MACT Fest 2015
March 2015MACT is proud to announce the results of MACT*Fest 2015.
The "BEST of FEST" shows were:
"Old Jake’s Skirts", performed by County Seat Theatre Company of Cloquet
"The Romancers", performed by Fungus-Amongus Players of Dassel-Cokato
The First Alternate was The Play’s the Thing Productions’ performance of "Wagon Wheels a-Rollin’".
The Second Alternate was Lanesboro Community Theatre’s performance of "Almost Maine". (By the way: this was their first MACT Fest entry. It isn’t the same old groups that win everything.)
Individual Awards ("for Excelence In") were:
Costume Design - Dayna Railton (Wagon Wheels a-Rollin)
Costume Design - Linda Metcalf (The Romancers)
Scenic Design - Cheryl Kramer-Milder (Old Jake’s Skirts)
Scenic Design - David Metcalf (The Romancers)
Scenic Design - Dayna Railton (Wagon Wheels a-Rollin)
Sound Design - Mike Jurek (Old Jake’s Skirts)
Makeup Design - Laura Velishek (I Never Saw Another Butterfly)
Music - Sam Rydberg (The Romancers)
Acting, Ensemble - Wagon Wheels a-Rollin
Acting, Ensemble - Old Jake’s Skirts
Acting, Ensemble - I Never Saw Another Butterfly
Acting, Ensemble - The Romancers
Acting, Ensemble - September Bears
Acting, Trio - Max Mayleben, Ben Cline & Emma Hovde (Wagon Wheels a-Rollin)
Acting, Duo - Blake Norby & Barbara Benson Keith (Almost Maine)
Acting, Duo - Pete Keith & Ryan Lee (Almost Maine)
Acting - Tom Langemo (The Romancers)
Acting - Joel Soukkala (Old Jake’s Skirts)
Acting - Harold Haapoja (Old Jake’s Skirts)
Acting - Beth Faraone (September Bears)
The companies that performanced are:
Friday 1:00 PM
Calumet Players, Pipestone - A Little Something for the Ducks
Grand Marais Playhouse, Grand Marais - September Bears
Marshall Area Stage Company, Marshall - The Cagebirds
Friday 7:00 PM
Lanesboro Community Theater, Lanesboro - Almost Maine
Applause Community Theatre, Burnsville/Lakeville - The Great Nebula in Orion
Saturday 1:00 PM
The Play’s The Thing Productions, Lakeville - Wagon Wheels A Rollin
County Seat Theater Company, Cloquet - Old Jake’s Skirts
Curtain Call Theatre/Child’s Play Theatre, Montgomery - I Never Saw Another Butterfly
Saturday 7:00 PM
Dassel-Cokato Community Theatre, Dassel-Cokato - The Romancers
Corcoran Park Players, Minneapolis - Ghoulies and Ghosties: Tales of Horror and Suspense
Workshops:
Friday - 9:00 AM
Swashbuckling 101 - Dave Metcalf
Friday - 10:30 AM
How NOT to Audition for Community Theatre (if you really want to be cast) - Noreen Brandt
Advanced Character Study for Actors from an Improvisatory Approach - Daved Driscoll
Saturday - 9:00 AM
Fire, Life and Fall Protection; Oh My! - Barry Nelson
The Nuts and Bolts of Directing - Julianna Skluzacek
The Script for Effective Non-Profit Administration - Bill Muchow
Saturday 10:30 AM
Relaxation Techniques for Actors - Zan Thrasher
Light Tech, The Next Generation - Barry Nelson
Building Confidence for the Shy Singer - Tod Petersen
MACT Fest 2015 was held March 18th through 22nd at the Dassel-Cokato Performing Arts Center, 4852 Reardon Ave SW Cokato, MN 55325. The PAC is located in Dassel-Cokato High School which is between Dassel and Cokato on Highway 12. Our hosts will be Dassel-Cokato Community Theatre.
Click here for the MACT*Fest 2015 brochure in PDF format.
The following PDF documents are currenty available:
MACT*Fest 2015 Entry Information and Form
NOTE: The following forms are all included in the AACTFest 2015 Handbook, above.
AACT Form T2 - Warranty of Company Compliance
AACT Form T3 - Affidavit of Actor Eligibility
AACT Form T4a - Technical Information
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