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American Century Theater Announces New Members to Board of Directors and 2007-2008 Board Officers

The American Century Theater elected two new members to the Board of Directors and elected new Board Officers at its May 6, 2007 meeting. TACT is a mission focused theater company dedicated to producing 20^th Century plays and musicals that are at risk of vanishing from the light of American culture into the darkness.

"The work we do is a key cultural mission for the DC capital area. We are making sure that the past is not lost and unable to inform us today. This is a critical mission as the arts and theater especially struggles into the 21^st Century." said Jack Marshall, CEO/Artistic Director, TACT.

The new Board members include:

Peri Mahaley. Mahaley practices law with the firm of Heller Ehman, LLP in Washington, DC. She specializes in litigation and alternate dispute resolution. She has experience working with corporate boards on formation, governance, and antitrust issues and non-profit board organizational issues. She is a long-time arts patron and enthusiast. From Arlington, Virginia.

Anne Marie Plubell. Plubell has extensive experience serving on nonprofit boards including the Washington Performing Arts Society, the Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts as well as the National Capital Area Red Cross. She is currently a private consultant specializing in financial and government issues for US-China business enterprises. From Washington, DC.

"I am delighted that Peri and Anne Marie have joined the American Century Theater Board. They bring a wealth of hands-on non-profit experience and a deep interest in the arts," said Wendy Kenney, TACT Board Chair. "And, they have a great enthusiasm for the TACT mission; one that is unique in the DC area."

The 2007-2008 elected officers of the American Century Theater Board are: Wendy T. Kenney, Chair; Steven Scott Mazzola, Vice Chair/Secretary and Ann Marie Plubell, Treasurer.

The American Century Theater is a 501(c)(3) professional non profit theater company dedicated to producing great, important, and neglected 20^th Century American plays and playwrights. TACT is funded in part by Arlington County through the Cultural Affairs Division of the Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources and the Arlington Commission for the Arts; the Virginia Commission for the Arts; and numerous foundations and many generous donors.

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