About the same time Molotsky was forming Triple Threat, Ed Fiscella was launching Mainstage Center for the Arts in Blackwood. Mainstage began as a summer theater program based at the Glen Landing Middle School, where Fiscella teaches. The summer program quickly expanded to year-round activities. Today, Mainstage has found a permanent home in a former bank on the Black Horse Pike where it offers classes in music, dance and theater. Mainstage sponsors the Harmony Show Choir and Garden State Pops Youth Orchestra.
Theater remains the company's backbone.
The company specializes in family-style shows that involve both kids and adults. Mainstage has also responded to the community's demand for professional performances. Performances featured a 22-piece orchestra. Mainstage also integrates children into professional shows booked into Camden County College and other sites. In recent seasons, Mainstage has also begun to sponsor adult theater.