MACTPerformances for this month
(does not include auditions or special events – see This Week’s Events below or the calendar page for full listing)
Fri, March 21, 2025
The Kansas state festival will be held March 21-23, 2025 at Theatre Lawrence.
At least one performance from this festival will advance to the Region V AACTFest, April 4-6 in Newton, Iowa.
Fri, March 21, 2025 07:00 PM
book by Aaron Sorkin
This Broadway hit about the trial of two Marines for complicity in the death of a fellow Marine at Guantanamo Bay sizzles on stage. The Navy lawyer, a callow young man more interested in softball games than the case, expects a plea bargain and a cover-up of what really happened. Prodded by a female member of his defense team, the lawyer eventually makes a valiant effort to defend his clients and, in so doing, puts the military mentality and the Marine code of honor on trial.
Fri, March 21, 2025 07:30 PM
book by Arthur Miller
directed by George Favell
Chris Keller returns from serving in World War II, hoping to pick up the pieces of his life. What he discovers is that there is no going back to the way things were. As he deals with his own adjustments to civilian life and his attempts to build a future, he slowly uncovers a deeply buried family secret that will alter all his relationships and call on his idealism, for himself and his family. In so doing, he and all the family members must grapple with the question, “Am I my brother’s keeper?”
Fri, March 21, 2025 07:30 PM
book by Karen Zacarias
Loads of laughter and literature collide in this smart hit comedy about books and the people who love them. Ana is a Type A personality who lives in a letter-perfect world with an adoring husband, the perfect job and her greatest passion: Book Club. But when her cherished group becomes the focus of a documentary film, their intimate discussions about life and literature take a turn for the hilarious in front of the inescapable camera lens. Add a provocative new member along with some surprising new book titles, and these six friends are bound for pandemonium. Sprinkled with fun theatrical references to documentaries and novels galore from Moby Dick and Age of Innocence to Twilight and The Da Vinci Code, this buoyant comedy on contemporary culture will have everyone laughing . and reflecting. The Book Club Play is a delightful new play about life, love, literature and the side-splitting results when friends start reading between the lines.
Sat, March 22, 2025 07:00 PM
book by Aaron Sorkin
This Broadway hit about the trial of two Marines for complicity in the death of a fellow Marine at Guantanamo Bay sizzles on stage. The Navy lawyer, a callow young man more interested in softball games than the case, expects a plea bargain and a cover-up of what really happened. Prodded by a female member of his defense team, the lawyer eventually makes a valiant effort to defend his clients and, in so doing, puts the military mentality and the Marine code of honor on trial.
Sat, March 22, 2025 07:30 PM
book by Arthur Miller
directed by George Favell
Chris Keller returns from serving in World War II, hoping to pick up the pieces of his life. What he discovers is that there is no going back to the way things were. As he deals with his own adjustments to civilian life and his attempts to build a future, he slowly uncovers a deeply buried family secret that will alter all his relationships and call on his idealism, for himself and his family. In so doing, he and all the family members must grapple with the question, “Am I my brother’s keeper?”
Sat, March 22, 2025 07:30 PM
book by Karen Zacarias
Loads of laughter and literature collide in this smart hit comedy about books and the people who love them. Ana is a Type A personality who lives in a letter-perfect world with an adoring husband, the perfect job and her greatest passion: Book Club. But when her cherished group becomes the focus of a documentary film, their intimate discussions about life and literature take a turn for the hilarious in front of the inescapable camera lens. Add a provocative new member along with some surprising new book titles, and these six friends are bound for pandemonium. Sprinkled with fun theatrical references to documentaries and novels galore from Moby Dick and Age of Innocence to Twilight and The Da Vinci Code, this buoyant comedy on contemporary culture will have everyone laughing . and reflecting. The Book Club Play is a delightful new play about life, love, literature and the side-splitting results when friends start reading between the lines.
