Unique engaging theatre

A new year of varied and exciting concert readings presented by the top professional actors in our area.

A new look, stylish and inviting; a new website, easy to use and fun to explore.

A new home! More seats, more space, more opportunity for innovation, thanks to the hospitality of Waxhaw Presbyterian Church. Find us at 8100 Old Waxhaw Monroe Road in Waxhaw.

SPECIAL NOTE:
A poster for each show in the 2013-2014 Season is just below. Click on each one for descriptions.

  • I was impressed not only with the quality of the performace, but with the professionalism, camaraderie and respect that the actors had for each other and for me.
    Dawn DeAnna Wilson, playwright, Jesu of Fondue
  • ...a gem...where words sparkle...and still matter.
    Roger Durrett, actor and patron
  • I am living in each play. I am able to see [the character's] homes, yards, and apartments.
    Pat Kitto, audience member
  • ...wonderful and entertaining while building the audience's imagination page by page.
    Beth Pesakoff, actor

Amazing Performers

Here are some of the AMAZING performers who have appeared this past season.

Rebecca
Koon

Judy and I go back to the early 80's when I was working at Carowinds interacting with pneumatically controlled bears. She was producing theatre...

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Eleanor
Wixson

Eleanor has been active in Gaston County theater for over 30 years, doing shows at the Little Theater of Gastonia, Belmont Abbey College, First United Methodist Theater,...

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Sharrin
Edwards

This is Sharrin Edwards' fifth time performing with Storefront and she loves it! Originally from New York, she has lived in Charlotte for more than 25 years....

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Willie
Stratford

Willie Stratford, Jr. is a native Charlottean who has been involved in area theatre since the early 70's. Some of his most memorable roles include Walter Lee in...

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Michael
Nester

Michael Nester says “he is delighted to be involved with another Storefront Theatre production (previously seen in Benedictions, Retrieving the Lamb,...

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Catherine
Smith

Catherine, her two dogs and two-and-a-half cats are Waxhaw residents, moving here from Charlotte in 2005. Catherine left rural Montgomery,...

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Jeffrey
Woodard

Jeffrey is a graduate of The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York City and he received his MFA in Acting from The University of...

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  • Each year has brought great talent, outstanding plays and more fun for us.
    Al and Hazel Starnes, supporters and audience members.
  • The focus...is immediate - to honor the writer's words, tell the story, find the truth in the characters, and include the audience as the other all important scene partner.
    Dennis Delamar, actor.
  • Storefront Theatre gives audiences the intimate and novel feeling of hearing a great story being told while experiencing the facial expressions and chemistry among the actors and the characters they embody.
    Dennis Delamar, actor
  • ...a gem of a theater where you can see some of the best actors in the region at about the price of a movie ticket.
    Kay Starnes, audience member

Splendid events

We are always up to something at The Storefront Theatre.
Keep checking right here. There are lots of fun events in the making.

  • I've worked as an actor in several Storefront productions and loved the experience every time!
    Shon Wilson, Los Angeles, CA
  • It amazes me how engaging a work can still be without props, sets, and costumes. Audiences wind up really listening. And they find something worthy of that skill every time.
    Roger Durrett, actor and audience member
  • The Storefront Theatre is one of "Waxhaw's Best Kept Secrets" but our mission is to spread the word so everyone knows.
    Devoted Storefront Theatre Fans, Aliene and Franklin Sparkman
  • I'm now living in Los Angeles and am in the process of starting my own readers theatre patterned off of [this] very successful company.
    Shon Wilson, Los Angeles, CA

Passionate Production Ensemble

The Storefront Theatre was founded by Judy Simpson Cook who is the Artistic/Executive Director but she doesn’t do it alone. In the coming days, we’ll introduce you to some of the very interesting and talented people who participate as board members or stagehands or technical staff.

Judy Simpson Cook

Judy Simpson Cook is a writer, producer, director, and actress. She received a B.A. in English and Fine Arts from Presbyterian College in Clinton, South Carolina in 1970. She is co-author, with Terry Bryan, of Revolution without Casualties, a play exploring the self-concepts most women share....

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