Shelby Connolly

The Taylor High School Fine Arts Department proudly present Seussical by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty. This unforgettable musical caper, based on the iconic children's books of Dr. Seuss, will be performed at James E. Taylor High School's Performing Arts Center, 20700 Kingsland Boulevard, Katy, TX 77450, on February 7, 8, 9 at 7:30pm and February 10 at 2:00pm.

Lone Star and Laundry are two complementary one-act plays written by James McLure. Though not a native Texan, McLure is known as a premier Texas playwright because he graduated from SMU's theatre department in 1973 and his best-known plays are prized for their precise capture of the feel and character of West Texas. Not to mention the great southern humor running through every page! McLure died in February of this year from cancer. He was 59.

Lone Star and Laundry are two complementary one-act plays written by James McLure. Though not a native Texan, McLure is known as a premier Texas playwright because he graduated from SMU's theatre department in 1973 and his best-known plays are prized for their precise capture of the feel and character of West Texas. Not to mention the great southern humor running through every page! McLure died in February of this year from cancer. He was 59.

The Taylor PlayMakers will present Alice in Wonderland by Eva Le Gallienne and Florida Friebus. This playful adaptation of Lewis Carroll?s iconic childhood stories, Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass, will be performed at James E. Taylor High School's Performing Arts Center on October 13th and 14th at 7:00pm and October 15th at 2:00pm and 7:00pm.

The Katy Visual & Performing Arts Center's (KVPAC) Company, proudly presents Disney's Beauty and the Beast. Come see the magic revealed in this moving musical adaptation inspired by the Academy Award winning animated feature with music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Howard Asan and Tim Rice. This beloved story includes favorite musical numbers ?Be Our Guest', ?Human Again' and ?Beauty and the Beast'. Directed by Amy Barrineau, this production features Adam Turner as the Beast. Adam, doing double duty for this show as the choreographer, was previously seen in Encore Player's production of Something's Afoot last fall.

Both Junior & Senior COMPANY, KVPAC's signature theatre club for advanced and experienced students, were offered the opportunity to attend a very special workshop for free at the beginning of 2009. On January 10th, Main Street Theatre Instructor, Alan Hutton, came to KVPAC to teach STAGE COMBAT. Stage combat is a specialized technique in theatre designed to create the illusion of physical combat without causing harm to the performers. It is employed in live stage plays as well as operatic and ballet productions.