Sun, March 23, 2025 02:00 PM
book by Karen Zacarias
Loads of laughter and literature collide in this smart hit comedy about books and the people who love them. Ana is a Type A personality who lives in a letter-perfect world with an adoring husband, the perfect job and her greatest passion: Book Club. But when her cherished group becomes the focus of a documentary film, their intimate discussions about life and literature take a turn for the hilarious in front of the inescapable camera lens. Add a provocative new member along with some surprising new book titles, and these six friends are bound for pandemonium. Sprinkled with fun theatrical references to documentaries and novels galore from Moby Dick and Age of Innocence to Twilight and The Da Vinci Code, this buoyant comedy on contemporary culture will have everyone laughing . and reflecting. The Book Club Play is a delightful new play about life, love, literature and the side-splitting results when friends start reading between the lines.
Sun, March 23, 2025 02:00 PM
book by Aaron Sorkin
This Broadway hit about the trial of two Marines for complicity in the death of a fellow Marine at Guantanamo Bay sizzles on stage. The Navy lawyer, a callow young man more interested in softball games than the case, expects a plea bargain and a cover-up of what really happened. Prodded by a female member of his defense team, the lawyer eventually makes a valiant effort to defend his clients and, in so doing, puts the military mentality and the Marine code of honor on trial.
Thu, March 27, 2025 11:00 AM
Three older women living together, are caught up in what appears to be a phone scam from the IRS. Everything gets complicated when they ask for help from a neighbor who has some shady friends, and the son of one of the women only wants to play by the rules. The con men have their hands full and fail to appreciate the strength of this wily trio.
Thu, March 27, 2025 07:00 PM
book by Neil simon
directed by Matthew Kraft
This classic comedy opens as a group of the guys assemble for cards in the apartment of divorced Oscar Madison. And if the mess is any indication, it’s no wonder that his wife left him. Late to arrive is Felix Unger, who has just been separated from his wife. Fastidious, depressed, and none too tense, Felix seems suicidal, but as the action unfolds, Oscar becomes the one with murder on his mind when the clean freak and the slob ultimately decide to room together with hilarious results as The Odd Couple is born.
Thu, March 27, 2025 07:30 PM
book by Jacquueline West
directed by Min Martin-Oakes
Snow Day is the story of 10 friends gathering for a night of games and visiting. They work to carry on as best they can in a world where nothing seems to make sense. And where it’s cold. REALLY COLD…all the time. 50 years from now they are living the consequences of ignoring climate change. This dark comedy will make you laugh and challenge you.
Fri, March 28, 2025 11:00 AM
Three older women living together, are caught up in what appears to be a phone scam from the IRS. Everything gets complicated when they ask for help from a neighbor who has some shady friends, and the son of one of the women only wants to play by the rules. The con men have their hands full and fail to appreciate the strength of this wily trio.
Fri, March 28, 2025 07:00 PM
This year’s shows are “How to Enchant a Bookshop” by Todd Wallinger (Grades 1-4) and “The Light in the Library” by Kevin Stone (Grades 5-8).
Performances will be March 28, 29, and 30, 2025 at the Pipestone Performing Arts Center.
Fri, March 28, 2025 07:00 PM
book by Neil simon
directed by Matthew Kraft
This classic comedy opens as a group of the guys assemble for cards in the apartment of divorced Oscar Madison. And if the mess is any indication, it’s no wonder that his wife left him. Late to arrive is Felix Unger, who has just been separated from his wife. Fastidious, depressed, and none too tense, Felix seems suicidal, but as the action unfolds, Oscar becomes the one with murder on his mind when the clean freak and the slob ultimately decide to room together with hilarious results as The Odd Couple is born.
Fri, March 28, 2025 07:00 PM
This year Calumet Players Children’s Theater is pleased to present their 2025 Spring Show in their traditional two show format. Please come out and support the hard work put in by all of the young actresses and actors.
