Come one, come all to AACTWorldFest, 2014! You’ll have the time of your life at this Festival in Paradise. It’s all happening June 16-21, 2014.

What is it?

AACTWorldFest is a world-wide community theatre festival which occurs in Venice, Florida, USA. Shows from around the globe will travel for the week to this resort haven on Florida’s southwest coast.

As many as 15 top-quality international troupes will present up to 30 performances in one week! Each group may perform in its native language, but all productions are chosen so that anyone can follow what’s happening … in whatever theatre form it’s presented.

Plus, there will be multiple workshops and master classes involving a variety of theatre forms.

Mix in delightful dinners, parties, after-glow gatherings, impromptu drum circles, and “lobby gabs” and you have the recipe for life-long friendships! We’ll just quote Line Hauger of Denmark: “The best festival I’ve ever attended!”

We’re now recruiting shows from around the world!

Please click here to view festival rules, information about the theatre, and to start the application process.

Who can attend the festival?

Anyone with a love of theatre!

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June 16 - 21, 2014 at Venice Theatre

And stay tuned for more details!

For now, enjoy a video from the 2010 Festival in Paradise!

A look back at our 2010 Productions

(Click here for a listing of awards that were given at the closing banquet.)

The Lieder Theatre Company from Australia presented The Colour Play.

Combining theatre, puppetry and the circus arts, Brazil's entry was Circo Poeira.

Black Box Pangea, an independent theatre company from Denmark, presented their original production Any Body which brings together circus arts, clowning, puppet theatre and butoh.

Israel presented the original drama about life in the computer age, Second Life.

Maner Manush from Italy shared their production "Portraits of Commedia Dell 'Arte (Little Show of Masks)".

Poland's entry was a movement-based tragedy entitled Memory and came from the group Theater Magapar.

Theatre Maneken of Russia performed William Gibson's She Who Made The Miracle (The Miracle Worker).

Singapore's Chinese Opera Institute presented the opera Painted Skin.

"Colesterol Teatro" from Spain presented their production of Fernando G. Tola’s Cómo Hacer Absolutamente Infeliz a un Hombre (How to Make a Man Absolutely Unhappy), a humorous story of an ordinary couple told through songs, dance and poetry.

Representing the United States The Players of Sarasota opened the festival with their acclaimed production of The Who's Tommy.

Due to last minute travel difficulites, Zimbabwe was unfortunately unable to attend the festival. They were replaced by American actor Tim Mooney with his one-man show, Moliere than Thou.

Venice's own Loveland Players performed for the first time in front of an international audience!