On January 15, 2025, The Lakeway Players held its annual membership meeting, celebrating 25 years of entertaining our community. Annette Brown, longtime board member, and Pat Vanderford, founding member, were honored for their contributions to community theatre and the arts in Lakeway.

The Lakeway Players 2025 Board of Directors

MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of the Lakeway Players is to foster and promote public interest in the performing arts by participating in all aspects of theatre, including writing, acting, singing, dancing, directing, sound, lighting, costuming, and backstage work.

PURPOSE
The purpose of the Lakeway Players is to perform regularly scheduled dramatic and musical presentations for public enjoyment through the involvement of volunteer performers and backstage workers.  

The 2025 Application Deadline

was March 28, 2025

LEFT:  Ella Swinford receives the 2025
Scholarship Award from Board Members
Cindy Baker and Carla Capps

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​The Lakeway Players began in the fall of 2001, when a group of drama enthusiasts decided to perform a play written by local Lakeway resident, Sue Wright. The play was titled THE BEST LITTLE COURTHOUSE IN TEXAS and was performed at the newly opened Lakeway Activity Center. Since then, the Players have continued to produce two shows a year, in the spring and in the fall. 

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SCHOLARSHIP

In 2012, the Lakeway Players established an annual scholarship to support graduating seniors from Lake Travis High School pursuing higher education in the performing arts. Each spring, the Lakeway Players Scholarship Committee carefully reviews applications from local students dedicated to earning a degree in this field.

In 2025, the scholarship was renamed the Pat Steinmetz Performing Arts Scholarship to honor Pat’s enduring passion for the arts. That same year, thanks to the generous support of the Steinmetz family and in celebration of the Lakeway Players’ 25th Anniversary, the award amount was increased to $2,500. Recipients are chosen based on their academic achievements, leadership qualities, and active participation in the performing arts.

A devoted supporter of the Lakeway Players, Pat Steinmetz was the mother of Board Vice Chair Cindy Baker. She eagerly anticipated performances and contributed numerous set pieces, props, and costumes over the years. Pat believed deeply in the transformative power of the performing arts and the profound impact they have on young people’s lives. She watched her own daughter navigate life’s challenges with the encouragement of theatre teachers and the creative outlet of the stage.

The last production Pat attended was “Love Letters” at the 2024 Lakeway Players Gala. As her health declined, she could no longer attend shows, but she found joy in seeing pieces from her collection come to life on stage. She passed away in August, 2024, just weeks before her daughter directed "The Kitchen Witches" for the Lakeway Players, featuring her grandson, Ty.

It is fitting that Pat’s admiration for the arts and its influence on communities is honored through this scholarship. Her family is proud to support graduating seniors as they pursue their dreams in the fine arts.