inclusive of the demographic. Instead of having straight quondam, right-down-the-middle family plays, nosotros added unlike types of options."
As a consequence, Stageworks has continued to present family-oriented plays, such as "Cinderella" and "Beauty and the Beast," but the theater company has branched out to more mature plays like "12 Aroused Men" and "Les Miserables."
Montgomery said one of the goals for Stageworks is to bring an experience comparable to, if non meliorate than, a theater performance downtown while expanding the company'southward audience. After choosing to accept on more varied shows, Stageworks saw its audience, and cast, expand.
"We started looking at shows that were destination shows for actors and designers," he said. "We kind of prided ourselves in taking shows that were traditionally large, expensive and risky shows. …Nosotros've gone afterward those shows. We merely went out there and started producing those shows."
Past members of Stageworks have gone on to attend professional acting schools in the country and take go touring cast members of Broadway musicals and other productions, Montgomery said. Sadie Sink, a quondam actor for Stageworks Theater, played Max in the Netflix series "Stranger Things."
Stageworks also has a children's academy, where participants will star in plays while learning how to human action.
"Most people don't know that, attached to our theater, there is a group that focuses on teaching interim, confidence building, picking out immature performers. …It's astonishing to hear some of the stories," Montgomery said.
Before this twelvemonth, Stageworks Theatre and Lonely Star Higher-CyFair announced a co-production partnership, according to a LSC-CyFair press release.
The two entities are combining their theater production crews, including actors and technician crews, and co-producing plays at the LSC-CyFair campus. The first play, "A Christmas Carol, The Musical," is set to be on stage from November. 23 to December. 16 and "Mama Mia," is planned to debut next summertime.
LSC-CyFair theatre technician Benjamin Bricklayer, who previously designed sets for Stageworks, said the partnership will requite Stageworks a chance to expand their audience while assuasive LSC-CyFair to showcase their quality plays. At the moment, LSC-CyFair and Stageworks plan to produce two plays together yearly.
"Large musicals are extraordinarily challenging to continually produce financially, logistically, and artistically, just combining resource allows us to go on at it, despite limited resources," Mason said.
Kelly Gernhart, dean of arts, humanities and social sciences at LSC-CyFair, said the partnership is mutually beneficial.
"Acting onstage with such high-caliber talent volition non only raise our [theater] program, merely including Stageworks Theatre in our students' portfolios will be a quality addition to their resumes," Gernhart said in a LSC-CyFair printing release.
Montgomery said the company's cast and their love for theater brand Stageworks a unique and a quality feel. He said the company is not nigh finding the best actors, simply building the skills of current and futurity cast members.
"We listen to our patrons, we heed to our subscribers, we listen to people who aren't our subscribers," Montgomery said. "We want people to be passionate about live theater."
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Source: https://www.chron.com/neighborhood/cyfair/news/article/Lone-Star-College-Stageworks-partnership-brings-13293007.php
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