The Community Theatre Association of Michigan
Serving the needs of community theatre since 1951
4619 West Van Buren Road
Alma, MI 48801-9556
info@communitytheatre.org
989-463-1252
Executive Secretary: Nancy Peska

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FALL CONFERENCE

CTAM's Fall Conference is an annual extravaganza and provides community theatre enthusiasts with a weekend full of outstanding workshops, great entertainment, food, fun and frolic, roundtable discussions and lots of opportunities to get together with fellow enthusiasts to share ideas, discuss problems and find solutions.


Fall Conference Online Registration Now Available!

September 24-26, 2010
McGuire's Resort, Cadillac

Classes on character development, costuming, script analysis, grants, rights and royalties, dance, fundraising, sets, social networking, taking your show "on the road," youth theatre, and more! Plus activties, performances, and theatre talk with thespians from throughout Michigan.

Click here to read all about it or print off a copy of the brochure.

Click here to download a printable copy of the registration form.

Click here to register using our secure online form!

 


 AACT THEATRE FESTIVAL
More popularly known as AACTfest, this competition is held every two years, the next cycle will begin early in 2011. Information about the 3 festivals below will be
updated as information becomes available


MICHIGAN FESTIVAL
The 2011 festival will be hosted by the Theater Guild at the Midland Center for the Arts from 2/4/2011 through 2/6/2011 in Midland, Michigan.

Watch this space for more news as we get it!


 REGION III FESTIVAL  
This is the "2nd round" of competition and is comprised of the winning theatres from Michigan, Illinois, Inidiana, Ohio and Wisconsin.  

The next Region III Festival will be held from 4/29/2011 to 5/1/2011 in Columbus, Ohio.


 NATIONAL FESTIVAL   

The final round of competition with the winning theatres from all the regions!

The next National Festival will be held from 6/20/2011 to 6/26/2011 in Rochester, New York June 2011

Click here to be take to the American Association of Community Theatres (AACT) festival page for more details and the current calendar of festivals nationwide!


This star will take you to an archival page showing Michigan's
long historical involvement with this theatre festival competition

 

 CTAM SPRING CONFERENCE

CTAM's Spring Conference is a once every two year extravaganza, it alternates with the AACT Festival, and is hosted by one of our member groups. The next spring conference will be in 2012.

Like the Fall Conference it provides community theatre enthusiasts with a weekend full of outstanding workshops, great entertainment, food, fun and frolic
while providing an opportunity for one of our state theatre groups a chance to "strut their stuff" and show the rest of us how it is done!

Hint: It's not too early to consider hosting this conference at your theatre...

 

 

Our Purpose

To foster a closer relationship among members
To encourage high standards of theatrical productions
To stimulate interest in theatre in Michigan
To provide a means for the exchange of ideas/information about
theatrical production, acting, playwriting and the theatre arts