Medford Area Community Theatre

06/17/2026

Tickets are now available at the Star News! $13 in advance or $15 at the door.

06/05/2026

Tickets for 1776 will be available at the Star News during regular business hours starting on Monday, June 8th!

Get your favorite seats and save some money by purchasing tickets in advance. Advance tickets are $13 and tickets at the door will be $15.

05/09/2026

Tickets for 1776 will be available at the Star News starting on June 8th!

04/25/2026

Announcing the cast of 1776! Thank you to everyone who came out to audition. Show dates will be June 25th, 26th, and 27th in the Red and White Theater at Medford Area Senior High.

John Adams - Patrick Porten
Benjamin Franklin - Buzz Mahner
Thomas Jefferson - Samuel Porten
John Dickinson - Sean Porten
Edward Rutledge - Brad Paff
Abigail Adams - Kenzie Flynn
Martha Jefferson - Lauren Gierl
Richard Henry Lee - Colin Porten
Courier - Cullen Jones
John Hancock - Terry Lybert
Charles Thomson - Patricia Steiner
Andrew McNair - Sandy Bradley
Robert Livingston - Andy Paff
Roger Sherman - Dave Fleegel
Stephen Hopkins - Gavin Lybert
Col. Thomas McKean - Barry Plautz
Dr. Lyman Hall - Alex Wilson
James Wilson - Alexandra Paff
Dr. Josiah Bartlett - Jonathan Bartnik
Samuel Chase - Brian Wilson
Joseph Hewes - Tosh Satterwhite
Lewis Morris - Peke'bo Donovan
George Read - Beth Wilson
Caesar Rodney - Veronica Mahner
Rev. John Witherspoon - Karsten Olson
Apprentice - Adrian Durbin

04/21/2026

Today is the last day of 1776 auditions! Don’t miss your chance - 6:30 to 8:30 pm in the Red and White Theater at Medford Area Senior High.

04/20/2026

Round one of auditions is tonight!!

Medford Area Community Theatre wants YOU to audition for 1776.

Auditions are Monday and Tuesday and we’d love to see you!

Auditions will take place Monday, April 20th and Tuesday, April 21st from 6:30 to 8:30pm in the Red and White Theater at Medford Area Senior High. Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script and singing a song that you will learn at auditions. You may prepare a song prior to auditions if you prefer. Partial scripts are available for a 3 day checkout at the Francis L. Simek Memorial Library.

Show dates will be Thursday, June 25th; Friday, June 26th; and Saturday, June 27th.

04/18/2026

Medford Area Community Theatre wants YOU to audition for 1776.

Auditions are Monday and Tuesday and we’d love to see you!

Auditions will take place Monday, April 20th and Tuesday, April 21st from 6:30 to 8:30pm in the Red and White Theater at Medford Area Senior High. Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script and singing a song that you will learn at auditions. You may prepare a song prior to auditions if you prefer. Partial scripts are available for a 3 day checkout at the Francis L. Simek Memorial Library.

Show dates will be Thursday, June 25th; Friday, June 26th; and Saturday, June 27th.

04/15/2026

Medford Area Community Theatre wants YOU to audition for 1776.

Auditions are less than a week away and we’d love to see you!

Auditions will take place Monday, April 20th and Tuesday, April 21st from 6:30 to 8:30pm in the Red and White Theater at Medford Area Senior High. Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script and singing a song that you will learn at auditions. You may prepare a song prior to auditions if you prefer. Partial scripts are available for a 3 day checkout at the Francis L. Simek Memorial Library.

Show dates will be Thursday, June 25th; Friday, June 26th; and Saturday, June 27th.

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From Music Theatre International: "1776 puts a human face on the pages of history as we see the men behind the national icons: proud, frightened, uncertain, irritable, charming, often petty and ultimately noble figures, determined to do the right thing for a fledgling nation.

It's the summer of 1776, and the nation is ready to declare independence... if only our founding fathers can agree to do it! 1776 follows John Adams of Massachusetts, Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania and Thomas Jefferson of Virginia as they attempt to convince the members of the Second Continental Congress to vote for independence from the shackles of the British monarchy by signing the Declaration of Independence.

1776 is a funny, insightful and compelling drama with a striking score and legendary book."

04/06/2026

Medford Area Community Theatre wants YOU to audition for 1776!

This summer, the Medford Area Community Theatre is celebrating our nation's 250th anniversary by presenting the musical 1776.

Show dates will be Thursday, June 25th; Friday, June 26th; and Saturday, June 27th.

Auditions will take place Monday, April 20th and Tuesday, April 21st from 6:30 to 8:30pm in the Red and White Theater at Medford Area Senior High. Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script and singing a song that you will learn at auditions. You may prepare a song prior to auditions if you prefer. Partial scripts are available for a 3 day checkout at the Francis L. Simek Memorial Library.

From Music Theatre International: "1776 puts a human face on the pages of history as we see the men behind the national icons: proud, frightened, uncertain, irritable, charming, often petty and ultimately noble figures, determined to do the right thing for a fledgling nation.

It's the summer of 1776, and the nation is ready to declare independence... if only our founding fathers can agree to do it! 1776 follows John Adams of Massachusetts, Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania and Thomas Jefferson of Virginia as they attempt to convince the members of the Second Continental Congress to vote for independence from the shackles of the British monarchy by signing the Declaration of Independence.

1776 is a funny, insightful and compelling drama with a striking score and legendary book."