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KENNEDY CENTER AMERICAN COLLEGE THEATER FESTIVAL TFREGION VIII FEBRUARY 7-11, 2012 Festival XLIV WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY KCACTF 2012 - 1 KCACTF 2012 - 2 The Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival 44

Presents The Forty–Fourth Annual Region VIII Festival 2012 Arizona, Central and Southern California, Hawaii, Southern Nevada, Utah

February 7 – 11, 2012 Weber State University

Hosted by Department of Performing Arts, Telitha E. Lindquist College of Arts & Humanities

Presented by The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

The Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival, part of the Rubenstein Arts Access Program, is generously funded by David and Alice Rubenstein.

Additional support is provided by the Dr. Gerald and Paula McNichols Foundation, the Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust, The Honorable Stuart Bernstein and Wilma E. Bernstein, and the National Committee for the Performing Arts.

Gifts and grants to education at the Kennedy Center are provided by Altria Group; the Amway Corporation; Bank of America; The Honorable Stuart Bernstein and Wilma E. Bernstein; Capital

One Bank; the Carter and Melissa Cafritz Charitable Trust; the Centene Charitable Foundation; Citibank; the Community Advisory Board; Mike and Julie Connors; CVS Caremark; the DC

Commission on the Arts and Humanities; the Dr. Gerald and Paula McNichols Foundation; Fight for Children, Inc.; David Gregory and Beth Wilkinson; the Harris Corporation; The J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation; The Jacob and Charlotte Lehrman Foundation; Mr. James V. Kimsey; The Kiplinger Foundation; The Kirstein Family Foundation; Kenneth and Lucy Lehman; the Margaret A. Cargill Foundation; the MetLife Foundation; The Morningstar Foundation; The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation; The National Committee for the Performing Arts; the National Endowment for the Arts; Newman’s Own Foundation; the Paul M. Angell Family Foundation; the President’s Advisory Committee on the Arts; the Rose Mary Kennedy Education

Fund; Dr. Deborah Rose and Dr. Jan A. J. Stolwijk; Target; the U.S. Department of Education; the Verizon Foundation; Sherry and Eddie Wachs; Tom and Carol Wheeler; the William R. Kenan, Jr.

Charitable Trust; and Ms. Judy Woodruff. Registration for the Region VIII festival grants permission to KCACTF Region VIII and ACTF Management, Ltd., to use registrant’s image or likeness, if captured or recorded at the festival, in print, website or other recorded media. This does not apply to “productions” or other circumstances already subject to reproduction restrictions by contract or directive. TABLE OF CONTENTS

General Information Welcome 6 Festival Information 8 Special Events 9 Invited Productions 11 Workshops 15

Program Areas Acting and Directing 30 Design, Technology & Management 33 Playwriting, Dramaturgy, & Criticism 35 Devised Performance 39

Festival 44 Participants Festival Guests and Respondents 40 KCACTF Festival 44 National Acknowledgements 51 KCACTF Festival 44 Regional Acknowledgements 52 Region VIII Production and Design Respondents 54 Productions entered in Festival 44 56

Service Recognition Region VIII Faculty Recognition 60

Registration for the Region VIII festival grants permission to KCACTF Region VIII and ACTF Management, Ltd., to use registrant’s image or likeness, if captured or recorded at the festival, in print, website or other recorded media. This does not apply to “productions” or other circumstances already subject to reproduction restrictions by contract or directive. F. Ann Millner, President Weber State University

It is a great pleasure to host the Region VIII Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival on our campus at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah. Ours is a thriving community and we hope that you will enjoy the recreational and cultural opportunities we offer during your stay in northern Utah.

Weber State University is now riding the crest of unprecedented growth – with student

WELCOME enrollment topping 25,000 for the first time – combined with recent national recognition for the quality of its students, faculty, academic programs and educational facilities. The privilege of hosting this regional KC/ACT festival is just one of many pleasant outcomes of Weber State’s ongoing success.

Your host during the KCACTF festival is our Telitha E. Linquist College of Arts & Humanities, which boasts an award-winning Department of Performing Arts that provides a dynamic environment in which our faculty members and students excel both as members of artistic ensembles and as individuals. Our graduates have capitalized on their experiences here to launch successful careers in the fields of teaching, performing, stage direction, theatrical design and the technical arts.

Nestled along the Wasatch Front of the Rocky Mountains, the city of Ogden offers the benefits of a relaxed lifestyle while still boasting sophisticated cultural experiences. With an unparalleled combination of fishing, skiing and other recreational opportunities, the area surrounding Ogden is a mecca for outdoor enthusiasts. The city also offers access to museum, theater, symphony, ballet and opera venues, plus a thriving night life.

I sincerely hope that you will enjoy utilizing Weber State’s world-class performing arts facilities over the next few days. The entire university community is looking forward to seeing the fruits of your talent as actors, directors, designers, technicians, playwrights, students and teachers during the 44th Annual Region VIII Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival.

