AN MVC Children's theater production
In 2006 and again in 2016, the Theater Department of the Mountain View Campus, in cooperation with the "Mark Wilson" Magic Club, produced "Howard's Fun Shop and Magic Emporium," a play by MVC's own Randy Clower, adapted from "Howard's Fun Shop," a short story written by MVC English professor and magic club sponsor Dr. Geoff Grimes.
The story and play were inspired by Dr. Grimes's childhood experiences of his annual trek to Houston's magic store, Howard's Fun Shop, where young Doc fed his passion for magical entertainment.
"Howard Campbell," says Doc Grimes, "always made me feel--every time I walked into his store--that I was the only reason he had gotten out of bed that morning. He always made me feel like I was something special in his day."
[Right: Playwright Randy Clower]
Children's Theater at Mountain View College (Campus)
MVC Theater - The Beginnings
The Theater Program at Mountain View has always been robust. Rod Wilson, the late theater director, was instrumental in founding the Performing Artists Musical Theater Conservatory that provided students from throughout the Southwest with a certificate, recognizing their training in all aspects of musical theater.
The Children's Theater
Children's theater began in 1979, the joint inspiration of the Theater, Dance, and Music Departments. Composed, acted, and directed by college students and the teaching faculty of each department, the children's plays attracted thousands of area public elementary school children and their parents to the campus, a phenomenal extension service program and marketing opportunity for the college. Each year for more than a decade, schools booked field trips a year in advance to secure their students places in the annual performances.
MVC Actors Celebrate 50 Years of MVC Theater History
On the 50th anniversary of MVC Theater productions, former students come back to reminisce and celebrate!
WATCH THEIR CELEBRATIONS AND CLIPS FROM THEIR SHOWS