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In 1971, the Lamp-Lite Theatre was born under the direction and inspiration of Sarah McMullan after she moved to Nacogdoches from her native Mississippi. Falling in love with theatre at age five in a Christmas play, Sarah studied speech art as a child and in high school then received a BA in Theatre from University of Southern Mississippi.
Sarah directed over 300 productions for the Lamp-Lite Theatre. She also directed the Texas Sesquicentennial play, Nacogdoches: Gateway to Texas.
Occasionally, Sarah returned to her first love, acting, with appearances in the Lamp-Lite annual production of A Christmas Carol and in several other plays. Favorite roles at Lamp-Lite included The Actress in The Elephant Man, Julia in The Cocktail Party, Dorothy in Inspecting Carol, Mrs. St. Maugham in The Chalk Garden, Lettice Douffett in Lettice and Lovage, Vada in The Exact Center of the Universe, and Queen Aggravaine in Once Upon a Mattress.
Sarah conducted workshops at Lamp-Lite and was constantly inviting community members to join the Lamp-Lite Players. She enjoyed bringing out new talent as well as working with "old pros."
The Lamp-Lite Gala, the official launch for the 2025-26 Season, will be held on Saturday, August 23, at 6:30pm.
Admission is FREE and the event will be catered. There will also be live entertainment.
Lamp-Lite volunteers with laptops will be available at the Gala to help our patrons purchase their Season Tickets online.
The Gala will also serve as our Annual Membership Meeting, during which we will hold officer elections for the upcoming season.
Opening night for the 2025-26 Season will be Friday, September 12, 2025.