KCACTF 2012 - 6 Madonne Miner, Dean Telitha E. Lindquist College of Arts & Humanities

Hello and welcome to Weber State University, your host for KCACTF’s Region VIII conference this year. As dean of the most exciting and creative college on campus (The Telitha E. Lindquist College of the Arts & Humanities), I invite you to explore our facilities. In addition to the Val A. Browning Center, where you will find three state-of-the- art performance areas, rehearsal rooms, a dance studio, and many out-of-the-way spaces perfect for improvisational routines, you might want to meander over to the Kimball Visual Arts building, which houses studios, two galleries, and “Art Elements,” a small shop where you can pick up a latte, or perhaps to Elizabeth Hall, home of our humanities departments and a great place to view the mountains in our backyard. In between touring and theatre- making, I hope you will make time to get acquainted with Weber State students, faculty, and staff; you won’t meet a friendlier or more helpful group of people along the Old Lake Bonneville Shoreline.

Thomas Priest, Chairman The Department of Performing Arts, Weber State University

On behalf of the students, faculty and staff of the Department of Performing Arts, we welcome the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival to Weber State University and most particularly we welcome you to the Val A. Browning Center for The Performing Arts. We value your enthusiasm and energy and are sure you will enjoy your time on our campus. This is an incredible opportunity for you to share and learn from your peers from Region VIII, and we hope this festival will help you discover new possibilities, raise the level of your craft, and share in the beautiful experience that only live theatre can offer us. Theatre provides unique opportunities to discover and share the human experience, and for this we thank you for your dedication to developing the theatre arts.

KCACTF 2012 - 7 REGISTRATION & INFORMATION FESTIVAL TRANSPORTATION The registration and information desk will be located in the lobby of the Val A. Festival Busses will begin at the Marriott Ogden then stop at the Hampton Inn Browning Center on Monday from 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm, and Tuesday – Saturday before proceeding to the Val A. Browning Center. from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm. Bus schedule is as follows (starting at the Marriott Ogden): ADMISSION TO PERFORMANCES 7:00 am 10:30am 4:30pm Only registered festival participants will be able to attend performances with 8:00 am 11:30am 5:33pm their current KCACTF Region VIII badge. Seating is limited and participants will 9:00 am 12:30am 6:30pm be admitted on a first–come, first–served basis.

Venues Bus schedule is as follows (starting at the Val. A. Browning Center) The festival features four different production venues on the campus of Weber 10:30 pm State University 11:30 pm Val A. Browning Center 12:30 am (after socials) Mark Evans Austad Auditorium: Proscenium w/balcony – 1737 seats Mark Evans Austad Stage: Thrust – 120 seats There is also public transportation that follows this route. M. Thatcher Allred Theater: Proscenium – 320 seats http://www.rideuta.com/ (20 minute ride) George S. and Dolores Dore Eccles Theater: Black Box – 120 seats FESTIVAL INFORMATION FESTIVAL Shepherd Union Wildcat Theatre – 240 seats

PARKING Free Parking will be available at the Dee Event Center. The Dee Event Center is located south of the campus at 4450 S. Harrison Blvd. Shuttle service will be provided from the Dee Event Center to the Union Building. The pickup location for the shuttle is at the south end of the parking lot near 4600 south.

Parking elsewhere at Weber State University requires a permit. Parking permits are required Monday through Friday from 7:00 am to 4:00 pm.

Weekly and Daily permits Temporary permits cost $2.00 per day or $8.00 per week.

Information can be found at http://www.weber.edu/parking/ParkingPermits.html

Campus map with parking lots can be found at http://www.weber.edu/WeberStateMap/OgdenCampusMap.html

KCACTF 2012 - 8 SPECIAL EVENTS SPECIAL KEYNOTE ADDRESSES Tuesday, February 7th Saturday, February 11th Conversation with David Auburn Conversation with Kevin Rahm 6:30 pm – 7:15 pm 4:00 pm – 4:45 pm Mark Evans Austad Auditorium Val A. Browning Center Wildcat Theater Shepherd Union

EVENING OF INVITED SCENES STUDENT EVENTS The Evening of Invited Scenes is our Festival’s energetic annual kick–off NEXT STEP INTERVIEWS performance. The selected scenes, chosen from more than 100 associate KCACTF Region VIII offers Festival participants a wonderful opportunity to and participating productions that were recommended, are representative take the next step in their educational or professional goals with this chance of the diverse offerings seen across Region VIII in 2011. Included are to be seen and heard by major universities and theatre companies. There will samples of outstanding acting skill, striking ensemble performance, be an additional $10.00 registration fee this year. You can pay this $10.00 at notable interpretations of classics, and bold renditions of musicals the time of registration or at the Festival. and contemporary works.

The American Dream The Government Inspector STUDENT ADVISORY BOARD by Edward Albee by Nikolai Gogol The KCACTF Region VIII Student Advisory Board represents the Directed by Gary Imel Directed by Terry Glaser student-voice of the region to the Executive Board, gathers feedback Phoenix College University of San Diego from students during the festival, and works alongside the Region VIII Executive Board to create opportunities for student involvement and The Infernal Machine One Street Over socialization at festival. A SAB meeting open to all students will by Jean Cocteau by Isa Gillet Directed by Kevin Dressler Directed by Gracierae be held 1:00pm Friday, February 10th in Room 211 of the Mesa Community College Smith-Gallegos Val A. Browning Center. Loyola Marymount University Little Happy Secrets STUDENT SOCIAL EVENTS by Melissa Leilani Larson Step On A Crack Student Socials are scheduled Tuesday – Friday in the Ballroom Directed by T.J. Penrod by Suzan Zeder of the Shepherd Union at 10:00pm. Start the week off Tuesday, Southern Utah University Directed by Matthew Omasta February 7th, with new and old friends as we welcome you to Utah State University Servant of Two Masters Region VIII’s 2012 festival! Check at the registration table for by Carlo Goldoni specifics of each night’s events. Directed by Ruth Griffin California State University, Fresno

