About Backstage Players Company
Backstage Players Company (BPC), originally called Backstage Theater, is a non-profit theater company that was started in 2004 by a small group of parents and volunteers. BPC's mission is to develop and produce social, recreational and educational theatre arts experiences for the shoreline community.
Previous productions, all directed by actress/director Ania Miller, have included Hansel and Gretel, The Lady Pirates of Captain Bree, Rock around the Block, Wagon Wheels West, The Coney Island of Dr. Moreau, Bye Bye Birdie and Oliver!. This season's production is the Rogers and Hammerstein musical Oklahoma!.
BPC's board of directors is comprised of four members:
- Ed Hobson, President
- Ania Miller, Artistic Director
- Mark Gilchrist, Treasurer
- Ellyn Vander Wyden
Ania Miller is the artistic director of Backstage Players Company. Ania graduated with a Masters degree from The National School of Film, Television and Theatre in Lodz, Poland. She has performed in many film, television and theatre productions, mostly in her native Poland and Europe. She has been directing theatre for many years and hopes that her love for acting and theatre will inspire many talented hearts.