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Auburn Area Community Theatre
Jan Dempsey Community Arts Center
222 E Drake Ave
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(334) 501-2963 -
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The Jan Dempsey Community Arts Center (JDCAC) is home to the Auburn Area Community Theatre (AACT). In partnership with the JDCAC, AACT is a nonprofit organization that provides an opportunity for education and participation in the theatre community. AACT presents quality, entertaining and thought-provoking theatre experiences to our cultural community. In addition to theatrical performances, AACT provides a number of workshops and summer camps to area residents.
Make sure to visit their website at auburnact.org and check out their Facebook facebook.com/AuburnACT and Instagram pages.
Upcoming Productions
Auburn Area Community Theatre Presents Agatha Christie's "Farce of Nature”
Auburn Area Community Theatre presents performances of “Farce of Nature”. The non-stop hilarity of this Southern-fried farce highlights one day in the life of the Wilburn family of Mayhew, Arkansas. Meet D. Gene Wilburn, the owner and proprietor of the Reel ’Em Inn, the finest little fishing lodge in the Ozarks. Tickets are $16/adults, and $14 students and seniors. Tickets are available at AuburnAct.org.
| Age(s) | Day(s) | Date(s) | Time(s) | Location |
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| ALL | JDCAC | |||
| Performances | R | 5/14 | 7 p.m. | |
| F | 5/8, 5/15 | 7 p.m. | ||
| SA | 5/9, 5/16 | 7 p.m. | ||
| SU | 5/10, 5/17 | 2 p.m. |
Director: Lori McCormack • (334) 332-6742 • lvm2245@gmail.com
AACT Announces AUDITIONS for its Summer Musical, “The Spitfire Grill”
Set to a melodic folk-inspired score, The Spitfire Grill is a joyous celebration of human kindness—an intimate, heartfelt story filled with redemption, resilience, and the strength of second chances. With lyrics and book by James Valcq and Fred Alley and based on the film by Lee David Zlotoff. The Spitfire Grill tells the story of a troubled young parolee yearning for a fresh start, as she follows her dreams to Wisconsin. Guided only by a page from an old travel book, she finds herself in Gilead, a small town with a gritty heart, aching with longing and regret. While working at the Spitfire Grill, Percy discovers the healing power of community and reawakens the town’s capacity for rebirth, forgiveness, and hope. All ethnicities, body types and abilities encouraged, ages 18 and up.
| Age(s) | Day(s) | Date(s) | Time(s) | Location |
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| 18+ | JDCAC | |||
| Auditions | MTR | 5/18, 5/19, 5/21 | 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. | |
| Rehearsals | MTR | 5/26 - 7/30 | 6 - 8:45 p.m. | |
| Tech/Dress | MTWR | 8/3 - 8/6 | 6 - 8:45 p.m. |
Director: Terry Kelly • TKelley@AuburnAct.org
AACT Presents it's Summer Musical, “The Spitfire Grill”
Auburn Area Community Theatre invites you to experience the heartfelt, folk-inspired musical The Spitfire Grill. When Percy Talbott, a troubled young parolee yearning for a fresh start, follows a page from an old travel book to a small, Wisconsin town, she finds a community burdened by longing and regret. Taking a job at the local Spitfire Grill, she encounters Hannah Ferguson, its crusty owner who has been trying to sell the café for years—with no takers. At Percy’s urging, Hannah decides to raffle off the Grill. For $100 and an essay explaining why they want it, anyone can enter for a chance to win. Soon, letters and stories begin pouring in from across the country, filling the small town with unexpected hope and possibility. Tickets are $16/adults, and $14 students and seniors. Tickets are available starting July 6 at www.AuburnACT.org.
| Age(s) | Day(s) | Date(s) | Time(s) | Location |
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| 13+ | JDCAC | |||
| R | 8/13 | 7 p.m. | ||
| F | 8/7, 8/14 | 7 p.m. | ||
| SA | 8/8, 8/15 | 7 p.m. | ||
| SU | 8/9, 8/16 | 2 p.m. |
Director: Terry Kelly • TKelley@AuburnAct.org
Auburn Area Community Theatre, Young Performers Announce Open Auditions for “Imagine A Dragon”
Please be prepared to sing 30 seconds of an acapella song, preferably something from a Broadway musical, and to present “Sides” (lines) for ONE character. Beginning July 13, go to auburnact.org for more details, audition sides and to access the link to sign up for an audition slot. No rehearsal Labor Day weekend. Mandatory Parents Meeting 8/29, 11:15 a.m. – Noon.
| Age(s) | Day(s) | Date(s) | Time(s) | Location |
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| 5 - 12 | JDCAC | |||
| Auditions | MT | 8/17 - 8/18 | 4 - 6 p.m. | |
| Callbacks | R | 8/20 | 4 - 7 p.m. | |
| Rehearsals | MW | 8/24 - 9/17 | 4 - 6 p.m. | |
| SA | 8/29 - 9/19 | 9 a.m. - Noon | ||
| Parent Meeting | SA | 8/29 | 11:15 a.m. - Noon |
Coordinator: Melanie Brown/AACT • mbrown@auburnact.org • (334) 332-6834
Auburn Area Community Theatre, Young Performers are proud to present “Imagine A Dragon” by Beat by Beat Press
The dragon is back in town! Well… not really. That’s the story of a ragtag band of innkeepers make up, desperate to draw questing heroes to the struggling Dancing Dragon Inn. Soon the inn is full of unexpected guests, from an army of princesses out to prove their bravery, to a group of overwhelmed heroes trying to hold onto their fame. But what happens if they all discover the innkeepers’ dragon story is made up? Could there be more than one way to save the day? An epic folk-rock score brings magic to this funny, heartfelt fantasy musical. Tickets are $12/adults, and $10 students and seniors. Tickets are available starting August 28 at AuburnACT.org
| Age(s) | Day(s) | Date(s) | Time(s) | Location |
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| ALL | JDCAC | |||
| Performances | TRFM | 10/1, 10/2, 10/5, 10/8, 10/9 | 6:30 p.m. | |
| Matinees | SA | 10/3, 10/10 | 4:30 p.m. |
Director: Melanie Brown/AACT • mbrown@auburnact.org • (334) 332-6834