North Little Rock News: 2011 Arkansas Community Theater Association Annual Meeting

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NORTH LITTLE ROCK - The Argenta Community Theater in North Little Rock, AR will be the site for the 4th Annual Meeting of the Arkansas Community Theater Association (ARCTA). The theater is located near Verizon Arena North Little Rock, restaurants in North Little Rock, and North Little Rock hotels. The event, scheduled on Saturday, November 19, will offer networking opportunities, educational sessions, and other activities.

The one-day event begins with registration at 8:15 a.m., with the welcome and business meeting starting at 9:00 and ends at 4:30 p.m. Sponsors for the event are Argenta Arts Foundation, Argenta Community Theater, and the Thea Foundation.

Workshops include risk management, writing a play about your community, grant writing preparation, fundraising, developing youth programs, theater criticism from both sides of the footlights, building better schools through the creative process, do’s and don’ts of directing, and more.

Presenters include Paul David Leopoulos, co-founder of Thea Foundation; Dr. Sam Taggert, playwright and novelist; Ashley Edwards, Drama Department Chair at Northwest ...
... Arkansas Community College; Claire Haun, community activist and grant writer; Eric Harrison, feature writer and reviewer for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette; Liz Parker, Business Manager for University of Central Arkansas Theater and Board Member of Conway Community Arts Association; Daphne Shoppach, Charlotte Hammons, Krista Hancock and Angela Morgan, Young Players of the Royal Theater; Janet Harney, Expansion Arts Program Manager of the Arkansas Arts Council; Rick Collins, Program Developer with the Department of Human Services Division of Community Service and Nonprofit Support.

The registration fee includes all workshops, lunch at the Starving Artist Café in North Little Rock, and other activities. Pre-registration and a registration fee of $25.00 should be submitted by November 4th. The registration fee is $35.00 after November 4th. ARCTA encourages individuals who represent theater groups, who may not be affiliated with a specific organization, or who may simply be interested in networking with community theaters from across the state to attend the Annual Meeting.

The theater is located at 405 Main Street in North Little Rock. For more information and registration forms, contact the Special Events Committee Chair at info@arcta.net or go to the website at www.arcta.net. For more information about area attractions such as Burns Park North Little Rock, the North Little Rock Mall, hotels in North Little Rock, or the Clinton Library please contact the North Little Rock Visitors Bureau at 501-758-1424, email stoyne@northlittlerock.org, or visit www.NorthLittleRock.org. The North Little Rock hotel within walking distance to the conference is the Wyndham Riverfront hotel.

The Arkansas Community Theater Association is a nonprofit organization that supports the continuation and expansion of community theaters in Arkansas through networking, resource sharing and education.

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