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festival announcements

Bookmark this page for the latest Festival 57 announcements and news!

Irene Ryan Finalists

​Thank you all for a wonderful Semi-Final round and congratulations to those who advanced to Finals! Finals orientation is tonight at 10:00pm in Salon D! Please arrive on time (with your partner) and know your schedule for Friday between 9:00am-12:00pm.
 
As a reminder, Semi-Finalists' responses with the selectors are from 8:00am-12:00pm in Salon C tomorrow. There is not a schedule, it is on a first-come basis. Please bring a copy of your scene and monologue with you (hard copy or digital) to your response. Responses will happen one nominee at a time and partners as well as faculty mentors are invited to observe.
 
Meg Breithaup
Mya Dunn
Luca Freccia
Ashly Gunderson
Landon Hudson
Eve Gilmore
Zoe Koep
Ella Lewis
Laci McHenry
John Plasencio
Rachel Shaffer
Maggie Schmitt
Ricardo Vazquez
Alexandria Vega
Devon Vick
Morgan Whitaker

MTI Finalists

Congratulations to all!

​Camryn Caruso
Carly Cramer
Sophia Danielson
Carson Doss
Savannah Fisher
Luca Freccia
Jules Harlow
Landon Hudson
Brooklyn Kellenberger
Bryson Kendall
Alex Knudsen
Zoe Koep
Jamie Lennon
Jocey Logue
Chance McKim
Ahmad Mohamad
John Plasencio
Ethan Suriano
Skyler Weaver
Morgan Whitaker

SDC Finalists

Congratulations to all!
​
Fiona Addy, Big Love 
Molly Blackburn, Rx Machina
Luke Hiland, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)

MTI Semifinalists 

Congratulations to all singing semifinalists! Watch for an email for your schedule tomorrow. 

​Alyse Boudreau

Jarrett Davis
AB Borjon
Ava Rott
Maggie Clark
Alex Knudsen
Andy Romero-Compain
Heidi Mintz
Evan Anderson
Zoe Koep
Luca Freccia
Jamie Lennon
Lindsey Fields
Davis Jensen
Ella Kjelshus
Zach Peyton
Victoria Nimneh
Jules Harlow
John Plasencio
Mia Nollett
Ella Schmitz
Chance McKim
Morgan Whitaker
Jacynda Santiago
Figensia Alcenat
Landon Hudson
Laura Breyen
Michelle Yoder
Ethan Suriano
Brooklyn Kellenberger
Kaley Sikora
Carly Cramer
Skyler Weaver
Ahmad Mohammed
Bryson Kendall
Brenden Larson
Sophia Danielson
Cameryn Caruso
Rosalyn Schuster
Alannah Trigg
Taylee Parmenter
Amanda Klair Sourkup
Jocey Logue
Piper Even
Jace Toutenhoofd
Eva Manrodt
Savannah Fisher
Nina Torkelson
Matthew Kisher
Carson Doss

MTI Dance Finalists

​Congratulations Dancers! 

Thank you so much for your work and efforts today. You have been selected as this years MTI Dance cast!

Please let us know if you have any time conflicts with today's rehearsal.  See y'all at 2pm! 

Dance Cast List
Dakota Davis
Devin Michael Leming 
Hugh Paul
Hope Davis
Nicholas D. Crawford
Claire Booth
Victoria Nimneh
Tayden Baccam
Alexander Strawn
Shareon Brown
Alaysha Stevenson
Tanner Rex Longshore
Jesamine Katzman
Lindsey Fields 
Canaan Richardson
Andrea Reed
A.B Borjon
Keira Anderson
Chloe Anderson

Ten-Minute Play Casting

The Hideout    
By Sy Cartright               
Gloria  Madison Keep 
Bear Titus Kelso Weikal
Stage Directions  Jules Scarborough  

Lesser
By Lilyanne Mitchell
Mark  Tucker Rushing
Avery Delaney Williams   
Stage Directions Kaya Grace Knight  

