How to Enter
There is no limit to the number of productions a school may enter in the festival. Productions may be registered in the KCACTF at any time during the year. Productions entered in the KCACTF represent the work of faculty and students of the individual university and college theater departments; qualify students for awards; and give faculty, student directors, and student designers experience visibility, and responses from colleagues outside the home institution.
Any junior or senior college in the United States accredited by its regional association is eligible to enter productions, as are student organizations directly sponsored by the accredited college.
All entries must be fully produced works presented before a public audience. Entries must be registered at least 4 weeks prior to opening.
Both Participating and Associate productions receive outside response on their home campuses and, with some exceptions, are eligible for all KCACTF-sponsored awards. Schools may:
For more information on entering productions, including Sponsorship information, visit Additional Guidelines.
Any junior or senior college in the United States accredited by its regional association is eligible to enter productions, as are student organizations directly sponsored by the accredited college.
All entries must be fully produced works presented before a public audience. Entries must be registered at least 4 weeks prior to opening.
Both Participating and Associate productions receive outside response on their home campuses and, with some exceptions, are eligible for all KCACTF-sponsored awards. Schools may:
- Nominate one bona fide student performer from its entry for participation in the Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship Auditions;
- Nominate student designers to participate in the scenic, sound, costume, and lighting design programs;
- Be considered for all applicable playwriting awards (Associate entries are not eligible for the National Student Playwriting Award or the John Cauble Short Play Award); and
- Be considered for all other applicable KCACTF awards.
For more information on entering productions, including Sponsorship information, visit Additional Guidelines.
Special Fall 2020 Production Response Changes
The heart and soul of KCACTF is the production response. Due to the Covid -19 Pandemic, we will not be sending responders to in-person productions. All entered productions must have a method to view and respond virtually. In addition to waiving all response fees for this fall, we are pleased to announce that we will offer a “Duo” response to all productions, meaning that we will, to the best of our ability, assign two responders to each production. We are also willing to arrange responses to recorded productions that have already occurred in the fall 2020 semester. In order to plan for our virtual festival in January, all productions desiring a response must be registered by October 30. Additionally, all registered productions will be considered for possible invitation to the Virtual Festival unless otherwise noted. Please understand that this means that your institution will be responsible for obtaining any necessary performance rights and that you will provide the hosting platform for the viewing of your production. Entering productions permits access for your students to participate in KCACTF programs. Once your production is registered, you will be put in contact with your responders and can establish the best format for your response. If your production will be live-streamed, please note that in your registration.
KCACTF has waived production entry fees for shows with openings in Fall 2020. There is a separate database for these productions, so be sure to select the appropriate button.
Please ensure that the "Form Filler" and "Form Filler Email" information you enter is correct.
There are two levels of production entry:
Please ensure that the "Form Filler" and "Form Filler Email" information you enter is correct.
There are two levels of production entry:
- Participating: Productions that showcase the finest work the school can produce and are able to travel to the school’s Regional Festival, if selected. (Entry Fee: $375; $50 discount for shows entered between June 1 and October 1.)
- Associate: Productions that cannot, for whatever reason, tour to their Regional Festival (Entry Fee: $300; $50 discount for shows entered between June 1 and October 1.)
More information coming soon for Spring 2021 registrations.
