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Smashing the Goal
Smashing the Goal on Next Act Theatre's Next Big Thing Campaign By Tawnie Thompson, Development Manager Libby Amato and Cody Estle with Val and Gary Zamecnik Next Act is incredibly excited to announce that we have surpassed the goal of our $50,000 Next Big Thing Matching Campaign! With your help...
Author, Author!
Author, Author! If you can’t get enough of Marie Kohler, we have good news: there are several opportunities to hear more from her during the run of BOSWELL. Learn from Marie before a performance of BOSWELL at one of our Personal Previews. These conversations, featuring a guest from the current...
Support Our Holiday Campaign
With Your Help, 2026 Will Be Smooth Sailing! Our 2025-26 Season is halfway over, and we’re speeding towards another year of impactful storytelling in 2026. At this time of giving, please consider a gift to our annual holiday campaign to help us start the new year off strong! Your donation...
One Night Only!
One Night Only! A Staged Reading of TRAYF by Lindsay Joelle, Directed by Elyse Edelman The day after BOSWELL closes, come enjoy a one-night-only staged reading of a charming, heartwarming and hilarious coming-of-age play: TRAYF by Lindsay Joelle, directed by Elyse Edelman. Tickets are only $25! In 1990s New York...
BOSWELL’s Travels
BOSWELL's Travels Brian Mani And Josh Krause On The Many Journeys Of One Play Brian Mani as Samuel Johnson in a promotional photo for BOSWELL. “This play’s all about journeys, isn’t it?”, asks Josh Krause, referring to BOSWELL by Marie Kohler. The play itself has had quite the journey over...
Meet Our New Team Members
Meet Our New Team Members Over the summer, Next Act Theatre welcomed two new members to our administrative staff. Join us in giving a warm welcome to two new faces around the building! Elyse Edelman has joined Next Act as our Artistic Associate. Elyse is a Milwaukee-based freelance actor, director,...
More to Consider
More to Consider By A.J. Magoon, Marketing Director Jake Penner Patricia León de la Barra Next Act’s brand of powerful theatre frequently brings audiences face-to-face with important issues. If you’re a frequent Next Act patron, we know you probably want plays that make you think, feel and talk about a...
We’re Three Quarters Through
We're Three Quarters Through Next Act Theatre's Next Big Thing Campaign By Tawnie Thompson, Development Manager Libby Amato and Cody Estle with Val and Gary Zamecnik Starting on July 1, 2025, with the support of long-time patrons Val and Gary Zamecnik, Next Act launched our Next Big Thing Matching Campaign!...
Survival Is Complicated
Survival Is Complicated Overstudy and Understudy Discuss Their Roles in SANCTUARY CITY Ashley Oviedo Patricia León de la Barra During each production at Next Act Theatre, more than one person prepares to take on a role. All shows have an overstudy—the actor who plays a role each night—and their understudy,...