Connections   
By Celeste Michael                
Willow Chloe Johnson 
MJ  Alex Harrell 
Dazy Taylee Parmenter 
Apollo  Emily Barber 
Stage Directions Abby Aune 
                        
Love Thrown Away  
By Sophia Campos              
Celia Miranda Esparza 
Tierra Israel Carreno 
Elena Avery Partida      
Stage Directions Sara Moore
 
Masks and Costumes
By Jack Greenwood                
Ethan Wyatt Moon
Oliver  Matthew Canales
Keaton  Roman Fude 
Stage Directions Harmony Andrews

Indivisive         
By Emmett Spaw           
J. Doe  Hugh Paul  
J .Roe Ethan Suriano  
Stage Directions Gracie Hinz

Irene Ryan Semifinalists

Thank you to ALL who participated and congratulations to everyone who advanced to Semi-Finals!  Semi-Finals orientation is tonight at 9:00pm in Salon D! Please arrive on time (with your partner) and know your schedule for Wednesday between 8:00am-4:00pm. 
​
1.Liz Albenesius
2.JoyAnne Boutz
3.Meg Breithaupt
4.Laura Breyen
5.Jeffrey Bussanmas
6.Kara Cody
7.Katie Craig
8.Sophia Danielson
9.Dakota Davis
10.Hope Davis
11.Riko Davis
12.Micah De Young
13.Cody Manh Do
14.Summer Dunkley
15.Mya Dunn
16.Lindsey Fields
17.Luca Freccia
18.Kate Folkestad
19.Eve Gilmore
20.Ashly Gunderson
21.Luke Hiland
22.Emma Hildebrand
23.Kaden Hopkins
24.Jannel Howard
25.Landon Hudson
26.Davis Jensen
27.Hannah Johnson
28.Brooklyn Kellenberger
29.Bryson Kendall
30.Zoe Koep
31.Emily Konzen
32.Scout Kuehn
33.Emalee Levin
34.Ella Lewis
35.Brianna Linden
36.Laci McHenry
37.Chance McKim
38.Caroline Miller
39.Anna Million
40.Ross Owen
41.Taylee Parmenter
42.Savannah Paxton
43.Elsa Persson
44.John Plasencio
45.Charlotte Proctor
46.Andrea Reed
47.Emma Sayler
48.Justeen Schoner
49.Maggie Schmitt
50.Ally Schultz
51.Rachel Shaffer
52.Cadence Smith
53.Harrison Stull
54.Alannah Trigg
55.Ricardo Vazquez
56.Alexandria Vega
57.Devon Vick
58.Belle Waggoner
59.Katherine Warmka
60.Valentina Weihe
61.Addison Wetzel
62.Morgan Whitaker
63.Ella Zubieni

Musical Theatre Intensive - Singing 
Preliminary Round Schedule
​Tuesday, January 21

SALON A
8:00am 
Landon Hudson
Brooklyn Mauch
Note Aguilar
Caity Nelson
KayLee Door
Emma Miller
Trae  Selemaea
Lauren Cavanah
Hunter Jones
Kate Folkestad
Canaan Richardson
Carson Doss
Drew Stutz
Gerrit VonEye
Nicholas Porter
Clover Ashmore
Klair Soukup
Tehya Orr

9:00am
Jaynee Depue
Alexander Strawn
Laura Breyen
Michelle Yoder
Sheila Gregerson
Will Gaspar
Asia-Danielle Keane
Ethan Suriano
Jocey Logue
Brooklyn Kellenberger
Piper Even
Simon Luckow
Kaley Sikora
Kira Hartmann
Grace Engstrom
Seth Rosenberg

10:00am
Vivian Klein
Carly Cramer
Jacob Stevens
Stephanie Mayer
Gwendolyn Baugh
Justeen Schoner
Bex Williams
Rachel Grenier
Sabina Thomassen
Mel Pearce
Cecilia Rancatore
Kordelia Taylor
Alexis Mull
Jannel Howard
Lewhat Tesfaldet

