Gainesville is hosting the Georgia Theatre Conference’s annual convention this week.
Explore Gainesville says there are 1,200 delegates attending and a special bus is being used to help ferry them around town.
This milestone year marks the highest attendance in the organization’s six-decade history, with more than 40 theatre companies and schools participating in one-act festivals, and over 25 registered organizations and colleges seeking to recruit students and hire professional artists.
“We are thrilled to be back in Gainesville, after nearly a decade,” says Jono Davis, Executive Director of Georgia Theatre Conference. “Brenau University and the University of North Georgia have been so good to us. We have a lot of fun events and surprises in store for this special year. I can’t think of a better way to celebrate theatre.”
The conference began Wednesday and runs through Saturday.