“How to Enchant a Bookshop” by Todd Wallinger
Dorothy Gale, Tom Sawyer, and the other beloved literary characters from the best-selling The Enchanted Bookshop are back — for the first time — in this heartwarming prequel about how the bookshop first became enchanted. This play is simply magical, whether or not your audience is familiar with The Enchanted Bookshop. Margie has high hopes for success but soon discovers that running a bookshop is harder than expected, and rent is even harder to come by. Thankfully, Feonora, a young fairy-in-training, can’t wait to use the magic she’s learned to help Margie. The student enchantress has been warned to never use the spell that brings storybook characters to life, so, of course, Feonora does just that, bringing to life Cinderella, Don Quixote, Beatrix Potter’s Two Bad Mice, and more! Now if she could just convince the characters to give up their newly-found freedom before any human sees them!
This production features our first through fourth graders and is directed by Collene Landgren.
“The Light in the Library” by Kevin Stone
Talk about literature coming to life! Gabby suspects something is going on in the library at night, so she enlists the help of her best friend, Paige, to do some sleuthing. Together they hide in the library after it closes and discover that it’s haunted by a silent ghost who leads them to a book containing a cryptic poem. As Paige and Gabby decipher the poem, they find clues that enable them to bring fictional characters to life, starting with Jim Hawkins from Treasure Island. Jim helps them summon even more characters from other books and soon, the library is overrun with the denizens of literature — Humpty Dumpty, the Mad Hatter, Alice in Wonderland, Anne of Green Gables, Romeo, and others. Things are definitely out of hand, but they take a turn for the worse when — shiver me timbers! — Long John Silver is inadvertently brought to life. The pirate sets out on a thieving spree, and he’s not afraid to use his cutlass to get what he wants! It’s up to Paige, Gabby and Jim to defeat the pirate and return the characters to their stories before the library reopens. All that’s necessary for a happy ending is courage, ingenuity… and one more character brought to life.
This production features our fifth through eighth graders and is directed by Amberlie Haak.
Tickets will be $10/Adults and $7/Students as General Admission only, no reserved seating; tickets available in the Pipestone Performing Arts Center lobby one hour prior to show time!
Produced with special permission by the author and by special arrangement with Pioneer Drama Service, Inc., Englewood, Colorado.
Fri, March 28, 2025 07:30 PM
book by Jacquueline West
directed by Min Martin-Oakes
Snow Day is the story of 10 friends gathering for a night of games and visiting. They work to carry on as best they can in a world where nothing seems to make sense. And where it’s cold. REALLY COLD…all the time. 50 years from now they are living the consequences of ignoring climate change. This dark comedy will make you laugh and challenge you.
Sat, March 29, 2025 11:00 AM
Three older women living together, are caught up in what appears to be a phone scam from the IRS. Everything gets complicated when they ask for help from a neighbor who has some shady friends, and the son of one of the women only wants to play by the rules. The con men have their hands full and fail to appreciate the strength of this wily trio.
Sat, March 29, 2025 07:00 PM
This year’s shows are “How to Enchant a Bookshop” by Todd Wallinger (Grades 1-4) and “The Light in the Library” by Kevin Stone (Grades 5-8).
Performances will be March 28, 29, and 30, 2025 at the Pipestone Performing Arts Center.
Sat, March 29, 2025 07:00 PM
book by Neil simon
directed by Matthew Kraft
This classic comedy opens as a group of the guys assemble for cards in the apartment of divorced Oscar Madison. And if the mess is any indication, it’s no wonder that his wife left him. Late to arrive is Felix Unger, who has just been separated from his wife. Fastidious, depressed, and none too tense, Felix seems suicidal, but as the action unfolds, Oscar becomes the one with murder on his mind when the clean freak and the slob ultimately decide to room together with hilarious results as The Odd Couple is born.
Sat, March 29, 2025 07:00 PM
This year Calumet Players Children’s Theater is pleased to present their 2025 Spring Show in their traditional two show format. Please come out and support the hard work put in by all of the young actresses and actors.
