About Silhouette Stages:
Silhouette Stages started life
as Shadow Block Productions in May 2003 with a production of “Quilters,”
an unconventional, vignette-based musical about frontier women. The
name “Shadow Block” actually referred to the blocks individually sewn
into the quilts. At that time, the goal of Shadow Block was to produce
rarely seen, small-cast musicals - the “hidden gems” of Broadway and
Off-Broadway. Over the next five years, Shadow Block shows ranged from
the serious, Violet and Working, to the seriously funny, Lucky
Stiff, Johnny Guitar, and Is There Life After High School,
to the satiric Ruthless, Nunsense and Nunsensations. These shows
and many others entertained and enlightened Howard County audiences
and the small group developed a loyal following.
In 2008, a change of venue provided
the opportunity to re-examine the group’s mission statement and reach
out to a broader population. Having relocated to Slayton House in the
Wilde Lake Village Center of Columbia, MD, the first season’s offerings
included the familiar, You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown and Rock
& Roll Review, as well as the peculiar and very funny, A Funny
Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum and Sugar. The group
formed a new Board of Directors, incorporated and officially re-named
themselves as “Silhouette Stages” in fall of 2009. Each season’s offerings
will include a mix of big-name musicals, straight plays/comedies, and
the obscure gems. Silhouette Stages touches an ever-expanding community
of actors, musicians, production and technical crew, and creative staff
in its mission to bring audiences the joys of the theatre experience.
Silhouette Stages is currently in the process of obtaining non-profit
status so that it can continue to donate proceeds to community charities
like Healthy Families while being able to accept tax-exempt donations
from patrons and community members who want to see it grow.
