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Meet the Cast of Tracy Jones!

The cast has officially been selected, and we couldn't be more excited to introduce the talented performers who will bring Tracy Jones to life on the ACT Theatre stage!

Thank you to everyone who auditioned. We were thrilled by the outstanding turnout and appreciate the time, preparation, and enthusiasm each person brought to the audition process. Choosing a cast was no easy task.

Please join us in congratulating our cast, listed in order of appearance:

Tracy Jones #1 — Kristi Crowder
Tracy Jones #2 — Angela Coffaro
Tracy Jones #3 — Cas Holmes
Personal-Party-Server/Host-With-The-Most — Suzanne Martell

Tracy Jones is a funny, heartfelt, and surprisingly moving play that explores identity, connection, and what it means to share a name—and perhaps a little bit of yourself—with complete strangers. Set at the Jones Street Bar & Grill, the story is filled with laughter, memorable moments, and characters you'll quickly come to love.

Rehearsals are getting underway, and our cast is eager to bring this unique production to the stage. We invite everyone to follow along as we share behind-the-scenes photos, rehearsal updates, and sneak peeks in the weeks ahead.

Mark your calendars now and plan to join us for an unforgettable evening of laughter, heart, and great theatre. We can't wait to share Tracy Jones with our wonderful ACT Theatre community!

Congratulations once again to our cast—we're excited to begin this journey together!

A Word from our Artistic Director

What a wonderful way to wrap up our first production of the ACT Theatre season! Our last show was a tremendous success, and we had so much fun bringing it to life. On behalf of everyone involved, thank you to our amazing audiences for your enthusiastic support and incredible turnout. Seeing familiar faces and welcoming new patrons into our theatre family makes all the hard work worthwhile.

Now we're excited to look ahead to the second production of our season: Tracy Jones. Auditions will be held on Sunday, June 28, from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. This unique and entertaining show features a small cast of three women and one man, but don't let the cast size fool you—it's packed with humor, heart, thoughtful moments, and relatable characters. We are looking forward to meeting talented performers and hope to see a great turnout at auditions.

As we prepare for the next production, we'll also be tackling an important behind-the-scenes project: cleaning and organizing our props and costume room. If you'd like to lend a hand, we'll be working on June 20 beginning at 11:00 a.m. and June 21 beginning at 1:00 p.m. Volunteers are always appreciated, and many hands make light work!

Thank you again for your continued support of ACT Theatre. We can't wait to begin this next chapter with you and look forward to seeing you at auditions, during our clean-up days, and at our upcoming performances.

See you at the theatre!

Karen Bartlett
Director

About Us

Our Mission

"The mission of ACT is to provide the community with live theater produced to serve the cultural, educational and entertainment needs of the community. Additional activities may be conducted to support the organization both financially and to provide awareness
of the organization to the community at large.

Our Most Recent Show

"Revival at Possum Kingdom

Community Church"

Two down and out con men and drifters come to town looking to make some money so they can make it to the next town. When Alvo and Buddy meet Ella Faye Tanner they learn real fast that the town's revival was cancelled because they didn't have a preacher. That get's the wheels a turning and Buddy

"Revival at Possum Kingdom

Community Church"

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What is ACT Theatre Company?

ACT Theatre Company is proud to be a 501c3, not-for-profit, community theater. For us this means that anyone can audition for a role, even if the only place you have performed is in your home or car. We also have all sorts of volunteer and sponsorship opportunities for those who have the theater but don’t want to be on stage.

Our History

ACT began in the spring of 2007 as a group of friends who came together to do a children's show at the Auburn Community Center. The show was so successful that we decided to do another show in the summer of 2008, this time as an adult comedy. In 2009, ACT offered its first actual "season" of live theater. Seven shows were scheduled throughout the year. Season tickets were advertised and sold.

After the 2016 season the Theatre moved from Auburn, Kansas to Topeka, Kansas and legally changed its name to ACT Theatre Company. In 2016 ACT Theatre Company performed as the Kansas entry to the AACT Region V festival in Minnesota.

In 2017 under the new name ACT Theatre, the season opened at the prestigious Topeka Performing Arts Center. In 2018 ACT Theatre performed several productions on the stage at The Break Room in downtown Topeka, Kansas and on stage at Grace Episcopal Cathedral.

In 2019 The Forest Park retreat center was in the process of adding new events to their schedule. ACT Theatre agreed to partner with them to produce some shows in their facilities and to help with maintenance and income. The facilities at this location were not the most convenient so in 2020 ACT Theatre Company entered into a contract to use the Elmont UMC Fellowship Hall which has a stage and a kitchen area. It was anticipated that dinner theatre performances could be held there. We are proud to call this the Permanent Home of ACT Theatre Company. It is the intent of ACT to promote local playwrights work whenever possible and give them a platform for their plays.