MCCT Family & Friends, As 2024 comes to an end and we look toward 2025, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on my time as the MCCT President, as well as look forward
MCCT Family & Friends,
As 2024 comes to an end and we look toward 2025, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on my time as the MCCT President, as well as look forward to what’s next for this amazing organization.
It is a surprise to no one that community theater holds a dear place in my heart. My earliest stage memories involve community theater performers and stages – places where people come to experiment on the stage, try something new, and find a little bit of their creative side. Community theater is unlike any other theater in the world – full of misfits and rebels and dreamers and creatives and people with a passion to do this ON TOP of everything else they do. For me, community theater is where I found a home and a family. Over the years, I’ve had the joy of playing some amazing characters on these stages – and in each one I found a little more of myself.
I am leaving the board of MCCT, but definitely not leaving this community. I truly feel like boards are better with new faces, new ideas, and new passion for the organization pushing them forward. The slate of board members up for election in 2025 is nothing short of wonderful – dedicated artists, creators, dreamers, and citizens of our great community. They will continue to push MCCT to be even better as we approach our 40th year celebrations in 2026.
Throughout my time leading MCCT, we’ve put amazing shows on for the community, recruited new members, collaborated with other local theaters, and so much more. We’ve held cabarets that brought unsung (no pun intended) talent to the stage. We’ve introduced more and more people to Shakespeare, we’ve gotten lost in The Mousetrap and got to peek into the world and home of Vanya, Sonia, Masha & Spike. We hosted a one-act showcase to show off not just performers, but local writers and directors, too. We’ve laughed and cried. And, more than that, we’ve maintained our commitment to being a place where anyone and everyone is welcome to join – to try their hand at props or performing; to learn the backstage mechanics of what makes a show go forward, as well as finding their footing telling complicated stories.
My heart belongs to the community theater stage – a place where people come and give of their time, talents, and resources because they love it – where we run on volunteers and good old-fashioned elbow grease.
I am excited to see what MCCT has in store in 2025 – great shows, great opportunities, and even more way to connect. Won’t you join me in celebrating all MCCT has done for 39 years – and what they will do for innumerable more – right here in Bloomington.
With love,
