Altoona Community Theatre (ACT), a community-based theater company, is seeking applications for Directors for the 2023-2024 Mainstage Season, presented on the Benzel Stage of the Historic Mishler Theatre.

The shows to be presented are “Matilda The Musical”, “Clue On Stage”, “Angel Street” and “Into the Woods”. Interested Directors need not have worked at ACT before, but previous directing experience is preferred. Those interested should submit a letter of interest and a theatrical resume by email to ACT’s Artistic Committee at  act@altoonacommunitytheatre.com by March 27, 2023. Qualified applicants will be interviewed and given time to present their artistic vision for their show(s) of interest.

Matilda the Musical, September 2023: Matilda Wormwood, a precocious 5-year-old girl with the gift of telekinesis, loves reading, overcomes obstacles caused by her family and school, and helps her teacher to reclaim her life.

Clue: On Stage, November 2023: The classic board game, brought to life! Six guests are invited to a dinner party thrown by an anonymous host. They are given aliases–Colonel Mustard, Mrs. White, Mr. Green, Mrs. Peacock, Professor Plum, and Miss Scarlet. What follows is a madcap, slapstick evening full of murder, mystery, and laughs as they seek to puzzle out the culprit amongst criminals.

Angel Street (Gaslight), February 2024: Mysterious things have been happening in the Manningham household: items go missing, their dog is injured, and Mrs. Manningham hears footsteps coming from the locked, uninhabited top floor. She fears that she is going mad–that is certainly what Mr. Manningham believes. But when Detective Rough arrives one night to visit Mrs. Manningham while she is alone, questions arise and secrets are revealed about her husband.

Into the Woods, May 2024: The story follows a Baker and his wife, who wish to have a child; Cinderella, who wishes to attend the King’s Festival; and Jack, who wishes his cow would give milk. When the Baker and his wife learn that they cannot have a child because of a Witch’s curse, the two set off on a journey to break the curse.

Director applicants may obtain a sample copy of a script in the ACT Administrative Office Monday through Friday 9:00 AM- 5:00 PM.

For questions, please call the office at 814-943-4357.

Established in 1948, Altoona Community Theatre produces quality live theatre to entertain and engage all ages, provide avocational outlets for area residents to express themselves, and foster appreciation for the arts through educational and other programming. For more information go to www.altoonacommunitytheatre.com.