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The Last Lifeboat Ripcord Something Rotten!

2023-2024 Season

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Support Our Group

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Tickets

sample Our pre-season ticket campaign is runs from mid-August through the beginning of October. Sponsors are the first to have a choice of tickets and seats followed by Season Ticket sales. General ticket sales begin in early October. For more information follow the link below.

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The Masquers Celebrates Another Year of Operation

Beginning in 1987 we became one of the charter Arts Partners for the newly renovated Capitol Civic Centre in downtown Manitowoc and have called this beautiful theatre our home performance venue for over 35 years.

The Masquers, Inc. has been a leader in the Manitowoc arts community since 1931. A non-profit organization, we lay claim to the title of one of Wisconsin's Oldest Community Theater Groups. Throughout our history we have produced at least two shows every season, and our 90th year was no exception. Though we didn't performed at our traditional home, the Capitol Civic Centre, we did manage to produce two shows at alternate venues. Our 91st season marked our return to "The Masquers Stage" at the CCC and our 93rd season promises to one of the most entertaining seasons yet.

In 1944 The Masquers purchased the original coach house for the Rahr Mansion, now the Rahr-West Museum. The Coach House has been our home for auditions, rehearsals, costumes, set pieces and club meetings ever since. Beginning in 1987 we became one of the charter Arts Partners for the newly renovated Capitol Civic Centre in downtown Manitowoc and have called this beautiful theatre our home performance venue for over 30 years.


Cast Announcements

The Masquers, Inc. Community Theater Company, is excited to announce the casts for both or our remaining shows this season. The two remaining shows this season, Ripcord, a hilarious comedy set in a retirement home, and Something Rotten!,touted as "the funniest musical comedy in at least 400 years" have been announced by their respective directors.

To read the stories on each of these shows please use the link below.

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Get Your Tickets Now!

The Masquers is currently one third of the way through our 93nd season. We are rehearsing for our second show, Ripcord while preparing to begin rehearsing for our final show this season, Something Rotten!.

Now would be a great time to purchase tickets for these great live shows. We encourage you to plan an evening away from the day to day concerns and join us in a celebration of live theatre. For more informaion on either of our remaining shows simply follow the appropriate link below.

To purchase tickets for either or both of the remaining shows this season follow this link.

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Announcing our 93rd Anniversary Season

Beginning in November the Masquers will be returning to the Capitol Civic Centre with a full slate of shows marking our 94rd year of continuous operation.

Coming this season is a drama about the man who built the Titanic The Last Lifeboat. J. Bruce Ismay, the man who built the Titanic stepped into a lifeboat after he had done everything he could to save people from the disaster. The result -- he was forever branded as a traitor and a coward. This show explores the life of Ismay and the world-wide cry for a skapegoat.

Our second offering of the year will be the comedy Ripcord. For years Abby has enjoyed her own room at the Bristol Place Senior Living Facility. Then Marilyn is placed it her room. How can Abby get rid of this incurable optomist? Join us to find out.

Finally, we end our season with the Award winning musical Something Rotten! Welcom to the Renaissance and the Bottom brothers who try to create a ground breaking theatrical production in 1590 England. What can they do to upstage the "Bard"? A musical -- of course. You won't want to miss the "funniest musical comedy in at least 400 years".

You can read more about our 93rd season by clicking the link below.

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Scholarship Applications Are Available

The Masquers is accepting applications for the annual Bill & Hellen Plumb, Lenora Sheahan Memorial Scholarship Program. Each year the Scholarship Committee reviews applications for this award and chooses a worthy recipient. The goal of this scholarship award is to help students who are pursuing an UNDERGRADUATE or GRADUATE degree in the Performing Arts.

Originally named for Bill and Helen Plumb, two people who were very influential Masquers members for many years, the award was expanded to memorialize Lenora Sheahan, one of our members who was very active in our scholarship program. It's fitting that this award keeps the memory of three of our most youth oriented and prominent members in the Masquers history.

There have been many recipients over the years despite the 2-year hiatus brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. 2022 signaled a return to normalcy with the awarding of scholarships to two deserving high school graduates.

Bill & Hellen Plumb, Lenora Sheahan Memorial Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors as well as current college students. To access an application with more information about the award please click the link below.

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