Austin Community College Drama Department

02/03/2025

02/03/2025

Your life has a soundtrack—let’s explore it together! 🎧 Join Soundtrack of My Life, ACC’s virtual mental health counseling group, on Wednesdays from 1-2 PM.

Share your story through music and discover how music can inspire growth and healing. Learn more at austincc.edu/counseling

02/03/2025

CTX:T3996. Submissions of new scripts by Black and Latino Playwrights invited by April 15 for Texas State University’s 23rd annual Black And Latino Playwrights Celebration. https://tinyurl.com/yt5adtk8

02/03/2025

Our free Audition Workshop is back! Join us on Saturday, February 22 at Avenue Five Institute for a hands-on opportunity to learn essential skills for musical theatre auditions.

🌟 Meet a musical theatre director to get tips for successful auditions
🌟 Learn dance combinations from a choreographer
🌟 Vocalize like a theatre professional

The workshop is free, but reservations are required! Register at the link in our bio.

02/03/2025

It’s Emergency Preparedness Week at ACC! We’re helping YOU plan for the unexpected. This week, we’re covering five of the actions you can learn now to stay ready for an emergency on campus.

Action #1 is Hold: “In Your Room or Area”

During a Hold period, you will remain in your current room or area until further notice, ensuring that any hallways are free for emergency responders or to isolate a specific area.

Find all the action steps and more training opportunities at austincc.edu/emergency!

02/03/2025

We were fortunate to have had the opportunity to have our Fall 2024 production of Appeal: The New American Musical of Mexican Descent filmed by ACCTV. The production is now available to watch either on the ACCTV YouTube channel or on ACCTV (watch or download the app for exact showtimes!)

Based on a True Story
Book and Lyrics by Amparo Garcia-Crow
Music and Additional Lyrics by Arthur Shane

Director: Carl Gonzales
Music Director: Julian Gamaz-Arizola
Choreographer: Dawn Davis Loring
Set Design: Sarah Brown
Lighting Design: Gavin Kenter
Costume Design: Christina Montgomery
Makeup Design: Bert Keefer
Sound Design: Johann Solo
Properties Design: Travis Bartlett

ACC Drama hosted the world premiere of APPEAL, a new American Musical of Mexican Descent, in the fall of 2024 in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. Based on ...

02/02/2025

The office-set farce "Fake It Until You Make It," starring Julie Bowen and Tonantzin Carmelo, explores "race-shifting" and nonprofit organizations.

02/02/2025

Tomorrow marks the start of Emergency Preparedness Week at ACC. Get ready for a full week of tips, drills, and advice to help you learn the best actions to take if an emergency happens on campus. 🚨

There are five actions you can take in case of an emergency, and we’ll be sharing them each day right here on Facebook. Stay tuned for all the ways you can be prepared!

02/02/2025

Enroll at ACC Drama and earn an Associate of the Arts in Musical Theater 🎶🎵🎶

02/02/2025

Reminder: If you have decided to join the ACC Drama family this Spring, please reach out to one of the ACC Drama advisors to learn more about the program, degree awards,and to Start Strong!

02/02/2025

Welcome to Black History Month! 💜

This month, ACC is celebrating with the 2025 theme: African Americans and Labor. The theme aims to honor the many contributions and important roles that Black labor has played in shaping our communities, rights, and industries.

There are lots of exciting events and opportunities coming up so you can celebrate the month with us. Take a look and add your thoughts to our Padlet wall at austincc.edu/bhm.

02/01/2025

Come join us! The B. Iden Payne Awards Council 1st Annual Soup Fundraiser is NOW!:

Saturday, February 1st
2 - 6 pm
Ground Floor Theatre

$10 gets you entry to the coziest party of the year, featuring all-you-can-eat soups!

That’s right, we’re talking
italian wedding soup &
chili &
greek avgolemono &
gumbo &
black eyed peas & collard greens &
pozole &
corn chowder &
sweet potato chili &
potato soup &
indian spiced cauliflower soup &
& & &

We’ve got you, babe, and we’ve got vegan and gluten-free options.

The party will also feature a silent auction, a raffle, and most importantly: opportunity to connect with theatre community cuddle-buddies.

Join us to help ensure that our annual celebration of our incredible community is accessible and affordable for everyone. Bringing our theatre community together to meet, hang out, and make connections is one of our primary objectives, and what better way to do than cuddling up over delicious bowls of soup?

Huge thanks to Lisa Scheps for donating space at Ground Floor Theatre, and to ACC Drama, Austin Scottish Rite Theater, ATX Theatre, Beyond August Productions, Bottle Alley Theatre, Carolyn Gunter, Cine Las Americas International Film Festival, Crown Theatre, Emerald Mystiek, Errich Peterson, La Fenice Austin, The Filigree Theatre, Hideout Theatre, Jarrott Productions, Karen Jambon, Kendra Scott, Mindy Reed, Morbid Curiosity, Muggs Clay Studio, Ninja Nation Gym, Nola Lafayette, Rachel Hancock, Trinity Street Players, The VORTEX, Walking Shadow Shakespeare Project, and ZACH Theatre for donating fabulous prizes.

02/01/2025

ACC Drama is offering a Summer 2025 Theater Appreciation class in France! More information available at the link.

https://students.austincc.edu/study-abroad/study-abroad-program/

02/01/2025

Auditions for Fiddler on the Roof Sunday, Feb. 23 and Monday, Feb. 24, 2025.

The production opens Friday, May 30, 2025 and closes Sunday, July 6, 2025.

Rehearsals begin Monday, April 7, 2025.

Audition Information & Audition Forms:
https://www.georgetownpalace.com/fiddler-on-the-roof-audition-information/