The Drowsy Chaperone Book by Bob Martin & Don McKellar Music & lyrics by Lisa Lambert & Greg Morrison Directed by Bart McHenry Azusa Pacific University

Tuesday, February 7th 8:00pm Mark Evans Austad Auditorium

KCACTF 2012 - 9 FACULTY EVENTS

RESPONDENT WORKSHOP Wednesday, February 8 – Saturday, February 11, 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. held in the Ogden Marriott Hotel, Cypress Room

Respondents Workshop Coordinator: Special Area Response Facilitators: Judith Royer –Loyola Marymount University Design/Technology/Management: General Respondent Workshop Facilitators: Andre Harrington – California State University, San Bernardino Judith Royer – Loyola Marymount University Rodger Sorensen – Brigham Young University New Plays – National Playwriting Program: Char Nelson – Freelance Playwright Wade Hollingshaus – Brigham Young University ValLimar Jansen – Freelance Artist Invitational Scenes: bree valle – Cuesta College

The workshop is designed to provide an opportunity for Region VIII respondents, new and experienced alike, to share insights into, explore concerns about, and discuss challenges most often encountered in the response process. It provides an opportunity to learn and/or update skills needed for on-site response to productions. The workshop will include viewing of the Festival productions and four sessions dedicated to presentation/discussion of guidelines for response, practicum responses by participants, and feedback on these from the workshop facilitators and participating colleagues. Sessions are scheduled to begin on Wednesday, February 8, and continue daily through Saturday, February 11, from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. each of these mornings. Faculty participants need to be able to attend the first session and at least two of the remaining three sessions.

FACULTY BROWN BAG FORUM FACULTY RECOGNITION DINNER Join your faculty colleagues for some lunchtime socializing. Open discussion Join your colleagues throughout our Region for a casual dinner Friday, about pertinent issues in the areas listed below. February 10th from 5:30 to 7:30 at the Shepherd Union Skyroom (404). To help cover the cost we are asking for those who wish to attend to purchase a Playwriting, Dramaturgy, and Criticism Brown Bag Forum $10.00 ticket. If you didn’t purchase the ticket at the time of registration, you Wednesday, February 8th, 1:00pm – 2:20pm; Shepherd Union 321 can purchase it at the registration table.

Acting and Directing Brown Bag Forum Thursday, February 9th, 1:00pm – 2:20pm; Shepherd Union

Design, Technology, and Management Faculty Brown Bag Forum Friday, February 10th, 1:00pm – 2:20pm, Shepherd Union 321

KCACTF 2012 - 10 INVITED PRODUCTIONSINVITED PARTICIPATING PRODUCTIONS

Tuesday, February 7th

Eurydice by Sarah Ruhl Directed by Lisa Hagen Utah Valley University M. Thatcher Allred Theater Tuesday, February 7th, 11:00 am and 3:00 pm

Eurydice portrays the ancient Greek story of Orpheus’s famous trek into the Underworld to bring his love, Eurydice, back from the dead. The myth is traditionally told from Orpheus’s point of view, however Sarah Ruhl wrote Eurydice from the viewpoint of the leading lady.

Respondents: Joseph Flauto & Marilyn McIntyre Response: 12:30 pm Tuesday in M. Thatcher Allred Theater

Wednesday, February 8th

Xanadu Book by Douglas Carter Beane, Music and Lyrics by Jeff Lynne and John Farrar Directed by Jim Christian Weber State University George S. and Dolores Dore Eccles Theater Wednesday, February 8th, 11:00am, 2:30 pm and 7:30 pm

Based on the cult hit feature film, Xanadu tells the story of a magical muse named Kira who comes to earth in 1980 (disguised in roller skates, leg warmers and an Australian accent) to inspire what the gods call truly great work and discover the meaning of the universe’s greatest secret: the gift of ‘Xanadu.’ Kira meets the handsome artist Sonny, who needs her help in achieving his greatest dream: the first Roller Disco!.

Respondents: Marilyn McIntyre & Joseph Flauto Response: Wednesday, February 8th, 9:00 pm in George S. and Dolores Dore Eccles Theater

The Elephant Man by Bernard Pomerance Directed by David Morgan Brigham Young University Mark Evans Austad Auditorium Stage Wednesday, February 8th, 2:30 pm and 7:30 pm

Throughout history there have been individuals who inspire others. Joseph Merrick – dubbed “The Elephant Man” – lived with a hideous and debilitating disease and was truly remarkable. Found in a freak show, subjected to cruel crowds, then admitted to a London hospital for scientific observation, Merrick lived surrounded by ugliness. This production of the Tony Award-winning play utilizes inventive staging, masks, movement, and music to reveal the strength of character necessary to see beauty in unexpected places.

