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The Alabama Conference of Theatre is a network of theatre artists who promote, strengthen, and sustain theatre in Alabama.

ACTFest 2023-2024

ACTFest 2023-2024

October 20-22, 2024

Registration for the annual ACTFest Community Theatre Festival closes September 29, 2023 (Extended from Sept 15).  The festival promises great one-acts, fun individual events for adult actors, and engaging workshops for community theatre directors, technicians, and actors.

Walter Trumbuaer High School Festival

Registration opens September 1, 2023

The Trumbuear festival consists of more than 30 individual events, a one-act play festival, a studio theatre one act play festival, and workshops—all for 9th through 12th grades, as well as scholarship auditions and a college/university fair for high school seniors and junior college students. Students qualify for the state competition by earning a rating of “superior” at one of seven district festivals held on November 4, 2023

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Alabama Sets, Props, and Costumes

This is a living spreadsheet of props, sets and costumes from Alabama school, community and university theatres that are available to borrow or rent. This is meant to be a resource. We invite all Alabama theatres to add to the list.

Alabama Directors, Designers, and Technical Theatre Artists

This is a living spreadsheet of theatre artists based in Alabama that are available to work for theatres of all sizes. Are you a teacher or professor that is also available to design and build sets, direct a show, choreograph, and more for other theatres, this is for you. Are you available for overhire for professional productions? This is meant to be a resource. If you would like to be added to the list, click the link to complete the form.

Be Part of Our Creative Community

We build connections throughout the theatre community in Alabama.  Join and participate in one or more branches of our network – Professional (theatres and theatre artists and technicians), Community Theatre, University/College Theatre programs, High School Theatre programs, and Theatre for Youth (for theatre for grades 4-8).

If you are a current or former ACT member, you should try to log in.

It’s been a good year! 2022-23

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