MACT*Fest ’25 Awards

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Here’s a list of the awards presented at MACT*Fest 2025, which was held at the Depot Theatre in Duluth:

  • For Outstanding Achievement in:
    • Costume Design – Done to Death – Applause Community Theatre
    • Original Script – Jenn Soukkala & Phoebe Applegate for Game of Life – County Seat Theater
    • Lighting Design – Everette Parker – 26 Pebbles – Northern Starz
    • Sound Design – Scott Niederkorn – 26 Pebbles – Northern Starz
    • Set Design – Joel & Jenn Soukkala – Game of Life – County Seat Theater
    • Set Design – Done to Death – Applause Community Theatre
    • Ensemble Work – Forever Plaid – Absolute Theatre
    • Choreography – Suzie Hansen, Missy Hagen & Steff Stafford – Forever Plaid – Absolute Theatre
    • Performance – Jon Benson – Finishing School – FungusAmongus Players
    • Directing – Linda Metcalf – Finishing School – FungusAmongus Players
  • The Second Alternate show – Game of Life – County Seat Theater
  • The First Alternate show – Finishing School – FungusAmongus Players
  • The two “Best of Fest” shows (in no particular order):
    • 26 Pebbles presented by Northern Starz
    • Forever Plaid presented by Absolute Theatre

The two “Best of Fest” shows will represent Minnesota at the Region V AACTFest to be held April 3-5, 2025 at Newton Community Theatre in Newton Iowa.

More information on the award winners listed above will be available soon.

More information on the Region V Festival will also be available soon.

Get out and support your community theatres.