DIRECTING INITIATIVES
Coordinator, Cory Johnson, johnsoncorinnes@sau.edu
Application/Submissions deadlines for this event at Festival 50 have been extended to Monday, December 18, at 5 pm. DON'T MISS THESE OPPORTUNITIES!
Welcome to the KCACTF Directing Initiatives Homepage! Below, please find links to the individual directing events.
One of the many aims of KCACTF is to nurture the next generation of stage directors. To attain that goal, there are several opportunities for young directors at the Region 5 Festival to foster their growth as a director no matter their experience level. Below is a description of all directing opportunities and a recommendation based on experience level.
One of the many aims of KCACTF is to nurture the next generation of stage directors. To attain that goal, there are several opportunities for young directors at the Region 5 Festival to foster their growth as a director no matter their experience level. Below is a description of all directing opportunities and a recommendation based on experience level.
STUDENTSDirection of a prepared scene for the SDC Event: intended for those intermediate or advanced directing students. Preference will be given to those who have demonstrated success in directing a one act or full-length play.
Students in this program will present their prepared scene in front of SDC responders who will critique the work, interview the director, and select the final four to six scenes for a public performance. The winning director will receive an invitation to attend the national KCACTF festival in April. Click here for more information. Direction of a Concert Reading of a National Playwriting Program (NPP) Ten-Minute Play. Students will work collaboratively with a student playwright on the development of a concert reading of a new ten-minute play and will receive assistance from a faculty mentor. This event is intended for those students interested in learning how to direct a concert reading of a new play. Click here for more information. Directing Intensive Workshop: intended for students with any level of directing experience. In order to participate in this 2-day workshop, you will not be able to direct for the SDC Event or the Ten-Minute Play Festival. Students in this two-day workshop will participate in a series of exercises geared toward the Festival Theme of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion. Click here for more information. Assistant Director for Protest Plays: Make your voice heard! Assistant directors needed! In this capacity you will work with a faculty director to collaborate in the development, festival concert reading and post show discussion of a Protest Play. Click here for more information.
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FACULTYMentor a student director in the concert reading of a ten minute play: Six ten-minute plays, six directors, six stage managers, actors and faculty mentors will collaborate on-line during the month of December and in-person at the festival for auditions, 4 hours of rehearsal and a festival of concert readings. If you are interested in serving as a faculty mentor for a student director please contact NPP Chair Julie Mollenkamp at mollenkamp@ucmo.edu.
Click here for more ten-minute play information. Direct a Protest Play: 3 assistant directors, 1 stage manager, actors and faculty directors will collaborate on-line during the month of December and in-person at the festival for auditions, two hours of rehearsal, a concert reading and post-production discussion with the team and the audience. If you are interested in serving as a faculty director for the Protest Plays please contact NPP Chair Julie Mollenkamp at mollenkamp@ucmo.edu. Click here for more Protest Play information. Faculty Directing Series in Workshops: Consider sharing your knowledge in the inaugural “How to” directing series. Click here for more information. 
Othello, 2015-16 (Iowa Western Community College) *Festival 49 Production*
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