The Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF) 2018 is in Des Moines, Iowa, January 21-27, 2018. If you attend, you will be excused from Theatre classes for the week and you will be given an excuse letter for general ed classes.
If you would like to attend, you should apply for the Student Research Travel Award through the College of Arts & Sciences by November 17, 2017. Any student who would like to attend is eligible, with or without an Irene Ryan nomination. Apply for the travel award HERE.
What could you do at KCACTF? KCACTF Region 5 Events:
Directing Events – The Directing webpage is now live. Region 5 offers many ways for students and faculty to be involved in directing events, including direction of a prepared scene for the SDC event, direction of a 10 Minute Play Concert Reading by students with faculty mentors, a two day directing intensive for students of all experience levels, and new this year – the opportunity to serve as an Assistant Director for a Protest Play! Most deadlines for directing event submissions are December 8. Don’t miss out!
Theatre Management Intensive – Students interested in Theatre Management and Arts Administration can sign up to participate in the Theatre Management Intensive! Go here for more details and to sign up to participate. Deadline for completion of the Pre-Submission form is December 16.
Dramaturgy – Calling all Dramaturgs for the Region 5 Dramaturgy event. Participants can enter realized OR non-realized dramaturgy projects. More information, including entry deadline, will be available here soon.
Professional Auditions and Technical Interviews: Tuesday, January 23 is the audition day for performers. Registration will remain open until Friday, January 12, 2018. Find more information here.
Reminder: 10 Minute Plays and One Act Play submissions are due Wednesday, November 1, 2018. Go here for all Region 5 Playwriting (NPP) information. The national playwriting submission deadline is Friday, December 1, 2018.
Many other events and opportunities, including the Musical Theatre Intensive, are available at the festival as well. Festival registration should be live November 13, 2018. K-State Theatre will host an informational session in the coming weeks.