April 20 – 23, 2023

Deadline for material submission is April 7th, 2023.

AACT-Fest

Region V

Theatre Salina will be hosting the AACT Festival for Region V, which includes theatres from Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota. It will consist of performances by theatres within the region and a series of workshops.

To register with Theatre Salina Click here.

 

Entry Requirements

At each level, each company must provide the following to the Festival Chair before
the festival begins. The Festival Chair should provide companies a deadline for the
required material.

• Warranty of permission to perform the property from the leasing agent and/or
  author, and warranty of permission to perform the property as cut or altered;
  warranty that the theatre has obtained all other necessary rights (Form T2). It
  is wise to obtain performance permission for all three levels prior to the state
  festival.
• Festival Entry/Information Sheet (Form T1).
• Four scripts marked as intended to be performed. Do not photocopy any
  scripts without proper permission from the playwright or publisher. Additional
  scripts may be required for interpreters or other personnel, but only with
  sufficient notice to the company. Note: Because of the addition of an
  alternate adjudicator, five scripts will be required for the National festival.
• Entry and registration fees as required by specific festivals.
• Affidavit of AACTFest Eligibility for each actor (Form T3).
• Technical Information Form (Forms T4 a, b). Companies advancing to
  regional and the national festival must re-submit Forms T4 a & b, reflecting
  any corrections and/or changes, to the AACT office for the next festival chair,
  or for the the national festival to the national festival liaison.
• Program information as requested by the festival.
• Proof of membership in state/regional associations and any other local
  applicable fees as required by the particular festival.
• A non-AACT member theatre must pay a festival fee equal to the amount of
  the lowest AACT Organizational membership made payable to AACT (prior to
  state festival only or at the time of appointment). This fee is waived for AACT
  members. Organizational membership in AACT is required at the regional
  level; the festival fee paid at the state festival may be applied to AACT
  membership during the membership year in which paid. The festival fee is
  not required for showcase productions that are ineligible to proceed.

Failure to comply with the AACTFest rules are grounds for disqualification. If there
are questions, they may be addressed to the Festival Commissioner or the Festival
Commission Chair at any time. During the festival, the rulings of the Festival
Commissioner are final.

Visit the AACT website, for updated rules and information: https://aact.org/festival-handbook