2025-2026 Season
You bet we're
excited about this season...
- The Game's Afoot - or Holmes for the Holidays.
- Radium Girls - a drama ripped from the pages of history.
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - get your Golden Ticket for this one.
Community Theater on the Lakeshore
Community Theater on the Lakeshore
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The Masquers depends on the generous support of local corporations, businesses and people like you. Learn how you can help us continue to stage some of the best theatrical shows on the lakeshore, and preserve one of the Oldest Community Theater Group in the state for generations to come.
Tickets
Our pre-season ticket campaign runs from mid-August through the beginning of October. Sponsors are the first to have a choice of tickets and seats followed by Season Ticket sales. General ticket sales begin in early October. For more information follow the link below.
We're Celebrating 95 Seasons on the Lakeshore!
Beginning in 1987 we became one of the charter Arts Partners for the newly renovated Capitol Civic Centre in downtown Manitowoc and have called this beautiful theatre our home performance venue for almost 40 years.
The Masquers, Inc. has been a leader in the Manitowoc arts community since 1931. A non-profit organization, we lay claim to the title of one of Wisconsin's Oldest Community Theater Groups. Throughout our history we have produced at least two shows every season, and our 90th year was no exception. Though we didn't perform at our traditional home, the Capitol Civic Centre, we did manage to produce two shows at alternate venues. Our 91st season marked our return to "The Masquers Stage" at the CCC. Our 95th season promises to continue the professional tradition we've long nurtured.
In 1944 The Masquers purchased the original coach house for the Rahr Mansion, now the Rahr-West Museum. The Coach House has been our home for auditions, rehearsals, costumes, set pieces and club meetings ever since. Beginning in 1987 we became one of the charter Arts Partners for the newly renovated Capitol Civic Centre in downtown Manitowoc and have called this beautiful theatre our home performance venue for almost years.
Announcing our 95th Anniversary Season
Beginning in November the Masquers will be gracing the stage at the Capitol Civic Centre with a full slate of shows marking our 95th year of continuous operation.
Coming this season is comedy / farce about a Broadway star who invites his cast-mates to a gathering at his castle only to see the evening turn dangerous. The Game's Afoot is written by one of our favorite authors, Ken Ludwig. Follow along as our hero, who fancies himself to be Sherlock Holmes, tries to track down the killer before the next victim appears.
Our second offering of the year will be the drama Radium Girls. In 1926, radium was a miracle cure, Madame Curie an international celebrity, and luminous watches the latest rage -- until the girls who painted them began to fall ill with a mysterious disease.
Finally, we end our season with timeless favorite Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Based on the famous novel by Roald Dahl, this show pays homage to the 1971 film with songs like "Candy Man", "I've Got a Golden Ticket", and "Pure Imagination".
You can read more about our 95th season by clicking the link below.