This Season
OPEN MIC NIGHT 2025-26 Dates
October 4
November 8
February 7
April 11
May 2
From 7-8pm
Act 1 – Broadway Songs
Act 2 – Monologues and Scenes
Act 3 – Comedy Improv
Get performance experience. Work on your confidence. If you’d like to sing a Broadway song or perform a monologue or scene, email Jen Jaynes at jjaynes@macguffintf.com to get a place on the performance list.
Open Mic Nights are family friendly. $5 donation at the door (cash or Venmo)
A Rock and Roll Musical
by John Rea
Directed by John Rea
Choreography by Liz Fredette
December 5, 6, 12, & 13 at 7 PM
December 7 & 14 at 3 PM
Step into Tinkerton High School where new sophomore, Samantha, battling her anxiety and self-doubt, finds herself at odds with the self-important and cruel principal, who interferes with the casting and artistic choices of the Grease-like musical she desperately wants the leading part in. With the help of an eccentric and improvisational rock and roller, she takes a daring step forward as she attempts to lead the cast to overcome the principal and perform the show as it was intended in time for opening night. With a score featuring a wide variety of musical styles including rockabilly by John Rea, More Than Anything amplifies that a voice backed by passion is an unstoppable force.
A Host of Parodies by Patrick Green, Brendan Main, and Jason Pizzarello
Directed by Jen Jaynes
March 13 & 14 at 7 PM
March 15 at 3 PM
Have you ever wondered what the classic story of Oedipus would be like if it were done…on ice? Or what the beloved play Twelve Angry Men would look like if it were performed by one woman? Or what would happen if Dr. Frankenstein opened a shop in the mall? Oh, you’ve never wondered any of these things. Well, that’s okay. You don’t have to, because the fearless writers of Parody This! have answered these completely inane questions and more in a madcap, whirlwind show that can be performed with as few as four actors, a couple of flats, some costume pieces, and willingness to be completely silly—as long as you don’t try to talk directly to your audience, or someone may build an actual fourth wall to stop you. Parody This! is a seriously unserious ode to theatre, classic literature…and bananas.
A Comedy by William Shakespeare
Directed by Liz Fredette
May 7, 8, and 9 at 7 PM
May 10 at 1 PM
In William Shakespeare’s As You Like It, witty words and romance play out against the disputes of divided pairs of brothers. Orlando’s older brother, Oliver, treats him badly and refuses him his small inheritance from their father’s estate; Oliver schemes instead to have Orlando die in a wrestling match. Meanwhile, Duke Frederick has forced his older brother, Duke Senior, into exile in the Forest of Arden.
Duke Senior’s daughter, Rosalind, and Duke Frederick’s daughter, Celia, meet the victorious Orlando at the wrestling match; Orlando and Rosalind fall in love. Banished by her uncle, Rosalind assumes a male identity and leaves with Celia and their fool, Touchstone. Orlando flees Oliver’s murderous plots.
In the Forest of Arden, Rosalind, in her male disguise, forms a teasing friendship with Orlando. Oliver, searching for Orlando, reforms after Orlando saves his life. Rosalind reveals her identity, triggering several weddings, including her own with Orlando and Celia’s with Oliver. Duke Frederick restores the dukedom to Duke Senior, who leaves the forest with his followers.