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News
Hi, Fellow Thespian
Welcome to this edition of MACT’s weekly e-newsletter. With this issue, we are starting a monthly feature on current and former MACT Board members. Find out a little about Gordy Handeland below. We’d also like to do a monthly feature on the community theatres in Minnesota. We sent a questionnaire to over 200 community theatres requesting information that we can use to put together an article on your theatre. Help us help promote your theatre by filling out the questionnaire and sending it back to us.
What She Said New Play Festival Submissions
The Duluth Playhouse is seeking NEW PLAY SUBMISSIONS for the 2024 What She Said New Play Festival on this year’s theme: “Undaunted.” What She Said Festival is a celebration of new, short plays by women playwrights. DPH Underground in Duluth, MN, created the festival as an opportunity for women playwrights, directors, and actors to have a focused space to express themselves and to feature their stories through theatre.
The festival will feature 5-7 short plays and monologues written by playwrights who have experienced womanhood in all its intersectionality. What She Said looks to shift focus toward women in a powerful tribute to their diverse and unique experiences.
Submit your work(s) any time between now and October 31, 2023.
See additional information on our events calendar (see October 31) or click here.
Meet Board Member, Gordy Handeland
Gordy Handeland is one of the newer members of MACT’s Board. He was raised on the family farm near Austin and has lived in the area all his life. He has 4 older sisters. His first memory of seeing live theatre was when his sister was in the high school production of “Lil’ Abner” when he was about 6 years old. He was in his first production in high school, “Brigadoon”. He didn’t get cast in the next show he auditioned for, so he took a little break from theatre … for about 17 years.
During that break, Gordy got married, had two kids and finally retired, He reignited his love of theatre when he was cast as Bert Healy in “Annie” in 1989. Since then, Gordy has been involved with many theaters in southern Minnesota as an actor, director, set designer, and set builder. He was Austin High School’s theater director from 2014 until Covid hit. He currently works with several theatres, including Albert Lea Community Theatre, Summerset Theatre in Austin, Rochester Civic Theatre and Little Theatre of Owatonna. He also spends a lot of weekends doing autocross time trials and has won several regional class championships.
Gordy’s favorite show is when he directed “A Gentlemen’s Guide to Love and Murder” last fall in Owatonna. He fell in love with this show the first time he saw it. He was supposed to direct the same show at two different theaters in 2020, but there was not much going on in the theater that year! At Owatonna, he was working with a new theater, a new staff, crew and cast. What fun! He was so thrilled to get this production on stage. Someday he would like to be involved in “Les Miserables”. He have always loved the show. It had just a small pocket of time to get the royalty. He would be content to be in it in any role.
Gordy’s favorite story is from when he directed “Misery” in a small theater. Great cast. During one of the shows, the character, Paul Sheldon, was getting in his new wheelchair when one of the front wheels broke off! He was supposed to go to another room while Anne was out of the house. So, he plopped down and crawled to the next room and then had to hurry back when he heard her car approaching. He made eye contact with the backstage people but they were too busy laughing to help him. We still have great laughs talking about it.
Please keep Tickets to the City in mind when you are looking for an on-line ticketing service. They have been MACT’s on-line ticketing service for many years. The system works great and is easy to use. Support is superior! And every ticket you sell through them provides your theatre with MORE than the value of the ticket sold and helps support MACT.
We would like to feature stories about MACT member theaters in this newsletter. If you have a story about your theatre – it’s history, a special project or milestone, anything of general interest – please send it to NewsletterMACT@gmail.com.
Please pass this newsletter along to anyone that you think might be interested. If you did not receive this newsletter directly, you can subscribe to this free weekly newsletter on the newsletters sign-up page of our website.
Auditions
Hi, Fellow Thespian
Welcome to this edition of MACT’s weekly e-newsletter. With this issue, we are starting a monthly feature on current and former MACT Board members. Find out a little about Gordy Handeland below. We’d also like to do a monthly feature on the community theatres in Minnesota. We sent a questionnaire to over 200 community theatres requesting information that we can use to put together an article on your theatre. Help us help promote your theatre by filling out the questionnaire and sending it back to us.
What She Said New Play Festival Submissions
The Duluth Playhouse is seeking NEW PLAY SUBMISSIONS for the 2024 What She Said New Play Festival on this year’s theme: “Undaunted.” What She Said Festival is a celebration of new, short plays by women playwrights. DPH Underground in Duluth, MN, created the festival as an opportunity for women playwrights, directors, and actors to have a focused space to express themselves and to feature their stories through theatre.
The festival will feature 5-7 short plays and monologues written by playwrights who have experienced womanhood in all its intersectionality. What She Said looks to shift focus toward women in a powerful tribute to their diverse and unique experiences.
