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May 11, 2008

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Frisco Community Theatre

The Frisco Community Theatre owes its start to Jack Scott. In 1984 Scott approached Doug Zambiasi, the Frisco Community Education director, with the idea of doing a show. Scott said the idea of forming a community theatre was not necessarily his original intention; instead, he wanted "to do a major musical just to see what would happen". At the time, Frisco's population was under 5,000.

Scott and Zambiasi started holding meetings which began attracting more and more interest from members of the community. Eventually, the Frisco Community Theatre (FCT) was adopted as the group's official name, and they decided the first show performed would be Meredith Wilson’s musical, "The Music Man". That production opened April 12, 1984 in the Frisco High School gymnasium, and was a resounding success.

After their first 3 productions the group began to realize it needed a permanent home and a relationship with the City of Frisco was formed. With the help of then mayor, John Clanton, FCT was allowed to use the old youth center on Camellia Lane. The building had been built in the late 50's as a center for youth activities and had not been used for some time. It was originally an open-air pavilion and the walls were added later. The City spent about $30,000 to make the building habitable and FCT members donated their time and labor. The City donated the utilities and maintenance of the building. Frisco Community Theatre still occupies that facility and all thier productions are performed there, thanks to the ongoing support of the City of Frisco.

Children's productions have been a yearly part of FCT since the second production when FCT did the children's classic "The Wizard of Oz". In 1991, FCT awarded its first $1000 scholarship to a collage bound Frisco student. Julia Stulting was the first recipient of a yearly award that continues to this day.


online: http://www.friscocommunitytheatre.com/

Venue Info

7774 Maple St.
Frisco, TX 75034
972.377.3868


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