Imperial Performing Arts has announced the opening of The Imperial Theatre in Sugar Land Town Square, 2210 Lone Star Drive.
“We are excited about Imperial Performing Arts,” said Sugar Land Mayor James Thompson, who serves on the IPA Advisory Board along with his wife, Gay Thompson.
“IPA will bring entertainment, education, and social and cultural development to us all. We are honored to participate in, and enjoy the benefits of their success.”
The Imperial Theatre occupies 5,446 square feet of retail space. E. G. (Bud) Friedman of Fort Bend Real Estate Corporation represented Imperial Performing Arts, and Charles Adams represented Planned Community Developers.
The finished space will be fully equipped for professional performances, and will include a box office, private teaching and rehearsal studios, a main stage performance area, lobby space for pre-event cocktails and refreshments served by Sugar Land restaurants, and ample facilities for performers and patrons.
The 2010-11 Season will include professional productions of opera, theatre, and concerts, film screenings, and arts education activities, and will feature local and national professional performing artists.
The inaugural production will be Steel Magnolias, the stage play that inspired the award-winning film. Evening and matinee performances will run Oct. 14 through 30.
Individual tickets for Steel Magnolias will be available beginning in September.
“This is a great day for IPA, and a great day for Sugar Land,” said Edward Crowell, executive director of Imperial Performing Arts. “The City of Sugar Land has been one of the top places to live in the U. S. for several years, and as early as 1999 residents expressed an interest in developing new local opportunities in education, culture, and entertainment. In 2008 I was honored to lead a group of Sugar Land residents, dedicated to the development of our city’s cultural and performing arts, in founding Sugar Land’s first resident professional performing arts company, Imperial Performing Arts, Inc., as a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, domiciled in Sugar Land, Texas.”
For more information contact Crowell at 281-277-7444, or e-mail ec@theimperial.org. Visit the website at www.imperialperformingarts.org.
