MACTMACT*Fest Planning
Preliminary registration information now available for MACT*Fest ’25
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Community Arts Engagement for the Health and Well-Being of Our Military
Coordinate local public-private sector strategy for building a partnership between military bases in the United States and the local and regional arts agencies to expand opportunities for service members and their families to participate in the arts for their health and well-being.
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Successfully Casting a Show
On The Stage’s tips for finding the perfect performer for each part.
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Seeking MACT*Fest Committee
MACT*Fest will be held March 5-9, 2025 at The Depot Theatre in Duluth. MACT*Fest is our biennial, adjudicated festival of 60-minute (max) shows. It is part of the AACTFest cycle. Two shows from MACT*Fest will represent Minnesota in the Region V festival, April 4-6, 2025 in Newton, Iowa. At least one show from the Region…
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Meet MACT member Lakeshore Players Theatre
Lakeshore Players Theatre has continuously operated as a community theater since 1953.
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The Arts and Achievement in At-Risk Youth
A 2012 NEA compilation of four longitudinal studies on youth achievement found correlations between arts activity among at-risk youth (low Social and Economic Status – SES) and subsequent levels of academic performance and civic engagement.
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What is a Swing?
Swings are triple-threats that are ready at a moment’s notice to take the spotlight and keep a production running.
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Fast*Fest Report
MACT’s 10th annual Fast*Fest is now a Past*Fest. And a record setting festival it was!
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MACT*Fest Shows & Committee
By the time you read this, Fast*Fest will be a Past*Fest. Thanks to all who participated in and attended this record setting festival. More theatres presented shows in this festival than we have ever had in a Fast*Fest before. (The previous record was 14 shows in the first Fast*Fest in 2006.) And, while we don’t…
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Tips for Finding the Perfect Cast
Essential strategies to prepare effectively for auditions and find the right talent.