Young local performers launch Next Act Theatre Company to create space for a new generation

Four Cabarrus-area theater educators and performers have launched a new company aimed at young artists, with plans for a summer production and a broader mission to expand creative opportunities.

Alexandra Scott, Victoria Grelecki, Kiera Whittemore and Mason Livers are four of the founding members of the Next Act Theatre Company. Photo courtesy of Victoria Grelecki.

For friends Victoria Grelecki, Kiera Whittemore, Mason Livers and Alexandra Scott, musical theater is more than a profession or pastime. It is a part of who they are.

All four, in their mid-to-late 20s, have spent years acting, directing, teaching and building their lives around the stage — drawn to the energy of live performance and the sense of connection it creates.