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Our Story
At eighteen, I founded The Mountain Productions out of urgency, passion, and a belief that you cannot wait for an opportunity to fall into your lap. You must create it for yourself.
That urgency began with Spring Awakening. Most theatres shy away from its material, and with a burning desire to perform in it, I began saying out loud that ‘I would do it myself.’ What started as an obsession grew into conviction. This story needed to be told, and I believed I could help bring it to life. I brought that belief to my high school drama teacher and mentor, Christy, who became the first person to place real trust in me. Her faith opened the door to everything that followed.
In just four months, I learned what it truly means to produce theatre. Solving one problem created ten more. I navigated rights approvals, negotiated venues, and fielded countless rejections, refusing to let this passion project die. Eventually, one yes changed everything, and we had a show.
With zero dollars of funding, I launched a grassroots fundraising campaign, interviewed with local and state press, and went door to door to raise support. In two months, we raised over $10,000, fully funding the production, stipending our cast and crew, and donating $4,000 to two community nonprofits aligned with the show’s themes, WAYS for Life and To Write Love On Her Arms.
That experience proved something powerful: to believe in the arts is to believe in the future, and that belief can move mountains. I asked a team of trusted and talented collaborators to place their belief in me and in what this project could become. They did. In return, I witnessed a community rally behind the arts in a way that gave me a new sense of artistic and personal purpose.
Today, The Mountain Productions is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that has raised over $30,000 to live out its mission of giving emerging artists, students, and local creatives meaningful opportunities to practice their craft, while bringing accessible, high quality theatre to our community. What began as a single, bold idea has grown into an official season of bold work and a rapidly growing, mission driven organization of artists, mentors, and supporters.
Theatre rises together.
Elevate the Stage. Elevate the Story.
Cooper LaMontagne, Founder and Executive Director, The Mountain Productions
Community Outreach
Ways for Life
Mission:
Wraparound Youth Services (WAYS) provides our members with the support they need to create a better ways for life. We understand that until immediate basic needs are met, it is nearly impossible to contemplate the future. At WAYS for Life, all young people are worthy of equal opportunities for a successful future.
To Write Love On Her Arms (TWLOHA)
Mission:
A non-profit movement that began in Melbourne Beach, FL dedicated to presenting hope and finding help for people struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury, and suicide. TWLOHA exists to encourage, inform, inspire, and also to invest directly into treatment and recovery.