James Boyce, The Father of Muncie, commissioned the building of The Boyce Block, Muncie’s first city block. Boyce offered Frank C. Ball a monetary gift and a gas well if the Ball family would rebuild their glass factory in Muncie. The contract was signed in Boyce’s upstairs office in that year

The Muncie Civic Theatre was first established with the mission to provide quality theatre for the community. William H. Ball was its first President and served for ten years. The first play, Dulcy, opened on December 15 at what is today Cornerstone Center of the Arts.

The Muncie Civic Theatre Association moved to the Boyce Block. This move allowed them to do their first musical, The Pajama Game.

MCT’s production of A Raisin in the Sun won first place at the Dundalk International Amateur Drama Festival in Ireland.

In May 2023, we entered the last phase of remodeling the historic building, by bringing our technical and backstage elements into the 21st century. We replaced the antique hemp rigging system, which was installed in 1906 to a new motorized electrical system that will provide some some much needed safety upgrades as well as allow for increased accessibility to our youth, volunteers, and backstage crew members.