Our Events
March 2023
Executive Board Meeting
Date & Time: Wednesday, March 22nd at 6pm
Location: Park Avenue Theatre
Event Type: Administrative
Description: Board meetings are open to the public and a great time for anyone interested in joining the theatre to learn more about us and all of the opportunities we have available for you.
N.E.W. One Shot Club
Date & Time: Friday, March 24th from 1pm to 5pm.
Location: Park Avenue Theatre
Event Type: Community Outreach
Description: Do you like tabletop RPGs and board games? Join Oconto's newest gaming group.
April 2023
Planning Meeting
Date & Time: Saturday, April 1st at 10am
Location: Park Avenue Theatre
Event Type: Administrative
Description: Special Committee Meeting to plan Youth Theatre Camp.
Elements of Drama Workshop
Date & Time: TBA
Location: Park Avenue Theatre
Event Type: Talent Development
Description: TBA
Executive Board Meeting
Date & Time: Wednesday, April 19th at 6pm
Location: Park Avenue Theatre
Event Type: Administrative
Description: Board meetings are open to the public and a great time for anyone interested in joining the theatre to learn more about us and all of the opportunities we have available for you.
N.E.W. One Shot Club
Date & Time: Friday, April 21st from 1pm to 5pm.
Location: Park Avenue Theatre
Event Type: Community Outreach
Description: Do you like tabletop RPGs and board games? Join Oconto's newest gaming group.
Green Bay Community Theatre Presents: Things My Mother Taught Me
Date & Time: Saturday April 29th from 4pm to 6pm.
Location: Green Bay Community Theatre
Event Type: Team Bonding
Description: Group trip to see "Things My Mother Taught Me"!
May 2023
N.E.W. One Shot Club
Date & Time: Monday, May 22nd from 5pm to 9pm.
Location: Park Avenue Theatre
Event Type: Community Outreach
Description: Do you like tabletop RPGs and board games? Join Oconto's newest gaming group.
June 2023
CopperFest
Date & Time: Friday, June 9th (5pm-9pm)
Date & Time: Saturday, June 10th (10am-5pm)
Date & Time: Sunday, June 11th (10am-3pm)
Location: American Legion Post 74 Park, Oconto
Event Type: Community Outreach
Description: Come visit our booth where we expect to be hosting a root beer float stand and raffle off gift baskets!
Rummage Sale
Date & Time: Friday, June 9th (5pm-9pm)
Date & Time: Saturday, June 10th (10am-5pm)
Date & Time: Sunday, June 11th (10am-3pm)
Location: Park Avenue Theatre
Event Type: Fundraiser
Description: We have stuff! Lots of stuff! For SALE!!
Youth Theatre Camp
Date & Time: Monday, June 19th (3pm-9pm)
Date & Time: Tuesday, June 20th (3pm-9pm)
Date & Time: Wednesday, June 21st (3pm-9pm)
Date & Time: Thursday, June 22nd (3pm-9pm)
Date & Time: Friday, June 23rd (3pm-9pm)
Location: Park Avenue Theatre
Event Type: Talent Development
Description: More details available at machickaneeplayers.org/youth
Youth Theatre Camp Presents: The Trojan Horse
Date & Time: Saturday, June 24th at 7pm
Location: Park Avenue Theatre
Event Type: Community Outreach
Description: More details available at machickaneeplayers.org/youth
July 2023
40th Anniversary Event
Date & Time: TBA
Location: Park Avenue Theatre
Event Type: Community Outreach
Description: We will be hosting an open house, alongside a barbecue and lemonade stand.
Family Picnic
Date & Time: Sunday, July 16th, Time TBA
Location: TBA
Event Type: Team Bonding
Description: We will be hosting a summertime picnic for all Machickanee Players members and their families.
August 2023
National Night Out
Date & Time: Tuesday, August 1st from 5pm-8pm
Location: Oconto Police Department
Event Type: Community Outreach
Description: More details available at https://natw.org/
Bristol Renaissance Faire
Date & Time: Saturday August 19th, Time TBA
Location: Kenosha, Wisconsin
Event Type: Team Bonding
Description: More details available at https://renfair.com/bristol/
Stage and SFX Makeup Workshop
Date & Time: Saturday August 26th, Noon-2pm
Location: Park Avenue Theatre
Event Type: Talent Development
Description: Learn the fundamental basics of stage makeup and special-effects makeup techniques.
September 2023
Harvest Fest
Date & Time: Saturday, September 23rd from 10am to 3pm
Location: Main Street / Downtown Oconto Wisconsin
Event Type: Community Outreach
Description: The Machickanee Players will participate once again in Harvest Fest.
How to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse
Date & Time: Saturday, September 23rd, Time TBA
Location: Park Avenue Theatre
Event Type: Community Outreach
Description: The Machickanee Players will stage a one-night seminar on surviving the impending zombie apocalypse.
Flash Mob / Street Theatre Performance
Date & Time: SECRET
Location: SECRET
Event Type: Community Outreach
Description: SECRET!!
October 2023
Trick or Treat
Date & Time: Sunday, October 29th from 2:30pm to 6:30pm (TENTATIVE)
Location: Park Avenue Theatre
Event Type: Community Outreach
Description: Our first trick or treat event was so successful, we can't not do it again! Stop by for free candy, our harvest-themed bake sale, enjoy hot apple cider and hot cocoa, compete in our costume contest, check out our arts and crafts station, and enjoy music and live dance. Our event will start 30 minutes prior and end 30 minutes after the City of Oconto's official Trick or Treat times. We will update our event's times as soon as the hours for 2023 are announced to the public.
November 2023
Edgar Allan Poe Festival
Dates & Times: Friday, November 4th and Saturday, November 5th, Times TBA
Location: Park Avenue Theatre
Event Type: Community Outreach
Description: The Machickanee Players will be hosting a festival of all things Edgar Allan Poe. Our planned events include an immersive theatrical experience of assorted Poe tales, a youth performance of "The Raven", an art and poetry contest, and culminating in the "Masquerade of the Red Death" - an immersive theatrical experience complete with music, dance, food, drinks, and other entertainment.
Craft Fair
Date & Time: Saturday, November 18th, 10am-6pm
Location: Park Avenue Theatre
Event Type: Community Outreach
Description: The Machickanee Players will be hosting a craft fair and sale. Local artists, artisans, craftsmen, hobbyists, etc. are invited to set up a booth to display and sell their stuff!
December 2023
Christmas Party
Date & Time: Friday, December 15th, 6pm-10pm
Location: Park Avenue Theatre
Event Type: Team Bonding
Description: A private Christmas party for all those involved with the Machickanee Players in 2023.
Oconto Christmas Parade
Date & Time: Saturday, December 16th
Location: TBA
Event Type: Community Outreach
Description: TBA