ACT (Actors Coming Together)

A.C.T. began in 1992 as the brainchild of Marilyn duBrisk. The premise of the program is to bring city, county, and home schooled high school students together during a semester to perform a major theatrical production. On average, between 70 and 150 students audition and around 40 more sign up to work as set and stage crew. At any one time, as many as 80 students can be up on Annie Hogan Byrd's stage. Cooperation between all of the  students is the key...using the arts as a catalyst for this is what the program is all about.

As one could imagine, taking on this challenge alone, would be impossible, so Marilyn duBrisk enlists the help of many volunteers (sometimes reaching upwards of 100) from both the school systems and the community. These volunteers contribute their talents helping construct the sets, painting the sets and backdrops, accompaniment, vocal direction, costume construction, publicity, and during the show, crowd control. In addition to all of our wonderful volunteers, the Arts Outreach office keeps the ball rolling in order to produce very successful shows.

Below are links to some of our past shows.

 Romeo & Juliet 2002

Annie Get Your Gun 2003

How To Succeed in Business...Without Really Trying 2004

Kiss Me Kate 2005