AACT in the News

Date	Title (click blue link to view)	Source
Ongoing	AACTFest 2011 Blog by John Davis	Evergreen Players
05/12/2011	Community Theaters to Fly High at AACTFest11 in Rochester	GatesChiliPost.com
04/15/2011	Wood Honored As Theater’s ‘Superior Volunteer’	Memphis Daily News
04/14/2011	Acting Out: Chino Community Theatre to do some reppin‘ on a larger stage	Inland Empire Weekly
03/14/2011	The American Association of Community Theatre Presents AACTFest11 in NY	BackStage Blog Stage
03/5/2011	Manatee Players [Bradenton, FL] headed to nationals	Bradenton.com
03/8/2011	Wetumpka [AL] Depot Players play wins big at Southeast Theatre Festival	Wetumpka Herald
03/9/2011	The Road to Rochester: Stronger, faster, wittier, emotionaler: Theater’s more fun when there are winners and losers.	Pacific Northwest Inlander
02/23/2011	Central Louisiana community theater groups make strong showing at AACT state play festival Feb. 17-19	The TownTalk.com
02/27/2011	Stow Players restages 'Vanities' for AACT competition	HudsonHubTimes.com
01/01/2011	Aberdeen Community Theatre at AACT Festivals	Aberdeen Community Theatre Website
09/13/2010	New York Public Library adds AACT website to its "Best of the Web" page	New York Public Library
08/29/2010	"Six ways to stay active in retirement" mentions AACT. Story ran in Lexington Clipper-Herald, but comes from the national media source ARAcontent.	Lexington Clipper-Herald
07/14/2010	Twin City Stage receives prestigious award	Yes Weekly
07/08/2010	Theater Brief: Twin City Stage wins award Twin City Stage has been awarded the Twink Lynch Award from the American Association of Community Theatre.	Winston-Salem Journal
07/01/2010	AACT International “Festival In Paradise” 2010 Recap – UPDATED VIDEO!	Incompass Sound website
06/28/2010	CTFest '07 - Charlotte - American Association of Community Theatre ... A Walk in the Woods. Cheyenne Little Theatre Players. Cheyenne, WY. VII. Kyle Tusing. Frank ...	OCTA (Oklahoma Community Theatre Association)
06/28/2010	Sometimes difficult, but always interesting Audiences who made it through the marathon of performances at the American Association of Community Theatre International 2010 were treated to one of the most varied programs as a weekend closing act at Venice Theatre.	Sarasota Herald-Tribune
06/28/2010	Festival set to return to Venice Having just ended a successful international community theater festival for the first time, the Venice Theatre is gearing up to do it again in four years.	Sarasota Herald-Tribune
06/27/2010	Orchids to Dwight T. Martin, Manoa Valley Theatre producing director whose service and savvy earned him the American Association of Community Theatre's David C. Bryant Outstanding Service Award last week.	Honolulu Star-Advertiser
06/27/2010	National award honors MVT director for service Dwight T. Martin, producing director of Manoa Valley Theatre since 1980, has received the David C. Bryant Outstanding Service Award for significant, valuable and lasting service to community theater from the AACT.	Honolulu Star-Advertiser
06/27/2010	Theatre troupes honored at festival banquet Adjudicators determined dozens of honors at the final banquet for the AACT International 2010 community theater festival in Venice.	Sarasota Herald-Tribune
06/26/2010	Photo gallery of Venice festival workshops Herald-Tribune photographer E. Skylar Litherland spent part of a day observing some of the workshops at the American Association of Community Theatre International 2010 festival at Venice Theatre and collected some of what she saw into a photo gallery.	Sarasota Herald-Tribune
06/25/2010	Something to crow about A couple of chickens upstaged two Spanish actors and stole the show on the second night of the AACT Internationa	Sarasota Herald-Tribune
06/25/2010	REVIEW: Venice festival gets eclectic Language barriers were broken in the third block of performances at the AACT International 2010 festival at Venice Theatre Thursday night.	Sarasota Herald-Tribune
06/24/2010	Performers give lessons in Commedia tradition On the opening night of the AACT International 2010 at Venice Theatre, two Italian performers gave what adjudicators called a "master class" show in the traditional Commedia dell'arte style performance.	Sarasota Herald-Tribune
06/24/2010	Filmmakers producing documentary on Venice theater festival “There are thousands of theaters involved in the AACT (American Association of Community Theatre). Look at the number of theaters and the number of supporters. I think there's going to be a really good enthusiastic audience for ..."	Sarasota Herald-Tribune
06/24/2010	Productions earn raves in festival "I love the theater," Martin said. "I made a great contribution to the theater 50 years ago when I stopped acting, bringing immeasurable pleasure to audiences everywhere." Performers from 11 countries, including Sarasota ...:	Sarasota Herald-Tribune
06/24/2010	Manhattan Tour & Travel Receives National Theatre Award	BroadwayWorld.com
06/24/2010	Ponca City Resident Receives National Theatre Award Tom Cowley of Ponca City has been honored with the Art Cole Award from AACT.	Ponca City [OK] News
06/23/2010	GRCT Director Wins National Honor Penelope Notter Grand Rapids was awarded a prize by AACT.	Dorrato's Blog
06/23/2010	Festival performers have varied backgrounds	Sarasota Herald-Tribune
06/22/2010	Venice Theatre gets boisterous response to international festival "Martin was part of the opening ceremonies for the American Association of Community Theatre International Festival..."	Sarasota Herald-Tribune
01/15/2010	Theatre Association of New York State to Host AACTfest. ROCHESTER, NY: ... selected by the American Association of Community Theatre (AACT) from an initial ...	New England Entertainment Digest
12/09/2009	Rochester (NY) Selected to Host National Theatre Festival	New England Entertainment Digest