11:00am
Isabel Blom
Griffin Snow
Ally Schultz
Emma Hildebrand
Skyler Weaver
Maya Lapan-Islas
Aubrey Gogel
Devon TeKolste
Hugh Paul
Cora Clark
Owen Flores
Audrey Waggoner
Isabella Anderson
Morgan Foote
Ahmad Mohamad
JoyAnne Boutz
Matthew Canales
Syd Bussey

1:00pm
Bryson Kendall
Rachael Purdy
Ruby Wilmes
Derek Penner
Jaynee Depue
Jace Toutenhoofd
Brenden Larson
Jamie Lennon
Spencer Greenwood
Julianne Johnston
Harrison Stull
Oliver Gooch
Devin  Michael Leming
Claire Groos
Eva Manrodt
Ray Keady
Laci McHenry

2:00pm
Alex Harrell
Callie McConnell
Hannah Vath
Isabella Feikert
Savannah Fisher
Sophia Danielson
Natalie Naumann
Nina Torkelson
Mackenna Thurman
Kaitlyn Byrne
Aaliyah Jones
Bunny Galindo-Gallegos
Lindsay Abegg
Ethan Brandt
Kathryn Boster
Alaysha Stevenson
Elizabeth Boyd

3:00pm
Joshua  Barclay
Rosalyn Schuster
Rosemarie Mandala
Christina Waldy
Lyova Merkle
Jazmine Johnson
Camryn Caruso
Kylie Schumacher
Miranda Esparza
Hope Davis
Alannah Trigg
Owen Dinkla
Matthew Kischer
Taylee Parmenter
Annika Baker

SALON D

8:00am
Carl Steinlicht
Sydney Marcia
Kara Cody
Liam Nibbelink
Kandice Dircks
Jarrett Davis
Alyse Boudreau
Victoria Nimneh
Tessa Gogolin
Katherine Warmka
Daisy Jean Wawers
Maya Plummer
Kally Brinkman
Alison Clouse
Faron Horlacher
Addison McBroom

9:00am
Rylee Foreman
Zach Peyton
Abby Raper
A.B Borjon
Brennan Ryan
Mikayla Price
Ella O'Brien
Maggie Clark
Kennedy Rhoades
Ava Rott
Robin Teel
Ariel Giles
Casey Lomibao
Halle Sullins
Elizabeth Schieffelbein
Asher Kenney
Peyten Wiese

10:00am
Chase Thedens
Phyllis Horridge
Meta Lobben
Alex Knudsen
Ella Kjelshus
Fiona Addy
Heidi Mintz
Andy Romero-Compain
Grace LaVoy
Lilian Milanowski
Gia Danhoff
Chloe Anderson
Jakob Kamp
Mattisyn McDonnell
Morgan Youngstrom
Abby Morrison
Evan Anderson
Ian Cullin

11:00am
Quinn Benz
Davis Jensen
Adelaide Kuehn
Kaylee Selin
Zoe Koep
Luca Freccia
Jamie Lennon
Ashton Hale
Ally Armstrong
Erik Rasmussen
Abigail Kohout
Olivia Mick
Lindsey Fields
Sanaai Morel
Kit Adams
Nick Forster
Marshall Powers
Kaden Krusemark

1:00pm
Cadence Smith
Keira Anderson
Audrey Almeida
Sophia Cacioppo
Tanner Rex Longshore
Olivia Haack
Kiernan McReynolds
Maddie Cook
Saigel Mickan
Scooter Stoik
Tate Nowacki
Jules Harlow
Makenzie Stockwell
Elmy Beckwith
Kaiah Gibson
Jesamine Katzman
Lora Gatheridge
Abby Schmidt

2:00pm
Claire Tesch
Josephine Mione
Fiona Bilkey
Maryn Cruser
Danielle Haynes
Izzy Platts
Summer Dunkley
Jordan Miller
Jack Libner
Eva Girard
Nora Dahle
John Plasencio
Wesley Latchman
Kalissa Willie
Clare Clever
Belle Waggoner
Mia Nollett

