Fire
Mountain Arts Council (FMAC)
History and Mission
Although FMAC formed as a non-profit corporation,
our actual history begins in 1986 with a drama class at Centralia College
East. The class presented a locally written play with a musical revue
called Notes on a Reunion. Since then we have produced twelve major musical
productions including Oklahoma, Music Man, Fiddler
on the Roof and Showboat—our
most ambitious and successful productions. Attendance has ranged from
700 to 1500 for a run of four shows; this is about 5-10% of our local
population. All of these productions were made possible by hundreds of
community volunteers partnering with Centralia
College East. The core
of our team of performing artists and production staff has essentially
remained intact over the years.
Since 1986, we have produced our musicals in the high school gym, but
the gym is acoustically and visually poor, only available on a limited
basis, and uncomfortable for the audience. Nevertheless, audiences and
participants alike are extremely supportive and proud of the quality
of our performances. Please read more of our story and see our mission
statement here...
Summer 2009 Roxy Theater live productions have a Shakespeare Theme:
On Stage Children's Theater Education Program presents To
Be or Not to be .. a Pirate?
July 17, 2009 - 7:00 pm
July 18, 2009 - 7:00 pm Roxy Theater
Tickets $5
Centralia College East with Fire Mountain
Arts Council presents Midsummer
Night's Dream.
August 1, 2009 - 7:00 pm
August 2, 2009 - 2:00 pm - matinee
August 5, 2009 - 7:00 pm
August 8, 2009 - 7:00 pm
August 9, 2009 - 2:00 pm - matinee
For ticket information - here
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The Barbara
Clevenger Johnson Art
Gallery The Gallery first opened its
doors on May 1, 2007, as part of the Roxy Theatre
renovation project, made possible through the vision and hard
work of the Fire Mountain Arts
Council and generous donations.
Renovations to
the theatre and gallery are still underway, but with the first
phase nearly completed, we are at long last
able open our facility to both the public and to our artists.
Our
gallery is always open during Roxy Playhouse performances so check
us out during your visits. Our regular gallery hours are Wednesday
thru Saturday from 10-5 pm.
We are always looking for talented local artists
to feature in our gallery! |
Sponsor
a Roxy Seat Volunteers
have restored the old Roxy seats, and they look terrific. For $250
you can sponsor a seat in your name or the name of a loved one.
We’ll
attach a name plate to your seat. So far, more than 91 seats have
been sponsored. If you can, please step forward to help at this
critical time. Your name will become a permanent part of the Roxy’s
history. |
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SponsorshipKathy Chastain and
Barry Chappelle presented a $1,700 check from TransAlta Community
Transformers to Fire Mountain Arts Council on October 24, 2006.
The funds are used to support On Stage, the summer children's theater
arts program offered in conjunction with the Morton After-School
program. On Stage coordinators Bill Shepherd, Carl Ericksen, and
Marci Ericksen, along with several of the On Stage participants,
were on hand to thank the folks from TransAlta for their generosity. |
About
Fire Mountain Arts Council In
January of 2003 Fire Mountain Arts Council incorporated as a
non-profit, 501 (c) (3), corporation for the purpose of enriching
our community life through the arts.
Since our incorporation we have attained our first goal which was
the purchase of the Roxy Theater in downtown Morton, Washington.
The first phase of the renovation of the theater is complete.
In November of 2003 the FireMountain Arts Council mission
and goals were developed. |
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