Southeast Alabama Community Theatre receives grant award for renovation project

DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY)—The Southeast Alabama Community Theatre (SEACT) has received a $56,300 grant from the Alabama State Council on the Arts (ASCA).

These funds will go toward a renovation project for a building the organization purchased in 2018. This will allow the organization to improve its services and boost entertainment in the Wiregrass.

SEACT is working with Gosselin Architecture to improve the 7,000-square-foot building at 151 S. Foster Street in downtown Dothan.

SEACT’s Long-Range Planning Committee has plans for the building to include an education space for classes and workshops, as well as a 200-seat rehearsal hall that could also function as a secondary performance venue.

“SEACT owes much to the City of Dothan and Cultural Arts Center (CAC) for providing an incubator space, allowing us to gain organizational capacity. The CAC gave us an affordable home, and during these 25 years, SEACT has been able to evolve from a hobby organization to one that focuses on community participation and education, that now offers a diverse set of theatre-related projects and content,” said Executive Director Jennifer Doherty.

Renovations are expected to be complete by the summer of 2027, with plans to utilize the new building around the same time.

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