Answering the Call by Cheryl Lynn Bruce, Director of SPLASH HATCH ON THE E GOING DOWN For our 2023-2024 season launch party, we asked for some remarks from Cheryl Lynn Bruce, the director of our first production, SPLASH HATCH ON THE E GOING DOWN. A Chicago-based director, actor and playwright, Cheryl appeared on Broadway in […]
Announcing Our 23-24 Season
Next Act Theatre is happy to announce our 2023-24 season! Artistic Director Cody Estle’s first season at Next Act takes what you love about our theatre—local talent in entertaining, meaningful and well-designed productions—and adds a new energy to it. This coming season, you’ll enjoy timeless revivals alongside the best of new American theatre. New season […]
Blow the Horn! Ring the Bell!
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
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!”
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
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 […]