Twink Lynch Award
2018 Honoree Hale Center Theatre, Sandy, UTHale Centre Theatre greatly expanded its ability to serve Salt Lake City area theatregoers with the recent unveiling of its new $80M, 133,306 square-foot Mountain America Performing Arts Centre. The new facility is home to the world-class, 901-seat Centre Stage Theatre, with state-of-the-art stage automation as well as the 467-seat Jewel Box Stage. The Hale draws more than 24,000 season ticket holders annually from Utah and surrounding states. The first production in the new Centre Stage Theatre was Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida. The Hale Centre Theatre believes good theatre begets good theatre, and there is room in each community, and a need, for varying forms of the arts. They are proud to be theatre focused on the family – the place children and adults can learn to love the art. The Hale Centre Theatre reflects their community and gives families experiences they can discuss and memories they can cherish. |
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Previous Recipients
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2003 Topeka Civic Theatre & Academy (KS) |
2012 Amelia Community Theatre (Fernandina Beach, FL) |
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This award is named in honor of Twink Lynch, who devoted her life to community theatre and to serving as a mentor to both individuals and community theatres across the country. She helped shepherd the national organization's transition from American Community Theatre Association (ACTA) to AACT, served on the Board for six years, including a term as President and VP of Education and on AACT committees for an additional 19 years. Twink managed Topeka (KS) Civic Theatre for many years, retired, then came back during hard times and guided the theatre back to a stable organization. Her passion was such that she earned three degrees in theatre; it is said, she is the only person to earn a Ph.D. in Community Theatre Management. Twink shared her knowledge and experience through consulting and through her "Spotlight on Boards" column in AACT's newsletter, which she wrote for 14 years. In 2000, she edited her columns into a book, Boards in the Spotlight, the proceeds of which benefit AACT. Her book still educates those who are managing and governing community theatres.
