Sunday, April 10th, the Madera County Arts Council has purchased 100 tickets for the matinee showing of MSTC Theatre Co.’s spring production, “High School Musical!”
Your $30 ticket gets you a delicious brunch along with wine & mimosas at 12pm, followed by reserved seating for the 2pm performance! Also included are refreshments and goodies at intermission!
You may obtain tickets from any MCAC board members or by coming into Circle Gallery and purchasing them from Rick Dorris, our Office Admin & Gallery Assistant, who just so happens to be an alumni of Ginger Latimer’s Coyote Theatre Company, the predecessor to MSTC Theatre.
How did this collaboration come to be?
Ginger and I have been collaborating on drama related events for over 20 years, beginning when she was working with the GATE programs at the elementary and junior high levels and two of our children were classmates at John Adams . We both had a love for theater and a belief that it could not only be a creative outlet but also an important teaching tool. Our first collaborations began with Renaissance Faire activities at the elementary and junior high level. A partnership between the high school drama programs where Ginger now works, and the Madera county Arts Council where I am now a board member seemed a logical extension of work begun years ago.
By working together to offer an afternoon of good food and great musical entertainment for the community we hope to more fully engage Maderans in the art programs of the Drama dept. at Madera South High and the Madera County Arts Council. The caliber of program that Ginger Latimer and MSTC bring to the Madera art scene is deserving of more attention , as are the many art education programs offered by MCAC.
To see them grow. We are a vibrant multicultural community, one that needs more opportunity to share life experiences through art. The performing and visual arts are universal by nature … all genders, nationalities, ages, appreciate them. And Madera is on the cusp of creating a new Cultural and Performing Arts Center…now is the time to begin growing programs and events to fill that space and make it the artistic center of our city.
Yes. The MSTC/MCAC Theater event has been in place for several years now and has grown each year. One of the hopes for the future is to expand and include other schools through perhaps a ” season ticket” option … It is all about supporting the students, first and foremost.
We will have special drinks and a large variety of both savory and sweet food items on our ” brunch table” during the pre show event, and in honor of the current play root beer floats will be served during intermission. There is always more than enough to eat…plan to have lunch with us and enjoy the afternoon.
We always need sponsors! Our community is relatively small with many different organizations needing and asking for the sponsorship dollar. Education is the key here…for many students the arts are what keep them coming to school and anything we can do to keep them engaged is worthwhile; you can support this event by purchasing a block of tickets and joining us for the afternoon, sponsoring food expenses, providing $ for advertising, making a one time contribution to MSTC. Dollar donations supporting this event can be made to the Madera County Arts Council, 1653 North Schnoor, Ste 113 ( note theater event on check). All monies earned from this event will go to supporting the drama dept. at Madera South High School, and the art in education programs of the Madera County Arts Council.