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• “Forum” Opens This Week, Caps Off ACT’s Season of Smiles!May 1, 2013 Pseudolus is the laziest slave in Rome and has but one wish, to purchase his freedom. When his master and mistress leave for the day he finds out that the young master has fallen in love with a virgin in the house of Lycus, a slave dealer specializing in beautiful women. Pseudolus concocts a deal in which he will be freed if he can procure the girl for young Hero. Of course, it can’t be ... Read more
• 2013 Isaac Award Nominations AnnouncedApril 30, 2013The judges are back from their musical ventures and they’ve returned with the nominations for the 2013 Isaac awards! It was an incredible year for the arts at the high school level, and we couldn’t be more proud of the students involved in every show. Congratulations to everyone and we hope to see you in May! The full list of nominations can be found here. Read more
• Support ACT’s award-winning “Elephant’s Graveyard” with Things Unseen TheatreApril 9, 2013 As the cast and crew prepares for the regional competition, they will present “Elephant’s Graveyard” and two comic one-acts as part of Things Uneen Theatre’s performance series at The Church in the Middle of the Block THIS FRIDAY & SATURDAY, APRIL 12 & 13 at 8:00 P.M. ACT’s Second-Place Standing qualified us to now move forward to the Eastern States Theatre Association’s regional competition ESTAFest2103 in Rome, NY, April 19 to 21 to compete against 6 other state winners for the honor of ... Read more
• ACT Announces Summer Acting Workshops for KidsApril 7, 2013Each summer, Altoona Community Theatre offers workshops for children and teens to help them build self-expression, self-confidence and concentration skills through theatre games and improvisational exercises. Students also get an understanding of what it takes to stage a live theatrical show (from auditions through performance) by preparing a short play for family and friends. Basic theatre terminology is taught, as well as the legacy behind Altoona’s historic Mishler Theatre. Class size is limited to allow ... Read more
• ACT Announces Cast of “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum”March 1, 2013Thank you to all who auditioned for ACT’s upcoming production of A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM. We had a good turnout, which is great, but it does mean of course we had some very talented people who, unfortunately, didn’t get parts. Please be sure to come audition for another show in the future! Congratulations, though, to those who were cast … PSEUDOLUS – Jonathan O’Harrow HYSTERIUM – Rodney Berkey SENNEX – Tom Liszka DOMINA – ... Read more