Submit your work(s) any time between now and October 31, 2023.
See additional information on our events calendar (see October 31) or click here.
Meet Board Member, Gordy Handeland
Gordy Handeland is one of the newer members of MACT’s Board. He was raised on the family farm near Austin and has lived in the area all his life. He has 4 older sisters. His first memory of seeing live theatre was when his sister was in the high school production of “Lil’ Abner” when he was about 6 years old. He was in his first production in high school, “Brigadoon”. He didn’t get cast in the next show he auditioned for, so he took a little break from theatre … for about 17 years.
During that break, Gordy got married, had two kids and finally retired, He reignited his love of theatre when he was cast as Bert Healy in “Annie” in 1989. Since then, Gordy has been involved with many theaters in southern Minnesota as an actor, director, set designer, and set builder. He was Austin High School’s theater director from 2014 until Covid hit. He currently works with several theatres, including Albert Lea Community Theatre, Summerset Theatre in Austin, Rochester Civic Theatre and Little Theatre of Owatonna. He also spends a lot of weekends doing autocross time trials and has won several regional class championships.
Gordy’s favorite show is when he directed “A Gentlemen’s Guide to Love and Murder” last fall in Owatonna. He fell in love with this show the first time he saw it. He was supposed to direct the same show at two different theaters in 2020, but there was not much going on in the theater that year! At Owatonna, he was working with a new theater, a new staff, crew and cast. What fun! He was so thrilled to get this production on stage. Someday he would like to be involved in “Les Miserables”. He have always loved the show. It had just a small pocket of time to get the royalty. He would be content to be in it in any role.
Gordy’s favorite story is from when he directed “Misery” in a small theater. Great cast. During one of the shows, the character, Paul Sheldon, was getting in his new wheelchair when one of the front wheels broke off! He was supposed to go to another room while Anne was out of the house. So, he plopped down and crawled to the next room and then had to hurry back when he heard her car approaching. He made eye contact with the backstage people but they were too busy laughing to help him. We still have great laughs talking about it.
Please keep Tickets to the City in mind when you are looking for an on-line ticketing service. They have been MACT’s on-line ticketing service for many years. The system works great and is easy to use. Support is superior! And every ticket you sell through them provides your theatre with MORE than the value of the ticket sold and helps support MACT.
We would like to feature stories about MACT member theaters in this newsletter. If you have a story about your theatre – it’s history, a special project or milestone, anything of general interest – please send it to NewsletterMACT@gmail.com.
Please pass this newsletter along to anyone that you think might be interested. If you did not receive this newsletter directly, you can subscribe to this free weekly newsletter on the newsletters sign-up page of our website.
Events for September 11 through September 24
Due to the rapid changes caused by the COVID pandemic, you should check with the theatre before attending any event.
For a complete listing of MACT Member Events, visit our events calendar: www.MN-ACT.net
Auditions
Monday, September 11
@ 6:30 PM Auditions for White Christmas
presented by: Little Theatre of Owatonna
at: Little Theatre of Owatonna
560a Dunnell Drive, Owatonna, MN 55060, USA
Tuesday, September 19
@ 6:30 PM Auditions for The Secret of Chimney Manor
presented by: Theatre in the Round Players
at: Theatre in the Round
245 Cedar Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA
Wednesday, September 20
@ 6:30 PM Auditions for The Secret of Chimney Manor
presented by: Theatre in the Round Players
at: Theatre in the Round
245 Cedar Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA
Sunday, September 24
@ 6:00 PM Auditions for Christmas Belles
presented by: County Seat Theater Company
at: Encore Performing Arts Center
2035 Hwy 33 South Cloquet, MN 55720
Monday, September 25
@ 10:30 AM Auditions for Whatever Happened to Warren
presented by: Andria Theatre
at: Andria Theatre
618 Broadway St Alexandria, MN 56308-1810
@ 10:30 AM Auditions for Creamed Corn Queen
presented by: Andria Theatre
at: Andria Theatre
618 Broadway St Alexandria, MN 56308-1810
@ 6:00 PM Auditions for Junie B in Jingle Bells, Batman Smells!
