ACT I of Benton County
Celebrates 25 Years of
Live Theatre In Benton County!


Vinton, Iowa                           act1.org                      June, 2005

 

Fifth Anniversary
for Vinton's Palace
Theatre!

In November, 2004, the Palace Theatre in Vinton, artistic home to ACT I of Benton County, celebrates five years of very successful operation, presenting nightly movies for only $2.00 and hosting ACT I for over 150 performances of 28 different productions!  Click the graphic above to read more about ACT I's beautiful resident performance venue!

Youth Program Observes Fifth Anniversary!

ACT I STAGE!, our youth program, observed its fifth anniversary this spring and with our summer Children's Theatre Series offers an exciting new addition to our program, Second Stage, which provides a second theatre camp in Van Horne for students in the southern part of our county!  Click the graphic above to read more about what ACT I STAGE! has done during the past five years!

The ACT I Online Scrapbook Chronicles 25 Years of ACT I History!

Visit the ACT I Scrapbook page of our website for information about all 92 of our past productions from our first 25 years!  This includes a page for each show with a complete cast list, plus pictures and other features!  Click the graphic above to visit our online memorabilia!

Gem Sponsors at Record Level!

Financial contributions to our program are on the rise!  Click the link above to view our current list of gem sponsors!

Links

Click above for various links about theatre and the Benton County Area!

Season
2005 - 2006

You Can Fool All of the People .... Some of the Time!
Click the graphic above for a capsule look at our new season! Or click the graphics below for a look at each individual production of our 25th Anniversary Season which has just concluded!

Season
2004 - 2005

Main Stage Series

Events Series

Children's Theatre by ACT I STAGE!

Read Grease Paint Online, the newsletter of ACT I of Benton County!  Click the graphic above to view our current issue, dated June, 2005, or take a look at any past issue, dating back to August, 1998!
Inside Grease Paint --  New Season Underway!

Stage Door Preview!

Click the link of our stage door above for a look back at our most recent Main Stage show, Blithe Spirit, which closed our anniversary season on May 15.

ACT I Continues Bargain Prices!

All Main Stage and ACT I STAGE! tickets are $5.00 per person.  Events Series ticket prices are $2.00 per person.

The ACT I Ticket information line and Palace Theatre Box Office number is
472-9957!

E-Box Office - Ticket Information for
Season 2004 - 2005!

The above link will give you more ticket information for the performances of our twenty-fifth season!  

Auditions and Calendar

Auditions for the three Main Stage productions for Season 2005 - 2006 have been announced.  Auditions for Meredith Willson's THE MUSIC MAN will be June 19 and 20!  Click the above link for details!  Also, meetings and other events are posted here as received.

Everything You Need To Know About ACT I!

Click the above link for assorted information about our community theatre!

Comments?  Tell us what you think of our program!
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