Respondents: Marilyn McIntyre & Margot Melcon Response: Wednesday, February 8th, 4:30 pm in Mark Evans Austad Auditorium Stage

KCACTF 2012 - 11 Suddenly Last Summer by Tennessee Williams Directed by Nathanial Sinnott California Lutheran University M. Thatcher Allred Theater Wednesday, February 8th, 2:30 pm and 7:30 pm

Suddenly Last Summer is a one-act play that opened off-Broadway in 1958 as part of a double bill with another of Williams’ plays. He wrote it after beginning a period of psychoanalytic treatment and it seems to serve as a type of exorcism of Williams’ inner demons. In one of his starkest and most poetic works, Williams explores the nature of insanity, desire, voyeurism and the inherent danger that lies in humanity’s search for truth. Given the disturbing nature of the subject matter, this play is intended for mature audiences.

Respondents: Jim Greer & Joseph Flauto Response: Wednesday, February 8th, 4:00 pm in M. Thatcher Allred Theater

Thursday, February 9th

The Cover of Life by R.T. Robinson Directed by Lori C. Siekmann Concordia University Mark Evans Austad Auditorium Stage Thursday, February 9th, 1:00 pm & 7:30 pm

When three young war brides in rural Louisiana move in with their mother-in-law while their husbands fight in WWII, LIFE Magazine sends its top female reporter to do a “women’s piece” about them. But what the reporter finds changes both her and the women forever. Filled with charm and fun, The Cover of Life is a deeply affecting story about the struggle for self-worth and love.

Respondents: Margot Melcon & Marilyn McIntyre Response: Thursday, February 9th, 3:00 pm in Mark Evans Austad Auditorium Stage

The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey By Ward Wright, Randall Wright and Marvin Payne Music by Duncan Sheik, Book and Lyrics by Steven Sater

Directed by Rodger Sorensen Brigham Young University and the SCERA Center for the Arts M. Thatcher Allred Theater Thursday, February 9th, 7:30 pm

Concert staging of the moving tale of Jonathan Toomey-a reclusive carpenter in a small Appalachian village-whose life is changed when he meets an eager boy and his widowed mother who are searching for a new Christmas crèche. This world-premiere musical adaptation from the beloved children’s story is a perfect way to feel the true spirit of Christmas.

Respondents: Jim Greer & Allison Mosier Response: Thursday, February 9th, 9:30 pm in M. Thatcher Allred Theater

KCACTF 2012 - 12 The Dramatization of 365 Days by H. Wesley Balk, adapted Bruce Goodrich Directed by Kari Hayter California State University, Fullerton George S. and Dolores Dore Eccles Theater Thursday, February 9th, 4:00 pm & 7:30 pm

Based on the book that follows the real-life experiences of Ronald J. Glasser while a medic in the Vietnam War, 365 Days focuses on the interaction between one badly burned soldier and the doctor’s conflicted attempts to save his life.

Respondents: Daniel L. Patterson & Tom Woldt Response: Thursday, February 10th, 9:00 pm in George S. and Dolores Dore Eccles Theater

Friday, February 10th

The Unseen Hand by Sam Shepard Directed by Leslie Ferreira Los Angeles City College Theatre Academy Mark Evans Austad Auditorium Friday, February 10th, 12:30 pm (Female Cast), 2:30 pm (Male Cast), 5:30 pm (Female Cast) and 7:30 pm (Male Cast)

This 1969 science-fiction work, said to have influenced Richard O’Brien’s stage musical The Rocky Horror Show, takes place in a desert wasteland in Southern California. The pop-influenced piece features three broken-down cowboy desperadoes, a space alien refugee, a cheerleader and more.

Respondents: Alejandro Rodriguez & Tom Woldt Response: Friday, February 10th, 9:00 pm in Mark Evans Austad Auditorium

Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead by Bert V. Royal Directed by Christopher J. Aranda Citrus College George S. and Dolores Dore Eccles Theater Friday, February 10th, 2:30 pm & 7:30 pm

Good Grief Charlie Brown! Wonder whatever happened to your beloved “Peanuts Gang”? We follow the crew a decade later in this hilarious yet touching parody, addressing the dramas and angst of their adolescence.

When CB’s dog dies from rabies, CB begins to question the existence of an afterlife. His best friend is too burnt out to provide any coherent speculation; his sister has gone goth; his ex-girlfriend has recently been institutionalized; and his other friends are too inebriated to give him any sort of solace. But a chance meeting with an artistic kid, the target of this group’s bullying, offers CB a peace of mind and sets in motion a friendship that will push teen angst to the very limits. Drug use, suicide, eating disorders, teen violence, rebellion and sexual identity collide and careen toward an ending that’s both haunting and hopeful.

Respondents: Allison Mosier & Daniel L. Patterson Response: Friday, February 11th, 4:30 pm in George S. and Dolores Dore Eccles Theater

KCACTF 2012 - 13 Saturday, February 11th

Cesar and Ruben, A Musical by Ed Begley, Jr. Directed by Perviz Sawoski & Ed Begley, Jr. Santa Monica College M. Thatcher Allred Theater Friday, Saturday 11th, 12:30 pm & 5:00 pm

Cesar and Ruben chronicles the life of Chavez through music, imagery and a conversation with slain Los Angeles Times reporter Ruben Salazar, who often wrote about Chavez. The show mixes humor and drama, music and dance, history and personal struggles, with songs in Spanish - and supertitles in English - by Sting, Ruben Blades, Carlos Santana and more.

