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View of ACTORS theater from the sound booth.

“The Farnsworth Invention”: A play about American ingenuity and ambition

Sophie Winkelpleck, Arts & Culture Reporter
April 5, 2024
A wall full of past playbills is displayed at the Ames Community Theater (ACTORS). Behind the scenes at ACTORS, production roles such as co-producer and director require hard work and organization to put on a show.

Ames Community Theater musical open for auditions

Ashlee Staerk, Special Sections Editor
January 19, 2023
The Vampire Academy has released the cast for the upcoming TV show. 

The Vampire Academy cast reveal: the classic book series being brought to the screen

Monroe Brackey
September 20, 2021
Morgan Reetz, Benjamin Nuckolls and Kyle Peter as they appear in Dont Dress for Dinner.

‘Don’t Dress for Dinner’ will be exclusively performed live at Stephens Auditorium

Margaret Troup
January 27, 2021
The cast of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Not pictured: Michael Peterson.

‘The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee’ will perform live at Stephens Auditorium

Margaret Troup
November 8, 2020
I Cant Breathe Project writer Jeshua Glover comments on the culmination of the Black Lives Matter movement to today and encourages the movement to keep pushing. 

I Can’t Breathe Project: Black voices matter

Jeshua Glover
June 18, 2020
Devon Jefferson emphasizes that you are either with us or against us in this fight for freedom. 

Guest Column: Generations of hurt

Devon Jefferson
June 6, 2020
A wall full of past playbills is displayed at the Ames Community Theater (ACTORS). Behind the scenes at ACTORS, production roles such as co-producer and director require hard work and organization to put on a show.

Behind the scenes of Ames Community Theater

Lydia Wede
December 3, 2019
Actors Libby Crawford (left) and Sam Barnes (right) perform a scene during Ames Community Theatre’s production of I Love You, You’re Prefect, Now Change on Nov. 15 at the Ames Community Theatre.

Ames loves “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change”

Lydia Wede
November 17, 2019
Performers Sam Barnes and Nicole Galliart in I Love You, Youre Perfect, Now Change.

‘I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change’ to come to Ames Community Theater

Lydia Wede
November 9, 2019
Actors in the Haunted Forest enjoy normal socialization before the attraction opens to the public by eating pizza and applying makeup. 

Haunted Forest actors unmask normal lives behind the scenes

Sydney Novak
October 14, 2019
The Ames Community Theatre will perform Wait Until Dark from April 1-10.

ACTORS to perform Wait Until Dark

Andi Schieszler
March 31, 2016
Ames Community Theater will perform Moon Over Buffalo at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and Feb. 11-13, and at 2:30 p.m. Feb. 14. 

‘Moon Over Buffalo’ comes to Ames

Sha Meng
February 4, 2016
The Ames Community Theater’s ACTORS will perform Charley’s Aunt from Nov. 12 to 22.

ACTORS to present Charley’s Aunt

Tianxin Wen
November 10, 2015

Ames Community Theater’s Nunsense to perform this weekend (copy)

Tianxin Wen
September 16, 2015
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Ames Community Theater’s Nunsense opens this weekend

Tianxin Wen
September 16, 2015

Haunted forest stays scary

Logan Kahler
October 6, 2013
Lead and carnival characters alike for the musical Pippin pose onstage at the Ames Community Theater. The Broadway musical will open at the theater on Friday, June 14, and run through June 30.

“Pippin” brings meanings of life to ACTORS stage

Levi Castle
June 20, 2013

Brad Pitt ‘dizzy with joy’ over Oscar noms

CNN Wire Service
January 25, 2012

ACTORS prepares for last weekend of “Caught In The Net”

Julia Ferrell
February 17, 2010

‘Fruitcakes’ begins final weekend at ACTORS

Julia Ferrell
December 9, 2009

‘Fruitcakes’ serves up holiday spirit at Ames Community Theater

Julia Ferrell
November 29, 2009
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