Collingswood Community Theatre ... Celebrating our 10th Season!

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Use the menu on the left to navigate to various pages and find out the latest news from the Collingswood Community Theatre.

Click here to read some long-overdue (and well-written) praise for our own Mary Baldwin



Check back regularly to find out what's next for Collingswood Community Theatre....or scroll to the bottom of this page to sign up for our email notices.

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Collingswood Community Theatre is proud to be spotlighted at the Collingswood Library in the glass showcase inside the front door.  You can see a collection of t-shirts, programs, cast photos and other memorabilia from our 10 years.  We'll be there through February.  Stop by and check it out!

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RIP Maurice "Bud" Maley.  Mr. Maley was a big supporter of CCT and one of our first photographers. Many of the pictures in our Scrapbook on this web site were taken by him. He will be missed but we'll save you a seat at the show, Mr. Maley!
 
 

Read the obituary here

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How about us making the cover of What's On Collingswood...
Check it out!
 
 
 
 

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RIVER CITY RETURNS TO COLLINGSWOOD THEATRE!

Well, ya got trouble my friends, right here in Collingswood, with a capital C and that rhymes with T and that stands for Theatre!  If you haven’t guessed by now, The Music Man is returning to the Scottish Rite Theatre in February.

It was nine years ago that the fledgling Collingswood Community Theatre held auditions for its first all-town musical, The Music Man, a timeless Broadway classic written by Meredith Willson.  Mary Baldwin, the director of the CCT, was astounded at the number of townspeople who tried out.  The final cast for the 2003 show totaled a whopping 90 people, ranging in age from 7 through 74, including 51 with family members in the cast.  The production still holds CCT attendance records, with more than 800 in the audience for one of the shows, all on their feet at the end. The new cast totals 80 plus, with a mix of multi-generational families including both old hands and a few newcomers. 

The show is set in 1912 River City, a fictional Iowa town full of stubborn but gullible Hawkeyes.  It features a pompous, malapropism machine of a mayor, a bickering school board that gets transformed into a barbershop quartet, a group of gossipy busybodies that seems to run everything, and a cynical, high-minded librarian.  Harold Hill, a slick, fast-talking salesman and con man, comes to town intent on convincing these “Iowa stubborn” townsfolk to purchase band instruments and uniforms for a boys’ band he claims to have playing in a matter of weeks using his revolutionary “think system.”  The mayor and Marion, the librarian are the only ones that see through the con, but seem helpless to stop it.  The production features a score full of classic songs, “Till There Was You,” “Trouble,” “Lida Rose,” and of course, “Seventy-six Trombones.”

Since the original Music Man production, the CCT has averaged three shows per year, including classic musicals such as Guys and Dolls, State, Fair, and South Pacific; newer ones like Chicago, Curtains, and Urinetown; and straight plays, such as Steel Magnolias, The Odd Couple, and Twelve Angry Men.  The theatre group has become a town staple, and an example of unparalleled community spirit.  Many members of the group have formed close friendships.  They work tirelessly together to rehearse, build and paint sets, and support the group’s productions in various other ways.

Shows will be in the beautiful Scottish Rite Theatre, 300 White Horse Pike, Collingswood, NJ, on February 17, 18, 24, and 25 at 7:30 p.m.  There will also be matinees on Saturday, February 18 and Sunday, February 26 at 1 p.m.  Tickets are $17 for adults and $12 for seniors/students.  CCT is offering a “Family Fun Night” = buy one adult, get one child ticket free for the Friday and Saturday evening performances on the 24th and 25th.!  Group rates are available for all groups over 15 for $10 per ticket, which must be purchased in advance.  For group sales contact Dale at 609-217-4691.

Click here to download the Cast List

For a sneak peek into a rehearsal thanks to Cindy Carson.....click here!

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We need fans on Facebook  ...  visit our page, click "Like".  You'll get news on upcoming events, auditions and shows! 

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Collingswood Community Theatre lost a performer, supporter and friend on Christmas morning 2010...Ron Eichmann.  His wonderful bass voice was a part of many CCT productions.  He will be missed.

Click here to be redirected to Ron's memorial page...

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Collingswood Community Theatre is sponsored and supported by the Borough of Collingswood and is governed by the Collingswood Foundation for the Arts, a 501(c)(3) organization.

This site is intended for the use of members of the Collingswood Community Theatre, family and friends. It will contain information on upcoming performances, auditions and fundraisers. It will also contain photos from past performances. We hope you enjoy your visit!