American Association of Community Theatre
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If community-based theatre is important to you, a membership in the American Association of Community Theatre is vital.
AACTA is dedicated to helping you present high quality, live theatre for your community.
Membership benefits!
- Connect to a national support system. Share ideas, experiences, successes, and problems with community theatre people nationwide.
- Insure your assets. AACT’s insurance program 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 and in-person, and AACT-member resources. Receive discounts from theatrical suppliers, a subscription to Stage Directions magazine, and discount tickets from participating theatres.
- Expand your skills through conferences & workshops in theatre management, conducting educational programs, play production, and more.
- Online, anytime. On AACT’s website, we provide resources in all areas of theatre–including a members-only area with how-to articles, email from discussion group, and date about member company budgets, box office, facilities, boards, staff, and productions.
- Celebrate theatre. State and 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 around the world.
- Discover what works (and what doesn’t). Tap into AACT’s Resource Roster–members who share their expertise on a host of topics.
- Read all about it. Bimonthly Spotlight magazine, Boards In the Spotlight (building a better Board of Directors), AACTFest Handbook, and more.
- Special introductory rates for first-time members.
The Lexington Players’ production of
Who Will Sing for Lena?
Photo by Paola Nogueras