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Behind the Scenes by John Miller – November 2023 I’m a Grinch! I have a lot more in common with Ebenezer Scrooge than Bob Cratchit. If I were in a Japanese monster movie I’d be Christmaszilla! I exaggerate (slightly), but when Shantel announced that she wanted to do a Santa’s Village at the Reif Center,…
MACT annual fundraising drive to benefit the theatres presenting shows at MACT*Fest
Church Basement Ladies just closed, but we’re already thinking about our February show. If you are interested in directing Misery in February, please send your resume and a letter of interest to calumetplayers@gmail.com by Sunday, November 15. Stay tuned because we’ll be searching for our director and music director for this summer’s show Little Shop…
How Streamlining Your Ticketing Process Increases Sales By On The Stage Team When a patron makes the exciting decision to attend your performance – whether it’s a dance recital, community theatre musical, school play, or something in between – the experience begins long before they sit down in your theatre. In fact, it really starts when they try to…
Show registration for MACT*Fest 2027 is open. Register your show now!
by Steven LaVigne A century ago, the theater was thriving. The Great War had ended and there were five art movements around the world. In London, there was the Bloomsbury Group; in Paris, by way of Russia there was the Ballet Russes and the Lost Generation, those writers, artists and composers who gathered for salons…
Behind the Scenes by John Miller – October 2025 It’s my favorite season again, and no it’s not Pumpkin Spice! It’s time for autumn and Halloween! Last year I had fun researching theater superstitions and spooky theater ghost stories, and I thought I could find a few more. So, sit back and enjoy. Unlucky Colors…
CCP Costume Sale
Minnesota’s largest giving holiday will return on Thursday November, 19, 2026
From the Stage Agent website – written by Jason LeBlanc Community theatre. The foundation of the theatrical industry. It has existed in our country for nearly 150 years, and even longer in other countries. Many of the biggest names in the industry began their work in some form of community theatre, as have many movie…