3:00pm
Meg Breithaupt
Ella Schmitz
Riley Holthaus
Chance McKim
Morgan Whitaker
Elsa Persson
Tayden Baccam
Charles Knocke
Gabrielle Mowery
Joseph Shappell
Scotty Aaron Smeltzer
Ashley Parker
Alley Correa
Parker Shinn
Jacynda Santiago
Dakota  Eiselstein
Figensia Alcenat


​Musical Theatre Intensive - Dance 
Preliminary Round Schedule
​Tuesday, January 21

​8:00am
Audrey Almeida
Chloe Anderson
Keira Anderson
Tayden Baccam
Annika Baker
Joshua Barclay
Jay Bauman
Claire Booth
Justeen Schoner
Catherine Janssen
Lauren Breen
Reagan Medlock
Alexis Mull
Shareon Brown
Camryn Caruso
Clare Clever
Will Gaspar
Jeremiah Coleman
Lydia Kibler
Alley Correa
Devin  Michael Leming
Maryn Cruser
Lindsey Curtis
Gia Danhoff
Emma Lea Werling
Kristyn Johnson

9:00am
Dakota Davis
Hope Davis
Sophie Dewitt
Nina Torkelson
Dakota Eiselstein
Grace Eness
Hugh Paul
Isabella Feikert
Lindsey Fields
Savannah Fisher
Kaila Fremling
Adelaide Kuehn
Maya Lapan-Islas
Claire Grooa
Hannah Hetland
Riley Holthaus
Kieran Lombard
Ashlynn Kasik
Jesamine Katzman
Devon TeKolste
Charles Knocke
Zoe Koep
Kaden Krusemark
Devon Vick
Nicholas Crawford

10:00am
Alison Clouse
Ace Kyer
Alexxus Taavola
Cerys Griffith
Katherine Lawrence
Carson Doss
Jack Libner
Brianna Linden
Alyse Boudreau
Tanner Rex Longshore
Maggie Maher
Sydney Marcia
Laci McHenry
Kally Brinkman
Sydney Meissner
Lyova Merkle
Trae Selemaea
Maeve Murphy
Caity Nelson
Kurtis Nethington
Madyson Ney
Victoria Nimneh
Mia Nollett
Kaci Singleton
Elsa Persson

11:00am
Zach Peyton
Izzy Platts
Maddie Cook
Berry Raeth
Abby Raper
Brinna Ream
Andrea Reed
Canaan Richardson
Ava Rott
Beau Schoenfelder
Grace LaVoy
Jillian Schotters
Laura Breyen
Austin Shannon
Kaley Sikora
Kaci Singleton
AJ Speck
Alaysha Stevenson
Makenzie Stockwell
Alexander Strawn
Harrison Stull
A.B Borjon
Asia-Danielle Keane
Claire Tesch
Piper Even
Maya Plummer

Festival Kick-Off Video


Irene Ryan Preliminary Round Schedule
​Monday, January 20

SALON B
8:00 AM Katie Craig
8:00 AM Kyle Quarles
8:00 AM Mariah Pleskac
8:00 AM Caity Nelson
8:00 AM Gigi Madson
8:00 AM Bridget Hopkins
8:00 AM Kaden Ketterl
8:00 AM Alex Knudsen
8:00 AM Hannah Johnson
8:00 AM Brennan Ryan
8:00 AM Jenna Soltis
8:00 AM Daniel Smith

9:00 AM Lewis Trotter
9:00 AM Davis Jensen
9:00 AM John Plasencio
9:00 AM Cole Nolan
9:00 AM Ash McMillen
9:00 AM Noah Norwine
9:00 AM Kaitlyn Byrne
9:00 AM Caroline Miller
9:00 AM Nathaniel York
9:00 AM Joshua Fleming
9:00 AM Jyck Green
9:00 AM Kara Cody

10:00 AM Ariel Giles
10:00 AM Ashley Cates
10:00 AM Luke Hiland
10:00 AM Alexxus Taavola
10:00 AM Morgan Foote
10:00 AM Geoffrey Bear
10:00 AM Jillian Schotters
10:00 AM Vaughn Schneider
10:00 AM Elsa Persson
10:00 AM Antonio Morales
10:00 AM Zoey Kiser
10:00 AM Alexis Tira

