Covina Center For The Performing Arts

Covina Center for the Performing Arts

The Covina Center for the Performing Arts, slated to launch our inaugural season in Fall 2005, will be the cultural hub of the community and new home of Stage Arts Repertory. Dedicated to presenting a range of quality theater productions, our state-of-the-art facilities will also enable us to explore opportunities to further enrich the region's cultural life with possible guest performances by musical artists, dance troupes and other performing arts. CCPA will nurture appreciation and enjoyment of the creative arts in the San Gabriel Valley, as we lead the continuing cultural revitalization and preservation of Covina's historic downtown.

Center Stage Repertory

Under the expert guidance of Artistic Director Alex Nigian, the creative, artistic group now called Stage Arts Repertory (SAR) has showcased San Gabriel Valley theatrical talent for more than a decade. CSR has staged both classic plays and treasured musicals ranging from A Few Good Men and The Odd Couple to Camelot and The Sound of Music. SAR is committed to making the live theater experience accessible, entertaining and inspiring. For three years running, The San Gabriel Valley Newspaper Group has honored us with the distinction of "Best Community Theatre." With each new production, our diverse company of performers, directors, technicians and volunteers strives to exceed these expectations through our collective devotion to excellence and passion for theater arts. We are honored and encouraged by the strong support of loyal theater-goers and arts patrons who value the cultural resource that our community theater represents.

Community-Minded Leadership

The Covina Center for the Performing Arts began in the hearts of longtime Covina residents Chris and Retha Champion. Loving both the arts and the community they call home, the Champions saw past the faded facade of the old Covina Theater. They imagined how the historic site, the former Covina Valley Playhouse, could be transformed into both a more fitting home for the local Center Stage Repertory and a center for a broader cultural renaissance in Covina. To fulfill their vision, the Champions purchased the theater building in 2001. The Champion Family Foundation, founded in 2000, has provided crucial financial support to the nascent nonprofit endeavor. Since then, they have been joined by civic leaders, business owners and generous community members who share and support their vision and love for the arts, theater and Covina, itself.