Next Act Theatre is pleased to announce that Kerri Kilbourne has been hired as our new Managing Director. Kerri was hired after a two-month national search and will assume the role immediately. She is the first person in the position of Managing Director at Next Act Theatre since 2014. Kerri joins Next Act Theatre after spending several […]

Blow the Horn! Ring the Bell! Next Act’s Tribute Campaign Is Going Well! by Jane Flieller, Development Director As you may have heard, Next Act Theatre launched an important campaign on July 1, 2022. The Tribute Campaign is a two-year initiative created to support recent changes in artistic leadership and administrative restructuring, without depleting cash […]

Next Up Cody Estle Takes a Seat in the Artistic Director’s Chair In April 2022, Next Act Theatre announced a big change: Producing Artistic Director David Cecsarini would be retiring in January 2023 following 30 years in the position. A nationwide search was conducted for a new Artistic Director, and after considering more than 50 […]

Cez Says “See Ya!” by A.J. Magoon On Sunday, December 11, 2022, Next Act Theatre hosted The Retirement Roast of David Cecsarini. A full house of friends, artists, patrons and other guests joined us as David was given the lovingly-comedic send-off he deserved. Panelists included longtime friends and collaborators Mark Ulrich, Bo Johnson, Mary MacDonald […]

Behind the Curtain “HAPPINESS” in Conversation with Mary MacDonald Kerr, Cassandra Bissell and Mickle Maher THERE IS A HAPPINESS THAT MORNING IS by Mickle Maher is hard to describe in one sentence – or a whole paragraph. In order to prepare for Next Act’s production of this play, we put Mickle in contact with director […]