Updated: 23 January 2008
Theater New Mexico, Inc. is a not-for-profit corporation whose membership is composed of participants
in all phases of drama and theatrical activity.
Our Purpose is to improve the quality of theatre in the state by:
- Serving as an arts advocacy group for all types of theatrical activity in New Mexico.
- To provide a system of networking for resource sharing, information sharing, and to foster creativity in the theatrical arts throughout New Mexico.
- To enhance individual and organizational pride through recognition of past and present achievements through appropriate adjudication process.
- To provide an optimum learning experience through festival participation at the state level, thereby nurturing participating community and educational groups as they strive toward excellence in theatrical production.
- To provide a positive learning experience for all festival/conference participants through performance, adjudication, workshops, and fellowship.
- To develop enlightened and discerning audiences for all types of theatrical activity in New Mexico.
A Brief History of Theatre New Mexico
(formerly New Mexico Theatre Association) has been serving as an advocacy group for the arts since the 1970’s. It is a member of
Southwest Theatre and Film Association
and the
American Association of Community Theatre, and through these groups, has participated in the AACT/FEST.
(See “Handbook of AACT/FEST”)
State winners of Theatre New Mexico have advanced as far as the international level; i.e. Los Alamos Little Theatre performed in
Scotland in 1989. The state festival / conference is held in a different member location every year, thus allowing the diverse community
theatre groups to “strut their stuff.”
Workshops have been as diverse as the groups themselves, calling on people from all facets of the arts.
Examples include workshops on acting and auditioning conducted by two faculty members of the American Academy of Performing Arts in Los Angeles.
We’ve had workshops on everything from “Creating with Styrofoam” to “Who’ll Sweep the Floor?” -
dealing with community theatre management, with lots of others
