CCPA Nevada, Missouri's Community Theatre Group

			Community Council on the Performing Arts Fox Playhouse 110 S. Main, Nevada, MO 417-549-6500
"On stage, behind the scenes or in the audience, CCPA needs you!"

Partial funding for CCPA programs may be provided by the Missouri Arts Council, a state agency.

The Community Council on the Performing Arts...

CCPA was established in Nevada, Missouri, in 1973. Since that time, the CCPA has provided over 200 amateur productions for the benefit of the residents in Nevada, Vernon County, and the surrounding area. The CCPA has touched hundreds of lives in our area through our audiences, workers behind the scenes, or performers on stage. Our organization takes a leading role in providing artistic opportunities and experiences for the general public and also provides the youth in our local school districts with specialized programming.

Thank you to Leonard Ernsbarger for his recent article about us in the Daily Mail & Herald-Tribune.

Become one of our valued supporters by joining our 2009-2010 Fund Drive!

Read Grizzabella Fox's Arts Blog for random thoughts, pictures and reviews.

Opens Thursday!

The next theater production at the Fox will be the Valentine's Day show Maybe Baby, It's You, by Charlie Shanian and Shari Simpson. Directed by Kathleen Day and sponsored by First National Bank, the comedy is about the search for that most elusive of entities, the soul mate, and is told in a series of 11 vignettes that cover ground from the first kiss to the not-so-golden years of marriage. We travel through male-female relationships with two searchers with a laundry list of must-have qualities for a mate that swiftly dwindles down to "warm and breathing" as the only prerequisite. Performances are February 11, 12 and 13 at 8 pm and February 14 at 2 pm. All seats $6. Bring your valentine and enjoy the show! Produced by special arrangement with THE DRAMATIC PUBLISHING COMPANY of Woodstock, Illinois.

Make your theater experience one to remember!

Purchase your tickets now for Maybe Baby, It's You at the Cherry Street Grill in Nevada. When you pay for them, you may reserve a table at the Grill for before the performance on your chosen day and receive one dollar off your meal for each ticket purchased. Valentine's Day promises to be a busy day at the restaurant, so reserved seats will ensure your place. The number to call is 417-448-5950.

Community Choir Rehearsals for The Spring Fling

Bill Martin will direct the Community Choir for its spring concert, The Spring Fling, with performance dates March 5,6, and 7, 2010. Rehearsals are held every Tuesday at 7 pm in the Nevada High School choir room. All interested singers are welcome to join the choir - no audition necessary. This event is sponsored by the Neal and Nora Quitno Family.

CCPA looking for more production directors!

Have you ever considered directing a show for CCPA? Now is the perfect opportunity, as we are actively seeking to expand our pool of talented stage directors. While formal training in theatre arts is certainly welcome, it is not a mandatory requirement. A wide range of theatre experience can be substituted for the more formal training. We do provide a stipend for our directors and encourage their creativity. Those interested in directing but having no directing experience might want to team up with one of our experienced directors and learn the ropes, and we can facilitate that process. If you are interested in directing now or think you might want to direct someday please send us a contact number, and our Production Chair will contact you to tell you all about all of our exciting opportunities.

Group Rates Available

For groups of 10 or more, a group discount of $1 per ticket is available. This makes the single ticket price $5 per seat. Group tickets should be reserved in advance by email at main@nevadamoccpa.org

We regret that reserved seating is not available at the Fox Playhouse. Advanced purchase of single tickets is not available. The theater is open for seat selection 30 minutes prior to the performance.

El Dorado Springs, Missouri Lighthouse Children's Theatre

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Rent the Fox Playhouse

Looking for a venue for your event? The Fox Playhouse is available for rent, subject to availability, with rental fees dependent on the technical services provided by the CCPA and the type of group (for-profit vs. not-for-profit) wishing to use the Fox. Contact us for more details at 417-549-6500 or main@nevadamoccpa.org

Give the gift of theater and concert tickets!

Order gift certificates for single performances for any of our events by sending $6 per ticket and stamped self-addressed envelope to CCPA, P.O. Box 754, Nevada, MO 64772. Please include phone number or email address in case we need to contact you about delivery of your gift certificates.

Join Us! Volunteers Needed!

CCPA would love to have your help with all aspects of our community theater operations. Email us or use the Apply button in the left menu to tell us how you would like to be involved. We encourage anyone in the community to come to auditions for acting, speaking, or singing parts. We also need lots of stage hands, set designers, sound technicians, and directors too! And, staff help with taking tickets and concessions is always welcome.

We welcome donations to CCPA at any time. Check out our current wish list. You may send your tax-deductible donation to Community Council on the Performing Arts, P.O. Box 754, Nevada, MO 64772. To print a donation form click here.

2009-2010

Season Schedule

Cheaper by the Dozen

Adapted by Christopher Sergel. From the book by Frank Gilbreth and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey.

Sept. 10,11,12,13, 2009

The Housekeeper

By James Prideaux

Nov. 5,6,7,8, 2009

Christmas Wonderland in Nevada

A Community Choir Concert

Dec. 4,5,6, 2009

Maybe Baby, It's You

By Charlie Shanian and Shari Simpson

Feb. 11,12,13,14, 2010

The Spring Fling

A Community Choir Concert

March 5,6,7, 2010

The Outrageous Adventures of Sheldon and Mrs. Levine

By Sam Bobrick and Julie Stein

April 22,23,24,25, 2010

If the Shoe Fits

Farce by Matt Thompson, Matt Chiorini and Dana Vermette

June 24,25,26,27, 2010