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Acting careers lofted
NH training made the difference
Could these Acting Loft performers be the
next big stars? Courtesy photo.
Adam Coughlin
acoughlin@hippopress.com
Two alumni of the Acting Loft in Manchester
directed and produced the independent
movie The Mystery Team, which is now out
on DVD. And while their success has been
great, it is even sweeter because it is being
enjoyed by those who helped them along the
way.
Dan Eckman (director) and Meggie
McFadden (producer) rose to fame by making
humorous Internet videos as part of the
Derrick Comedy troupe. Acting Loft Artistic
Director Chris Courage is not surprised by
this rise to fame. He could see it coming.
“Dan was an actor and filmmaker since
I’ve known him,” said Courage, which was
when Eckman was about 11 years old. “He
always approached performance from a
directorial standpoint. He didn’t want to be
an actor but he wanted to know what actors
went through so he could direct them.”
Courage said McFadden worked in the production
aspect and as his special assistant for
several years. Courage said the Acting Loft
was very much an intern program for the two.
“Success brings recognition,” Courage
said. “There are a lot of theater companies
in New Hampshire. This makes people more
www.theaudi.org
• Concord Community Players
224-4905, communityplayersof
concord.org
• The Dana Center
100 Saint Anselm Drive,
Manchester, 641-7700,
anselm.edu
• The Majestic Theatre
281 Cartier St., Manchester,
669-7469, majestictheatre.net
• Manchester Community
Music School
2291 Elm St., 644-4548,
mcmusicschool.org
• Manchester Community
Theatre and Second Stage
Professional Co.
698 Beech St., Manchester,
627-8787
• Milford Area Players
673-2258, milfordareaplayers.org
• Muchachos Drum
& Bugle Corps
PO Box 5197, Manchester,
674-7650, www.muchachos.org
• Music and Drama
Company (MADCo.)
Londonderry, madco.org
• My Act
myact.org, 429-3950
• Nashua Theatre Guild
PO Box 137, Nashua,
03061, 320-2530
nashuatheatreguild.org
• New Thalian Players
newthalianplayers.org, 666-6466
• Nashua Community
College Performing
Arts Club (PAC)
505 Amherst St., Nashua,
428-3544
• The Palace Theatre
80 Hanover St., Manchester,
668-5588, palacetheatre.org
• Peacock Players
14 Court St., Nashua, 886-7000,
peacockplayers.org
• Profile Chorus
profilechorus.org
• School of Theater Arts
at The Amato Center for
Performing Arts
56 Mont Vernon St., Milford,
672-1002 ext. 20
• Seacoast Repertory Theatre
125 Bow St., Portsmouth,
433-4472
• SNHU Drama Club
2500 North River Rd., Hooksett
• Yellow Taxi Productions
yellowtaxiproductions.org
• CABARET AFTER HOURS
presented by Cabaret De Boheme
of New Hampshire Mondays, 7-10
p.m., at the Element Lounge, 1055
THEATER
aware of what we’re doing.”
On a personal level, Courage said the success
of his alumni confirms that what’s being
done at the Acting Loft has meaning. Courage
began the company 15 years ago to give
kids in New Hampshire the kind of training
that was available in California and New
York.
This feeling of pride is not confined to
those involved at the Acting Loft. Mathew
Cahoon, Arts Facility Director at Stockbridge
Theatre at Pinkerton Academy, said
when students succeed — and he’s had several
perform on Broadway — it is what
teachers live for.
“As a teacher of theater, nothing makes
you prouder,” Cahoon said. “Well, maybe if
your own children did it. But after four years
with these kids, in some ways, it does feel
like they’re your children.”
Cahoon said so many of these students
enter high school not knowing much about
theater and when they fall in love with it and
then shine, it is a great feeling to know you
were part of that process.
This sentiment was echoed by Diane
Rothwell of the Timberlane School District,
whose former students include a trombone
player for the singer Michael Bublé.
“Having these alumni come back and tell
their story really inspires the young students,”
Rothwell said. “Of course we try to
help them succeed in many ways, not just in
the arts.”
While the success of alumni can lead new
students to a specific theater company, others’
success does not keep them performing,
according to Courage.
“If someone is interested in acting and
then they hear about Dan and Meggie they’ll
know the Acting Loft provides great training
and it may be the impetus for them to
walk through the door,” Courage said. “But
once inside they’ll study because of their
passion.”
Elm St., Manchester, 627-2922.
Brandon Mallard and Barbara Lawler
perform classic jazz standards and
Broadway showtunes (www.nhcabaret.com).
• The Blonde, the Brunette and
the Vengeful Redhead will be performed
until July 4 Tuesdays-Saturdays
at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 4 p.m.
at the Peterborough Players, 55 Hadley
Road, Peterborough. Tickets cost
$38-40. Call 924-7585 or visit www.
peterboroughplayers.org.
• RENT The musical by Jonathan
Larson through July 24 at the Seacoast
Repertory Theatre, 125 Bow
St., Portsmouth. Show times are
Thursdays at 7:30 p.m., Saturdays
at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. and Sundays
at 2 p.m. Ticket cost $17.50 - $42.
Visit www.seacoastrep.org or call
433-4472.
• TWO ROOMS JDK Production’s
play, Two Rooms will be performed
on Fri., July 2, and Saturday, July 3,
at 10:30 p.m. and Sunday, July 4, at
9:30 p.m. at the Players’ Ring, 105
Marcy St., Portsmouth. Tickets cost
$10. Call 436-8123 or visit playersring.ticketleap.com.
• FREUD’S LAST SESSION A
new play by Mark St. Germain will
be performed July 7- 8 at the Peter-