Poteet Theatre Wins Big At AACTFest

By: Jul. 06, 2009
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Poteet Theatre has won the following awards at AACTFest for its production of JON & JEN:

Outstanding Lighting Design, Outstanding Achievement Award for Musical Direction, and Outstanding Production (Third Place), 3 graphic design awards PLUS nominations for Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Costuming!

This production was directed by Tulsa's own Sara Phoenix.

A list of all the official results can be found here.

The American Association of Community Theatre (AACT) exists to foster and encourage the development of, and commitment to, the highest standards by community theatres, including standards of excellence for production, management, governance, community relations and service.

A nonprofit organization, AACT offers a wide range of opportunities to share experiences, problems, successes and love of theatre. Founded in 1986, AACT's history has its roots in earlier theatre organizations. Like them, it serves both individuals and organizations by providing expertise, assistance and support so that community theatres can provide the best possible theatrical experience for participants and audience alike.

AACT holds a national festival every two years. This national festival is the destination for productions adjudicated and advanced from state and regional levels. Each production and host theatre must adhere to strict guidelines. Representatives from AACT's ten regions perform before three experienced adjudicators, with the possible results of awards of excellence and often invitations to perform at theatre festivals in other parts of the world.

Arts @ St Luke's began 11 years ago as the Summer Arts festival in the Christian Life Center with the successful production of You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, Poteet-Theatre-Stage.jpg Godspell, The Fantastiks and Nunsense. Arts @ St Luke's Executive Director Jason Johnston designed a 140 seat theater in what had been the St. Luke's youth recreation center, and on March 11, 1999, St Luke's Little Theatre opened with Neil Simon's Barefoot inthe Park, directed by David Palmer.

The story of the Poteet Theatre would be incomplete without a word about its namesake, Cindy Poteet, wife of David Poteet, a former St Luke's Associate Pastor. She shared her love of musical theater and leadership ability in directing You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, Godspell, and Forever Plaid, as well as vibrantly portraying Mother Superior in Nunsense. Sadly, Cindy passed away during the theater fundraising drive and in her honor Arts @ St Luke's dedicated the Cynthia L. Poteet Little Theatre on March 3, 2001. In their new home, Arts @ St Luke's brought productions such as Ten Little Indians, Harvey, Cotton Patch Gospel, I'll Be Home for Christmas and Annie Get Your Gun to the congregation and community audience.

During the 2004 and 2005 season, the theater gained tremendous growth, bringing more and more people in from the congregation and community as actors and audience. In June of 2004, Ben Hall entered his production of Eleemosynary in the Oklahoma Community Theatre Festival and took 2nd place, "Production of Honor." In late 2005, Poteet added actor, dancer, director and choreographer Sara Phoenix and actor, singer, musical director and vocal coach Jay Prock to "semi-permanent" Production Staff. In early 2005, City Youth Theatre, Inc. began to regularly produce in the Poteet, and now stages several youth productions each year, ranging from student directed plays to originals from some of the CYTi youth to large cast musical reviews.

In August of 2005, Jay Prock succeeded Jason Johnston as Executive Director of Arts @ St Luke's. As the artistic team grows, the future of great entertainment here at the Poteet is exciting and bright.

For more information visit www.poteettheatre.com.

 



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