About Eastbound Theatre

(Subscription Package is now live! General individual tickets go on sale Aug 1)

Your Community Theatre

Eastbound Theatre is the MAC’s vibrant community theatre committee.  Led by seasoned professionals and an enthusiastic team, EBT provides an array of diverse offerings:

  • 3 Full Stage Productions: including farce, drama, romance, or mystery every September, February, and June. Season Ticket Packages Available Aug-Feb.
  • Original One-Act Festival: In partnership with the Westport Community Theatre, EBT hosts a two-weekend festival of original one-act plays each summer.
  • Plays in Development: showcasing staged readings of new works before an audience, followed by discussions with the playwright, director, and cast.
  • Shakespeare in Eisenhower Park: In its inaugural year, this initiative featured “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” to enthusiastic audiences.  This summer, 2025, it’s “Twelfth Night”. 

EBT’s repertoire spans from classic Shakespearean plays such as “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” to popular hits like “You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown.” They also bring fresh and innovative plays to the stage, like “Dead Man’s Cell Phone,” and reimagine classics, demonstrated by the immersive, in the-round production of “A Streetcar Named Desire”. Besides, EBT is dedicated to nurturing new talent through the East/West PlayFest of one-act plays and the Plays in Development series.

Main Stage Productions

Three full stage productions are planned each year – fall, winter and spring. 
This year EBT presents: 

Antigone

SEPTEMBER. Written by Jean Anouilh, directed by Mark Frattarolli. This is a modern adaptation of the ancient Greek tragedy that retains its central conflict and themes: the struggle between individual conscience and state authority, the tension between divine and human law, and the tragic consequences of pride and inflexibility.

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike

FEBRUARY. Written by Christopher Durang, directed by Richard Mancini. This Tony Award-winning comedy centers around three siblings – Vanya, Sonia, and Masha and her young lover, Spike. The play explores themes of family, regret, and the clash between the ordinary and the extraordinary.

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

JUNE. Written by Simon Stephens, directed by Kevin Pelkey. A thrilling and heartwarming adventure story featuring an unforgettable young hero on a journey of discovery.

 

 

See all 3 productions in the Eastbound Theatre 2025-2026 season and save 10%

FOR MAC MEMBERS:

Purchase tickets individually for the applicable member discount*, which is greater than the subscription discount
(at the *Patron level membership and above)

Not a Member? Become one today! 

*** Individual tickets on sale to the public August 1, 2025 ***

If you would like your student aged child to accompany you to a concert or play, please call the office for a $5 student ticket.

And remember, our outdoor events and exhibit receptions are free for all. 

East/West PlayFest 2025

A two-weekend original, short play festival in collaboration
with Westport Community Theatre takes place each  summer.  Scripts and performance dates are set for 2025.

Milford
Saturday, July 12th and Sunday July 13th – 4 pm
Milford Historical Society, 34 High Street, Milford, CT

Westport
Friday, July 18th and Saturday, 19th – 7:30 pm 
Westport Community Theatre, 110 Myrtle Avenue, Westport, CT

Plays in Development

This series presents staged readings before an audience with  playwright/director/cast talk-backs – helping authors hone their work.  

Words from the Front

Words from the Front  was the inaugural title and due to its populartiy, continues to be presented at various venues throughout the state. New dates coming soon.


Recent debuts on the MAC Stage have included:  

The Battle of Bowdley Green  – A New Comedy

On the Other Foot  –  A New Drama

Shakespeare in the Park 2025

The Eastbound Theatre
in collaboration with
The Hudson Shakespeare Company
 present Shakespeare’s beloved comedy

Twelfth Night

This year’s play will take place across 3 beautiful venues:
Stratford Library, Boothe Memorial Park in Stratford, and Eisenhower Park in Milford.

Free Events / Donations Welcome. 

Calls for Action 

Casting Calls, Call for Directors, Call for One-Act Scripts

LOOKING FOR PANTOCHINO? 

Pantochino is an independent theater company and a pARTner of the MAC. 

Pantochino rents performance space from the MAC several times a year for their productions. 

While we support, enjoy and applaud their work, the MAC does not provide tickets to their shows. 

 Information and tickets are available on their website – via the link below. 

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