Direct a Show
Do you want to direct a show? cwACT is looking to find Directors for the 2026-2027 season. If you are interested in directing this season fill out an application for the corresponding show. More details for each show can be found below.
- Apply to direct The Shadow Box.
- Apply to direct A Christmas Carol (Form pending).
- Apply to direct Puffs (Form pending).
- Apply to direct Seussical (Form pending).
Want to direct the next Schmeeckle Shakes? Fill out this form to apply now!
The Artistic Director’s responsibility is to provide a stage worthy show for cwACT. New directors are provided a mentor to guide them in cwACT policies. Directors are responsible for assembling their own production team. However, input can be supplied by the mentor and the cwACT Board.
Approved Director’s are expected to sign a Directors Contract as well as provide monthly reports to the Board of Directors. At this time, Directors will be provided with a stipend.
A copy of the directors contract can be accessed here.
2026-27 Synopses
The Shadow Box
Apply to direct The Shadow Box with this form.
Performances – November 19th-22nd at The Jensen Center
In this compelling dramatic triptych, three terminal cancer patients dwell in separate cottages on a hospital’s grounds. The three are attended and visited by family and close friends: Agnes and her mother Felicity, estranged further by the latter’s dementia; Brian and Beverly, whose marital complications are exacerbated by Brian’s new lover, Mark; and Joe and Maggie, unready for the strain of Joe’s impending death and its effect on their teenage son.
Cast Size
4w, 5m
A Christmas Carol
Performances – December 17th-19th at Pacelli Catholic High School
An annual tradition for cwACT. This show is a live production of a radio play, also recorded for airing on local radio stations.
A Christmas Carol, published in 1834, is the famous tale of a miserly old man named Ebenezer Scrooge. Over the course of the story, he is visited by the ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future, who give him a new perspective on his life. Ultimately, these encounters teach him the importance of generosity, kindness, and the Christmas spirit.
Puffs, or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic
Performances – February 4th – 7th at The Jensen Center
For seven years a certain boy wizard went to a certain Wizard School and conquered evil. This, however, is not his story. This is the story of the Puffs… who just happened to be there too. A tale for anyone who has never been destined to save the world.
Seussical
Performances – April 23rd-25th, May 1st-2nd at Pacelli Catholic High School
Seussical is a fantastical, magical, musical extravaganza! Tony winners, Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty (Lucky Stiff, My Favorite Year, Once on This Island, Ragtime), have lovingly brought to life all of our favorite Dr. Seuss characters, including Horton the Elephant, The Cat in the Hat, Gertrude McFuzz, lazy Mayzie and a little boy with a big imagination – Jojo. The colorful characters transport us from the Jungle of Nool to the Circus McGurkus to the invisible world of the Whos.