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Our mission statement:

Creating excellent theatre through performance, education, and community outreach.


Experience the Magic of

LIVE STAGE THEATRE

For centuries, people have been telling each other stories through live theatre. Attic Theatre, Inc. continues this ancient tradition by providing thrilling, heartfelt, and humorous plays and musicals that bring joy and delight to the Fox Valley community. We invite you to donate and sponsor us to help us keep our theatre running strong!

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Creating Excellent

COMMUNITY THEATRE

Attic Theatre was founded in 1950 in the attic of the Cloak family home on North Union Street in Appleton, Wisconsin.  What began as an acting class has become the longest running community theatre in the Fox Valley. In the early days, Attic performed in a variety of venues such as Jefferson School and local church basements.  When Lawrence University opened the Music-Drama Center, Attic began its lengthy partnership with LU, employing both theaters during the summer months.  Our newest venue, the beautiful UWO-Fox Valley Communication Arts Center, allows us the opportunity to produce a wider array of plays with greater audience appeal. From simple beginnings, Attic has grown to produce hundreds of full-scale shows over a span of more than 70 years. 

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“Community Theatre occupies a peculiarly important position in the American theater picture.... It engages more people in theatrical activity, albeit part-time, than all the rest of the American theatre put together, including schools and colleges.”


Theatre in America: Appraisal and Challenge

A Community Centerpiece

FOR GENERATIONS

Attic Theatre, Inc. is one of the oldest stage theatres in Wisconsin. Attic Theatre, Inc. has been a staple of the community for generations, continuously producing shows since 1950. Through the decades, the theater has provided the Fox Valley  with thrilling stage productions that have kept alive the ancient art of stage theatre in the area. Donate today and keep our theatre running!

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Ticket information will become available soon. You will have the option to reserve tickets either online or by calling our Box Office.

AUDITIONS

Would you like to join the show? Audition for a role in one of our productions! We hold auditions throughout the year, depending upon the show dates. Message us to learn more about upcoming auditions, or to have your email added to our audition notification list.


Auditions for our 2024 Season will be held in Appleton at All Saints Church located at 100 North Drew Street. Auditions will be held on Sunday March 3 from 1:00 pm to 3:00 and Monday March 4 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm, and will consist of cold readings from the script. Copies of the scripts will be available to check out at the Appleton, Menasha, and Neenah libraries at the beginning of February.

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The life blood of Attic productions is sponsorship, which augments ticket sales in paying the costs of set design and building, costumes, props, and other show expenses.


For more information on sponsorship and sponsor benefits, please contact us by email attictheatre@gmail.com or phone 920-734-7887.

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A Center of

CuLTURAL ENRICHMENT

From simple beginnings, Attic has grown to produce hundreds of full-scale shows over a span of more than 70 years. In general, the arts inspire us by fostering creativity and strengthen our communities socially, educationally, and economically. Community theatre, such as Attic, allow the community to experience and participate in a creative and pleasurable experience. Each year, thousands of people participate in Attic Theatre on stage, backstage, as volunteers, or as audience members. Ticket sales exceed $4,000 annually. Attic truly does create excellent community theatre. Contact us today to learn more about our current shows or to buy tickets.

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SEE WHY PEOPLE LOVE US

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    "Saw the musical, She Loves Me  (think You've Got Mail). It was wonderful! Top notch performances from the main characters all the way to the light and sound directors. It was all very well done.


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    "Attic Theatre is the Fox Valley's premiere community theatre. With a 69-year history, theatre goers in the community have been well entertained for generations. I saw my first musical at Attic Theatre in 1977 and just took my granddaughter to her first musical!"


    - Cheryl A.

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    "Attic has been around for nearly 70 years, presenting quality community theatrical productions."


    - Robert E.

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  • Julie L.

    "I was so glad to have an opportunity to see this live and ACT did not disappoint. I’m still thinking about the performance days later!"


    -Julie L.

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  • Doris P.

    "So many talented performers! Well done."


    -Doris P.

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  • Shelly H.

    "Excellent performance!"


    -Shelly H.

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  • Debra B.

    Cabaret was fantastic! Seriously as professional as anything I have seen at the PAC. What amazing talent!


    -Debra B.

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FAQS

  • Can you tell me more about Attic Theatre, Inc.?

    Attic Theatre, Inc. is a community theatre that has been operating in the Fox Valley for over 7 decades. Our story begins in a Victorian mansion on Union Street in Appleton, which was the home of Ted and Zoe Cloak. Ted Cloak was a Lawrence University theater professor, and Zoe was a champion of the arts. Zoe organized an acting class, which met in the attic of their Union Street house. Noting the lack of a community theatre in Appleton, Zoe Cloak then organized a company.


    The group would meet and sometimes perform on the top floor of the Cloak home. A founding member of the group says that one day, during warm-up exercises, the group was discussing possible names for a community theatre group. Someone—no one knows exactly who—said, “What about Attic Theatre?” and it stuck.


    Attic Theatre celebrated its 70th anniversary in 2020, and some of those original members have been active up to the present date.


    Attic’s first public performances were in the old Knights of Pythia Hall, located on the corner of Lawrence and Morrison Streets. The Appleton YMCA is now occupying that location.


    In Attic’s second year, performances were moved to what was the new Jefferson School gymnasium. Attic performed there until 1959, when the company moved to the Music and Drama Center at Lawrence, where Attic’s home was for many, many summers.


    In 2004, the attic needed to find a new performance space and moved temporarily to the Kimberly Clark Room at the PAC. And while the PAC is a magnificent facility for traveling Broadway shows, the Kimberly Clark room did not meet Attic’s requirements, so the company moved again to a storefront space at Valley Fair Mall.


    It was after the Valley Fair Mall season that the Board of Directors decided to disband the company. However, several very dedicated Attic veterans and supporters reorganized the company and worked to keep Attic going. After the reorganization, Attic returned to Lawrence for several seasons.


    Eventually, Attic moved to the UWO Fox Cities Campus and began performing in the new Communication Arts Center located on Midway Road in Menasha, where we have been ever since.

  • How can I support Attic Theatre, Inc.?

    The best way to support Attic Theatre, Inc. is to attend our shows!


    Of course, like most community theaters, we depend to a large extent on our volunteers. There are opportunities to sell concessions, usher patrons to their sets, work backstage on props or costumes during a show, or run lights and sound. If you are looking for a more "hands-on" way to help, there are opportunities for building and painting sets.

    Financially, our partners and individual donors make up the difference between ticket sales and the additional $70,000 that must be raised annually to pay for theater rental; set construction, costumes, and props; stipends for artistic and technical directors; and educational expenses.

  • How can I contact Attic Theatre, Inc.?

    You can contact us by calling us at (920) 734-7887 or e-mailing us at attictheatre@gmail.com.

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