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 […]

Why Sponsor a Show at Next Act? By Tawnie Thompson, Development Manager You’ve probably noticed that each show here at Next Act Theatre is sponsored by amazing members of our community who are passionate about the arts. Ticket revenue alone cannot support the important work that we do to share ideas and perspectives and to […]

5,000 Visits to Almost The Journey of One of The Most-Produced Plays of The Last Two Decades By A.J. Magoon, Marketing Director It’s been 20 years since ALMOST, MAINE had its world premiere at the Portland Stage Company. Since then, the play has received more than 5,000 productions, including more than 100 professional productions and […]

Extraordinary Things John Cariani on 20 Years of ALMOST, MAINE Playwright John Cariani is the mind behind the wildly popular ALMOST, MAINE, which appears on the Next Act stage this November and December. We sat down with him to get his thoughts on how the play has evolved in the 20 years since its world […]

Meet Our New Board Members! Next Act Theatre is excited to introduce two new members of our Board of Directors: Derin Bjugstad and Anna Fig. Read on to learn more about who they are and what they bring to the Next Act community. DERIN BJUGSTAD, CliftonLarsonAllen (CLA) I have enjoyed a life-long passion for performing […]