Welcome to FACT!

Fort Atkinson Community Theatre
 

What's New

Our summer play is Nunsense at sea, Meshuggah-Nuns!  Many people are familiar with the Little Sisters of Hoboken from the Nunsense shows. In this adventure the Little Sisters find themselves on a cruise and are recruited to put on a show to entertain the guests. The show will be performed on July 18,19, 25 and 26th at 7:00 PM and on July 27th at 2:00 PM. 

FACT has recently upgraded the Luther Elementary Stage with a new sound system which can be used for plays and by the elementary school. We have also purchased 100 comfortable chairs which will be used in the school board room but which will be moved for spectators when we perform plays.

Toni Jorgensen, president of the Luther PTO, presents Breck McHenry, president of FACT, with a check for $500 that the PTO donated toward the cost of the new Luther sound system. Breck, Jennifer Vosz, Toni and Kim Westby stand in front of the new sound system. Jennifer is a FACT board member and Government and Education Specialist for AVI Midwest, the company that installed the sound system. Kim is the Luther Elementary music teacher,

Pictured are some of the new chairs that were purchased for Luther Elementary School to be used for FACT productions at the school.

What is FACT

Fort Atkinson Community Theatre, Inc. (FACT) began as a group of individuals who gathered in the summer of 1962 to form a community theatre group. Prior to that time, theatre pieces were presented by church groups and others, but not as an organized body. About 25 people attended the first meeting and in November of that year the Fort Atkinson Community Theatre presented the play Harvey. Three months later the organization became incorporated.

Since that first production, the Fort Atkinson Community Theatre has presented over 80 plays of all kinds, as well as three productions of the Blackhawk Pageant. Over the 40 year history of the theatre, thousands of people have not only attended these productions but also participated in them. In 1969, FACT created a scholarship fund called the "Comstock Memorial Scholarship." The scholarship is awarded to graduating high school seniors from Fort Atkinson High School who demonstrate an interest in continuing their education in the arts. The scholarship is funded completely from revenues generated from performance admissions. FACT also contributes revenue from its plays for Fort Atkinson High School Auditorium upgrades, the most recent being $8000 toward new fly rails.

We encourage and welcome any with a love of theatre to become a member of FACT. When casting plays, FACT opens its auditions to anyone who shows interest. All are welcome to learn about set construction, lighting, sound and makeup. Please contact any FACT board member  with questions.

Links:
goJefferson.com has listings of events in the Jefferson County area
madstage.com has listings of current plays in the Madison, Wisconsin area
Lake Mills Renaissance Theatre has several shows a year in a dinner theatre

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