Center Stage, Inc. was established in 1999 by Lenore Andrea Simon and Alana Brown. Center Stage was the first lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) theater company in Las Vegas, Nevada. The company was an important creative development in the Las Vegas LGBT community, and for the few years it existed, provided a source of alternative theater in the city. Center Stage closed in 2003.
Oral history interview with Chris Phipps conducted by Dennis McBride on November 16, 1998 for the Las Vegas Gay Archives Oral History Project. Phipps talks about coming to terms being a gay man in California, being involved with the Apollo Spa and Health center, and becoming a lawyer.
Oral history interview with Hanford Searl conducted by Dennis McBride on November 02, 1996 for the Las Vegas Gay Archives Oral History Project. Searl discusses being gay and the struggles he faced in religion and university before moving to Las Vegas, Nevada.