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Come to the Source
Whatever your size–whatever your budget–AACT is here to help.
- Connect to a national support system. Share ideas, experiences, problems, & successes with community theatre people nationwide.
- Celebrate theatre. State & regional festivals culminate in a national festival
(AACTFest) in which theatres from AACT’s 10 regions perform before a panel of adjudicators, leading to awards of excellence and invitations to perform at festivals in other parts of the world.
- Insure your assets. Designed specifically for community theatres,
AACT’s insurance program (provided by Summit Global Partners Inc.) can provide your group with high-quality, low-cost coverage—including property and general liability, volunteer accident, and directors and officers liability.
- Maximize your resources. Save through networking (online or in-person) and AACT-member resources.
Receive discounts
from theatrical suppliers, a subscription to
Stage Directions magazine, and discount tickets from participating theatres.
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- Payment Processing.
AACT and First National Merchant Solutions offer low discounted credit card processing rates;
comprehensive online reporting; a suite of check acceptance solutions; gift and loyalty card programs tailored to suit your
organization. More...
- Online, anytime. Here, on AACT’s website, we
provide resources in all areas of theatre—including a members-only area with how-to articles, e-mail discussion group, and
in-depth data about member company budgets, box office, facilities, boards, staff and productions.
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- Read all about it. Bimonthly newsletter, membership directory,
Boards In the Spotlight
(board-building), AACTFest Handbook, and more.
- Discover what works (and what doesn’t). Tap into AACT’s Resource Roster—members who share their expertise on a host of topics. Or view a list of recent member productions, graded A to F for financial success. Plus, great ideas in print and online.
- Expand your skills through conferences & workshops in fundraising, theatre management/governance, play production, adjudication, & more. Plus AACT’s national conferences for chief administrators, education directors, and artistic directors.
- Reward excellence. National recognition awards for distinguished achievement and service in community theatre.
- Spread the word through advocacy activities & materials that enhance the visibility & image of community theatre, locally & nationally.
- How to join
- Mission statement & a
message from AACT's president.
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Setting the stage
for success
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Share the Vision
- If community theatre is important to you, then so is your membership in the American Association of Community Theatre.
- AACT is the national community
theatre organization, providing data and information to non-members, businesses, other arts and nonprofit organizations, as well as the media and representatives of local, state and federal governments.
- When you join
AACT, you will be a part of an organization dedicated to quality, live theatre as a contributing player in America’s communities.
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Tools for Success
- Whether you join as an
individual, an organization, or a commercial entity, you’ll have access to a world of ideas and
inspiration
- Plus publications, specialized expertise, educational conferences and workshops, and discounts on theatre-related products and services. And for theatre companies, a wide range of affordable insurance plans, including property and accident, general liability, and directors and officers liability.
- AACT also is the steward of the national adjudicated festival process for community theatres–AACTFest–held every two years.
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One-of-a-kind Support
- AACT is the only national community theatre organization, representing the interests of theatres–large and small–across the United States and its territories, as well as theatre companies with our Armed Services overseas.
- Just as important, AACT is the only centralized resource for community theatre information, ideas and resources, designed to suit your needs.
- Best of all, AACT is people -- people who share your passion for theatre and understand its positive impact on the community.
- How to join
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