PRODUCTIONS
EST. 2022
NEXT TO NORMAL - SUMMER 2026
CHECK OUT THE INCREDIBLE WORK IN THESE PRODUCTION PHOTOS:
*PHOTOS BY REBECCA DANZENBAKER*
AN INCREDIBLY POWERFUL SUMMER SHOW!
WE WERE HONORED TO PRESENT THREE AMAZING CASTS IN OUR RECENT PRODUCTION OF NEXT TO NORMAL, WHICH MOVED AUDIENCES WITH SIX PERFORMANCES ON JULY 31, AUGUES 1 & 2 AT THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE CENTER IN LEESBURG, VIRGINIA.
NEXT TO NORMAL FEATURES MUSIC BY TOM KITT AND BOOK AND LYRICS BY BRIAN YORKEY. WINNER OF THE 2010 PULITZER PRIZE FOR DRAMA AND THREE TONY AWARDS, THIS POWERFUL ROCK MUSICAL TAKES AUDIENCES INSIDE THE HOME OF A SEEMINGLY ORDINARY SUBURBAN FAMILY WHOSE LIVES ARE ANYTHING BUT. AT THE CENTER OF IT ALL IS DIANA GOODMAN, A MOTHER WHO HAS SPENT SIXTEEN YEARS BATTLING BIPOLAR DISORDER, TRAUMA AND MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AND WHOSE STRUGGLE AFFECTS HER ENTIRE FAMILIY. HER DEVOTED HUSBAND DAN, WILL DO ANYTHING TO HOLD THEIR FAMILY TOGETHER; HER DAUGHTER NATALIE, A GIFTED STUDENT WHO FEELS INVISIBLE IN HER OWN HOME; AND HER SON GABE, WHOSE PRESENCE LOOMS LARGER THAN ANYONE REALIZES. AS DIANA'S TREATMENTS PUSH HER TO THE EDGE OF WHAT SHE CAN BEAR, THE GOODMANS ARE FORCED TO CONFRONT THE MEMORIES AND SECRETS THEY HAVE WORKED SO HARD TO BURY. WITH ITS SOARING, CONTEMPORARY SCORE AND UNFLINCHING HONESTY, NEXT TO NORMAL EXPLORES THEMES OF GRIEF, MENTAL ILLNESS, AND THE LENGTHS WE GO TO FOR THE PEOPLE WE LOVE, REMINDING US THAT HEALING BEGINS NOT WITH PERFECTION, BUT WITH HOPE.
CRYBABY THE MUSICAL - SUMMER 2025
AN ABSOLUTELY “REBEL-ROUSING” SUMMER SHOW!
WE WERE THRILLED TO PRESENT TWO AMAZING CASTS IN OUR RECENT PRODUCTION OF CRY-BABY: THE MUSICAL, WHICH ELECTRIFIED AUDIENCES WITH FOUR PERFORMANCES ON AUGUST 8, 9, & 10 AT THE INDEPENDENCE HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM.
CRY-BABY: THE MUSICAL FEATURES MUSIC AND LYRICS BY ADAM SCHLESINGER AND DAVID JAVERBAUM, WITH A BOOK BY MARK O’DONNELL AND THOMAS MEEHAN. BASED ON JOHN WATERS’ CULT-CLASSIC FILM, THIS HIGH-ENERGY MUSICAL TRANSPORTS AUDIENCES BACK TO 1950S BALTIMORE, WHERE THE COOL “DRAPES” AND THE SQUEAKY-CLEAN “SQUARES” ARE LOCKED IN A BATTLE OF STYLE, ATTITUDE, AND HEART. AT THE CENTER OF IT ALL IS THE MYSTERIOUS AND CHARMING BAD BOY CRY-BABY WALKER, WHO CAPTURES THE HEART OF THE SWEET BUT SHELTERED ALLISON. AS THEIR WORLDS COLLIDE, THE SHOW BURSTS WITH ROCKABILLY RHYTHMS, OUTRAGEOUS HUMOR, AND A CELEBRATION OF LOVE THAT DEFIES LABELS AND EXPECTATIONS. WITH ITS EDGY SPIRIT AND INFECTIOUS MUSIC, CRY-BABY EXPLORES THEMES OF ACCEPTANCE, INDIVIDUALITY, AND THE COURAGE TO BE TRUE TO YOURSELF.