“How to Enchant a Bookshop” by Todd Wallinger
Dorothy Gale, Tom Sawyer, and the other beloved literary characters from the best-selling The Enchanted Bookshop are back — for the first time — in this heartwarming prequel about how the bookshop first became enchanted. This play is simply magical, whether or not your audience is familiar with The Enchanted Bookshop. Margie has high hopes for success but soon discovers that running a bookshop is harder than expected, and rent is even harder to come by. Thankfully, Feonora, a young fairy-in-training, can’t wait to use the magic she’s learned to help Margie. The student enchantress has been warned to never use the spell that brings storybook characters to life, so, of course, Feonora does just that, bringing to life Cinderella, Don Quixote, Beatrix Potter’s Two Bad Mice, and more! Now if she could just convince the characters to give up their newly-found freedom before any human sees them!
This production features our first through fourth graders and is directed by Collene Landgren.
“The Light in the Library” by Kevin Stone
Talk about literature coming to life! Gabby suspects something is going on in the library at night, so she enlists the help of her best friend, Paige, to do some sleuthing. Together they hide in the library after it closes and discover that it’s haunted by a silent ghost who leads them to a book containing a cryptic poem. As Paige and Gabby decipher the poem, they find clues that enable them to bring fictional characters to life, starting with Jim Hawkins from Treasure Island. Jim helps them summon even more characters from other books and soon, the library is overrun with the denizens of literature — Humpty Dumpty, the Mad Hatter, Alice in Wonderland, Anne of Green Gables, Romeo, and others. Things are definitely out of hand, but they take a turn for the worse when — shiver me timbers! — Long John Silver is inadvertently brought to life. The pirate sets out on a thieving spree, and he’s not afraid to use his cutlass to get what he wants! It’s up to Paige, Gabby and Jim to defeat the pirate and return the characters to their stories before the library reopens. All that’s necessary for a happy ending is courage, ingenuity… and one more character brought to life.
This production features our fifth through eighth graders and is directed by Amberlie Haak.
Tickets will be $10/Adults and $7/Students as General Admission only, no reserved seating; tickets available in the Pipestone Performing Arts Center lobby one hour prior to show time!
Produced with special permission by the author and by special arrangement with Pioneer Drama Service, Inc., Englewood, Colorado.
Sat, March 29, 2025 07:30 PM
book by Jacquueline West
directed by Min Martin-Oakes
Snow Day is the story of 10 friends gathering for a night of games and visiting. They work to carry on as best they can in a world where nothing seems to make sense. And where it’s cold. REALLY COLD…all the time. 50 years from now they are living the consequences of ignoring climate change. This dark comedy will make you laugh and challenge you.
Sun, March 30, 2025 02:00 PM
This year’s shows are “How to Enchant a Bookshop” by Todd Wallinger (Grades 1-4) and “The Light in the Library” by Kevin Stone (Grades 5-8).
Performances will be March 28, 29, and 30, 2025 at the Pipestone Performing Arts Center.
Sun, March 30, 2025 02:00 PM
book by Neil simon
directed by Matthew Kraft
This classic comedy opens as a group of the guys assemble for cards in the apartment of divorced Oscar Madison. And if the mess is any indication, it’s no wonder that his wife left him. Late to arrive is Felix Unger, who has just been separated from his wife. Fastidious, depressed, and none too tense, Felix seems suicidal, but as the action unfolds, Oscar becomes the one with murder on his mind when the clean freak and the slob ultimately decide to room together with hilarious results as The Odd Couple is born.
Sun, March 30, 2025 02:00 PM
This year Calumet Players Children’s Theater is pleased to present their 2025 Spring Show in their traditional two show format. Please come out and support the hard work put in by all of the young actresses and actors.
