Author: Steve Ide

2025-February 21 – Mass Arts Center seeks angel donors

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Mass Arts Center seeks angel donors FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Feb. 21, 2025 MANSFIELD, Mass. ─  Have you ever considered having an arts center or theater named after you? The Mass Arts Center is seeking Angel donors to help the arts center pay down debt and secure its future by creating an endowment to help fund its mission for generations to come. Are you that person? Or perhaps your company wishes to put its advertising dollars to work in a more philanthropic way. Then the Mass Arts Center in Mansfield is looking for you.  Founded in 1993 with just $8, the Mass Arts More info…

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Charitable Planned Giving Gifts of Assets and Bequests

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Charitable Planned Giving Gifts of Assets and Bequests Gifts of Financial Assets at Any Time There are several ways to contribute to the continued success and growth of the Mass Arts Center. Gifts of mutual funds, stocks, bonds, IRAs, cash, or other financial assets are impactful ways to support our mission of bringing the arts to life in our community.   Examples include:   Stocks & Mutual Funds Gifts of appreciated securities, such as mutual funds or stocks, directly to a nonprofit organization may help you avoid capital gains tax and net investment tax.   IRA   If you are 70 ½ or older, More info…

AUDITION NOTICE: Legally Blonde Jr.: The Musical

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AUDITION NOTICE: Legally Blonde Jr.: The Musical The Mass Arts Center proudly announces auditions for Legally Blonde Jr. Directed & Choreographed by: Dori Bryan-PloyerMusic Directed by: Esther ZabinskiStage Managed by: Maggie Ault WHERE: The Mass Arts Center888 South Main StreetMansfield MA 02048 WHEN: Sat Jan. 18: 2:00-5:00 Preliminary AuditionsSun Jan 19: 5:00-8:00 Callbacks (5:00-6:00 Dance Audition: Dress for Movement.)6:00-8:00 (Readings and song selections from the show.) WHO: Seeking singers/dancers/actors ages 10-18. HOW: By appointment. Contact Production Stage Manager, Maggie Ault at legally-blonde-jr@massartscenter.org to book your audition time. WHAT: Please prepare 32-64 bars of a contemporary musical theatre song, in the More info…

A photo of the cast of Beautiful watching kids in the Mas Arts Academy Jr. Performance Team warm up. Photo by Dori Bryan-Ployer

2024 Beautiful Serendipity

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Beautiful Serendipity On Saturday afternoon, Oct. 5th a snafu in scheduling turned into a delightful joining of two generations of artists. So, it was … …while our Academy students were in class in the studio, the cast of Beautiful was in the dressing room getting ready for an added matinee performance necessitated by a sold-out run. The previously unscheduled performance conflicted with our afternoon class, but arrangements had been made to ensure that the class would be released prior to the start of the Beautiful performance. All was well; however, the dismissal time did not allow for the cast’s performance More info…