Who we are

     Who are our Fond du Lac Community Theatre members?  What kind of people are we?

    We are a close-knit, fun-loving, hard-working, down-to-earth group of people who love theater.  Some of us tend to think of our members as our second family, and theater as our second home.  Others have a more casual relationship, and become involved when time permits, or when a particular production piques our interest.

    Experience / Education:  Some of our members have taken some high school or college Theatre courses.  A couple of us have even majored or minored in Theatre.  But most of us have been taught by other members, and have learned from experience.  Mostly we learn by doing.

    Occupations:  Community Theatre members come from all walks of life.  Some of our members are students, some are retired, but most of us are working.  We are businessmen, lawyers, salesmen, technicians, teachers - many different occupations are represented, both "white collar" and "blue collar."

    Ages:  All ages are represented, ranging from young children, whom we value for their energy and enthusiasm, to Senior Citizens, whom we value for their experience and wisdom.

    Diversity:  We understand the value of our diverse backgrounds.  This diversity is a great asset to our common avocation of working in theater, because it brings many different skills and points of view to our theater work.

What we do

    Fond du Lac Community Theatre is the largest and most active theater group in the Fond du Lac area, and has been for over forty-nine years.  We produce at least four major shows every year.  Three of these shows comprise our regular season: our Fall, Winter, and Spring productions, for which we sell Season Tickets.  At least one of these is a major musical, usually our Winter show.

    A children's group, the Once Upon A Time Players, is a part of FdLCT.  Through them we are also staging at least one children's play each year.  This is our Summer show, which is not included in our Season Tickets.

    For the last couple of years, we have also staged a Christmas Show.

When we do it

Season Productions

FdLCT produces at least four of the following five possibilities every year.

    The Summer children's show is not included in our Season Ticket Package.  The Christmas show is sometimes included in the package as a bonus or additional choice.

Season Ticket Renewal

    The letters telling about our new season are sent out to our current Season Ticket holders.  They usually have until approximately August 15th to renew their Season Ticket subscription, in order to be sure to retain their present seating.

Where we are: our location

*  Mail and packages should be sent to the mailing address only, not to the building address.   Usually, the building is occupied only when there is a meeting, a work crew, or a rehearsal going on.  To meet with our Community Theatre members in person, please call, write or email them first to arrange a meeting.  Thanks.

    Our building is the former Ninth Street Fire Station.  It is used for most of our work: our meetings, rehearsals, office, set construction, props, costume work, library, general storage, etc.

    Performance venues - However, as large as our building is, there is not enough space left for performance seating, so we do not perform there, except for our class projects and other very small shows.  Our shows are performed in different locations or venues.  The Fond du Lac area is fortunate to have a good variety of venues available.  Those locations are listed here in alphabetical order:

Why we do it - our Purpose

Mission Statement - Our mission is to advance the arts in the Fond du Lac area, including the theatre and its allied fields, and to provide its members with experience in all phases of live public dramatic entertainment; to provide the Fond du Lac area with performances in the dramatic arts.

    Our goal is simple: to bring as much participatory, live theater to Fond du Lac as we can.  By "participatory" we mean that we don't hire outside groups to perform here.  We're a grass-roots,  hands-on, do-it-yourself group.  It would be a lot easier to just hire someone to come in and perform, but it wouldn't provide as many opportunities for the people in our own area.  And it wouldn't be as much fun!

      "You don't have to be crazy to work here," the old saying goes, "but it helps!"  Our active members are unpaid volunteers.  So why do we do it?  The short answer is: "For the fun of it."

    People who act in Community Theatre have discovered the joy of performing.  People who work behind the scenes have discovered the joy of expressing their creativity.  You don't have to be a Pablo Picasso or a Christian Dior to work in theater; you just have to be willing to pitch in and lend a hand, using whatever talents or abilities you may have.  There is a great thrill in seeing a show come together, and then hearing the audience's reactions.  Once you've experienced the satisfying feeling of accomplishment of knowing that  your talents have contributed to the success of a show, you'll probably want to do it again.

    Whatever your talents are, you can find your joy, whatever that may be for you.  Explore our site.  Check out our Committees page.  Call or email a Committee Chairperson to look into the activities that you enjoy doing.  Chances are that you will at least find a good place to start.

    If you'd rather just watch, that's fine, too.  After all, when the lights go up, it's our audiences who make it all worthwhile.

How we work - the methods to our "madness"

    Each production is designed and built from the ground up by our own volunteers.  Here's the way it usually works:

    Those who just want to watch comprise our main audiences, of course, but those who want to participate can actually help to create theater.  Both are always welcome.  There is a lot to do, so we have many opportunities for anyone to become involved.

How to contact us

    Do you have any comments, reviews, suggestions or anything else you would like to say to Fond du Lac Community Theatre?  Or would you like to get involved in theater?  We'd love to hear from you.

    For whatever area that you are interested in, you can contact the person in charge directly by just using the contact information (their telephone number or email address) on our Committees page.

    Or you can just contact our Webmaster, John Silah of Image Associates, who also serves as our Communicator.  John will direct you to the appropriate person, or he can ask that person to contact you.  You can reach John by telephone at # (920) 923-1918 or email him at jsilah@fdlct.com.  Thanks.  We appreciate your input.

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