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MACT*Fest 2023 was held March 25 and 26 at the Central Square Cultural & Civic Center in Glenwood, MN.
Awards Presented at MACT*Fest 2023
Best of Fest show
![photo of the cast & crew of "End of the Beginning" from FungusAmongus Players os Dassel-Cokato](https://mn-act.net/wp-content/uploads/endofthebeginning_crew2_1-1024x768.jpg)
“The End of the Beginning” – FungusAmongus Players – Dassel-Cokato
Best of Fest show
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“Tracks” – County Seat Theater Company – Cloquet
The two shows above represented Minnesota at the Region V AACTFest held in Salina, Kansas April 20-23
First Alternate
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The Minnewaska Play – Ole Olson Onstage – stillwater
Second Alternate
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Knock on Wood – Marshall Area Stage Company – Marshall
Individual and other awards
For outstanding achievement in set design – David Metcalf – The End of the Beginning – FungusAmogus Players
For outstanding achievement in set design – Joel Soukkala – Tracks – County Seat Theater Company
For outstanding achievement in props – Becky Hungerford – The End of the Beginning – FungusAmogus Players
For outstanding achievement in props – Ron Hungerford – The End of the Beginning – FungusAmogus Players
For outstanding achievement in props – David Metcalf – The End of the Beginning – FungusAmogus Players
For outstanding achievement in props – Dan Kyllonen – The End of the Beginning – FungusAmogus Players
For outstanding achievement in costume design – Linda Metcalf – The End of the Beginning – FungusAmogus Players
For outstanding achievement in costume design – Jenn Soukkala – Tracks
For special achievement in playwriting – Maureen Keimig – Knock on Wood – Marshall Area Stage Company
For special achievement in playwriting – Jon Skaalen – The Minnewaska Play – Ole Olson Onstage
For outstanding ensemble – The Cast of Tracks – County Seat Theater Company
For outstanding achievement in acting – Kurt Schulz as Robert Bly in The Minnewaska Play – Ole Olson Onstage
For outstanding achievement in acting – Jack Neveaux as Darry Berrill in The End of the Beginning – FungusAmogus Players
For outstanding achievement in acting – Dennis Kelly as Barry Derrill in The End of the Beginning – FungusAmogus Players
For outstanding achievement in directing – Jenn Soukkala – Tracks – County Seat Theater Company
For outstanding achievement in directing – Joel Soukkala – Tracks – County Seat Theater Company
For outstanding achievement in directing – David Mecalf – The End of the Beginning – FungusAmogus Players
MACT*Fest 2023 Schedule of Events
12:00 pm Noon lunch (lunch provided with full package) and discussion of the future of MACT*Fest and MACT – What should we be doing for your theatre?
1:30 pm Afternoon performance session