ACME COUNCIL OF EXECUTIVES (ACE)

The Role of Acme’s Council of Executives

Running a company is hard work, and these are the folks who do it. ACE members are elected annually to their positions by the general company. After being elected, a new ACE member serves a 9-month apprenticeship, during which they are trained by the current “master.”

Can I join ACE?

Yes! Any and all current company members are encouraged to consider joining ACE. Talk to current ACE members about their position and responsibilities and find out if it sounds fun for you.

Meet ACE

Below is the current council roster.

Meet ACE Apprentices

Below is next year's council

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

The Role of Acme’s Artistic Director

Acme’s Artistic Director is the central adult mentor for the company. The Artistic Director works with ACE, the Production Team, individual company members, and ICE to ensure that the company runs smoothly. The Artistic Director is responsible for selecting the plays for each season, directing a minimum of one production each season, and recruiting production directors and other adult mentors.

Acme’s Current Artistic Director

Acme Theatre Company’s current Artistic Director, Emily Henderson, is an Acme alum who joined the company as a sophomore and served as a member of Acme’s Council of Executives in the role of Master Costumer for two years.

After graduating from Acme in 2001, Emily attended Wellesley College where she received a BA in Theatre Studies. Following college, Emily completed a one-year Professional Training Arts Program at the Seattle Repertory Theatre where she interned in the Education Department.

In 2008, Emily Henderson stepped into the role of Artistic Director. In this capacity, she has worked with the Invisible Council of Elders to ensure that the legacy of Acme’s commitment to youth leadership, dramatic excellence, and “serious theatre for the fun of it” continues.

THE INVISIBLE COUNCIL OF ELDERS (ICE)

The Role of ICE

The Invisible Council of Elders (ICE) is a group of Acme alumni, parents, and current company members who serve as the non-profit board of directors, set policy, and assume legal and financial responsibility for Acme Theatre Company.

ICE is responsible for most of the company’s fund development and mentors the company in the area of business management. ICE is committed to sustaining Acme’s unique structure of youth leadership and remaining “invisible” in all areas of theatre production.

Meet ICE

Below is the current council roster.