Respondents: Allison Mosier & Margot Melcon Response: Saturday, February 11th, 2:30 pm in M. Thatcher Allred Theater

The Bald Soprano by Eugene Ionesco Directed by Randy Messersmith Voice Modulation and Media Design by Boyd Branch Scottsdale Community College George S. and Dolores Dore Eccles Theater Saturday, February 11th, 12:30 pm and 3:00 pm

“A work of art really is above all an adventure of the mind…It is not the answer that enlightens, but the question.” - Eugene Ionesco-

The Bald Soprano is a scathing romp through language and the futility of meaningful conversation. Entrenched in the delightful banality of Englishness, the Smith family both follows and is followed by their Englishness through stultifying eroticism, bewildering impropriety, and ghastly anti-climaxes. For the people in The Bald Soprano the communication of a single idea seems a Herculean task. Language is not merely a weapon we can wield and shape at will, but a force that uses us as much as we use it.

This production employs new and emergent technologies upon contemporary theatre and performance practices to further trouble and explore the relationship of language to meaning by completely disembodying the language of the play from the performance. Using voice-modulating software we developed for the production, Trestle mask work, and a dynamic, projected media environment the eponymous Bald Soprano cantillates us into the digital age.

Respondents: Rebecca Hilliker & Daniel L. Patterson Response: Saturday, February 11th, 4:30 pm in George S. and Dolores Dore Eccles Theater

KCACTF 2012 - 14 WORKSHOPS Tuesday, Feb 7 3-5:00pm (Acting) Room BC230 Up Close & Personal: Personalization and the Camera Marilyn McIntyre, Independent

This workshop will be focusing on “The Close-Up” letting the camera come to you. Actors often worry about the transition from acting on-stage to acting on-camera, when, in fact, personalization is the foundation for all of it. Actors strive for authenticity in their work, no matter what the medium, the genre or the world of the fiction may be. The camera can pick up the every thought and fleeting emotion so personalization is where we start and finish.

Participants Prepare: Please have a prepared, short, contemporary piece (under 90 seconds) that is age and type appropriate. Bring an extra copy of the material and a headshot and resume for the instructor. Come dressed appropriately to be on-camera: No white, black or very dark.

Wednesday, Feb 8 10-11:00am (Dramaturgy) Room BC113 The Margins of Dramaturgical Work: Creative Solutions and Non-traditional Projects Lisa Hall Hagen, Utah Valley University

This workshop explores the tasks and skills of dramaturgy beyond the traditional offerings. The participants will discuss and brainstorm case studies to learn ways to expand dramaturgical thinking and generate creative and non-traditional research and outreach projects.

10:30am-12:00pm (Acting/Directing/Stage Movement) Room BC38 Passion in Practice - Acting Shakespeare bree valle, Cuesta College

Shakespeare offers participants language and imagery that is more robust than is often found in contemporary scripts. Participants will gain solid artistic tools to improve thought articulation and deepen integration of body, mind, and text.

Participants Prepare: This is a movement based class - please wear clothing to drop, roll and crawl in.

11:00am-12:30pm (Playwriting) Room BC125 The Business of the Business: How Playwrights Market Their Work Julie Jensen, Salt Lake Acting Company

A nuts-and-bolts approach to the playwright’s job of marketing his/her work. The session includes strategies for getting a foot in the door, for getting productions from local theatres, and for keeping on with the number one job: the writing itself.

KCACTF 2012 - 15 1-2:20pm (Acting/Stage Movement) Room BC38 Twice as Fast as Aspirin: The Art of Clown, “Clowns work as well as aspirin, but twice as fast.” Groucho Marx Mark Branner, University of Hawaii, Manoa

This workshop will focus on the art of physical comedy, allowing participants to gain insights into acting techniques by exploring physical control and responsiveness, a natural neutral expression, breath control and kinesthetic awareness. All will benefit from this focus on PLAY.

Participants Prepare: Wear comfortable, loose clothes or dance attire. Tight-fitting jeans are especially problematic. Skirts and dresses are not appropriate. Athletic shoes are appropriate or other closed shoes that allow for physical movement. Do not wear jewelry that might cause injury to yourself or others.

1-3:00pm (Design) Room BC317 Making Custom Scale Model Furniture Fred Kinney, CSU Fullerton

Create scale furniture though employing both digital drawing & traditional model making techniques. We will use the Internet, Adobe Photoshop & Computer Drafting programs as well cutting tools, paper & glue.

Participants Prepare: Simple model making tools. 1. X-acto style knife with three or more blades2. 6” metal ruler 3. Cutting mat I will provide the card stock, tape & glue.

2-2:50pm (Playwriting) Room BC125 Exposition: How Much is Enough? Char Nelson, Freelance Playwright

Through reading and discussing portions of three texts, we’ll make discoveries about how different professional writers handle exposition.

