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Learning from The Best
Learning from The Best Karen Estrada and the 2014 Next Actors. Photo by Timothy Moder. One of the changes coming to our Next Actors: Summer Theatre for Teens program is the inclusion of a number of area theatre professionals! Students will learn valuable skills from Next Act regulars including Josh...
A Tribute to David
A Tribute to David Almost two years after its launch, Next Act’s Tribute Campaign is at 99 percent of its goal! This campaign pays tribute to Producing Artistic Director emeritus David Cecsarini and his hard work in building Next Act Theatre. It provides vital funds to support new Artistic Director...
Four Questions for Cody’s Next Act Debut
Four Questions for Cody’s Next Act Debut Artistic Director Cody Estle makes his Next Act Theatre directorial debut with THE TREASURER. It’s his first full season as Next Act’s Artistic Director. We checked in to see how things are going for him. How is the season going so far?Overall, I...
Coming This Summer
Coming This Summer Next Act’s 2023-24 season ends on May 19 when our production of THE TREASURER closes. In the nearly four months before our 2024-25 season opens, however, there’s still plenty happening at our building! Next Act Theatre will be home to a number of rental productions during the...
Getting Out of The Way
Getting Out of The Way Reese Madigan on Coming Back to Next Act Theatre Actor Reese Madigan returns to Next Act Theatre in the role of The Son in THE TREASURER by Max Posner, running April 24 - May 19, 2024. He was previously seen in our 2017 production of...
Next Actors is Getting a Fresh Coat of Paint!
Next Actors is Getting a Fresh Coat of Paint! By Pia Russo, Education Manager; and Tawnie Thompson, Development Manager For 25 years, Next Actors: Summer Theatre for Teens (NASTT) has offered a safe place for high school-aged students to explore playwriting and performance skills as well as life skills including...
We’re Almost There!
We're Almost There! Next Act Theatre’s Tribute Campaign, launched in honor of Producing Artistic Director emeritus David Cecsarini and used to support us through our recent leadership transition, has reached 94 percent of its goal! We need your help to finish strong by the end of the 2023-24 season. Make...
Three Cheers for MRS. CHRISTIE!
Three Cheers for MRS. CHRISTIE! By A.J. Magoon, Marketing Director Kaylene Howard, Casey Hoekstra, Elyse Edelman, Cassandra Bissell, Joe Picchetti, Jenny Wanasek, Michael Stebbins and Heidi Armbruster in MRS. CHRISTIE. Photo by Caroline Norton. On Monday, December 4, 2023, Next Act Theatre presented a one-night-only staged reading of Heidi Armbruster’s...
Farming Is Fixing
Farming Is Fixing A Conversation with Heidi Armbruster and Bree Beelow Heidi Armbruster’s play SCARECROW has a lot to do with farming. It follows Heidi, the playwright and solo performer of the play, returning from New York to her family’s Wisconsin dairy farm after her father’s death. Next Act’s upcoming...
Announcing Our 2024-25 Season
Buy Single Tickets Buy Fixed Subscriptions Buy Flex Passes Friends, For our upcoming season, we've programmed four shows that are going to delight, entertain and invigorate you. These plays investigate some of the most urgent questions of our day with theatrical style and panache, a mixture of the beloved and...