Three San Diego-area theatre companies have been announced as the participants in the American Association of Community Theatre’s California State Festival, which will be hosted for the first time at the Long Beach Playhouse on Valentine’s Day.
The bi-annual festival presents a forum for community theatres within AACT’s 10 regions to enter productions for adjudication and advancement to various levels of competition.
New Group West of San Diego will perform “I Am My Own Wife” by Doug Wright, Patio Playhouse from Escondido will perform “Gidion’s Knot” by Johanna Adams and PowPac of Poway’s Community Theatre in Poway will perform “I Do, I Do, I Do” by Robin Hawdon at the festival on February 14.
The winner of the California competition will move on to the Regional Fest in Flagstaff, Arizona in March to compete for a spot at the National Fest in June, being held in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
“It is a very exciting venture and such an honor to host the AACTFest in our Studio theatre,” said Andrew Vonderschmitt, Executive and Producing Artistic Director of the Playhouse, in a statement. “We’re looking forward to the challenge and to making new friends in the field.”
Attendees will also be able to participate in the following workshops at the festival:
10:00AM: Audition Intensive presented by Gregory Cohen
10:00AM: Directing Community Theatre Actors presented by Dennis Gilmore
Noon: How to Go to AACTFest presented by Gil Savage and Liz Lydic (FREE)
Noon: The Art of Directing – from Good to Great presented by caryn desai
Noon: Finding the Message in the Movement presented by Tracy Freidman
Tickets for performances are $15 for all three shows. Separate tickets for the workshops and/or the Gala reception are available for $30. Attendees can also choose an all-inclusive package for $40, which provides all-access to the entire day of theatre, workshops and celebration. Tickets can be purchased by clicking here.
The shows will begin at 1:30PM on February 14 and feature all three hour-long performances, according to a statement from the Long Beach Playhouse. An awards ceremony and reception gala will follow at 8:00PM in the Playhouse gallery and bar.
The Long Beach Playhouse is located at 5021 East Anaheim Street.
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