AACT Festivals

Sorry for the delay in posting - I've been traveling around the country in March. AACT is hosting the national community theatre festival in Rochester NY in June, and various state and regional festivals are taking place this spring. Some of them happened in the fall - I was an adjudicator for the Region X festival in Kaiserslauten Germany for the US Military bases in Europe in October 2010 - but many happen in the spring. Over the previous three weekends, I saw 22 plays. I was the AACT representative - basically, the person who makes sure that everyone follows the rules - at the Ohio state theatre festival from March 3-5. I was an adjudicator for the New Mexico theatre festival - one of three judges who comments on the shows and determines which show moves on - from March 10-13. Finally, I attended the Texas state theatre festival in Ft. Worth from March 17-20 in support of our MCT entry THE DIXIE SWIM CLUB. I was very proud of director Jane Moore and our talented cast and crew, but they did not advance to the regional. However, it was a good three week run of theatre, and I look forward to seeing the 12 shows that make the national festival this summer in Rochester!

March Madness

Not that it's ever a slow time, but March has been particularly busy for me. This month, I will be traveling to three state AACT festival competitions leading up to the national festival in Rochester NY in June 2011. On March 3-7, I was in Ohio at their state AACT festival competition as the AACT commission rep (basically making sure that everyone played by the rules). On March 10-13, I was in New Mexico as an adjudicator for their state AACT festival. This weekend, I will be in Ft. Worth representing MCT and cheering on the cast and crew of "The Dixie Swim Club" as they compete in the state festival.

In addition, our 2011 opening musical OKLAHOMA has now closed after a six weekend run - congratulations to the cast and crew for all their hard work and dedication to this show. The great cast of THE NERD opened the second show of the 2011 season in Mabee Theatre II this past weekend, and will continue their run through April 2, 2011. We had over 100 people audition for HAIRSPRAY, and rehearsals have started for the spring Yucca musical. The Pickwick Players currently have 100 youth in the building this week with Fine Arts Camp, and their production of THE MAGICAL WORLD OF THE BROTHERS GRIMM is in rehearsal. Finally, we have rehearsals for our 2010 McLaren winner THERE'S NO JUSTICE JUST COURT COSTS on March 27 and 28. Needless to say, it's a busy March at your community theatre!