There is a lot that happens before the curtain ever rises.As Kids-N-Co and Next Stage Theater Company continue our 2026 season, our stages are alive with Mean Girls: High School Version, Frankenstein, and A Christmas Carol. Behind every performance are weeks of rehearsals, set construction, costumes, props, performance rights, technical work, marketing, and countless hours of preparation.Ticket sales and class registrations are an important part of keeping this work going. But building a strong future for community theater takes more than getting through the next production.That is why we are inviting our community to help us finish this season strong — and build what comes next.Your contribution helps create additional resources for the work that makes live theater possible, including:Performance rights and licensingSets, materials, costumes, and propsLighting, sound, and other technical needsProduction and facility expensesMarketing, audience development, and community outreachFuture programming and productionsBuilding greater financial stability as we prepare for the next seasonThis is not an emergency appeal. It is an investment in what comes next.Every gift — whether $10, $25, $50, $100 or more — helps us move beyond simply breaking even and toward building a stronger foundation for the artists, young performers, volunteers, families, and audiences who make this theater community possible.When you support Kids-N-Co and Next Stage Theater Company, you are helping create more than a production.You are helping create the opportunity for the next story to be told, the next performer to step onto the stage, and the next audience to experience live theater together.Help us finish strong. Help us build what comes next.