Phase 1 Renovations

Although it’s summer and our 2024 Season is in full swing, we’re already looking ahead to the fall when a major capital improvement project will commence.

Following our 2024 Season, we are moving forward with the replacement of the roof of our rehearsal room wing! This will provide a much needed solution to ongoing roof leaks and insulation issues. We are also making interior updates to the spaces in the rehearsal room wing and the more funds we raise, the more we can achieve!

With the help of Senator Michelle Hinchey, we are in the final stages of confirming a committment of $75,000 toward this campaign. Help us reach our goal of the remaining $25,000 needed to complete the project!

Any and all contributions will improve the environment in which our actors, creatives and crew prepare musicals before they take the Mac-Haydn stage. This makes a lasting impact to the quality, safety and comfort of our rehearsals. We know you will be as excited as we are about this amazing step forward for the theatre and hope you will consider contributing to this vital project.

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Here’s a look at the design and a similar, smaller version of our structure to get a glimpse of what the Tech Workshop will look like.

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The Building Location

The Site Work Is Underway

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The Preliminary Plans


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A Smaller Example Of Our Building

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Now that the new seats are in, which we can’t wait to show you, it’s time for another upgrade.

We are so proud to announce that a brand new Technical Workshop is in development, has received approval by the local authorities, and will be ready for our team to work in this season!

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This has been a long time coming and we are so delighted to be able to provide this facility for our extremely hard working Technicians. This much-needed upgrade will provide a safer and more expansive work environment for our team to conceptualize, build and dress the set and design elements that appear on our stage. It also gives us some much needed additional storage space for the sets while they are under construction.

Given the massive contribution this department makes to the quality of our work, we wanted to give you the opportunity to show your appreciation by contributing to the completion of this new facility. Believe us when we tell you, Technical Director Kevin Gleason and his team will appreciate it!

If you have ever seen a show at the Mac-Haydn, you have seen the incredible contribution our tech team makes. If you have ever worked at the Mac-Haydn, you know just how important this Technical Workshop is and how it will help make our team more effective.

Contribute in any way that you can to our Tech Workshop Campaign and know that you played a part in maintaining the ongoing upward trajectory of the work at the Mac-Haydn Theatre.

Join The Backup Crew

Give a gift of $250 or more and become part of our “Backup Crew”. This gives you the opportunity to put your name on the new building, alongside the other proud supporters who helped make it happen.

Your “Backer’s Stamp” can be named for:

  • An individual, couple, or family.
  • A family member, friend or colleague.
  • The memory of a loved one.
  • A business or organization.

We know you will be as excited as we are about this amazing step forward for the theatre and hope you will back this significant undertaking.

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All Contributions Carry Benefits!

Hammer and Nails Supporter ($1+)

  • Named on the Campaign Website Page.
  • Invited to tour the workshop space once complete.

Backup Crew ($250+)

  • Named on the Backup Crew Wall.
  • Named on the Campaign Website Page.
  • Invited to tour the workshop space once complete.

Load In Team ($2,000+)

  • Acknowledged at ONE mainstage show in our season as a Tech Workshop Campaign lead backer.
  • Named on the Backup Crew Wall.
  • Named on the Campaign Website Page.
  • Invited to tour the workshop space once complete.

Run Crew ($5,000+)

  • Acknowledged at ALL mainstage shows in our season as a Tech Workshop Campaign lead backer.
  • Named on the Backup Crew Wall.
  • Named on the Campaign Website Page.
  • Invited to tour the workshop space once complete.

Workshop Naming Rights ($25,000+)

  • Given the right to name the Tech Workshop for 10 seasons
  • Acknowledged at ALL mainstage shows in our season as a Tech Workshop Campaign lead backer.
  • Named on the Backup Crew Wall.
  • Named on the Campaign Website Page.
  • Invited to tour the workshop space once complete.
  • If you are interested in making a Naming Rights contribution, please email: jrodgers@machaydntheatre.org
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Thanks For Your Support

Thank you once again for your tremendous support.

For 51 seasons, the Mac-Haydn has presented full summers of top-notch musical theatre and beyond the COVID-19 crises, we plan to keep on doing just that! This crises has certainly created a huge challenge for us but we can’t thank you enough for answering the call in our darkest our. We simply couldn’t do it without you, both as an audience member, and now more than ever, as a contributor.

Our 2020 season was going to be a platform for us to present a bold vision for the future of our organization. We will not set that aside and are working tirelessly to keep that vision alive.

Thank you again for your loyal support and we hope you will stay connected with us through the remainder of this uncertain time.

John Saunders
Producing Artistic Director

GivingTuesday 2019

GivingTuesday is a global generosity movement started in 2012 which is unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform their communities and their world in the hope of building a brighter future for all. This year we at the Mac-Haydn wanted to use this day of incredible global generosity as a springboard for the final weeks of our 2019 Annual Fund.

As a non-profit theatre, our work to transform our community through high level and accessible live theatrical experiences could not be more in line with the spirit of GivingTuesday. Your contributions to the Annual Fund at this time of year carry us through the winter months and allow us to prepare the award-winning productions you have come to expect.

We ask you to join the millions of people and organizations throughout the world this GivingTuesday by helping the Mac-Haydn Theatre continue our highly important contribution to the cultural landscape of Columbia County.

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