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Important message from Founder & Artistic Director Ed Fiscella

Posted on: June 5th, 2023

Dear Mainstage Center for the Arts Friends and Community, As I sit down to write this letter, my heart is filled with so many emotions. After 35 years as the Founder and Artistic Director of Mainstage Center for the Arts, I feel the time has come to step down from my current position, but not […]  >> Read more ...

Mainstage presents 13 The Musical

Posted on: April 26th, 2023

Join Mainstage and its Musical Theater Company class for 13 THE MUSICAL on Saturday, May 20, at 7:00 pm or Sunday, May 21, at 2:00 pm. Buy tickets today at www.mainstage.org! Geek. Poser. Jock. Beauty Queen. Wannabe. These are the labels that can last a lifetime. With an unforgettable rock score from Tony Award-winning composer, Jason […]  >> Read more ...

Join Mainstage for a One Day Performing Arts Camp

Posted on: January 2nd, 2023

Do you find yourself needing childcare for just one day? This upcoming Martin Luther King Day (January 16, 2023) and President’s Day (February 20, 2023), Mainstage Center for the Arts has an affordable solution that combines childcare with a fun day of learning and activities in the creative and performing arts. The day is packed […]  >> Read more ...

Please Consider Donating this Giving Tuesday!

Posted on: November 28th, 2022

Mainstage loves sharing the magic with the young people of South Jersey. That magic invigorates our staff as they teach, mentor, and nurture young artists to create and express themselves. This Giving Tuesday, Mainstage’s goal is to raise $10,000 to support Summer Stage, our Studio Classes, our Harmony Show Choir, and much more! We can […]  >> Read more ...

Beatlemania Again returns to the Dennis Flyer Theater.

Posted on: October 31st, 2022

  Join us on Saturday, January 7 at 7:00 pm for Beatlemania Again! BEATLEMANIA AGAIN takes audiences on a musical journey back in time, featuring over 30 of The Beatles’ greatest hits performed live on stage. In addition, the show features three fantastic costume changes throughout the performance as well. To add to the authenticity, BEATLEMANIA AGAIN uses the […]  >> Read more ...

Celebrate a Fall Tradition at the 29th Annual Blackwood Pumpkin Festival

Posted on: October 7th, 2022

Blackwood New Jersey comes alive on Sunday October 9th with entertainers, vendors, shoppers and families who converge on the area for the Blackwood Pumpkin Festival. This tradition began in 1992; and this year marks its 29th year. Over the years, hundreds of thousands of visitors have attended. The festival, presented by Mainstage Center for the […]  >> Read more ...

Studio Classes Are Back!

Posted on: September 8th, 2022

The Studio at Mainstage is so exciting to begin classes the week of Monday, September 12th. This year the studio will open its doors to over one hundred students who are interested in taking classes in musical theater, improvisation, acting, and private voice and guitar lessons! Students who participate in classes will also be able […]  >> Read more ...

Welcome, Erica Harr!

Posted on: August 15th, 2022

Please join Mainstage in welcoming Erica Harr as our Associate Producing Artistic Director! Erica holds her BA in Musical Theater from WV Wesleyan and her MFA in Acting from The New School for Drama. A former Miss New Jersey in 2004, she has performed in off-Broadway shows and around the world as an entertainer on […]  >> Read more ...

Welcome, Sarah Gafgen!

Posted on: August 4th, 2022

Mainstage Center for the Arts is incredibly excited to introduce our new Managing Director Sarah Gafgen! Sarah graduated from Dickinson College with a B.A. in Theatre Arts, (Acting/Directing) and a B.A. in Psychology. Most recently, Sarah received her MBA from Angelo State University in 2021. When not onstage, Sarah can be found working behind the […]  >> Read more ...

Enter the Magical World of Dr. Seuss in Mainstage’s Seussical, Jr.

Posted on: July 12th, 2022

Seussical, Jr. the musical extravaganza, leaps from the pages of Dr. Seuss’ children’s books onto the Dennis Flyer Theater stage July 14-15. Gloucester Township, NJ — Seussical, Jr. the fantastical, magical musical extravaganza, leaps from the pages of Dr. Seuss’ children’s books onto the Dennis Flyer Theatre’s stage in Mainstage Center for the Arts’ upcoming […]  >> Read more ...