"The Company"
Watonga Community Theatre, Inc. began in 1983 with its first
production
of Plaza Suite in a junior high school auditorium. Since that
inauspicious
beginning Watonga Community Theatre has performed more than 40
productions
in its permanent home, the Liberty Theatre, a facility conceived
and
renovated from an old movie house. An annex housing the costume,
dressing
rooms and scene shop was added in 1992.
Outstanding Productions
"Waiting for the Parade"
won Outstanding Production at the State Conference
of Plays OCTAFest '93. This play advanced all the way to the
National
Play Festival in Knoxville, Tennessee.
"Last Chance
Texaco" won Outstanding Production at the State Conference of
Plays OCTAFest '91. This play advanced and won second place in
the six state Regional Play Festival.
In 1993, their first year of eligibility, Watonga Community
Theatre was named Oklahoma's Theatre of the Year. "The Company"
has a proud tradition of outstanding performance and
representation of competition. |