Spotlight Archive
Both current and back issues of the AACT Spotlight magazine are available as PDF files, which are readable by most web browsers like Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, Edge, etc. If your browser does not have the Acrobat or Acrobat Reader plug-in, you may download Acrobat Reader free from Adobe's website.
| Year | Issue | Feature Articles | PDF File |
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| 2017 | Jan-Feb |
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| 2016 | Nov-Dec |
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| 2016 | Sept-Oct |
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| 2016 | July-Aug |
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| 2016 | May-June |
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| 2016 | March-April |
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| 2016 | Jan-Feb |
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| 2015 | Nov-Dec |
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| 2015 | Sept-Oct |
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| 2015 | July-Aug |
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Contents: AACTFest 2017; AACT NewPlayFest; Executive Director Announces Retiement; Putting It Together: 8 Tips for a Successful Musical; What's Trending: The Board's Role in Fundraising; AACT Corporate Partners; Boards in the Spotlight - The Top Ten Ways to Kill Off Board Members.
Contents: AACT NewPlayFest; AACTFest 2017; AACT TEAM Conference; International Theatre Festivals; How to Avoid a Financial Shortfall; What's Trending: Surviving a Crunch; Spotlight on Boards: "The Play's the Thing!" (conflict-of-interest issues)
Contents: AACT NewPlayFest; AACTFest 2017; AACT New York Adventure 2016; Making Your Website Better than Ever; What's Trending: Social Issues; Boards in the Spotlight - The Good, the Bad and the Best (board members and their responsibilities)
Contents: AACT NewPlayFest: World premiere of Wash, Dry Fold; Call for reviewers; Producing theatres announced for 2018. Last Chance for AACT 2016 TEAM Conference; Five Reasons to Keep Your Website Up to Date; AACTFest 2017; What's Trending in Lighting; Spotlight on Boards: Turning Board Members into True Believers.
Contents: AACT NewPlayFest World Premieres, 2016 TEAM Conference, How to Start a Special Needs Theatre Program, What's Trending: Boards, AACT National Awards, Spotlight On Boards: Give, Get or Get Off!
Contents: AACT Team Conference; AACT New York Adventure; AACT Turns 30; AACTFest 2017 in Rochester MN; AACT NewPlayFest; Hiring Your First Employee; Boards in the Spotlight - Growing Up and Liking It (the stages of a theatre's growth and development)
Contents: AACT New York Adventure 2016; AACT Membership Benefits; AACTFest 2017 Headed to Rochester, MN; Keep Youth Involved in Community Theatre; Introducing AACT Elite Commercial Members; Directors and Officers Liability--Can We Afford Not to Have It?; Boards in the Spotlight: Can This Marriage be Saved? (if and when to fire someone)
Contents: AACT New York Adventure 2016; AACT NewPlayFest 2016; Get Your Community Into Your Theatre; Theatre Trends - Budgets & Revenue; Artistic Directors Conferences Report; Boards in the Spotlight "Conflict: Opportunity or Threat?"
Contents: National Community Theatre Directors Conference; AACT NewPlayFest 2016 - First production; AACT New York Adventure 2016; AACTFest 2015 Wrap-up; How to Start a New Theatre; Theatre Trends; Boards in the Spotlight: Who's Making Things Happen? (indentifying key characteristics of potential board members)
Contents: AACT's New Website, AACTFest National Companies, NewPlayFest Winners for 2016, Keeping Your Audience Safe, AACTFest Hosts & Chairs, Theatre Trends, Spotlight on Boards: We Could All Die Laughing (planning a diversified season)
