Company Onstage

The Company OnStage, Inc. (COS) was founded in 1977 by Joyce Randall McNally, a former Alley Theatre Associate Director, and Hank McNally, her husband. It all started when Joyce began offering acting classes for children and adults in the Westbury area of Southwest Houston. Later, a small space in Westbury Square was rented, and in spring 1978, COS presented its first season of two children s shows, The Wizard of Oz and Aladdin and His Magic Lamp. At that time, The Company OnStage was composed of Joyce McNally as its artistic director, Hank McNally as technical director, and students from the first acting classes, along with recruited volunteers in the community. In 1986, The Company OnStage was organized as a Texas Non-Profit Corporation, and a Board of Directors was formed.