The Sunday Showcase Series provides an opportunity for innovation and experimentation in the performing arts. New material may be introduced here, in the form of one-acts, scenes, and improvisations. It is also a way that ACT's aligned organizations in the Education and Outreach Program can offer performances to the public.
Directed by Linda Benson
March 24th 2007
The plays: The Mouse and the Raven and Frieda's Book of the Dead
Directed by Kevin T. Bennett
A joint production of The Mountain View Theater Project with
Generous support from Anchorage Community Theater
As seen on Channel 2 News
December 13-30, 2006
Jacob Marley, Scrooge's deceased partner, sheds light on the real process of the redemption of his former associate. Accompanied by a spirit assigned to "facilitate" his mission, Jacob and the 'Bogle' embark on a touching journey filled with tough love, humor, and surprises.
August 20, 2006
By Anton Chekov, directed by Brandon Lawrence
The Bear Photo AlbumApril 2, 2006
A one-act murder mystery by Susan Glaspell from her short story A Jury of Her Peers. Directed by Thomas G. Jacobs, who recently appeared as Richard the Lionheart in ACT's production of The Lion in Winter.
John Wright is dead. His wife has been arrested and it is now up to the sheriff and county attorney to find the evidence to convict her. But it is the women who come to help with the little things who learn about the lonely life of Minnie Foster.
Cast: Christina Lloyd, Danielle Otero, Daniel Unruh, and Matthew Firmin.
March 19, 2006
Anchorage Community Theater's Sunday Showcase will feature an
awesome magic show featuring cool local magicians! The show will
feature some great effects from card tricks, rope tricks, and
mentalism (mind reading) to escapes and wild illusions. The show will
feature the magic of Ron Holmstrom, Shane & Wayne Mitchell, Derek
Musto, Mike Robbins, and Don Russell. Great family entertainment!
Tickets are $5 for all seats - available at the door.
Seating is limited! So don't miss out!
March 12, 2006
With the generous support of ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc.
ASAC and ACT Present:
Dinner Theatre for Mature Audiences
A One Act Play: At Halftime by Art Shulman
and
Music by Acapeggio, A Female Barbershop Quartet
Members of the Off Your Rocker Drama Club, under the direction of ACT's Linda Benson, present a comedy about an over-sixty women's basketball team and their frustrated coach.
Place: Anchorage Senior Activity Center
Date: Sunday, March 12
Time: 6 pm
Reservations: Call ASAC at 258-7823
Cost: $18 includes dinner
Sound services provided by A Street Audio Video Productions
The first Sunday Showcase of the season, which took place on August 14th and 21st, was "An Evening in the Attic," performed by the Anchorage Senior Activity Center's "Off Your Rocker" Drama Club and ASAC's Living History Writers Group (click here to view photos of "An Evening in the Attic"). The drama club performed a one-act play Early Frost by Douglas Parkhirst, and directed by ACT's Artistic Director Bob Pond. The Living History Writers Group, directed by Christy Everett, read from material they had written on the theme of the play. The play and readings were woven seamlessly together in such a way that the dinner theatre crowd of over 160 people left in high spirits.
This Sunday Showcase was the pioneering effort to introduce "senior theatre" to Anchorage; it was also multi-generational, as there were two young girls in the play, and the painting of the set was done by students of Anchorage's Theatre for Young People. The set was portable, and traveled back and forth between ACT's Studio Theatre, UAA's Wendy Williamson Auditorium for painting, and the Anchorage Senior Activity Center.
You are most warmly invited to talk with Bob Pond, ACT's Artistic Director, about your ideas for a Sunday Showcase. You might be a playwright, a budding director, or an actor with an idea. We are seeking proposals that will provide opportunities for innovation and experience that might not otherwise have dedicated time and space. Please contact us soon!