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MACT Fest 2015

March 2015

MACT is proud to announce the results of MACT*Fest 2015. 

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The "BEST of FEST" shows were:

CountySeatTheatreCast

"Old Jake’s Skirts", performed by County Seat Theatre Company of Cloquet

FungusAmongusCast

"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.  

Brochure Front

Brochure BackClick here for the MACT*Fest 2015 brochure in PDF format.

The following PDF documents are currenty available:

AACTFest 2015 Full Handbook

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

Form Submission Checklist

 

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