MACT Logo. Upper portion is comedy/drama masks with comedy mask in yellow and drama mask in blue. Lower portion has the acronym "MACT" and below it the description MN Association of Community Theatres.MACT

MACT

Minnesota Association of Community Theatres

We are Minnesota’s Community Theatres

June 29 Workshops in St Paul

MACT masks logo with "Training & Workshops" below it

Two Theatre Workshops on June 29 in St Paul

Two theatre workshops will be offered on Saturday, June 22, at the Rondo Library, 461 Dale St N, St Paul, MN 55103. Anyone from any level of theatre is invited to participate.

The workshops are offered by the Minnesota Association of Community Theatres, through a grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, thanks to the voters of Minnesota and a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

Workshops are:

10:00-noon Tips to be More Accessibility Friendly

Arts organizations can engage in many positive, proactive ways to be welcoming and accessible to all people — in particular to patrons with disabilities. This session will lay out a number of practices you can undertake to make your board, building, programs, website and communications as accessible as possible — and win you some new friends and supporters.

The instructor, Jon Skaalen, worked 20 years for VSA Minnesota, the state organization on disability, and continues on boards of the MN Access Alliance, MN Assn. of Community Theatres, ArtReach St. Croix and Ole Olson Onstage.

1:30-3:30 A Conversation with the Guthrie with Managing Director, Trisha Kirk

  • Trish will address:
    • Challenges across the field including the Guthrie’s recent deficit announcement and the background and impact of it.
    • June marks 18 years since the Guthrie’s move from its original home next to the Walker Art Center.  What’s changed at the Guthrie since its move to the new building and since reopening from the shutdown — and what hasn’t?
    • Serving and supporting Minnesotans: what are the Guthrie’s commitments to who it hires and the communities it serves?
    • Your questions and ideas!  She’s take as many questions as time allows, and would also welcome any thoughts or ideas people want to share about the Guthrie’s role in the local arts ecosystem.

The instructor, Trisha Kirk, is the Guthrie Theatre Managing Director. Though Trisha has been in her current role for just six months, she’s been with the Guthrie for over 35 years in a variety of roles.

Registration begins at 9:30 a.m.Lunch s available in the neighborhood, along with networking opportunities with other theatre people. Cost: the morning workshop is $25 (MACT member $20); the afternoon workshop is free.

To register or to request accessibility accommodations, go to https://mn-act.net/index.php/about-us/training-workshops/ .

For more information, call Jon at 612-819-0949 or mactfactor@icloud.com.