presented by: Merely Players
at: Lincoln Community Center
110 Fulton St, Mankato, MN 56001, USA
@ 7:00 PM Auditions for A Christmas Carol Krampus
presented by: Classics Lost N Found Theater Company
at: Lake Nokomis Presbyterian Church
1620 E 46th St, Minneapolis, MN 55407, USA
@ 7:00 PM Auditions for The Christmas Bus (Registration Deadline)
presented by: Northern Starz Theatre Company
at: Northern Starz Center for the Performing Arts
5300 Alpine Drive, Ramsey, MN, USA
Thursday, September 14
@ 7:00 PM Present Laughter
presented by: Bemidji Community Theater
at: BCT Performing Arts Center
316 Beltrami Ave NW Bemidji, MN 56601
Friday, September 15
@ 7:00 PM Present Laughter
presented by: Bemidji Community Theater
at: BCT Performing Arts Center
316 Beltrami Ave NW Bemidji, MN 56601
@ 7:00 PM These Shining Lives
presented by: Grand Rapids Players
at: Reif Center
720 Northwest Conifer Drive, Grand Rapids, MN 55744, USA
@ 7:30 PM Arsenic and Old Lace
presented by: Theatre in the Round Players
at: Theatre in the Round
245 Cedar Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA
@ 7:30 PM Young Frankenstein
presented by: Duluth Playhouse
at: Norshor Theatre
211 E Superior St, Duluth, MN 55802, USA
@ 7:30 PM The Three Musketeers
presented by: Lakeshore Players
at: Hanifl Performing Arts Center
4941 Long Ave, White Bear Lake, MN 55110, USA
Saturday, September 16
@ 1:00 PM Readings in the Round "Cross Words"
presented by: Theatre in the Round Players
at: Theatre in the Round
245 Cedar Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA
@ 2:00 PM Young Frankenstein
presented by: Duluth Playhouse
at: Norshor Theatre
211 E Superior St, Duluth, MN 55802, USA
@ 7:00 PM Present Laughter
presented by: Bemidji Community Theater
at: BCT Performing Arts Center
316 Beltrami Ave NW Bemidji, MN 56601
@ 7:00 PM These Shining Lives
presented by: Grand Rapids Players
at: Reif Center
720 Northwest Conifer Drive, Grand Rapids, MN 55744, USA
@ 7:00 PM MOAPS (Madhatters One Act Play Showcase)
presented by: Madhatters Community Theatre
at: Wadena Memorial Auditorium
249 Dayton Ave SW, Wadena, MN 56482, USA
@ 7:00 PM Music Cabaret
presented by: Lac Qui Parle Players
at: Prairie Arts Center
506 6th Street, Madison, MN 56256, USA
@ 7:30 PM Arsenic and Old Lace
presented by: Theatre in the Round Players
at: Theatre in the Round
245 Cedar Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA
@ 7:30 PM Young Frankenstein
presented by: Duluth Playhouse
at: Norshor Theatre
211 E Superior St, Duluth, MN 55802, USA
@ 7:30 PM The Three Musketeers
presented by: Lakeshore Players
at: Hanifl Performing Arts Center
4941 Long Ave, White Bear Lake, MN 55110, USA
@ 7:30 PM A Night to Remember - PPAC 30th Anniversary
presented by: Pipestone Performing Arts Center
at: Pipestone Performing Arts Center
104 Main St E, Pipestone, MN 56164, USA
Sunday, September 17
@ 2:00 PM Arsenic and Old Lace
presented by: Theatre in the Round Players
at: Theatre in the Round
245 Cedar Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA
@ 2:00 PM Present Laughter
presented by: Bemidji Community Theater
at: BCT Performing Arts Center
316 Beltrami Ave NW Bemidji, MN 56601
@ 2:00 PM These Shining Lives
presented by: Grand Rapids Players
at: Reif Center
720 Northwest Conifer Drive, Grand Rapids, MN 55744, USA
@ 2:00 PM The Three Musketeers
presented by: Lakeshore Players
at: Hanifl Performing Arts Center
4941 Long Ave, White Bear Lake, MN 55110, USA
@ 7:00 PM What the Constitution Means to Me
presented by: Lakeshore Players
at: Hanifl Performing Arts Center
4941 Long Ave, White Bear Lake, MN 55110, USA
Thursday, September 21
@ 6:00 PM Table
presented by: Crookston Community Theatre
at: Eagles Club - Crookston
105 South Broadway, Crookston, MN 56716, USA
@ 7:00 PM Four Old Broads
presented by: Barn Theatre
at: The Barn Theatre
321 4th St SW, Willmar, MN 56201, USA
@ 7:30 PM Young Frankenstein
presented by: Duluth Playhouse
at: Norshor Theatre
211 E Superior St, Duluth, MN 55802, USA
@ 7:30 PM The Three Musketeers
presented by: Lakeshore Players
at: Hanifl Performing Arts Center
4941 Long Ave, White Bear Lake, MN 55110, USA
Friday, September 22
@ 7:00 PM These Shining Lives
