North Region
ADFA is thrilled to announce the 2025 North Region One Act Festival: Acting Out! The Festival will take place on Saturday, April 12 at Keyano Theatre & Arts Centre.
This year, we are accepting 3 to 4 submissions, depending on the running times of each production. A minimum of two unique productions are required for the festival to proceed. Festival acceptance is first-come, first-served. If we receive more submissions than space allows, additional entries will be placed on a waiting list in the order they are received.
Registration Requirements:
Deadline:
Submit a completed registration form (found here) no later than March 14 2025, with a $25 non-refundable registration fee.
Play Requirements:
Entries must be one-act plays (no adaptations or excerpts).
Running time: 10-60 minutes.
Setup: 10 minutes; Strike: 5 minutes.
Participants:
Casts should predominantly consist of adults from the North Region.
Established works require performing groups to handle royalty payments.
Full members of professional arts unions (e.g., CAEA) are not eligible to participate.
Technical Needs:
One venue technician will operate lights and sound.
Submission Materials:
Final script, cast, and production team details should be submitted no later than March 21, 2025.
Performance Scheduling:
We will strive to accommodate requests but advise all performers to be available for the day of the festival (April 12, 2025).
Rules and Regulations:
All participants must adhere to ADFA Rules and Guidelines, available on the ADFA website: https://www.adfa.ca/rules-and-regulations.
Awards and Recognition:
Awards include:
Outstanding Production
Outstanding Direction
Outstanding Performances
Outstanding Technical Merit
Outstanding New Work
The Outstanding Production winner, selected by a professional adjudicator, will represent the North Region at the Provincial One-Act Festival in Medicine Hat, May 30-31, 2025.
Contact Us:
Emma Carter, emma.carter@adfa.ca
Regional Director
Emma Carter
Fort McMurray, Alberta
Email: emma.carter@adfa.ca
Acting Out! Festival is organized by Theatre; Just Because. The 2025 Festival is presented in partnership with Keyano Theatre.
The North Region covers the areas within Wood Buffalo, including Fort McMurray, Fort Chipewyan, Fort Mckay, Anzac, Janvier, and Conklin.
North Regional Committee
Emma Carter - Regional Director
Hilary Talbot - Treasurer
Hanna Fridhed
Mike Moore
Kayla Erlandson
Regional Director
Emma Carter
Fort McMurray, AB
Email: Emma.carter@adfa.ca