KCACTF Region V: Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota

Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers (SSDC) National Fellowship Scene Audition.

For experienced students who have directed several scenes OR a fully mounted production. Student directors must submit an application with supporting materials in advance. Students in this program will receive feedback on the final product from one or more professional directors and/or educators during the Festival. The regional winner, selected by one or more SSDC member(s), will go to the national festival in April, 2008, to attend workshops and to direct a concert reading of one of the national festival short plays, as well as receive a one-year membership in SSDC. Students must submit an application with all required supporting materials by December 1 in order to be considered for the audition.

· Direct, prepare, and rehearse prior to the festival one scene, selected from canon of playwrights listed below, lasting no longer than 10 minutes. A student must direct the scene and the cast size must be between two and seven actors.
· Eligible playwrights for Region V Festival 40 include:

§ David Henry Hwang
§ Lillian Hellman
§ Tony Kushner
§ Marsha Norman
§ Eugene O’Neill
§ Suzan Lori Parks
§ Sam Shepard
§ August Wilson
§ Luis Valdez
§ Paula Vogel

· Cast actors who are current students and registered for the 2008 KCACTF Regional V Festival. For the definition of “current student” please see the guidelines for the Irene Ryan Scholarship Auditions. The chair of the theatre department (or the equivalent academic officer) must verify the student status of all cast members and the student director by signing the application form.
· Minimal sets, props or costumes; directors may bring what they want but there will be no storage available on site other than immediately prior to performance of scene. Some basics (table, chairs and rehearsal blocks) will be available.
· National SSDC Fellowship Information/Criteria is at www.kcactf.org, Link to "Students/SSDC"

Selection from among the regional pool of applicants will be limited to twelve candidates chosen from among applicants with sufficient training and experience to merit the opportunity. Materials will be reviewed by a team of directing professionals/educators, who will recommend a slate of participants to the Region 5 Executive Committee who will confirm the final list of participants. A complete application consists of:

1 - Letter of intent explaining why you want to be a director and how you think the KCACTF/SSDC Scholarship Audition experience will benefit you in your studies and your career. Include name, all contact information, affiliated institution, and home faculty mentor

2 - Statement of intent to attend the entire Region V Festival held in Council Bluffs/Omaha from January 20-26, 2008, attending the requisite meetings, rehearsals and workshops throughout the week.

3 Letter of support detailing your accomplishments and potential as a director from a faculty member at your home institution and department. Letters from artistic directors or other theater professionals are welcome IN ADDITION to a letter from a faculty member. No more than TWO letters total.

Please Note: Those chosen to audition must present a detailed prompt book comprised of materials from the scene the student is directing. The book should include visual materials (ground plan, blocking diagrams, etc.) and critical materials (dramaturgical research, text, language, character analysis, etc.) as well as your working script for the scene with your notes, edits, etc. You will present your book as part of the final interview and response process which will lead to selection of the regional winner (as described above). Failure to provide the required production book at the time of the performance at the Festival will result in disqualification from the audition.

Any questions about the application process may be directed to the email address listed above.

Important Reminder: Application materials must be submitted electronically or received no later than December 1, 2007. Electronic submissions are required, and a confirmation of receipt of your application will be provided. Please do not assume your application has been received and accepted unless you receive electronic confirmation. Note that if your attachments do not open we cannot declare the submission received. Leave enough time to make sure email submissions are successfully received by the deadline.