presented by: Grand Rapids Players
at: Reif Center
720 Northwest Conifer Drive, Grand Rapids, MN 55744, USA
@ 7:00 PM Four Old Broads
presented by: Barn Theatre
at: The Barn Theatre
321 4th St SW, Willmar, MN 56201, USA
@ 7:00 PM The Laramie Project
presented by: Northern Starz Theatre Company
at: Elision Playhouse
6105 42nd Ave N Crystal, MN 55422
@ 7:00 PM Death of a Salesman
presented by: Prior Lake Players
at: Twin Oaks Middle School
15860 Fish Point Road, Prior Lake, MN 55372, USA
@ 7:00 PM One Act Play Festival - Postponed to 2024
presented by: Northern Starz Theatre Company
at: Northern Starz Center for the Performing Arts
5300 Alpine Drive, Ramsey, MN, USA
@ 7:30 PM Arsenic and Old Lace
presented by: Theatre in the Round Players
at: Theatre in the Round
245 Cedar Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA
@ 7:30 PM Young Frankenstein
presented by: Duluth Playhouse
at: Norshor Theatre
211 E Superior St, Duluth, MN 55802, USA
@ 7:30 PM The Three Musketeers
presented by: Lakeshore Players
at: Hanifl Performing Arts Center
4941 Long Ave, White Bear Lake, MN 55110, USA
@ 7:30 PM CASTastrophe 4: The Movie Musical Edition
presented by: Northfield Arts Guild
at: Northfield Arts Guild Theatre
411 3rd St W, Northfield, MN 55057, USA
Saturday, September 23
@ 2:00 PM CASTastrophe 4: The Movie Musical Edition
presented by: Northfield Arts Guild
at: Northfield Arts Guild Theatre
411 3rd St W, Northfield, MN 55057, USA
@ 7:00 PM These Shining Lives
presented by: Grand Rapids Players
at: Reif Center
720 Northwest Conifer Drive, Grand Rapids, MN 55744, USA
@ 7:00 PM Four Old Broads
presented by: Barn Theatre
at: The Barn Theatre
321 4th St SW, Willmar, MN 56201, USA
@ 7:00 PM The Laramie Project
presented by: Northern Starz Theatre Company
at: Elision Playhouse
6105 42nd Ave N Crystal, MN 55422
@ 7:00 PM Death of a Salesman
presented by: Prior Lake Players
at: Twin Oaks Middle School
15860 Fish Point Road, Prior Lake, MN 55372, USA
@ 7:00 PM One Act Play Festival - Postponed to 2024
presented by: Northern Starz Theatre Company
at: Northern Starz Center for the Performing Arts
5300 Alpine Drive, Ramsey, MN, USA
@ 7:30 PM Arsenic and Old Lace
presented by: Theatre in the Round Players
at: Theatre in the Round
245 Cedar Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA
@ 7:30 PM CASTastrophe 4: The Movie Musical Edition
presented by: Northfield Arts Guild
at: Northfield Arts Guild Theatre
411 3rd St W, Northfield, MN 55057, USA
@ 7:30 PM Young Frankenstein
presented by: Duluth Playhouse
at: Norshor Theatre
211 E Superior St, Duluth, MN 55802, USA
@ 7:30 PM The Three Musketeers
presented by: Lakeshore Players
at: Hanifl Performing Arts Center
4941 Long Ave, White Bear Lake, MN 55110, USA
Sunday, September 24
@ 2:00 PM CASTastrophe 4: The Movie Musical Edition
presented by: Northfield Arts Guild
at: Northfield Arts Guild Theatre
411 3rd St W, Northfield, MN 55057, USA
@ 2:00 PM Arsenic and Old Lace
presented by: Theatre in the Round Players
at: Theatre in the Round
245 Cedar Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA
@ 2:00 PM Young Frankenstein
presented by: Duluth Playhouse
at: Norshor Theatre
211 E Superior St, Duluth, MN 55802, USA
@ 2:00 PM These Shining Lives
presented by: Grand Rapids Players
at: Reif Center
720 Northwest Conifer Drive, Grand Rapids, MN 55744, USA
@ 2:00 PM The Three Musketeers
presented by: Lakeshore Players
at: Hanifl Performing Arts Center
4941 Long Ave, White Bear Lake, MN 55110, USA
@ 2:00 PM Four Old Broads
presented by: Barn Theatre
at: The Barn Theatre
321 4th St SW, Willmar, MN 56201, USA
@ 2:00 PM The Laramie Project
presented by: Northern Starz Theatre Company
at: Elision Playhouse
6105 42nd Ave N Crystal, MN 55422
@ 2:00 PM Death of a Salesman
presented by: Prior Lake Players
at: Twin Oaks Middle School
15860 Fish Point Road, Prior Lake, MN 55372, USA
@ 4:00 PM Hilltop Happenings
presented by: Hilltop Theatre
at: Hilltop Hall
206 1st St N, Montgomery, MN 56069, USA
@ 5:30 PM Stories & Songs of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
presented by: Prairie Wind Players
at: Roosevelt Hall
202 Hawkins Ave, Barrett, MN 56311, USA