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Festival 58 Announcements
Shuttle Information
Due to the extreme cold weather, we will have a free shuttle service running tonight to transport festival attendees from MCC to downtown hotels. Shuttles will pick up from Door 29 outside the Mayo Civic Center box office (by elevators) Shuttles will begin at 7:30 pm and end at 2:00 am, running approximately every 30 minutes. There are no shuttles after 2:00 am. Shuttles will drop off at the Kahler Grand/Marriott and Kahler Inn & Suites. If you are staying at another nearby d
Jan 23
Festival 58 Important Information
Bookmark this page to find all the updated announcements, important information, and news of the festival! Sched: This app is your key to all things ACTF Region 5. The schedule of all events is posted here. You can add events that are not frozen to complete your schedule. Click here for Festival 58 on Sched Sched Ticketing: Tickets for frozen events will be released at 10:00 pm the night before the event is scheduled. Tickets are first come, first served. Once an event/perf
Jan 18
Festival 58 NPP Awards
Cauble and Garrison Announcement, Festival 58 We apologize for the delay in sending out these recognitions. The Region 5 National Playwriting Program of the American College Theatre Festival recognized these awards at festival 58 in Rochester, MN: John Cauble Award for Outstanding Short Play Both of the two following plays will be moved forward as co-equal entries to be considered at the national level as the Region 5’s National Semi-Finalists for the John Cauble Award for O
Feb 4
Irene Ryan Finals Program
IRENE RYAN FINAL ROUND ACT I 1 Nominee: Brennan Ryan Partner: Nautianna Goforth Monologue from: The Star-Spangled Girl by Neil Simon Scene from: Burn This by Lanford Wilson 2 Nominee: Brooklyn Kellenberger Partner: Davis Jensen Monologue from: The Apiary by Kate Douglas Scene from: The Key Exchange by Kevin Wade 3 Nominee: Caden McCoy Partner: Zander Hamilton Monologue from: Hillbilly by Eddie Lawrence Scene from: Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead by Bert V. Ro
Jan 22
T-SHIRTS NOW $10
T-shirts are now on sale for $10 each! Stop by registration to puchase.
Jan 22
Weather and Travel Announcement
Starting this afternoon, extreme cold weather is predicted for the Rochester area, with temperatures below zero. Please exercise caution when going outdoors and use the skyways whenever possible. We are working on shuttle arrangements for the student dance party on Friday night and will provide more information about that shortly. If your school will be leaving the festival early due to the incoming winter storm affecting areas to the south, please email chair@kcactf5.org
Jan 22
MTI Singing Finalists
Finalists, please check your email for more information about the intensive tomorrow! Charlotte Proctor Carson Doss Camryn Caruso Katherine Warmka Chris Schilligo Landon Hudson Lewhat Tesfaldet Jacob Stevens Jannel Howard Skyler Weaver Alex Knudsen Jed Stahlback Ryan Jordan Melina Murrane Liv Rivera Jarrett Davis Evan Tschetter Gerrit VonEye Jacynda Santiago Nick Forster
Jan 21
Irene Ryan Finalists
Congratulations to all who participated. It was a true pleasure to work with each and every one of you. Please note, there is a mandatory orientation for all Finalists, at which Finalist faculty are more than welcome, at 10:00pm in Suite 106. Gwyneth Abrams Alyse Boudreau Camryn Caruso Landon Hudson Landon Javens Lynnlee Johnson Brooklyn Kellenberger Zoe Koep Jack Libner Chris Martens Cayden McCoy Charlotte Blue Proctor Brennan Ryan Hannah Vath Madi Watts Skyler Weaver
Jan 21
Costume Runway - Please Read!
If you participated in costume runway, please stop by the EXPO. Thanks!