2:30-3:30pm (Talking about Theatre) Room BC113 Black Theatre Net Working Kathryn Ervin, CSU San Bernardino

The Black Theatre offers a variety of opportunities for actors. An introduction and an overview of some current authors, producing organizations and genres. Raise your awareness of skills, challenges and resources to presenting Hip Hop, African, Choreopoems and other Black Theatre and related Forms.

KCACTF 2012 - 16 3-4:00pm (Acting/Stage Movement) Room BC125 Monologue Workout with Departure Points T. Anthony Marotta, Professional Mask Artist, Director & FightChoreographer

Put your monologue through boot camp! Whether in auditions or performances monologue success comes from confidence. Confidence comes from knowing your monologue inside and out and arriving at informed, creative and appropriate choices. This workshop will deconstruct, reconsider, and attack your monologue with Departure Points, from the Marotta Movement Method. Whatever monologue you have - new, old, fresh, stale, loved, hated, classical, musical, contemporary, verse, poem - this workshop will deepen your connection and widen your approach using language, physicality and characterization Departure Points.

Participants Prepare: Wear clothes appropriate for movement. Bring a monologue to work on, preferably in print. Bring paper and pencil to write down discoveries.

3-4:30pm (Acting) Room BC230 What is your Voice: Exploring Your Artistic Voice on Stage Darby Lofstrand, Northern Arizona University

Exploring and expanding our vocal choices is an ongoing delight for actors. This workshop will provide you with a few specific tools you can use to develop vocal expression on stage.

Participants Prepare: Clothing you can MOVE in. Be prepared to work barefoot or with dance slippers.

4-5:30pm (Acting/Musical Theatre & Dance/Stage Movement) Room BC38 Dance for Musical Theatre William Lett, CSU, Fullerton

This dance for musical theatre master class will consist of a warm, up and a few combinations, while also exploring the technique of retaining choreography in a short amount of time, showmanship, and audition techniques. This fun workshop will be a guaranteed workout for the dancer as well as the non-dancer/mover. All movement levels are encouraged to participate.

Participants Prepare: Dance or work out clothes. Choose garments that are form fitting and appropriate for a dance audition/class.

Thursday, Feb 9 10:30-11:20am (Acting/Talking about Theatre) Room BC319 Microcosm of theatre experience Jim Greer, Meramec College

Participants share human experiences and create theatrical experiences. The exercise fosters a greater respect for theatre artist.

KCACTF 2012 - 17 10:30am-12:30pm (Devising/Stage Movement) Room BC38 From Breath to Story: A Theatrical Journey using the Margolis Method Kari Margolis, Adaptors Inc.

This workshop, first in the series of Margolis Method workshops, can be taken in the series or on its own. Learn to create on your feet! Our bodies are our instruments; rhythm, density, and form are tools with which to “play” them -- and it all starts with the breath. Over the course of this workshop we will, starting with a single breath, explore the steps of dramaturgically creating performance by building dramatic packets of ideas, having clarity of intention and merging vocal and physical expression.

Participants Prepare: Be prepared to move: flexible, neutral colored clothing/bare feet.

10:30am-12:30pm (Acting/Directing/Musical Theatre & Dance) Room BC113 Be Your Own Publicist-Marketing and Social Media for the Professional Actor Allison Mosier, Professional Actor/Director

Learn how to use marketing strategies and social media to create effective business tools (headshot, resume, website, etc.), get an agent, and be more visible in the industry. Participants Prepare: Participants should bring current headshot and resume (if they have one).

10:30am-12:30pm (Playwriting) Room BC125 Collectively Creating a Documentary Theatre Script Steve Reynolds, Wittenberg University

We will cover the basics: organizing your creative team, finding a topic, interview techniques, editing; and, most importantly, how to successfully structure your final script.

Participants Prepare: Come as you are.

10:30am-12:30pm (Acting/Talking about Theatre) Room BC136 A Career in Theatre: The Role of Actors’ Equity and a Practical Guide to the Business Tom Miller, Actors’ Equity Association

Equity supports and protects the rights of Actors and Stage Managers. The workshop offers a candid discussion about how and when to join, pragmatic insight into balancing artistic and business mindsets, and provides tips on negotiating, record keeping, networking, survival jobs and more. The session is Q & A driven and is designed to ease the transition from an academic environment to a professional career.

KCACTF 2012 - 18 10:30am-12:30pm (Acting) Room BC230 Form Will Set You Free Richard Bugg, Southern Utah University

A mixture of games, exercises, and lecture to help the performer discover that his/her best creativity comes through first embracing the form.

12:30pm-1:00pm (Design/Technology) Room BC319 Stepping up - Taking props and crafts to the next level Benjamin Hohman, Utah Shakespeare Festival / S.P.A.M.

In this workshop techniques and materials will be shown and demonstrated on how to take props and craft items to the next level of detail. Particular emphasis will be placed on the use of textures and finishes to get improved results for the stage.

1-1:50pm (Design) Room BC317 Design Portfolio Reviews - Lighting and Sound

Student Lighting and Sound Designers bring your portfolios and share them with our national and regional design respondents. This will provide the student with an opportunity to receive feedback about their work from other professional designers.

