AACTFest 2025 Results
Many awards were presented at AACTFest 2025. Here’s the list…
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…
Guide for Selecting Show Titles
Selecting titles for your next season is a process that requires insightful, coordinated planning, and thought.
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.
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.
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.
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…
MACT Election Results
MACT held its annual meeting on June 7 at Northern Starz Center for the Performing Arts. As part of the meeting, individuals were elected to the MACT board.
Theatre Vocabulary 101
We all know these terms. Or do we? Here’s a quick basic theatre vocabulary.
7 Easy Steps for Last-Minute Fundraising
Set the stage for fundraising success, whether you’re planning an event for next month, next week, or tomorrow.
