Mean Girls to be facilitated as OPAS gets financial gift from Aggieland Credit Union to arrange program for them.
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| (L-R): Natalie Shaw (Cady Heron), Kristen Amanda Smith (Gretchen Wieners), Maya Petropoulos (Regina George), Maryrose Brendel (Karen Smith), Alexys Morera (Janis Sarkisian), and the Tour Company of Mean Girls. Photo: Jenny Anderson, 2023. |
Texas:
The gift from Aggieland Credit Union will be used to help underwrite the cost of the Mean Girls production in November.
Texas A&M’s OPAS announced this after receiving the financial gift of $25,000.
OPAS authority stated, "The gift will be used to help underwrite the cost of the Mean Girls production in November."
This is the 16th year Aggieland Credit Union has been a presenting sponsor of OPAS performances. The credit union has given $400,000 to the nonprofit performing arts groups since 2007.
OPAS, founded in 1972, is part of Texas A&M University. It is the top performing arts center in the Brazos Valley and the region. The regional arts center offers a range of internationally acclaimed musicians, artists, plays, and performances for audiences from around Texas.
Aggieland Credit Union is the presenting sponsor of the direct from Broadway play, Mean Girls, a hit musical from an award-winning creative team, including Tina Fey, best known for the NBC comedy 30 Rock. The play is based on the 2004 movie about a teenage high school girl who moves to Illinois from Africa. It emphasized the difficulties of teenage life and the value of true friendship and consequences of one’s actions.
“Aggieland’s ongoing support of OPAS allows us to bring professional productions of theatre, music, and dance programs to the Brazos Valley,” said Anne Black, Executive Director of OPAS. “We value their partnership and funding in making the arts accessible to everyone in our community and maintaining a thriving cultural center in College Station.”
There will be two performances of Mean Girls on Nov. 1 and 2 at 7:30 p.m. at Rudder Auditorium on the Texas A&M campus in College ground.
“We appreciate the performing arts and the caliber of performers OPAS brings to the Brazos Valley,” said Tina Muth, AVP, Branch Operations of Aggieland Credit Union. “OPAS is a valuable cultural resource that adds to the vibrancy of the entire area.”