1-1:50pm (Theatre Journalism/Talking about Theatre) Room BC319 200 Shows in a Year: Lessons learned while building a community of critics David Mortensen, Russell T. Warne

The Utah Theater Bloggers Association is a group of 30+ active writers that review 200 shows each year across the state of Utah. Join two UTBA founding members as they share key lessons learned during their transition from theatre practitioners to running one of the leading media outlets for theatre in the state.

1-2:00pm (Musical Theatre & Dance/Playwriting/Talking about Theatre) Room BC38 Writing for the Musical Theatre: The journey of LEND ME A TENOR The Musical Peter Sham, Southern Utah University

Peter Sham, Bookwriter/Lyricist for LEND ME A TENOR THE MUSICAL discusses bringing a musical work from the inception to the regional level to the West End of London (Gielgud Theatre) and beyond.

KCACTF 2012 - 19 1-2:20pm (Acting) Room BC113 Irene Ryan Auditions: Putting Your Best Foot Forward Eve Himmelheber, CSU Fullerton

Past Ryans Coordinator shares tips on a successful audition (including material choice, rights, timing, contrast, partners, presentation, and preparation). Bring all your burning questions! Audition tips will be of value to any actor, helping to tackle the universal reality of the dreaded and inevitable audition environment.

Participants Prepare: Any questions regarding the Ryan event/process.

1-2:20pm (Acting) Room BC125 Table Work for Directors and Actors Kevin Slay, Chapman University

Table Work for Directors and Actors will be a practical look at how directors and actors can work with a play-script at the table so that the elements of storytelling, action, objective, dramatic conflict and relationship can be realized, wrestled with and rehearsed before a production goes into formal staging rehearsals. The results of strong table work and strong table work skills can be one of your strongest tools as an Actor or Director.

1:30-3:00pm (Acting/Talking about Theatre) Room BC136 A Career in Theatre: The Role of Actors’ Equity and a Practical Guide to the Business Tom Miller, Actors’ Equity Association

Equity supports and protects the rights of Actors and Stage Managers. The workshop offers a candid discussion about how and when to join, pragmatic insight into balancing artistic and business mindsets, and provides tips on negotiating, record keeping, networking, survival jobs and more. The session is Q & A driven and is designed to ease the transition from an academic environment to a professional career.

2-3:00pm (Design) Room BC317 Design Portfolio Reviews - Scenery and Properties

Student Scenery and Properties Designers bring your portfolios and share them with our national and regional design respondents. This will provide the student with an opportunity to receive feedback about their work from other professional designers.

KCACTF 2012 - 20 2:30-3:50pm (Acting/Musical Theatre & Dance) Room BC38 Dance for Musical Theatre William Lett, CSU, Fullerton

This dance for musical theatre master class will consist of a warm, up and a few combinations, while also exploring the technique of retaining choreography in a short amount of time, showmanship, and audition techniques. This fun workshop will be a guaranteed workout for the dancer as well as the non-dancer/mover. All movement levels are encouraged to participate.

Participants Prepare: Dance or work out clothes. Choose garments that are form fitting and appropriate for a dance audition/class.

2:30-3:50pm (Acting) Room BC113 Auditioning for the camera: how to knock their socks off Philip Valle, Cuesta College

Various techniques for being the smartest actor in the room.

2:30-3:50pm (Acting) Room BC125 The Artist as Citizen Alejandro Rodriguez, Artists Striving to End Poverty

A discussion on the role of the Artist in the community. Participants will begin defining their roles and responsibilities as citizens, discuss the importance of storytelling, and explore different creative approaches to communicating their story and those of others.

3-3:50pm (Design/Directing/Dramaturgy) Room BC319 A Dramaturgical Approach to Design: Or Let the Play tell You What to Do Joseph P Flauto, UNIV OF EVANSVILLE

Through use of visual images and specific examples, this presentation will illustrate a process by which designers and the director can use careful examination the text as means to stimulate the imagination and to inspire for design choices.

KCACTF 2012 - 21 4-5:00pm (Design) Room BC317 Walking the Line Stephen Landon, University of Michigan-Flint

This workshop is an exercise in word analysis through simple line drawings. This exercise is a very useful tool when beginning the design process. This workshop will include a hands-on analysis of eight words through “rapid response” line drawings. There will be a group critique and discussion on how this exercise can become a touchstone throughout the entire design process.

Participants Prepare: A standard pencil and a sheet of 8 x11 printer paper.

4-5:20pm (Design) Room BC113 Using Photoshop for Painter’s Elevations Geoffrey Eroe, Phoenix College

This workshop focuses on using Photoshop to create painter’s elevations. This is a hands on workshop in which the following will be covered: setting up an elevation; using channels to create maskings; layers to control visibility; texturing and the color selection process.

4-5:20pm (Acting) Room BC319 Determining Your Type: Who Am I Anyway? Eve Himmelheber, CSU Fullerton

Even though actors train to be chameleons, our industry hires based on first impressions. Determining your type epitomized by those roles that require you to stretch the least is a highly personal journey, one involving your personality essence and influenced by your physical appearance. In this workshop you will learn to capitalize on what makes you unique by identifying (1) how you are perceived by others, (2) your “professional casting” age-range, and (3) qualities you possess that influence your casting potential.

Participants Prepare: Willingness to be scrutinized by complete strangers.

