IOWA, KANSAS, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEBRASKA, NORTH DAKOTA, SOUTH DAKOTA
JOIN US FOR FESTIVAL 52!
January 19-25, 2020
Sioux Falls, SD
Sioux Falls, SD
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
Announcing The Uta Hagen Award
The College of Fellows of the American Theatre Uta Hagen Award, given in celebration of the Uta Hagen centennial and the 2020 centennial of the women’s vote (a voice for all women), includes the following:
- A scholarship from HB Studio to attend a one week Hagen Teacher Lab at HB Studios in New York City beginning on either August 4, 2019, or August 15, 2019. All nominees must be available to attend one of these Uta Hagen Teacher Labs in August 2019;
- A $2,500 stipend for travel and accommodations from the College of Fellows of the American Theatre to attend the HB Studios Hagen Teacher Lab in New York City; and
- Airfare and accommodations (provided by the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival) to Washington, D.C. to receive the award on Friday, April 19, 2019 at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. All nominees must be available to attend the award ceremony in Washington, D.C. on that date.
Tell Us Your KCACTF Story
As we approach the 50th Anniversary of the KCACTF National Festival, we want to hear from you! Submit a story of your experience at the festival. All disciplines, all years, are encouraged to participate. You may submit your story/memory in text, photo, or video form. Collected stories may be shown on screens during the National Festival.
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.
