AACTFest’09 - Your Turn to Shine in Alexandria, LA

City Park Players is honored to host The Louisiana State AACTFest ’09 on February 27 and 28. AACTFest is an adjudicated theatre performance festival held as part of the American Association of Community Theatre festival cycle in Alexandria, LA this Friday and Saturday. The cycle includes state and regional festivals and culminates with a biennial National AACTFest. Eligible entries come from community theatres across Louisiana. Each entry will be publicly adjudicated by a three-judge panel. The winning entry will advance to the regional AACTFest held in Kerrville, Texas, in spring 2009. This event is supported in part by grants from the Roy O. Martin Foundation as administered by the Arts Council of Central Louisiana and GAEDA, the Greater Alexandria Economic Development Authority.

Louisiana AACTFest ’09 Schedule

Friday, February 27
1:00 pm Registration
Coughlin-Saunders Performing Arts Center Lobby
6:30 pm Welcome & Opening Ceremony
Festival Hosts
7:00 pm Performance Block A
Showcase The Wake Spectral Sisters, Alexandria
Production 1 Murder Is A Drag Le Theatre des Bon Temps, Marksville
Production 2 The Dinner Party City Park Players, Alexandria
’Til 11:30 pm Afterglow Party - Mike Davis & CPP Board of Directors, Hosts

Saturday, February 28
9:00 am Registration
Coughlin-Saunders Performing Arts Center Lobby
8:30 am–Noon Workshops & Meetings
Hearn Stage Kress Theatre Lobby, Corner 4th & Johnston Streets
8:30–9:30 Cobbling the Back Story:A Playwriting Exercise
Dr. Rhonda Shook, Facilitator
9:45–10:45 Why Can’t We All Get Along!!?? Actors’ Behaviors & Misbehaviors
Ron & Wanda Schenk, Facilitators
11:00–Noon Informational & Organizational Meeting of Louisiana Community Theatres
AACT Representative, Moderator
Noon Lunch On Your Own
(See program back for area locations.)
1:30 pm Performance Block B
Welcome Festival Hosts
Production 3 Of Mice and Men Opelousas Little Theatre, Opelousas
Production 4 A Song for Coretta UpStage Theatre Company, Baton Rouge
7:00–11:30 pm Awards Reception
Hearn Stage Kress Theatre Lobby, Corner 4th & Johnston Streets


Full Fest Registration (Individual) $50
Individual admission to all workshops, performances,
receptions and Festival Awards Party.
Day Pass Registration $25
Includes one-day individual admission to all
workshops, performances, and receptions (excluding
Awards Party).
Performances Only $15 each
Admission to individual performance sessions.
Awards Party $25
One admission to the Festival Awards Party.