Jan 21
MTI Singing Semi-Finalists
MTI SINGING - SEMIFINALIST LIST Lie Lookhart Jarrett Davis Brooklyn Kellenberger Isabella Vanden Berge Jannel Howard Conor Johnson Zoie Dangerfield Aiden Mclain Tate Nowacki Zariah Sittig Jed Stahlback JoyAnne Boutz Evan Tschetter Cam Parrack Morgan Youngstrom Andrew Cook Colton Farmer Katherine Warmka Jacynda Santiago Tyson Pappas Justeen Schoner Evan Anderson Melina Murrane Rosalyn Schuster Scout Kuehn Landon Javens Charlotte Proctor Halle Sullins Zander Hamilton Alex Vigil
Jan 20
SDC Finalists
Brooks LaPlante Ciera Loran Katherine Warmka Kaia Trujillo Mariah Pleskac Luke Hiland Fiona Addy
Jan 20
Irene Ryan Semi Finals Schedule
TIME ORDER NOMINEE FIRST NAME NOMINEE LAST NAME PARTNER NAME 8:00 AM 1 Evan Anderson Olivia Emmrich 8:00 AM 2 Kenzie Sanders Tori Brelsford 8:00 AM 3 Skyler Weaver Kaden Hopkins 8:00 AM 4 Zander Hamilton Caden McCoy 8:00 AM 5 Gwyneth Abrams Landon Hudson 8:00 AM 6 Brennan Ryan Nautianna Goforth 8:00 AM 7 Brooklyn Mauch Sydney Meissner 8:00 AM 8 William Morris Hamza Abu 8:00 AM 9 Ava Hunter Kylie Schumacher 8:00 AM 10 Grace Sanders Atticus Smith 8:00 AM 11 Jon Syren Lucy Mille
Jan 20
MTI Dance Finalists
Thank you all for your work and effort today. We are excited to share that you have been selected to be a part of this year’s MTI Dance Cast! We are starting rehearsals tomorrow! Please read carefully. This email contains 4 important items outlined below. 1. Cast List and Rehearsal Schedule You Can’t Stop the Beat: Tues/Weds/Fri 9am-12pm -Mayo Civic Center Ballroom 1 Carson Doss Alexander Strawn Jeremiah Russell Joshua Barclay Jocey Logue Alyse Boudreau Jazmine Johnson Mia
Jan 20
10-Minute Plays Cast Lists
Mindfield by: Avah Robinette Directed by: Parker Stach Cast List Eli Bratt: Jack Libner Rose Bratt: Abby Schmidt Radio Announcer: Liz Wyle Officer: Trevor Larsen Stage Directions: Hope Russell Trial and Error by: Lexi Squier Directed by: Mady Ney Cast List Kay: Zoey Kiser TJ: Andrew Gifford Tiffany: Carrington Davis Stage Directions: Miranda Esparza Bedtime for Borz by: John Plasencio Directed by: Savannah Hunter Cast List Borz: Andrew Denhardt Celia: Lillian Guggisbe
Jan 19
Irene Ryan Semifinalists
Thank you to all who participated for your time and talent. It was a true pleasure to work with each and every one of you. Please note, there is a mandatory orientation for all Semifinalists, at which Semifinalist faculty are more than welcome, at 10:00pm in Suite 101. Gwyneth Abrams Gabriel Almodovar Evan Anderson Alyse Boudreau JoyAnne Boutz Meg Breithuapt Kaitlyn Byrne Camryn Caruso Zoie Dangerfield Sophia Danielson Jarrett Davis Riko Davis Jaynee Depue Nicholas Dreier O
Jan 19
MTI Prelim Schedule
MTI Singing - PRELIMINARY AUDITION LIST Any questions or concerns can be directed to Emily Wirkus, MTI Coordinator, at emily.wirkus@und.edu Room 1 - Mayo Civic Center, Suite 101 8:00am Mason Enright Kally Brinkman Logan Honerkamp Chris Martens Inez Flores Jaynee Depue Abby Schmidt Carson Doss Sage Minnihan Bunny Galindo-Gallegos Taylee Parmenter Derek Penner Jasper Grothmann Xander Brown Vera Baker Rene Lyons 9:00am Trae Selemaea Callie McConnell Jacob Stevens Grace Engstr
Jan 18
Irene Ryan Prelim Schedule
This is the schedule for the Irene Ryan Preliminary round on Monday, January 19th. Please note the room you are assigned to and plan to arrive at the room early to check in with stage management. Additionally, there will be a response hour immediately following your audition time so please plan to attend that. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Irene Ryan Coordinator Cara Phipps at cphipps1@graceland.edu .
Jan 17
Festival 58 Faculty Awards
KENNEDY CENTER GOLD MEDALLION Casey Paradies South Dakota State University Casey Paradies is a graduate of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in NYC and holds a BA and MA in Theatre from UND and an MFA in Theatre Directing from The University of South Dakota. He is also an associate member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society and currently teaches theatre at South Dakota State University. Casey is also a level 1 certified actor combatant with Dueling Arts
Dec 18, 2025
Announcing the Region 5 Festival 58 Playwriting Finalists
John Cauble Award for Outstanding Short Play Regional Finalists (One-Acts) Between Two Worlds by Anthony Albright Anoka-Ramsey Community College Make It by Lily Ream University of Missouri Lifeline by Caroline Hull Augsburg University Gary Garrison National Ten-Minute Play Award Regional Finalists Mindfield by Avah Robinette Johnson County Community College Trial and Error by Lexi Squier Northwestern College Firing Squad by Gram Coalier Central Methodist University Pu
Dec 4, 2025
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