Community Council on the Performing Arts

Mission Statement

The Community Council on the Performing Arts, Inc. is dedicated to providing an outlet for creative community involvement, while seeking to produce quality entertainment.  Our focus is on inclusion and quality, giving the public a well-balanced theatrical experience, and striving to meet with excellence all of the demands placed on a community theater.

Vision

We will create a spirit of teamwork and cooperation as we bring live entertainment to our community.  By providing all ages the opportunity to actively participate in a variety of theatrical experiences, we envision teaching that theater speaks to us all.  We see a community theater that is vibrant, viable, and receptive to the community as it changes and grows with each generation.

Value Statement

We value professionalism, creativity, fiscal responsibility, positive audience experience, accessibility, and community enrichment.

Message from the Board...

Welcome to our home! The Community Council on the Performing Arts (CCPA) is now into its fifth season in the Fox Playhouse and its thirty-third season as committed theater and music lovers dedicated to keeping the arts alive in Nevada, Missouri.  

The key word this year is progress. The Fox Playhouse was purchased in 2002. To say it was a” fixer-upper” would have been an understatement. This past year much has been accomplished:

• The completion of the Jim and Barbara Labitska Green Room has provided our performers a place to dress, change, apply makeup, use the bathroom, and wait for their appearance on the stage.
• New air conditioners ensure that no longer will audience members have to ward off the heat of the summer using their programs as fans.
• Improved communications! The CCPA website has been revamped and now provides readers with current news that is updated regularly. Our mailing list has skyrocketed, resulting in hundreds of patrons receiving fliers announcing upcoming events.

Stay tuned! This year we have laid out a plan to achieve financial security by setting up a repayment schedule for our mortgage. In addition, there are still many cosmetic needs to be met – seats to reupholster, carpet to lay, concession area improvements, expansion of our music library and so on.

On behalf of CCPA, we are grateful for our show sponsors, our advertisers, our patrons, our actors, our directors and our stage/tech crews. With generous financial support and people willing to give of their time and talent, we have what it takes to carry on. I urge you to look closely at the individual contributors, show sponsors and advertisers listed in this website and the show programs and then let them know you are glad they support our efforts. We, in turn, pledge to continue what our predecessors began over thirty years ago—to produce quality entertainment and provide our patrons with a well-balanced theatrical experience for years to come.

                                                                                                On with the show!

                                                                                               Your CCPA Board