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ACT Holds Annual Awards Night

Tuesday evening, ACT hosted their Annual Awards Night for the 2016-17 season. Tim Goldammer, ACT Board President, MC’d the event. A BIG thank you to everyone who attented and to everyone involved in making last season a success. Mitchell has some great talent and the 2017-18 line-up promises to deliver another wonderful variety of productions.

In addition to our normal season, we have some other great acts scheduled for you. Elvis will be performing in August, and we’ve just booked another great performance for the fall. Drum roll please…..Tonic Sol-Fa!!!  Their performance date is set for September 9, 2017. Look for details in the upcoming months.

If you’ve ever considered becoming involved in theatre, we encourage you to contact us. There are so many different ways to help. If the spotlight isn’t your thing, we welcome anyone wanting to help behind the scenes: stage/set design, make-up/costumes, directors, stage managers, board members, lobby volunteers.

We are so fortunate to have a live theatre venue in our community and appreciate the support of our members and patrons who make this possible. There’s still time to pick up your 2017-18 Memberships. Make your purchases online, stop by the box office or give us a call!!

Here’s a list of our 2016-17 winners:

Best Lead Actress in a Musical-Sarah Moore (Ariel-The Little Mermaid)

Best Lead Actor in a Musical-Kevin Carroll (Old Man-A Christmas Story)

Best Lead Actress in a straight play-Julie Hart-Schutte (Doris-Cemetery Club)

Best Lead Actor in a Straight Play-James Van Oort (Michael-God of Carnage)

Best Supporting Actor-Kevin Carroll (King Triton-The Little Mermaid)

Best Supporting Actress-Noel Ahlers (Ursula-The Little Mermaid)

Best Youth Actor-Thadan Milliken-Auch (Ralphie-A Christmas Story)

Best Youth Musical Director-James Van Oort (A Christmas Story)

Best Male Vocals-Devin Carey (The Chef-The Little Mermaid)

Best Female Vocals-Sarah Moore (Ariel-The Little Mermaid)

Best Youth Vocals-Reese Reichert (Mary Beth-A Christmas Story)

Best Costumes in a Show-Director, Cat Erickson (The Little Mermaid)

Best Set Design-Director, Amy Morrison (The Last 5 Years)

Best Lights in a Show-Director-Cat Erickson, Light Design-Devin Carey (The Little Mermaid)

Best Sound Production in a Show-Director, Amy Morrison (The Last 5 Years)

Best Choreography in a show-Director, Cat Erickson (The Little Mermaid)

Best Overall Production of a Musical-Director, Cat Erickson (The Little Mermaid)

Best Overall Production of a Straight Play-Director, Dan Miller (God of Carnage)

Outstanding Years of Service on ACT Board-Michelle White (3 yrs)

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