About ACT I, Inc.
OUR MISSION STATEMENT
ACT I, Inc. is a non-profit youth theatre company that strives to provide a safe, encouraging environment that fosters opportunities and education in the performing arts to children, teenagers, and young adults in and around Bartow County.
OUR HISTORY
ACT I, Inc. was formed in the fall of 2002 with the intentions of providing an affordable means for the youth of Cartersville, Georgia to participate in community theatre. Over the years, we have striven to provide a safe place for our actors to grow and learn while taking part in a variety of opportunities to expand their knowledge of the performing arts. Within the past few years in particular, we have grown in such a way that our students have begun taking active roles in the entire organization as a whole. We offer opportunities to participate in set design, construction, costuming, painting, advertising, props, lighting, sound, stage managing, and even directing. We strive to foster a family environment that is supportive and positive. We reach out to our actors to encourage not only a sense of pride in our organization, but also in themselves.
ACT I officially serves students from the ages of 12-20 years old. However, as the years have passed, we've seen that many of our veterans decide to stick around even after they've passed that mark. These individuals have become leaders and role models in our organization -- some have taken on actual leadership roles while others have continued to perform in productions and lead as cast members. In an effort to continue growing, we also often reach a bit younger for certain shows to bring in some new faces. We've found that training some of these younger individuals early really gives them a chance to grow with us. We exist under the belief that we should offer as many opportunities to those who seek them as we can, given that the performing arts rely so much on experience and growth. Our goal is to send actors out into the community who are well-rounded and trained in a variety of areas according to their interests. Additionally, we strive to send young adults into the community who are confident and prepared to work hard to achieve their goals, while maintaining a positive outlook.
Past Performances
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2003
Fiddler on the Roof
There's No Business Like Snow Business
The Beverly Hillbillies2004
Pride and Prejudice
Meet Me at Luigi's
Just a Matter of Time2005
M*A*S*H
Harvey
It's a Wonderful Life2006
The Sound of Music
Goldilocks on Trial
Robin Hood2007
High School Musical
The Hobbit
Little Women2008
Godspell
You the Jury
Much Ado About Nothing
Miracle on 34th Street2009
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
The Little Princess
Godfrey
Nightfall with Edgar Allan Poe
High School Musical 2
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2010
The Three Musketeers
Hi-Tops
Dracula2011
Anne of Green Gables
The Tempest
Pride and Prejudice2012
Happy Days: The Musical
Sense and Sensibility2013
Peter Pan
Frankenstein2014
The Count of Monte Cristo
Pinocchio
Sherlock Holmes: Hound of the Baskervilles
It's a Wonderful Life2015
The Frog Prince
Emma
The Turn of the Screw
A Christmas Carol2016
Around the World in Eight Plays
Cagebirds
Still Life with Iris
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
A Christmas Carol2017
Tarzan the Musical
Oliver Twist
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Treasure Island
Miracle on 34th Street2018
Clue: The Musical
Singin' in the Rain
The Great Gatsby
The Bald Soprano
After the Rain King
Rudolph the Dead-Nosed Reindeer2019
The Importance of Being Earnest
Big Fish
Coriolanus
Silent Sky
Hamlet
The Wonder Hat
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2020
The Lottery
The Glass Menagerie
You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown2021
Tuck Everlasting
These Shining Lives
Something Rotten!2022
Bright Star
As You Like It
101 Dalmations KIDS
Into the Woods
Peter & the Starcatcher
Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder
Three Sisters
Mother Hicks2023
Step on a Crack
Winnie The Pooh KIDS
Freaky Friday
And Then There Were None
The Addams Family
White Christmas2024
Willy Wonka KIDS
Blithe Spirit
Sweeney Todd
Dracula, a Comic Thriller2025
Death Takes a Holiday
Ghost Horde
She Loves Me
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2012
Every Kill Begins with K
Grace at its Finest
Grimly
The Prince's Doctor2013
The Draft
Ghost in the Valley
Project Eden
The Root of All Evil2014
Always Remember
Family Night
A Newsie's Tale
A Trip to the Bookstore2015
The Foster Killer
A Perfect Friend
Of Hoods and Gray Wolves
The Fates War2016: Summer of Shakespeare
Julius Caesar
Words on a Trash Barge
Pirates of Illyria2018: Theatre in the Round
Modulating the Machine
S.O.S. (Strangers on Sand)
Wooden Figures
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2018
Antigone Now
The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon