Newsletters

MACT publishes an e-newsletter on a weekly basis (usually).

Click here for the latest issue of Mini MACT*Facts, our e-newsletter

To receive our newsletter and other theatre information by e-mail
complete and submit this form:

Click here for membership information.

Articles that may be of interest:
1945 Code of Ethics for Theatre Workers
Review of Mary Rodgers bio  - Reviewed by Steve LaVigne
Can One Performer Destroy a Show? - Opinion piece by Steve LaVigne


Below are links to older (printed) MACT newsletters.
Click on the issue title to view as a pdf file.

Spring 2021
President’s Message
MACT*Fest 2021 Postponed
Virtual AACTFest 2021
New MACT Email addresses
MACT to the MAX!

Winter 2020
President’s Message
FAST*Fest 2020 Review
MACT Job Posting
Welcome new Board Members
MACT Membership news
Ways to Stay Creative During a Pandemic

Mid-Summer 2020
FAST*Fest 2020 Play Listings and Summaries:

Bad Mystery Suspense/Science Fiction Theater - NKBProductions
Bonnie and Clod - Marshall Area Stage Company
In a Time of Masks - Pargeter Players
Match Dot Bomb - Taken For Granite Players
Slimm Jim And The VI... - Mindless Mirth Productions<
The Aunt and the Sluggard - Little Theatre of Owatonna
The Wild - Merlin Players
Twelfth Night - Classics Lost N Found Theater
Will(ful)(ly) - Ole Olson Onstage
Untitled Youth Theater Play - Great Northern Theatre Company

Summer 2020
Message from the President
MACT Board Election
Keeping Theatre Alive in the Age of COVID-19
Book Review: The Cast is Dyed
FAST*Fest 2020 Update
AACT Fest 2021
MACT Member Survey

Spring 2020
Message from the President
Fast Fest 2020
Meet the Board
In Memoriam: John Townsend & Doug Dally

Summer 2019
Message from the President
Region V Roundup
Region V Awards
The Play Must Go On

Spring 2019
Message from the President
MACT*Fest Shows
MACT*Fest Workshops
MACT*Fest Brochure

Winter 2019
Message from the President
Tickets To The City
MACT*Fest Info
MACT*Fest Entry
Silent Auction Request

Summer 2018
Message from the President
Microphone Laws
MACT*Fest 2019
World Premiere
AACT Town Hall

Spring 2018
Message from the President
Tic-N-Ten
2019 MACT*Fest
2019 MACT*Fest site
Fast*Fest Entry Form

Winter 2018
Message from the President
2018 Fast*Fest
2018 MACT*Fest
AACT New Play Festival
Tickets To The City

Fall 2017
Message from the President
Region V AACTFest Review
Region V AACTFest Awards
AACTFest ’17 Review
AACTFest ’17 Awards

Summer 2017
Message from the President
Region V Festival
2017 AACTFest
AACT Monthly Theatre Tips
AACT Executive Director

Spring 2017
Message from the President
MACT*Fest Workshops
Region V Festival
Silent Auction Solicitation
AACT Monthly Theatre Tips

Winter 2017
Message from the President
Fast*fest Wrap
AACT Announcement
5 Questions with ... Deb Moan
AACT Monthly Theatre Tips

Summer 2016
Message from the President
16 Fast*Fest Facts
Fast*Fest 2016
MACT*Fest 2017
AACT Monthly Theatre Tips

Winter 2016
Message from the President
Changes in 2017 Fesitval Rules
Fast*Fest Fast Approaching
Theatre Technology Tips
5 Questions with ... Bob Schwoch
AACT Monthly Theatre Tips
Places, Please ...

Fall 2015
Message from the President
A Site to Behold
Invitation to host Region V AACTFest 2017
AACTFest 2015 Roundup
Invitation to host MACT*Fest 2017
Theater Technology Tips

Spring 2015
Message from the President
MACT*Fest Workshops
MACT*Fest Shows
Bob Healy Memoriam
AACT Monthly Theatre Tips
Theater Technology Tips

Fall 2014
Message from the President
MACT*Fest 2015 Information
MACT*Fest Rules Changes
Fast Fest Recap

Spring 2014
Message from the President
Fast Fest Information
Fast Fest Registration Form
MACT*Fest 2015 Dates & Location
MACT Resource Roster
AACT Theater Tips

Winter 2013/14
Message from the President
What can MACT do for you?
MACT on the March
AACT State Contact Report
AACT Monthly Theatre Tips
Theater Technology Tips

Summer 2013
Message from the President
Leading Ladies to AACTFest
Festival Thoughts
MACT*Fest Roundup
AACT Monthly Theatre Tips
Theater Technology Tips

Spring 2013
Message from the President
MACT*Fest Reminders
MACT*Fest Gift Basket Challenge
MACT*Fest Ad, Silent Auction, Ticket Forms
Monthly Theatre Tips
North Hennepin Community College...Three Days of Rain
You Know You’re In Community Theatre if...

Winter 2012
Message from the President
MACT Fest Rookies
From Cloquet to Japan
Monthly Theatre Tips
Membership Renewals
Places, Please Upcoming Event

Fall 2012
Message from the President
MACT Fest Rule Changes
What’s Where When Production Listings
Monthly Theatre Tips
Theatre Technology Tips
Places, Please Upcoming Events

May 2012
Message from the President
Join the Digital World
Membership Application
FAST Fest 2012 Registration
MACT Member shows, May - July
MACT Member Auditions, May - July
MACT Member Events, May - July
Minnesota Theatre Guide Update
FAST Fest Information

February 2012
Message from the President
FAST Fest theatre information and registration
Minnesota Theatre Guide introduction and information
Hairy Man heads to Japan
Bill Muchow to receive AACT’s Art Cole Award
Get the LED out