RWS and Associates

RWS & Associates Entertainment Inc. is a full service entertainment firm founded by Ryan Stana in 2003. RWS provides custom-designed and pre-packaged entertainment worldwide. This firm is based in New York and is currently in their 10th year of production. RWS & Associates works with clients in corporations, theme parks, cruise ships, resorts, shopping centers and the fashion industry.

Services

RWS & Associates CREATES entertainment tailored to captivate audiences within various venue sizes. Companies choose from a wide variety of existing shows or they can customize a production that will be created to their clientele.

RWS & Associates is a provider of licensed characters for live appearances and mini stage shows. Some popular characters include: Thomas & Friends, Bob the Builder, Barney, Angelina Ballerina, Mike the Knight, The Octonauts, etc.

Corporate Entertainment

RWS & Associates produces fashion shows, corporate events, and live entertainment for various clients including Kohl’s, the Hard Rock Resorts, Vera Wang, Victoria’s Secret, and Jennifer Lopez.

Theme Parks

With theme parks including Six Flags and Cedar Fair Entertainment, RWS & Associates casts and produces themed shows for staged performances in the various park locations.

Retail

RWS & Associates produces shows for several retail destinations throughout the United States, including the Simon Group, Westfield Malls, and Macy’s.

Cruise Ships

The newest venture with RWS & Associates is producing stage productions for Holland America Line. These musical revues will be featured on the M/S Eurodam and M/S Westerdam beginning in December, 2013.

Audition Tour

Each year RWS & Associates seek out singers, dancers, actors, musicians, technicians, stunt performers, specialty performers, DJs, and costumed character players for productions throughout the world. In 2013, RWS hosted a nationwide 10th Anniversary Audition Tour in locations including New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Kentucky, and Massachusetts.

Awards

Year

Award

Category

Production

2012

Amusement Today's Golden Ticket

Supplier of the Year Winner

Luminosity(Cedar Point)

2012

IAAPA Brass Ring

Spirit Award Winner

Meghan Hakey

2012

AbOUT.com Reader's Choice Award

Best New Theme Park Show Winner

Survivor Live! (Six Flags New England)

2011

IAAPA Brass Ring

Best Overall Production Finalist

Vocal Acceleration (Six Flags New England)

2010

IAAPA Brass Ring

Best Female Performer Award Winner

Rebecca Galarza (Santa's Village)

2009

Emmy (r) Award

Outstanding Special Event Winner

Macy's Stars on Broadway

2009

IAAPA Big E! Award

Best Atmosphere Winner

The Wonderers (Dutch Wonderland)

2009

IAAPA Big E! Award

Best Atmosphere Finalist

N'Disquize (Hershey Park)

2009

IAAPA Big E! Award

Best Male Performer Finalist

Scott Kruse (Hershey Park)

2009

IAAPA Big E! Award

Best Overall Production Finalist

Survivor Live! (Elitch Gardens)

2009

IAAPA Big E! Award

Best Sports Show Finalist

High Noon Hold Up (Frontier City)

2008

IAAPA Big E! Award

Best Overall Production Finalist

The Spirit of Christmas (Santa's Village)

2007

IAAPA Big E! Award

Best Overall Production Winner

Once Upon a Christmas (Santa's Village)

2007

IAAPA Big E! Award

Best Overall Production Honorable Mention

Rockin' on route 66 (Lake Compounce)

2006

IAAPA Big E! Award

Best Overall Production Finalist

Country Unleashed (Lake Compounce)

2006

IAAPA Big E! Award

Best Overall Production Finalist

''Once Upon a Christmas (Santa's Village)

2004

Time Out New York

New York City's Top Fifty Entrepreneurs

Ryan Stana (CEO of RWS & Associates)