MACT

We welcome new MACT Board member, Kolie Shaw to the Board. She was elected at the June 7 annual meeting.

Kolie Shaw is a Director, deviser, and performance artist in the Twin Cities who is passionate about new theater works, avant-garde performance art, and theater education.  Kolie graduated from North Dakota State University with a BFA in performance with an emphasis in directing and currently works at Northern Starz Center for the Performing Arts as their Production Manager.  Kolie’s most significant projects include imagining a USA without racism at Mixed Blood Theatre, The Laramie Project at Northern Starz, Peer Gynt at Saint Paul Conservatory for the Performing Arts and What Takes Who at Minnesota Fringe 2021.  Kolie has been awarded the Achievement in Directing from The Kennedy Center and is ecstatic about finding the next ways the build theater in the Twin Cities.

As part of the application process, Kolie was asked about her experience and what she has to offer MACT. Here are her responses.

I view being a Board Member with the Minnesota Association of Community Theater as a way to connect with, help grow, and congratulate all community theaters across Minnesota. Especially with our time and place in our culture, this is a time artist and those who support the arts need to come together to support our communities, careers, and creativity. I am also looking forward to helping facilitate festivals for community theaters, as I had a wonderful time attending MACT*Fest earlier this year.