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146 – Care and feeding of community theatre volunteers

Posted March 15, 2015 • 00:24:24

Volunteers are the lifeblood of most community theatres. Michael Beatty has worked with volunteers in all types of not-for-profit organizations (including...

145 – Putting history on the stage — conversation with playwright Michael Beatty

Posted February 18, 2015 • 00:37:12

Avery Brown, Drummer Boy of the Cumberland, Youngest Soldier of the Civil War Heartland: The Civil War comes to the stage in Northern Indiana later...

144 Say What? Theatre sound.

Posted January 14, 2015 • 00:20:04

All of us have attended a play or musical where the sound is less than perfect. This can be because of the facility or the actors themselves, among...

143 Putting on the California State AACT Festival

Posted January 13, 2015 • 00:30:20

It's been a number of years since California has participated in the AACT Festival cycle with its own state festival, so resurrecting the tradition...

142 Festival tips from Ron Ziegler, AACT

Posted December 21, 2014 • 00:36:24

We already into the 2015 festival cycle and the excitement is building. Festivals are a great deal of fun, but also a lot of work for the planners....