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Minnesota Association of Community Theatres

We are Minnesota’s Community Theatres

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  • Podcasts for Technicians

    You’re the magicians behind the scenes, making the world of the play come alive with lighting, sound, set design, and so much more.

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  • Happy Thanksgiving!

    Happy Thanksgiving!

    From the MACT Board We’re wishing everyone a very happy Thanksgiving. We are grateful for our members and for the support everyone has shown us for the 50+ years we have been around.

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  • Podcasts for Dramaturgs

    As a dramaturg, your work revolves around the text—analyzing it, understanding it, and bringing it to life.

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  • Colin Higgins and “The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas”

    By Steven LaVigne If writer and director Colin Higgins (1941-1988) is remembered at all, it’ll be for both the novel and screenplay of the 1971 cult film, Harold and Maude, which began as his Master’s thesis at UCLA. Due to the films’ popularity (including a 3-year engagement at Edina’s Westgate Theater, which has since been…

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  • Americans for the Arts Statement on the 2024 Elections

    Americans for the Arts Statement on the 2024 Elections

    Wednesday, November 6, 2024 Congratulations to the candidates who won their elections on November 5th. Americans for the Arts has a long and robust working relationship with both political parties, which is essential to advancing federal policy goals. We will continue to advocate for the creative sector at the federal level to showcase how the…

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  • Don’t forget MACT …

    Don’t forget MACT …

    as you’re planning your Give to the Max donations for this year. This year, MACT’s Board has designated the funds raised by our Give to the MACT campaign to help offset some of the costs associated with bringing a show to MACT*Fest ’25 (in Duluth, March 7-9, 2025). It costs theatres a considerable amount of…

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