“How to Enchant a Bookshop” by Todd Wallinger
Dorothy Gale, Tom Sawyer, and the other beloved literary characters from the best-selling The Enchanted Bookshop are back — for the first time — in this heartwarming prequel about how the bookshop first became enchanted. This play is simply magical, whether or not your audience is familiar with The Enchanted Bookshop. Margie has high hopes for success but soon discovers that running a bookshop is harder than expected, and rent is even harder to come by. Thankfully, Feonora, a young fairy-in-training, can’t wait to use the magic she’s learned to help Margie. The student enchantress has been warned to never use the spell that brings storybook characters to life, so, of course, Feonora does just that, bringing to life Cinderella, Don Quixote, Beatrix Potter’s Two Bad Mice, and more! Now if she could just convince the characters to give up their newly-found freedom before any human sees them!
This production features our first through fourth graders and is directed by Collene Landgren.
“The Light in the Library” by Kevin Stone
Talk about literature coming to life! Gabby suspects something is going on in the library at night, so she enlists the help of her best friend, Paige, to do some sleuthing. Together they hide in the library after it closes and discover that it’s haunted by a silent ghost who leads them to a book containing a cryptic poem. As Paige and Gabby decipher the poem, they find clues that enable them to bring fictional characters to life, starting with Jim Hawkins from Treasure Island. Jim helps them summon even more characters from other books and soon, the library is overrun with the denizens of literature — Humpty Dumpty, the Mad Hatter, Alice in Wonderland, Anne of Green Gables, Romeo, and others. Things are definitely out of hand, but they take a turn for the worse when — shiver me timbers! — Long John Silver is inadvertently brought to life. The pirate sets out on a thieving spree, and he’s not afraid to use his cutlass to get what he wants! It’s up to Paige, Gabby and Jim to defeat the pirate and return the characters to their stories before the library reopens. All that’s necessary for a happy ending is courage, ingenuity… and one more character brought to life.
This production features our fifth through eighth graders and is directed by Amberlie Haak.
Tickets will be $10/Adults and $7/Students as General Admission only, no reserved seating; tickets available in the Pipestone Performing Arts Center lobby one hour prior to show time!
Produced with special permission by the author and by special arrangement with Pioneer Drama Service, Inc., Englewood, Colorado.
Sun, March 30, 2025 03:00 PM
book by Jacquueline West
directed by Min Martin-Oakes
Snow Day is the story of 10 friends gathering for a night of games and visiting. They work to carry on as best they can in a world where nothing seems to make sense. And where it’s cold. REALLY COLD…all the time. 50 years from now they are living the consequences of ignoring climate change. This dark comedy will make you laugh and challenge you.
Sun, March 30, 2025 04:00 PM
On eight Sundays during the year, there’s a little bit of magic in Montgomery, Minnesota.
Early in the afternoon, a two-story brick building with “1892” inscribed near the peak of its roof opens its doors, and the aroma of fresh buttered popcorn beckons from the second story. Music and laughter echo throughout the vintage concert hall as musicians rehearse and patrons begin to stroll in and claim seats.
Promptly at 4 p.m., the fun begins. Led by proprietor John Grimm, a troupe of performers gathers on stage to join in a lively theme song during which members are introduced. For the next two hours, guests enjoy a diverse mix of music and entertainment ranging from popular standards to concert hall classics; from goofy comedy and colorful costumes to inspirational gospel and harmonic collaborations.
At intermission, fresh piping-hot pizza from Pizzeria 201 is available for two bucks a slice, served with friendly smiles at “Shannon’s Snack Bar” (the kitchenette at the back of the hall).
Performances for 2025 will be:
March 30
April 27
May 18
June 29
August 31
September 28
October 26
November 30
The Minnesota Association of Community Theatres (MACT) is a statewide, volunteer run organization. We hold meetings, workshops, festivals and other events throughout the state of Minnesota.
MACT operates on a two year cycle. In even numbered years we put on FAST*Fest, a non-adjudicated festival of 20-minute plays. In odd numbered years we produce MACT*Fest, which is an adjudicated festival of 60-minute plays which is part of the AACTFest cycle. Along with the performances at our festivals there are workshops and networking events.
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