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Crushing Our Final Goal
Crushing Our Final Goal By Tawnie Thompson, Development Manager David Cecsarini and “Da Crusher.” Photo: A.J. Magoon In addition to being the focus of our Tribute Campaign and joining us to Ride for the Arts, Producing Artistic Director emeritus David Cecsarini helped us close our 2023-24 season strong and start...
Riding for the Arts
Riding for the Arts By Tawnie Thompson, Development Manager The Next Act ride team. Next Act was excited to get into gear on Sunday, June 2 for the United Performing Arts Fund Ride for the Arts! With a team of eight cyclists (and one non-riding supporter) consisting of current and...
A Fitting Tribute
A Fitting Tribute By Tawnie Thompson, Development Manager Next Act Theatre reached and exceeded our goal on our Tribute Campaign this past season, and we are so incredibly grateful to all of the donors who have gave any amount! Started in 2022 to support Next Act’s transition from the retirement...
What Else is New?
What Else is New? 2024-25 Season Updates By A.J. Magoon, Marketing Director New actors, designers and other artists are hardly the only new things we’re bringing to Next Act in the 2024-25 season! Here’s what else to look forward to in the coming season: New Wednesday Matinee Wednesdays at 1:30...
It Keeps Getting Better
It Keeps Getting Better 2024-25 Season News By A.J. Magoon, Marketing Director What’s the latest news on our 2024-25 season? Since we announced our upcoming season in February, things have only gotten better! If you haven’t been keeping up with recent developments, here’s what you may have missed: ALMOST, MAINE...
Still To Come
Still To Come More Rental Shows in Summer 2024 Next Act Theatre has already played host to a wealth of productions in our performance space since our 2023-24 season ended. These productions, put on by renting organizations using the Next Act performance space, are often very different than what you...
Building Forward
Building Forward The Past, Present and Future of Our Reimagined Next Actors Program Next Actors: Summer Theatre for Teens celebrates its 26th year this summer. The free summer arts program has evolved since it first started in 1998. Over the years, however, it has continued to provide a vital community...
What’s Your Type?
What's Your Type? By A.J. Magoon, Marketing Director Next Act’s 2024-25 Season is fast approaching. It contains award-winning plays, the long-awaited return of some amazing talent (David Cecsarini, Marie Kohler, Brian Mani), the Next Act debuts of other local icons (Elyse Edelman, Rachael Zientek) and all the building blocks of...
You’re Invited to Bravo, Next Act! 2024
You're Invited to Bravo, Next Act! 2024 By Tawnie Thompson, Development Manager On Thursday, May 23rd, we’ll be celebrating the close of our 34th season with our annual fundraising gala! Off-site this year at Broken Bat Brewing, join us from 5-9 pm for live and silent auctions, games, giveaways, light...
Next Act Joins Bike Benefits
Next Act Joins Bike Benefits Plus, Gear Up for UPAF’s Ride for the Arts! By Tawnie Thompson, Development Manager Through generous donations from the Chris Kegel Foundation, Michael and Haly Besaw, and the Baird Foundation, Next Act was very excited to have new bike racks installed by our front doors,...