Isn’t It Ironic? By A.J. Magoon, Marketing Director It’s like rain on your wedding dayIt’s a free ride when you’ve already paidIt’s the good advice that you just didn’t takeAnd who would’ve thought, it figures -Alanis Morissette, Ironic THREE VIEWINGS is one of the liveliest plays you’ll ever see set in a funeral home. And […]

I Love a Parade! By A.J. Magoon, Marketing Director On Tuesday, August 31, supporters of Next Act Theatre and Renaissance Theaterworks gathered at the Broadway Theater Center for a very special purpose: to march Renaissance Theaterworks across the bridge to its new artistic home at Next Act Theatre. A crowd of excited patrons and fans […]

Meet Jasmine Brown Last summer’s social unrest awakened the need for arts organizations nationwide to examine their processes for inclusion and diversity to determine if what they offer to artists, patrons and students of color is enough. While confident that voices from diverse communities are heard in many of the plays we do, we realized […]

Why Jeffrey Hatcher’s THREE VIEWINGS By David Cecsarini, Producing Artistic Director In my early, developing days as a young actor at American Players Theatre, we were led by a charismatic artistic team whose underlying mission — besides bringing compelling Shakespeare to Wisconsin’s countryside – was to return to the very basic fundamentals of theatre itself: […]

United In Loving Support By David Cecsarini, Producing Artistic Director Some patrons may have the good fortune to have known Gordana and Milan Racic who were stalwart Next Act supporters for more than 15 years. Gordana served on the Next Act Board, and with Milan sponsored many NAT productions and the Next Actors teen program […]

Our Production Partner By David Cecsarini, Producing Artistic Director Mark Ard is a natural-born storyteller. He’s a big, boisterous man with a ready smile and an internal engine running constantly, just above idle. When asked a question, his response can be quick, sure and full-throated, cuss words and all. Or, he’ll silently run through his […]