11:00 AM Halle Sullins
11:00 AM T.J. Ashes
11:00 AM Andrea Reed
11:00 AM Christy Salcido
11:00 AM Makenzie Stockwell
11:00 AM Liz Albenesius
11:00 AM Caden Strampe
11:00 AM Belle Waggoner
11:00 AM Alaysha Stevenson
11:00 AM Jace Toutenhoofd
11:00 AM Emily Konzen
11:00 AM Jasmine Butler

12:00 PM LUNCH

1:00 PM Tehya Orr
1:00 PM Kate Folkestad
1:00 PM Scout Kuehn
1:00 PM Mattie White
1:00 PM Amanda Klair Soukup
1:00 PM Luca Freccia
1:00 PM Chris Martens
1:00 PM Taylor Chiappetta
1:00 PM Ava Hunter
1:00 PM Scotty Aaron Smeltzer
1:00 PM Harrison Stull
1:00 PM Julia Christenson

2:00 PM Frankie McClaren
2:00 PM Georgianna Kolbeck
2:00 PM Jack Libner
2:00 PM Jordan Miller
2:00 PM Peyten Wiese
2:00 PM Alexandria Squier
2:00 PM Andy Romero-Compain
2:00 PM Cody Manh Do
2:00 PM El O'Brien
2:00 PM Isaac Meyer
2:00 PM Kaycee Schulte
2:00 PM Aron Williams

3:00 PM Alex Ladely
3:00 PM Zoe Koep
3:00 PM Will Gaspar
3:00 PM Inez Flores
3:00 PM Gabriella Micheel
3:00 PM Isaac Peterchuk
3:00 PM Brittany Bearsheart
3:00 PM Eden Selle
3:00 PM Millie Hyatt
3:00 PM Lynnaya McClure
3:00 PM Hadley Speicher

4:00 PM Toni Hudalla
4:00 PM Laci McHenry
4:00 PM Evan Anderson
4:00 PM Morgan Youngstrom
4:00 PM Cora Clark
4:00 PM Hannah Hetland
4:00 PM Chloe Easley
4:00 PM Kristin Grubb
4:00 PM Charlotte Proctor
4:00 PM Morgan Whitaker

SALON C
8:00 AM Alexander Strawn
8:00 AM Sarah Sutherland
8:00 AM Shelby Wiese
8:00 AM Elyssa Parks
8:00 AM Olivia Mick
8:00 AM Ian Cullin
8:00 AM Liv Moeller
8:00 AM Grace Bruin
8:00 AM Kayli Slayden
8:00 AM Hope Davis
8:00 AM Kolton Brown
8:00 AM Ethan Brandt

9:00 AM Isaac Anderson
9:00 AM Anson Pollice
9:00 AM Hannah Sims
9:00 AM Brigham Folk
9:00 AM Gabe Wight
9:00 AM Grady Eichman
9:00 AM Dave Appolon
9:00 AM Joseph Mosley III
9:00 AM Noah Steenbergen
9:00 AM Jannel Howard
9:00 AM Keegan Spence
9:00 AM Colton Farmer

10:00 AM Adam Clayton
10:00 AM Trae Selemaea
10:00 AM Laura Robinett
10:00 AM Ailee Moquist
10:00 AM Landon Hudson
10:00 AM Brooklyn Kellenberger
10:00 AM Olivia Behrens
10:00 AM Abigail Hands
10:00 AM Meg Breithaupt
10:00 AM Phyllis Horridge
10:00 AM Lily Weaver
10:00 AM Korbin Horton

11:00 AM Israel Carreno
11:00 AM Aaliyah Jones
11:00 AM Katherine Warmka
11:00 AM Maggie Schmitt
11:00 AM Ella Zubieni
11:00 AM Jeffrey Bussanmas
11:00 AM Wesley Latchman
11:00 AM Mackenna Thurman
11:00 AM Alexandria Vega
11:00 AM Gram Coalier
11:00 AM Antonio Taylor
11:00 AM Rachel Shaffer

