INSTRUCTIONS FOR BUILDING THE PROGRAM WILL BE PLACED IN TEXT BLOCKS LIKE THIS THROUGHOUT THE TEMPLATE—REMOVE THESE BLOCKS WHEN YOU ARE READY TO CONVERT TO PDF FOR PRINTING.
CONTACT RON KOLB
(ron.kolb@artcentretheatre.com)
IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE.
This is the standard layout for an ACT production program. While it may vary from show to show, it needs to follow specific formats in some cases and there is required information that must be present regardless of the production.
Once the template has been completed and reviewed, convert it to PDF and get it to Jamey Jamison so he can have it printed.
It will be printed in black and white on a thin stock paper, so keep this in mind. If you want heavier stock or for it to be printed in color, Jamey may be able to get a discount price, however, any costs beyond what it would take for a normal printing must be covered by the director/cast. You can use ad revenues or donations to accommodate this.
NOTE: PROGRAMS SHOULD YIELD A NUMBER OF PAGES DIVISIBLE BY 4. Printing is 4 pages per physical sheet of paper, thus a 12 page program prints out on 3 physical sheets of 8.5x11” paper, a 16 page program on 4 sheets, and so on.
COVER PAGE INSTRUCTIONS:
In some cases the cover art must be that supplied by the company licensing the production. This is usually not the case, but it’s always good to check. Any legal disclaimers (i.e., “produced by special arrangement with ABC Musicals Company, inc.) should appear immediately beneath the cover art and are on the On Stage page of the ACT Web site. The ACT logo and information at the bottom right should also appear on the page as shown, filling in the run dates of the show, of course.

PLAYBILL
The Art Centre Theatre

COVER
ART
HERE

SHOW TITLE
If needed, legal disclaimers from rights owners here, or “Original ACT Adaptation/Production” as apropos
Directed by Director Name

Month day-day, year
The Art Centre Theatre, Plano, TX
www.artcentretheatre.com

INSIDE PAGE COVER AND BIO PAGE INSTRUCTIONS:
The ACT address and City of Plano funding notice must appear on the bottom of the page as shown. Synopsis and cast/crew lists may be in any order desired.
CAST BIOS should be kept short (4-5 sentences is typical). The format shown usually works well. Cast photos should be reduced to 100x100 pixels, so use as much space as possible for the cast member’s face.

Show synopsis, listing of acts / roles here. Note if there is an intermission.
CAST
Role Player
Role Player
CREW
Director Name
Asst. Director Name
Choreographer Name
Costumer Name
Stage Manager Name
Technician Name
Show Mom Name

The Art Centre Theatre
5220 Village Creek Dr,
Plano, Texas 75093
214-810-3228
www.artcentretheatre.com

ACT is funded in part by the City of Plano.

WHO’S WHO

Firstname Lastname (Role) is the standard layout for cast names and bios. Usually listed alphabetically by last name to keep things simple. The image at left is merely a placeholder for a 100x100 pixel photo of the cast member. Remember that programs are generally printed in black and white, so color photos that are dark often don’t translate too well.

Firstname Lastname (Role) ...

Subscribe to our ACT Alerts email list; send any mail to alerts@artcentretheatre.com

Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/artcentretheatre

Continued Who’s Who as necessary ….

Continued Who’s Who as necessary ….

ADS:
Pixel sizes and current pricing for ads are as shown here and on the next few pages.
Keep in mind programs are usually printed in black and white when soliciting your ad copy.

$50.00 interior placement. $75.00 back cover placement.

$35.00

$25.00

$25.00

$25.00

$25.00

$35.00

This is a one line shout out! Approx. 45-50 characters
This is a two-line shout out—runs approximately 90-to-100 characters ………………………………………………………….
This is a two-line shout out—runs approximately 90-to-100 characters ………………………………………………………….
This is a two-line shout out—runs approximately 90-to-100 characters ………………………………………………………….
This is a two-line shout out—runs approximately 90-to-100 characters ………………………………………………………….
This is a two-line shout out—runs approximately 90-to-100 characters ………………………………………………………….
This is a two-line shout out—runs approximately 90-to-100 characters ………………………………………………………….
This is a two-line shout out—runs approximately 90-to-100 characters ………………………………………………………….
This is a two-line shout out—runs approximately 90-to-100 characters ………………………………………………………….
This is a two-line shout out—runs approximately 90-to-100 characters ………………………………………………………….
This is a two-line shout out—runs approximately 90-to-100 characters ………………………………………………………….

“SHOUT OUT” PAGE—One-to-two lines of text at $15.00 per.
Approximately nn characters of text using a font size of 10:

ACT SUPPORTERS page must appear in every program as you see here.
For the final page(s), get the latest show dates and graphics, audition information, camps and classes information, etc., from the ACT Web site and plug in as needed. This can serve as good filler material to ensure you have page counts in multiples of four,
You can also plug in references to the ACT Facebook pages, recommendations to sign up for the ACT Alerts email newsletter, and so on.

ACT SUPPORTERS

ACT members and supporters help us to keep the stage lights on, while enjoying discounts on ACT tickets and tuitions! Head over to the Web site today to become a member!

ACT Flexpasses and Golden Tickets are great ways to save at the box office! Discounts up to 30%.

NEW CAMPS AT ACT!!!

PLUG IN CAMP LOGOS, DATES, ETC HERE!!!

BACK PAGE
If there’s not a paid ad that will run on the back page, use filler as described previously.
The egivemall ad at the bottom should be in every program, but if it needs to come out it’s okay.

Coming Soon to your ACT Main Stage!

PLUG IN SHOW LOGOS/DATES HERE

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