CHECK OUT THE INCREDIBLE WORK IN THESE PRODUCTION PHOTOS:
*PHOTOS BY REBECCA DANZENBAKER*
ALICE BY HEART - SUMMER 2024
AN ABSOLUTELY “WHIMSICAL” SUMMER SHOW!
WE WERE THRILLED TO PRESENT TWO AMAZING CASTS IN OUR RECENT PRODUCTION OF ALICE BY HEART, WHICH ENCHANTED AUDIENCES WITH FOUR PERFORMANCES ON AUGUST 15, 16, & 17 AT THE INDEPENDENCE HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM.
ALICE BY HEART IS A MUSICAL WITH MUSIC BY DUNCAN SHEIK, LYRICS BY STEVEN SATER, AND A BOOK CO-WRITTEN BY SATER AND JESSIE NELSON. THIS RADIANT REIMAGINING OF LEWIS CARROLL'S BELOVED CLASSIC TRANSPORTS AUDIENCES INTO A CAPTIVATINGLY REINVENTED WONDERLAND. YOUNG ALICE EMBARKS ON AN EXTRAORDINARY JOURNEY THROUGH A LAND FILLED WITH NEWLY CONCEIVED CHARACTERS AND ASTOUNDING ADVENTURES. AS SHE NAVIGATES THIS ENCHANTED REALM, SHE DISCOVERS HER OWN STRENGTHS AND CONFRONTS DEEPER ASPECTS OF HERSELF. THE SHOW DELICATELY EXPLORES THEMES OF SELF-DISCOVERY, RESILIENCE, AND THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF IMAGINATION IN THE FACE OF ADVERSITY.
CHECK OUT THE INCREDIBLE PERFORMANCES FROM OUR TALENTED CASTS BELOW:
* PHOTOS BY REBECCA DANZENBAKER *
CARRIE THE MUSICAL - SUMMER 2023
AN ABSOLUTELY “FIRE” SUMMER SHOW! WE WERE SO PROUD TO HAVE TWO INCREDIBLE CASTS WORKING ON THIS PRODUCTION THAT PERFORMED FOUR SHOWS ON AUGUST 18, 19, & 20 IN THE INDEPENDENCE HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM.
CARRIE THE MUSICAL IS A STAGE ADAPTATION OF STEPHEN KING’S NOVEL, FOLLOWING THE LIFE OF CARRIE WHITE, A TELEKINETIC HIGH SCHOOL OUTCAST TORMENTED BY HER PEERS AND OVERPROTECTIVE MOTHER. THE SHOW TACKLES THEMES OF BULLYING, RELIGION, AND THE CONSEQUENCES OF REPRESSED EMOTIONS AS CARRIE’S POWERS GROW AND ULTIMATELY LEAD TO A TRAGIC AND UNFORGETTABLE PROM NIGHT.
TAKE A LOOK AT THESE STUNNING PERFORMANCES BELOW:
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35MM: A MUSICAL EXHIBITION - WINTER 2023
A GREAT KICK OFF TO 2023!
35MM, COMPOSED BY RYAN SCOTT OLIVER, CONTAINS A SERIES OF SONGS BASED ON PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN BY HIS FRIEND, MATTHEW MURPHY. EACH SONG CONTAINS A SNAPSHOT OF A MOMENT IN TIME.
STORM PERFORMING ARTS PRESENTED IN WITH THE ADDITION OF ARTWORK MADE BY STUDENTS TO REPRESENT THEIR SONGS. TGE SHOW WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A LIVE BAND AND STUDENT VOCALISTS FROM NORTHERN VIRGINIA! PERFORMANCES TOOK PLACE ON JANUARY 7 & 8 AT FRANKLIN PARK PERFORMING & VISUAL ARTS CENTER. TAKE A LISTEN BELOW:
HEATHERS THE MUSICAL: TEEN EDITION - SUMMER 2022
OUR VERY FIRST STORM PERFORMING ARTS SUMMER SHOW!
A ROCK MUSICAL BASED ON THE ICONIC 80’S FILM. IT FOLLOWS VERONICA SAWYER, A HIGH SCHOOLER WHO GETS CAUGHT UP WITH THE POPULAR & RUTHLESS CLIQUE CALLED THE HEATHERS. THE SHOW NAVIGATES DARK THEMES AND TEENAGE ANGST. WHILE CAPTURING THE RAW EMOTIONS OF THE TEENS OF WESTERBERG HIGH.
PERFORMANCES TOOK PLACE ON AUGUST 19 & 20 IN THE INDEPENDENCE HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM. TAKE A LOOK AT SOME MOMENTS BELOW:
