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Mountain Theatre Company
Written By: Lindsay Garner Hostetler | Issue: May 2023
Mountain Theatre Company is raising the curtain on some dramatic changes in its 85th season.
MTC is now the resident professional theatre company at the Highlands Performing Arts Center. MTC will kick off the big move this spring and be ready to open Jersey Boys, their first show of the season, in June on the HPAC stage.
“We will, of course, miss many things about The Highlands Playhouse, as it was our theatre company’s home for over 80 years,” says Scott Daniel, MTC’s Executive Artistic Director. “But you can rest assured that we are bringing every ounce of the legacy we built at the Playhouse with us to the HPAC!”
The MTC staff and board have spent much of this spring focused on all the coordination that comes with such a big move. Every costume, prop, and set piece, as well as lighting and sound equipment, computers, desks, and filing cabinets are in the process of making their way to a new home. MTC productions will perform on the new HPAC stage, while the MTC administration offices relocated to the lower level of the original HPAC building.
“We are overwhelmingly excited about this move to the beautiful new space,” says Daniel. “While the new theater is moderately larger, it is still an intimate performance space, which we know our audiences value.” Audiences will also appreciate comfortable new seats, ample parking, a large lobby which will be comfortable no matter the weather or season, and a state-of-the-art performance space.
Looking toward the future of the company, Daniel stated, “If you love what we do, it is more important than ever to support MTC financially. While the new space is beautiful, our overhead costs will now include rent to the HPAC for both our office space and the use of the stage. This is an added cost for our theatre company, as the Town of Highlands generously allowed us to call The Highlands Playhouse home for our first 84 years rent-free! We have every confidence, however, that our patrons, donors, and sponsors will step up in this new phase of our expanding organization. Ultimately, this move will allow MTC to grow and improve our productions, our staff, and our organization in all sorts of exciting new ways. We know the best is yet to come for Mountain Theatre Company, and this move is just the beginning!”
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