Leaving Your Mark What Is The Charles D. Kakuk Legacy Society and Why Should You Consider Joining It? By Tawnie Thompson, Development Manager Named for the late Charles D. Kakuk, long-time Next Act Theatre Managing Director, Next Act’s Legacy Society recognizes individuals who have made a lasting impact on Next Act Theatre through generous planned […]

Next Actors: Summer Theatre for Teens 2025 Next Act Theatre’s summer educational program, Next Actors: Summer Theatre for Teens (NASTT), returns this coming summer! As always, we are excited to offer teens a tuition-free opportunity to develop their theatrical skills and devise a performance piece to share with family, friends and the community. NASTT is […]

A Marital Working Relationship Marie Kohler and Brian Mani on Collaboration, Partnership and Returning To Next Act Marie Kohler and Brian Mani are returning to Next Act Theatre for the first time in a while with THE CHILDREN. Brian hasn’t appeared at the theatre in 21 years, Marie in 28. We caught up with one […]

Friends, We’re beyond excited to kick off a season filled with stories that travel far and wide! From the serene beauty of fictional Cardiff Township in Wisconsin’s Driftless region, to the buzzing streets of Chicago, Newark, and all the way to Scotland and London, we’ve got a lineup that’s as diverse as it is thrilling. […]

Learning As You Go Next Act welcomed two interns this fall as part of our Inclusion, Equity and Opportunity (IEO) Internship program. Interns Leslie Lopez (properties, THE ELABORATE ENTRANCE OF CHAD DEITY) and Ellie Mungo (administrative) learned valuable job skills and helped develop Next Act productions alongside professionals in the field. We sat down with […]

Coming Back a Star Rudy Galvan returns to Next Act for ALMOST, MAINE this holiday season after appearing as Christopher Wren in THE MOUSETRAP last season, but he’s been keeping busy in the meantime! You may have seen him on your TV or even the big screen – Rudy recently appeared in the movie HIS […]