Every show I pick a charity that I feel passionate about. Little by Little, MZStageworks kids have raised money and helped change our world. For this show I am pleased to announce that we are going to help the National Save the Sea Turtle Foundation. Our Miss Marcie has been deeply passionate about these beautiful […]
Read MoreEvery semester, we at MZStageworks pay it forward by donating a portion of our ticket sales to a non-profit organization. This semester we are donating to a grass roots cooperative called Pet Rescue Santa Teresa. My cousin, Greg, lives and works in Costa Rica which sees many people vacationing and building beach homes. Hundreds of […]
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Former MZ Stageworks student Owen Vaccarro has hit it big and can be seen starring as the lead role in the new film “The House With a Clock in it’s Walls”. Read more about Owen and his rise in acting in this feature in The Washington Post. Read the Article Here: https://wapo.st/2QxFqXn?tid=ss_mail&utm_term=.4cba36e184ca Photo credit: Quantrell Colbert/Universal Pictures
Read MoreLast semester we were to donate to an organization called Teach a Man to Fish. I am still very excited about that organization and I do plan on donating to them in the future. We did not donate to them because our money was needed elsewhere on a local level. I donated the money to […]
Read MoreFrom a very young age my mom would hand me a cleaning rag and ask me to help her around the house. She used to say; “thems that works eats”. She said it in that funny way but I knew she was serious about learning to work and do for myself. My parents would tell […]
Read MoreThis semester I am honored to be using our ticket sale donation to benefit THE WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT. I feel very blessed to live a free life in America; to be a woman, to go to school, to sing and dance and share what I have learned by owning MZStageworks. It is very easy to […]
Read MoreAlzheimers is a disease does not know the boundaries of race or gender. It’s affects are not only devastating for the individual but also for the caregivers and the families of its victims. It is not just a physical hurt but and emotional one as precious memories of friends and family are replaced with frustration, […]
Read MoreFor this show we have decided to give to the Atlanta Children’s Shelter. I thought it was fitting since we don’t want any “lost boys or girls” here in Atlanta or anywhere else . This organization is a great service to the Atlanta community. Their loving, professional child care workers, social workers and volunteers believe […]
Read MoreMZSTAGEWORKS was not only featured as the grand finale of Music Theatre International’s Broadway Junior Theatre Festival, but our performance of Annie Junior received a gold rating from our New York Adjudicators! Our own Chelsea Botts was selected to audition for the Disney Choreography DVD. She competed with over 500 young performers and was […]
Read MoreIt was very important to me to use our charitable donation this semester on a group that helps inspire young people to help each other to be the best human beings they can possibly be. Girl Talk was introduced to me by our own Rachel Hamilton and I am so proud of all the work […]
Read MoreThe earth is a planet that is made up mostly of water, yet it is so easy to take the ocean and its resources for granted. Growing up in NY, I spent most of my life around the water and I cannot imagine life without it. For many of us here in Atlanta, our yearly […]
Read MoreYou don’t have to go to another country or a small Island to find poverty and starvation. It amazes me that there are so many people right here in the United States that don’t get enough to eat on a daily basis. When the staff and I sat down to talk about giving back, we […]
Read MoreIt is my desire that the hard work and love that the children put into this show live on after the production. So for each show that we do, a portion of the proceeds derived from ticket sales will be donated to a worthy cause. For this show I have chosen to support Invisible Children. […]
Read MoreIn 1996, Dolly Parton launched an exciting new effort to benefit the children of her home county in east Tennessee. Dolly wanted to foster a love of reading among her county’s preschool children and their families. She wanted children to be excited about books and to feel the magic that books can create. Moreover, she […]
Read MoreSince MZ Stageworks has started we have always found a way to give something back. Because of all the legal and financial difficulties we have had in getting the new MZStudio, we were not going to make a donation this semester. I sat and had a good cry about this. Then I remembered that Annie […]
Read More“ SOMETIMES THE WORLD CAN SEE US IN A WAY THAT’S DIFFERENT FROM WHO WE ARE” Breakin’ Free lyrics- High School Musical We often take for granted the simplest pleasures we are afforded in our life. Just being able to smile is such a gift. It has been proven that a smile is good for […]
Read MoreFor this show there was no doubt in my mind that our ticket dollars were going to help CHRIS KIDS. CHRIS KIDS mission is to heal children, strengthen families, and build community. Our core values are Creativity, Honor, Respect, Integrity and Safety: CHRIS. Since 1981, They have delivered a broad continuum of critical services to […]
Read MoreI have spent many hours thinking about what our community service for this show should be. There are so many issues that need attention. I realize that this is a time in our own country where people are struggling. I am a firm believer in the saying, “whatever you give comes back to you”. America […]
Read MoreIt is my desire that the hard work and love that the children put into this show live on after the production. So for each show that we do, a portion of the proceeds derived from ticket sales will be donated to a worthy cause. For this show I have chosen the Juvenile Diabetes Research […]
Read MoreSupporting a company that is dedicated to improving the quality of life for those suffering with paralysis and other spinal cord related diseases. In 1998 my best friend, a dancer, well recognized in the NY theatre scene was mugged and shot leaving the theatre after a performance of a touring show. He survived, but […]
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