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  • Northern Starz at YouthFest 2025

    Northern Starz at YouthFest 2025

    There were seven productions presented at YouthFest 2025, June 22-24 in Des Moines, Iowa: Minnesota can be very proud of the great job Northern Starz Center for the Performing Arts did representing Minnesota at YouthFest 2025. The Northern Starz youth group presented “Dark Road” by Laura Lundgren Smith. About “Dark Road“: When Greta, a young…

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  • Guide for Selecting Show Titles

    Guide for Selecting Show Titles

    Selecting titles for your next season is a process that requires insightful, coordinated planning, and thought.

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  • AACT Awards

    AACT Awards

    Four individuals from Minnesota were presented with awards at AACTFest 2025, held this last week in Des Moines, Iowa. They are: Dave Metcalf, Julianna Skluzacek, Rachel Bohnsack and Larry Pint.

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  • Arts Advocacy Toolkit for Organizations

    Arts Advocacy Toolkit for Organizations

    As a local arts organization, your organization can make a difference in conveying the impact of the arts and arts education in your communities to Members of Congress.

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  • Study shows progress, setbacks in child well-being

    Study shows progress, setbacks in child well-being

    A report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation on child well-being trends finds steady progress in some areas, but many setbacks remain.

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  • Meet MACT Board Member Matthew Kraft

    Meet MACT Board Member Matthew Kraft

    We welcome new MACT Board member, Matthew Kraft to the Board. He was elected at the June 7 annual meeting. Since his first audition for a community theatre in 2005, Matthew has spent the last twenty years as a theatre artist in the Twin Cities having worked on projects that were seen across many of…

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