AACT YouthFest 2027 Applications
Give your young performers the opportunity to shine on a national stage at YouthFest 2027, part of AACTFest in Rochester, Minnesota. Youth theatre companies from across the country come together to perform, receive supportive adjudication, participate in workshops, connect with fellow theatre artists, and experience the excitement of AACT’s national festival. Every participating company receives…
Review: The Mousetrap at the Guthrie
In 1952, the year of Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation, another long reign began. Agatha Christie’s mystery, The Mousetrap opened in the West End.
Beyond the Logo
Branding Tips for Performing Arts Organizations By On The Stage Team Let’s be honest: when most people hear about branding for performing arts organizations, they immediately picture a logo. And to be fair, your logo does matter. Those colors, shapes, and fonts become tiny ambassadors for your work. But branding, especially for performing artists, goes so much…
Little Shop of Horrors
Behind the Scenes by John Miller – June 2024 A large placard bearing the words LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS hangs suspended in dark fog. (SMOKE MACHINE) WINO #1 sleeps peacefully on the far left edge of the forestage. (MUSIC CUE 1) A VOICE NOT UNLIKE GOD’S thunders in serious, prophetic tones: VOICE: On the twenty-first…
WACTFest 2027
Our friends and neighbors at WACT (Wisconsin Association of Community Theatre) have announced the dates and location for their biennial state festival, WACTFest. This is WACT’s equivalent to MACT*Fest. The 2027 festival will be held January 29 – 31 in Beaver Dam WI. Watch their website at wact.org for more information as it becomes available.
Top 10 Villain Roles in Musical Theatre
Dive into the Dark Side with Style From the Stage Agent website – written by Alexandra Appleton Whether you’re a fan who lives for the drama of a Broadway show, a performer dreaming of commanding the stage, or a drama student analyzing every nuance of character development, there’s something undeniably magnetic about musical theatre villains.…