12:00 PM LUNCH

1:00 PM Callie Mulder
1:00 PM Sophia Danielson
1:00 PM Simon Luckow
1:00 PM Abigail Marshall
1:00 PM Megan Eaton
1:00 PM Kayla Prell
1:00 PM Gerrit VonEye
1:00 PM Gwendolyn Baugh
1:00 PM Emalee Levin
1:00 PM Gwyneth Abrams
1:00 PM Bryleigh Giffin
1:00 PM Natalie Neuschwander

2:00 PM Regan Bohanan
2:00 PM Rebecca SueWiles
2:00 PM Abigail Kohout
2:00 PM Isaiah Ives
2:00 PM Brooke Mattingly
2:00 PM Meg Cook
2:00 PM Laura Breyen
2:00 PM Claire Booth
2:00 PM Micah De Young
2:00 PM Addison Wetzel
2:00 PM Raegan Weber
2:00 PM Olivia Emmrich

3:00 PM Ainsley Weiss
3:00 PM Valentina Weihe
3:00 PM Savannah Paxton
3:00 PM Jillian Stevens 
3:00 PM Canaan Richardson
3:00 PM Emma Miller
3:00 PM Maryn Cruser
3:00 PM Georgia Wallace
3:00 PM Bryson Kendall
3:00 PM Roman Combs
3:00 PM Lindsey Fields

4:00 PM Wyatt Mansfield
4:00 PM Carl Steinlicht
4:00 PM Avah Robinett
4:00 PM Payton Gall
4:00 PM Gabe Borken
4:00 PM Annika Baker
4:00 PM Shelby Lutjen
4:00 PM Julia Condon
4:00 PM Emma Meeks
4:00 PM Cecilia Rancatore
4:00 PM Meta Lobben​

SALON E
8:00 AM Lyova Merkle
8:00 AM Olivia Jones
8:00 AM Ella Lewis
8:00 AM Syd Bussey
8:00 AM Mya Dunn
8:00 AM Mikennah Oleson
8:00 AM Tori Brelsford
8:00 AM Bronwen Burch
8:00 AM Bex Williams
8:00 AM Evan Putt
8:00 AM Jakob Kamp
8:00 AM Ricardo Vazquez

9:00 AM William Morris
9:00 AM Lewhat Tesfaldet
9:00 AM Maya Lapan-Islas
9:00 AM Quinn Allen
9:00 AM Michael Estrem
9:00 AM Jacqueline Boardman
9:00 AM Kaden Hopkins
9:00 AM Lakisha Johnson
9:00 AM Riko Davis
9:00 AM Delaney Williams
9:00 AM Kordelia Taylor
9:00 AM Taylee Parmenter

10:00 AM Kian Foster
10:00 AM Wendy Crum
10:00 AM Caiden Gerhardson
10:00 AM Jaynee Depue
10:00 AM Tara Bendler
10:00 AM Dakota Davis
10:00 AM Anna Million
10:00 AM Samuel Clarkson
10:00 AM Jarrett Davis
10:00 AM Janae Scranton
10:00 AM Emma Hildebrand
10:00 AM Owen Flores
11:00 AM JoyAnne Boutz
11:00 AM Justeen Schoner
11:00 AM Brooklyn Burk
11:00 AM Mia Watkins
11:00 AM Ross Owen
11:00 AM Brooklyn Mauch
11:00 AM Devon Vick
11:00 AM Evald Brodd
11:00 AM Ashly Gunderson
11:00 AM Kaylan Davis
11:00 AM Ashley Parker
11:00 AM Maggie Bremner

12:00 PM LUNCH

1:00 PM Tanner Rex Longshore
1:00 PM Rhea Cutler
1:00 PM Molly Laiben
1:00 PM Ally Schultz
1:00 PM Lauren Cavanah
1:00 PM Michelle Yoder
1:00 PM Claire Tesch
1:00 PM Zach Peyton
1:00 PM Alissa House
1:00 PM Mallory Teufel
1:00 PM Harmony Andrews
1:00 PM Zawadi Mwabury

