Neighborhood Acting Company - NAC

06/18/2026

Congratulations to our incredibly talented & hard-working scholarship recipients! We’re so proud of you, and here’s to your bright futures ahead! 🎓✨

05/26/2026

The Neighborhood Acting Company is thrilled to announce our Production Team for 9 to 5: The Musical! ⏰✨

Artistic Director: Colby Balcom
Vocal Director: Cara Strausser
Choreographer: Jaime Akerley
Stage Manager: Allison Gosnell
Pit Director: Charlie Smith
Producer: Greg Maddock
Costumer: Lesley Haffner

PERFORMANCE DATES:
November 13 - 15, 2026 at Wayne Central High School, Ontario, NY

Stay tuned for audition dates & info over the summer!

05/20/2026

Get to know our Board Member Candidates before our Annual Meeting on Wednesday, June 17 at 6:30 PM at Casey Park! We have FOUR open seats! ✨👇

Chris Aman:
Theatre: Number of years with my daughters with NAC and Wayne Central schools behind the scene, and in 2024 joined them on stage as well in Curtains and Guys & Dolls.

Background: Ran my own construction business for 6 years, experience with budgeting, expenses, timelines, building and manpower

Jeremy Cummings:
Theatre: Director, Actor, Cabaret Producer, Board Member for NAC and several other theater companies.

Background: Financial and managerial history, focus on community involvement

Heather Jackson:
Theatre: I have been producer for the show for the past 5 years and I was previously on the board to fill an empty term.

Background: I have been a producer at the middle school for the past nine years and I was on the Friends of Music board for the 10 years

Dominic Vassallo:
Theatre: Board member for past 3 years, Board President for 1. Actor in Spongebob & Guys & Dolls, Vocal Director for Cinderella, played in the pit orchestra for Curtains.

Background: Music Educator for 7 years, been involved in many theatre companies in the past (YouTHeatre at Gates Hall, Gatesingers, Theatre 444, Phelps Clifton-Springs Community Theatre)

05/05/2026

The Neighborhood Acting Company is now accepting applications for our Board of Directors! We will have 4 positions open:
- Three 3-year terms
- One 1-year term

Help shape the future of our productions, support local talent, and bring your unique voice to the table! Voting will take place at our June Annual Meeting on Wednesday, June 17 at Casey Park ✨

APPLY NOW: https://forms.gle/2LgMvRaoLvDFqWA39

The primary role of the Board of Directors is to run the business side of NAC as a company and to uphold our mission of supporting students through scholarships and community involvement in theater. Thank you for your interest!

04/18/2026

Congratulations to all of these talented students - especially Nathan Brandt, who was one of our featured dancers in Guys & Dolls last fall!! ✨

03/27/2026

Happy ! 🎭 We're so lucky to have such a wonderful theatre community 🫶

📸: Jennifer Cummings Photography

03/17/2026

🚨 CALLING ALL DIRECTORS 🚨

The Neighborhood Acting Company is looking for a passionate director for our November 2026 production of 9 to 5 the Musical! 🎭 This is a PAID position! If you're ready to lead a creative team and bring an exciting production to life, send us an email at [email protected], and we'll send you an application!

Applications due by April 15, 2026.

03/13/2026

The Neighborhood Acting Company is thrilled to announce our Fall 2026 Show: 9 to 5 the Musical! ⏰✨

Interested in directing 9 to 5? Send us an email at [email protected]

9 to 5, with music and lyrics by Dolly Parton and book by Patricia Resnick, is based on the seminal 1980 hit movie. Set in the late 1970s, this hilarious story of friendship and revenge in the Rolodex era is outrageous, thought-provoking and even a little romantic.

Pushed to the boiling point, three female coworkers concoct a plan to get even with the sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot they call their boss. In a hilarious turn of events, Violet, Judy and Doralee live out their wildest fantasy – giving their boss the boot! While Hart remains "otherwise engaged," the women give their workplace a dream makeover, taking control of the company that had always kept them down. Hey, a girl can scheme, can't she?

Stay tuned for audition information within the next few months!

9 to 5 is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).
all authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com

03/11/2026

FALL 2026 SHOW ANNOUNCEMENT COMING THIS FRIDAY AT 12PM 👀

Let us know your guesses in the comments!

02/07/2026

So proud of our student NACtors! Brave the cold and go see Wayne Central High School’s production of Shrek the Musical today at 2pm & 7pm! More details below! ⬇️

Tonight's the Night!
The high school cast and crew of Shrek the Musical are ready for their opening night, and they hope to see you there!

🗓 Show Times:
• February 6 – 7:00 PM
• February 7 – 2:00 PM & 7:00 PM
Tickets are available for purchase at ShowTix4U.com