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Festival Workshops Continue Online
Pick up vital new skills, fine-tune those you already have
Virtual AACTFest 2021 offered exceptional online educational workshops and panels
from Broadway, professional and community theatre artists, as well as industry leaders.
If you missed out on these presentations, AACT is making them available online for a
limited time.
AACT is doing so because AACTFest 2021 workshops included such a well-rounded
roster for directors, actors, designers, administrators, educators, and marketers. With many
performing arts organizations temporarily closed, festival workshops reflected the current
global health crisis, and focused on topics related to COVID-19 recovery, including
outreach, reinventing productions, audience safety, and communications. Participants were
able to learn new technological advances, and participate in forums addressing inclusion,
diversity, and accessibility, as well as other challenges brought into sharp focus over the past
year.
The success of these presentations has prompted AACT to offer anyone access to an
exclusive collection of outstanding workshop and keynote videos. The bundled package is $150,
and allows viewing on one device by individuals or groups between June 20 and July 20, 2021.
For more info on workshops available and pricing visit aact.org/21
Note: Festival attendees can still access post-festival workshop content through July
20 on the Whova mobile app, or the desktop app at aact.org/app. Go to the sessions in the
Whova agenda, the recording of each session is available in the session where it initially
broadcast. Click the View Session box to view the recorded session.
Look for a complete listing of Virtual AACTFest 2021 happenings, including National Company productions, festival
awards, keynotes, workshops, design competition awards, and much more in the September/October 2021 Spotlight.
Picture-Perfect Recordings
Dustin Poisson
AACTFest 2021 National Company productions were recorded by professional video company Colvin Theatrical. Each show was professionally shot on four Blackmagic 6K
cinema cameras, and carefully edited to bring viewers a theatrical experience with a mix of close-ups, wide angles, and moving shots.
AACT enjoyed working with Colvin Theatrical, and is appreciative of the dedicated crew that traveled to each National Company to capture the exciting productions.
Left to Right: Tyler Grimm, Camera Operator; Grant Floering, Sound Recordist, Audio Editor; Chris Kotcher, Director of Photography, Camera Operator;
Ron Ziegler, AACT Festivals Coordinator; Cody Colvin, Executive Producer, Production Director; Zachery Renauldo, Assistant Director, Camera Operator;
Dustin Poisson, Camera Operator, Behind the Scenes Lead
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