PHOTO GALLERY: For Columbia Entertainment Company, the show goes on

Hope Keithahn, 10, practices the curtain call for the Columbia Entertainment Company's production of "Annie" on Sept. 11. The show is a collaboration with Performing Arts in Children's Education and the company's first of the season.   |  Rachel English

Director Angela Howard instructs her cast on a proper curtain call during dress rehearsal on Sept. 11 at the Columbia Entertainment Center. Howard said she hopes teaming with Performing Arts in Children's Education will help the theater's popularity.   |  Rachel English

Hope Keithan sits with other actresses during dress rehearsal for the Columbia Entertainment Company's production of "Annie" on Sept. 11. Theater members say, for a community theater, staying alive can be a struggle.   |  Rachel English

DeeDee Folkerts instructs Columbia Entertainment Company performers during rehearsal Sept. 10 in Columbia. Prior to choreographing for the theater, Folkerts danced at Moonbelly and Dragonflies dance companies.   |  Marysa Greenawalt

Choreographer DeeDee Folkerts, left, assistant director Meg Phillips and director Adam McCall observe Columbia Entertainment Company actors as they rehearse for their production "Rocky Horror Picture Show" on Sept. 10.   |  Marysa Greenawalt

Adam McCall and Meg Phillips watch Columbia Entertainment Company actors perform during a rehearsal of "Rocky Horror Picture Show" on Sept. 10. McCall and Phillips have starred together in multiple Columbia Entertainment Company shows, including "Jesus Christ Superstar," "Into the Woods" and "Little Shop of Horrors."   |  Marysa Greenawalt