IOWA, KANSAS, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEBRASKA, NORTH DAKOTA, SOUTH DAKOTA
JOIN US FOR FESTIVAL 52!
January 19-25, 2020
Sioux Falls, SD
Sioux Falls, SD
Hotel information for Festival 52 now available!
Welcome to The Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival
Region 5!
As Chair of our great Region, it is my pleasure to welcome you to an organization that has shaped many lives in its rich, 50-year history. Region 5 is literally in the heart of KCACTF and we cannot be more proud of the art and the people that happen in the middle of the country! Whether you are new to us or an old pro I encourage you to click on the “About” tab and do some browsing. There you will find the mission of KCACTF as well as the goals and description of your current leadership team and the national handbook. Please - get to know us! Many of us have had life-changing experiences with KCACTF as students and we are now continuing this rich tradition as volunteers with the organization. There is a little something for everyone, so please explore our newly updated website and, as always, if there are any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask!
W. James Wood
South Dakota State University
Region 5 Chair
Region 5!
As Chair of our great Region, it is my pleasure to welcome you to an organization that has shaped many lives in its rich, 50-year history. Region 5 is literally in the heart of KCACTF and we cannot be more proud of the art and the people that happen in the middle of the country! Whether you are new to us or an old pro I encourage you to click on the “About” tab and do some browsing. There you will find the mission of KCACTF as well as the goals and description of your current leadership team and the national handbook. Please - get to know us! Many of us have had life-changing experiences with KCACTF as students and we are now continuing this rich tradition as volunteers with the organization. There is a little something for everyone, so please explore our newly updated website and, as always, if there are any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask!
W. James Wood
South Dakota State University
Region 5 Chair
Region 5 is now accepting nominations for the next team of Regional leaders
-Regional Vice-Chair
-Vice-Chair of Design, Technology, and Management
-Vice-Chair of the Region 5 National Playwriting Programs
These Regional leaders will serve 3 year terms as Vice-Chairs starting in April 2021 and then 3 years as Chairs of those areas starting in April 2024.
Nominations or self-nominations should be emailed to Regional Chair Jim Wood at jimwood@kcactf.org. All nominees are required to submit a nomination packet that includes:
Digital nomination packets must be submitted via email to Jim Wood at jimwood@kcactf.org by Monday, December 2, 2019.
Nominees will be vetted by the Region 5 Executive Committee. An approved slate of candidates will then be presented to the region in January with opportunities to meet with the candidates at the festival in Sioux Falls. In February, the slate will then be voted on by the Region and the selected candidates will be submitted to the KCACTF National Executive Committee for final approval in April.
This is a tremendous opportunity to serve the Region, expand your professional network, add to your vitae, and have a significant impact on the lives and education of thousands of students.
-Vice-Chair of Design, Technology, and Management
-Vice-Chair of the Region 5 National Playwriting Programs
These Regional leaders will serve 3 year terms as Vice-Chairs starting in April 2021 and then 3 years as Chairs of those areas starting in April 2024.
Nominations or self-nominations should be emailed to Regional Chair Jim Wood at jimwood@kcactf.org. All nominees are required to submit a nomination packet that includes:
- A letter from the nominee, which must contain a statement by the nominee to attend the Regional Festival and KCACTF committee meetings, the support of their home institution, their expertise in the area for which they are nominated, and a statement that they have read and will follow the KCACTF Handbook.
- The nominee's vitae
- A letter from the nominee's department chair, dean, or direct supervisor offering support from their home institution.
- Two letters of recommendation from those who are familiar with the nominee's work as a creative artist and evaluator.
Digital nomination packets must be submitted via email to Jim Wood at jimwood@kcactf.org by Monday, December 2, 2019.
Nominees will be vetted by the Region 5 Executive Committee. An approved slate of candidates will then be presented to the region in January with opportunities to meet with the candidates at the festival in Sioux Falls. In February, the slate will then be voted on by the Region and the selected candidates will be submitted to the KCACTF National Executive Committee for final approval in April.
This is a tremendous opportunity to serve the Region, expand your professional network, add to your vitae, and have a significant impact on the lives and education of thousands of students.
Announcing the SDC Fall 2019 Screen-to-Screen Sessions
SDC is pleased announce our Fall 2019 Screen-to-Screen sessions. Screen-to-Screen is SDC’s program
that connects undergraduate and graduate college and university classes with members of SDC via
teleconference, in an interactive format that includes moderated conversation and Q&A. As an
Associate Member working in Academia, your classes receive priority status for participating in our
academic programs.
that connects undergraduate and graduate college and university classes with members of SDC via
teleconference, in an interactive format that includes moderated conversation and Q&A. As an
Associate Member working in Academia, your classes receive priority status for participating in our
academic programs.
The Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival Diversity and Inclusion Statement
The Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival affirms its commitment to policies and practices of promoting inclusion and diversity in its leadership, both regional and national, as well as in its programming. We pledge to nurture talent in all areas of the theater based solely on merit and achievement. We encourage production respondents to avoid discriminatory comments and embrace the variety of artistic choices generated by the diversity of perspective that exists on college campuses across the country. We promote collegial exploration of new ideas, supported by a clear understanding of long-held artistic practices, fully respecting the communicated intentions of the playwright. We encourage discourse that effects positive change in the ways that under-represented groups are portrayed onstage, and we oppose acts of cultural appropriation and character depictions that deepen existing cultural divides. We embrace the idea that diversity in experience and perspective makes our organization stronger and more relevant and is therefore essential to our educational mission of training the future artistic leadership in American theater.