2:00 PM AJ Williams
2:00 PM Sarah McKay
2:00 PM Emma Sayler
2:00 PM Sean McNulty
2:00 PM Summer Dunkley
2:00 PM Anna Frangenberg
2:00 PM Aalayah Kirkpatrick
2:00 PM Analyce Hayley
2:00 PM Tyler Hershey
2:00 PM Cooper Crockett
2:00 PM Nick Forster
2:00 PM Mackenzie Sanders

3:00 PM Ethan Suriano
3:00 PM Elizabeth Boyd
3:00 PM Charles Knocke
3:00 PM Colin Newland
3:00 PM Cadence Smith
3:00 PM Chance McKim
3:00 PM Brianna Linden
3:00 PM Eve Gilmore
3:00 PM Kennedy Rhoades
3:00 PM Ruby Wilmes
3:00 PM Aubrey Gogel

4:00 PM Mackenzi Mason
4:00 PM Chase Thedens
4:00 PM Graham Atz
4:00 PM Enoch Martin
4:00 PM Jacob Stevens
4:00 PM Trey Betler
4:00 PM Heidi Mintz
4:00 PM Robin Teel
4:00 PM Ryan DeBoer
4:00 PM Roy Rogers III
4:00 PM Jon Syren

KCACTF Region 5 Festival 57 Full Length Play Awards 


KCACTF Region V National Partners of American Theatre Julie Jensen Full-Length Play Award

Pleasure Play by Eli Campbell
University of Iowa - Iowa Playwrights Workshop

Honorable Mention:
American Rusalki by Christopher Lysik 
University of Iowa - Iowa Playwrights Workshop

The Obituary by Xiaoyan Kang
University of Iowa - Iowa Playwrights Workshop

Flashes: A Fantasy Play by Adrian Enzastiga
University of Iowa - Iowa Playwrights Workshop

KCACTF Region V Undergraduate Full-Length Play Award
Bitch Lives Here! by Kennedy Rhoades
University of Missouri - Columbia

Honorable Mention: 
Finding Godot by Hope Dunkle
University of Sioux Falls

Magic Blueberry Pancakes by Kayli Slayden
MidAmerica Nazarene University

KCACTF Region V Full-Length Play Artistic Achievement Award

The Genius of Being Stupid by Keenan Scott II 
University of Missouri - Columbia

KCACTF Region 5 Festival 57 Playwriting Finalists

The following plays are invited to be performed at the 2025 festival: 

John Cauble Award for Outstanding Short Play Regional Finalists (One-Acts)
How Could I Ever Forget?
By Dominic Moore
Kansas State University
Aftermath 
By Mikennah Oleson
Augustana University 
The Devil Came to Arkansas
By John Plasencio 
University of Central Missouri
Sincerely Winnie
By GeriAnne Meals
Kansas State University


Gary Garrison National Ten-Minute Play Award Regional Finalists
Connections
By Celeste Michael
University of Missouri - Kansas City
Lesser 
By Lilyanne Mitchell
University of Central Missouri
Love Thrown Away
By Sophia Campos
University of Missouri - Columbia
Masks and Costumes
By Jack Greenwood
University of Nebraska - Omaha
The Hideout
By Sy Cartwright
University of Missouri - Kansas City
Indivisive
By Emmett Spaw
Kansas State University

KCACTF Region 5 Ten-Minute Play Lottery Workshop Selections
Paths Through Madness
By Elise Hawley
University of Missouri - Columbia
Maid of Honor
By Chris Reisig
Western Nebraska Community College
Little Daylight 
By Kayle Selin
University of Northwestern - St. Paul
Goodbye Dewey
By Quinn Allen
University of Central Missouri
This Play Has No Title
By Scotty Aaron
Benedictine College
Driving Lesson
By Shay Gish
University of Missouri - Columbia

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