Frank Peot Retires as AACT Secretary

Frank Peot of Wisconsin has retired as AACT’s Secretary after almost 35 year in the position. Frank has adjudicated at and has been the AACT Festival Commissioner for several MACT*Fests.
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Frank Peot of Wisconsin has retired as AACT’s Secretary after almost 35 year in the position. Frank has adjudicated at and has been the AACT Festival Commissioner for several MACT*Fests.
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AACT conducts occasional surveys of community theatres to identify trends. It recently released the results of it’s latest survey. Some excerpts from the survey about non-musical productions are below.
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Darby Lunceford Announced as Next Executive Director at Lakeshore Players Theatre
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Americans for the Arts reports that the 2023 State Legislative Session saw over 45 pieces of legislation in 18 states being introduced to regulate drag performances with several becoming law.
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AACT conducts occasional surveys of community theatres to identify trends. It recently released the results of it’s latest survey.
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Those of you that attended MACT*Fest 2023 in Glenwood last March might remember Kris Geddie, who was our AACT Rep for that festival. Florida’s Venice Theatre has announced that Kris has been named its new Executive Director.
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Openverse is a tool that allows openly licensed and public domain works to be discovered and used by everyone.
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The Duluth Playhouse is seeking NEW PLAY SUBMISSIONS for the 2024 What She Said New Play Festival on this year’s theme: “Undaunted.” What She Said Festival is a celebration of new, short plays by women playwrights.