Center Stage Theatre (CST) began as Comstock Community Theatre in 1972 at the Comstock Northeast Middle School. The organization was created by Comstock residents who recognized the need for families to participate in and experience live theatre in their area. Within the first three years of operation, many people from all over the Greater Kalamazoo area began to participate and attend CSTs productions. CST remains focused on the family, and encourages cast and crew members to get their families involved with each production. 
 
In 1992 CST moved into the newly opened Comstock Community Auditorium as a resident company and decided a name change was in order. CST is the only community theatre in the Kalamazoo area that invites everyone who auditions and is willing to make the time commitment into its large summer shows. It is common for each summers musical to have more than 100 cast and crew members. CST produces smaller shows in the spring and fall each year, one performed by youth for children, and the other performed by adults for adults. Our organization has also had the privilege of partnering with Second Star from the Right Productions recently to produce musicals with local high school students whose schools do not have theatre programs of their own.

Over the years, CST has had more than 3,500 participants either on stage, backstage or working as volunteers. In its 35-year history, approximately 48,000 patrons of various ages and backgrounds have attended CST productions. CST to this day is an all-volunteer organization that attracts some of the areas most talented artists to its programming.

Jesus Christ Superstar

Cinderella

Beauty And The Beast

35th Anniversary Showcase

Aesop's Falables

Footloose

Winnie The Pooh

Seussical The Musical

Wizard Of Oz

James And The Giant Peach

How To Succeed In Business

Once Upon A Mattress

The Music Man

Grease

Center Stage Theatre is a resident company at Comstock Community Auditorium.

Board of Directors

The Center Stage Theatre board members are volunteers who make administrative decisions associated with the advancement of theatrical experiences in the Kalamazoo area through activities with Center Stage Theatre. CST operates as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, with the board as its governing body. Potential board members are presented to the current board at an annual August meeting and voted upon at that meeting for a term of one to two years. Board members are expected to miss no more than three of the monthly meetings in any calendar year. A board member may stay on the board for any length of time, but administrative positions must be elected, and officers serve terms of at least one year and no more than four years, unless there is no other candidate for the position.

Board Positions:

PRESIDENT
VICE PRESIDENT
TREASURER
SECRETARY
PRODUCER
MEMBERS AT LARGE