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WA4F is coming back in June!

Psst, theater friends. Mark your calendars, WA4F returns in June. Registration opens soon! Watch this page and if you are a past participant, your email, for the official registration notice.

It’s with a heavy heart that we share the sad news of Jon Douglas Rake’s recent passing. Jon
was the Region IX AACT Representative for ID, OR, WA, and AK. He was a huge supporter of
I-ACT who came to guide and support us as we held our first planning meeting in 2013 (even
naming us I-ACT). Jon attended our first state festival in 2015 and all those that followed.

He served as the Artistic Director of the Tacoma Musical Playhouse and was an inspiration and
mentor to community theaters across the country. Our deepest sympathies to his husband, Jeff,
and his TMP family. He’ll be remembered always and leaves a beautiful legacy to all who knew
him.

Pictured:
#1 Jon at the 2025 Idaho State Festival, Lewiston with Brad Moore, AACT Commissioner; Brad
Ooley, Festival Chair; and Deborah Hertzog, ID State Contact
#2 Jon at the 2025 Region IX Festival, Boise with Ted Miller WA State Contact
#3.I-ACT Board of Directors--Harmony Soto, Lisa Perry, Kim Sherman-Labrum (President, Nancy
McIntosh absent) along with Mary Morris
#4. Jonathan Perry—2025 Region IX Festival Chair

The Festival is about to start, come on down, tickets will be available at the door!