The three-day festival held during the SETC Annual Convention features 10 theatres representing their respective states. Biennial winners go to the National AACT Festival. Theatres start the process during the fall within each of the 10 southeastern states.

2008 Community Theatre Festival

Alabama No entry Florida Venice Little Theatre Alligators Georgia Hart County Community Theatre Where Have All the Lightning Bugs Gone? Kentucky Merely Players Open 24 Hours Mississippi Tupelo Community Theatre Doubt North Carolina Haywood Arts Regional John and Jen South Carolina Rock Hill Community Theatre tick, tick . . . BOOM! Tennessee Chattanooga Theatre Centre Claire de Lune Virginia Springfield Community Theatre The Value of Names West Virginia Charleston Stage Company The Exonerated

2008 AWARDS Best Show The Exonerated (Charleston Stage Company, WV) Runner Up John and Jen (Haywood Arts Regional Theatre, NC) Best Actor Mark Jones, John & Jen Best Actress Melodie Galloway, John & Jen Best Director Susan Marrash-Minnerly, The Exonerated Ensemble The Exonerated Outstanding Orchestra tick, tick...BOOM! Scenic Design Doubt Mass Congeniality Doubt - Awarded by tech crew of host theatre for outstanding professional conduct Most Promising Newcomers Samantha Kelly, Garrett Carpenter Where Have All the Lightning Bugs Gone? Outstanding Original Music Steven Craven, Alan Velotta, Open 24 Hours Excellence in Acting Jimmy Chrismon (Jon, tick, tick...BOOM!) Maggie Monahan (Susan, tick, tick...BOOM!) Kevin Roach (Various Roles, Open 24 hrs) Alan Velotta (Various Roles, Open 24 hrs) Joe Miller (Kerry, The Exonerated) John Halstead (Walter, The Exonerated) Kristen Dominguez (Accompanist, John & Jen) Will Taylor (Delbert, The Exonerated) Donald Neal (Benny Silverman, The Value of Names)