Introducing Our 2026 Season
Making Sweet Tea and Other Secrets
March 6th-15th
Directed for MTG by Denise Plantenberg and David Bristow
When the sheriff brings a battered teen to the home of two sisters who live a quiet rural existence, life shattering secrets begin to peel away about the people in their small rural community.
An emotionally charged dramatic thriller by Paul Elliott, this 2018 AACT NewPlayFest Winner deals with bigotry, prejudice, domestic abuse and bringing hidden justice to light.
Cast
Sophie Moorman as Amber
Connie Denison as Ruth
Lou Dalton as Dottie
Eric Kassebaum as Robert
Jerry Bredeson as Doc
Samantha McCoy as Sheila Ray
Genia Allard as Janey
Gracey Cox as Amber's Understudy
Production & Crew
Directors … Denise Plantenberg and David Bristow
Production Manager … Jacob Gardner
Set Design Mark Miller
Technical Director … Mark Miller
Scenic Artist … Suzanne Miller
Costume Designer … Hannah Rupp
Hair and Makeup … Genevieve Kundert
Sound Design … Katie Landmark
Light Design … Melissa Schnepper
Violence Coordinator … Matt Korda
Fight Captain … Eric Kassebaum
March 6th - 15th
April 10th & 11th
June 19th - 28th
October 2nd - 11th
December 4th - 13th
... & more!
Game Show Night ‘26
April 10th & 11th
Match Game
Couples Game
& I've Got a Secret
Ages 13+
Guys & Dolls
Music and Lyrics by Frank Loesser
Directed for MTG by Ashley McKinney
Assistant Director Sami McCoy | Musical Director Kendra Johnson
Roll the dice and take a chance on love! Guys and Dolls is a fast-talking, high-energy musical comedy set in the glittering world of Broadway’s golden age, where slick gamblers, big-dreaming dames, and unforgettable tunes collide. Packed with laughs, heart, and toe-tapping songs, this crowd-pleasing classic zips from Times Square to Havana and back again proving that when romance enters the game, even the toughest odds don’t stand a chance. It’s big Broadway fun for all ages!
June 19th-28th
Production & Crew
Director … Ashley McKinney
Assistant Director … Sami McCoy
Musical Director … Kendra Johnson
Production Manager … Jennie Lembach
Choreographers …Ashley McKinney & Madison Lott
Light and Sound Design … Connor Bausman
Costumes … Dodi Westgard & Rachel Schardt
Stage Manager / Prop Master … Jen Coppes
The Odd Couple by Neil Simon
Directed for MTG by Jennie Lembach
The Odd Couple centers on Oscar Madison and Felix Ungar, two recently divorced men who decide to share an apartment in New York City. Oscar is a sloppy, carefree sportswriter, while Felix is obsessively tidy, anxious, and emotionally fragile. Their opposite lifestyles initially seem manageable, but soon their differences create escalating tension, arguments, and comedic misunderstandings. Through humor, the play examines friendship, divorce, masculinity, and the challenge of coexisting with someone fundamentally different.
October 2nd-11th
A Christmas Story
Directed for MTG by Melissa Schnepper
Assistant Director Marcia Bredeson
Based on the beloved holiday film, A Christmas Story leans into humorist Jean Shepherd's memoir of growing up in the Midwest in the 1940s. The story follows 9-year-old Ralphie Parker in his quest to get “An Official Red Ryder, Carbine Action, 200-shot, Range Model Air Rifle, with a compass in the stock and a thing that tells time” BB Gun under the tree for Christmas. Ralphie pleads his case before his mother, his teacher and even Santa Claus himself at Higbee's Department Store. The consistent response: "You'll shoot your eye out!" All the elements from the beloved motion picture are here, including the family's temperamental exploding furnace; Scut Farkas, the school bully; the boys' experiment with a wet tongue on an icy cold lamppost; the Little Orphan Annie decoder pin; Ralphie's father winning a lamp shaped like a woman's leg in a fishnet stocking; Ralphie's fantasy scenarios and more. A Christmas Story is destined to become a theatrical holiday perennial.
December 4th-13th
Production & Crew
Director … Melissa Schnepper
Assistant Director … Marcia Bredeson
Production Manager … Jennie Lembach
Set Design … Jerry Bredeson
Costumer Design … Angela Ghiloni