4-5:30pm (Acting) Room BC38 Chicago Style Comedy and CSU Summer arts John Mayer, CSU Stanislaus/Summer Arts

An introduction to CSU Summer Arts and Chicago Style Comedy. An active workshop in improvisational Comedy.

KCACTF 2012 - 22 4-5:30pm (Design/Technology/Talking about Theatre) Room BC377 Costume Shop Costume Symposium: Share your stories of challenges, success and creative approaches to costume design and technology projects Andre Harrington, CSU San Bernardino & Catherine Zublin, Weber State University

This is an opportunity for costume designers and technicians to share stories of their challenges, success and creative revelations for designing in academic theatre. A roundtable conversation will be facilitated by Region 8 DTM chair and vice chair.

5:30-6:30pm (Devising/Talking about Theatre) Room BC125 Conversations on the Future of Devised Performance at KCACTF Region VIII Kathryn Moller, Fort Lewis College

Where and how does Devised Theatre programming fit into the festival? What are the possibilities for developments and future planning of devised programming? This workshop is an open roundtable discussion with the purpose of brainstorming ideas and collecting information from festival participants concerning the future of Devised Theatre at KCACTF Region VIII.

Friday, Feb 10 10-10:50am (Design/Management/Technology/Talking about Theatre) Room BC113 The USITT 2012 Conference & Stage Expo in Long Beach: What’s in It for You? Brian Reed, Whittier College

This presentation provides information about USITT’s 2012 Conference and Stage Expo in Long Beach, March 28-31, the first one to be held in Region VIII since 2007. Find out about the many educational opportunities this conference can offer to design, technology, and stage management students and faculty.

10am-12:00pm (Musical Theatre & Dance) Room BC125 Musical Theater Audition Technique-Song Interpretation Allison Mosier, Professional Actor/Director

Develop skills and techniques to properly prepare for musical theater auditions. Workshop will focus on song selection, interpretation and performance.

Participants Prepare: Bring one musical theater piece that you know well and is memorized. No pop or rock please.

KCACTF 2012 - 23 10am-12:00pm (Devising/Playwriting/Talking about Theatre) Room BC136 Cross Cultural Voices in New Play Development: How who we are supports what we say in introducing ourselves to the world Susan Merson, Cal State Fullerton

In this writing and roundtable workshop, we will discuss the issues of diversity and cross cultural identity by focusing on the work of student Black, Latino and Muslim playwrights who will be participating at the Festival. Come talk about what it is to really write who you are and then spend time in a safe haven environment and explore the issues of HOME and IDENTITY in some written exercises.

10am-12:00pm (Acting/Devising/Stage Movement) Room BC230 Stories and Space: Infusing Theatrical Space with Emotion Kari Margolis, Adaptors Inc.

This workshop responds to the question “why come to the theatre when we can stay home and read a play from a book” by exploring essential skills the actor needs to infuse life, metaphor, energy, and story into the theatrical space. Through practicable exercises and structured improvisation we will create short scenes inspired by the stories being revealed in the space between characters.

Participants Prepare: Be prepared to move in flexible, neutral colored clothing and bare feet.

11am-12:00pm (Stage Management) Room BC113 Stage Managers: Get your show on The Intertubes Brad Buffum, University of Nebraska--Lincoln

In one workshop, you and your show can have a web site with schedules, calendars, notes, floor-plans, scripts and production photos posted. We’ll add a blog so your cast and crew can subscribe to last-minute updates. Bring a laptop.

Participants Prepare: Laptop

11am-12pm (Acting) Room BC319 So You’re Cast! Congratulations! Now What? Ellyn Gersh Lerner, CSU Northridge

Come discuss individual approaches to tackling a role (large or small) outside of the rehearsal room. Every director offers a unique style for exploring the script, but as a developing actor, what practices are currently a part of your preparation? How are you honing your technique? When you graduate, what routines and habits will you take with you?

KCACTF 2012 - 24 12:30pm-2pm (Playwriting) Room BC117 Screenwriting for Actors: Turning Waiters into Writers Thomas Parham, Azusa Pacific University

The success of Bridesmaids, The Office, and Good Will Hunting prove that an actor can be more than a pretty face. Dr. Thomas Parham whose production credits include JAG and Touched by an Angel, will demystify screenplay structure and help actors turn their story ideas into scripts.

1-1:50pm (Playwriting) Room BC319 Tips to Getting Your Play Read Margot Melcon, Marin Theatre Company

So you’ve written a play. Now what? Helpful suggestions and advice for how to be your own advocate and get your script read by literary agents, development organizations and theaters.

1-2:00pm (Dramaturgy) Room BC125 Emancipating Dramaturgy Wade Hollingshaus, Brigham Young University

Come and hear how Jacques Ranciere’s recent philosophical writings on education and art point us to a conceptualization of dramaturgy that is emancipating for those on both sides of the proscenium arch: theatre practitioners and theatre audiences.

1-2:20pm (Acting) Room BC230 An Actor’s Guide to Shakespeare Gil Gonzalez, Whittier College

Drawing on the vocal principles of Hart, Rodenberg, and Linklater, the physical techniques of Laban, Meyerhold, Bogart, and text-in-action exercises, this workshop will help actors unlock one of Shakespeare’s rhythmic, verse speeches. A highly physical and vocal warm-up will complement the actor’s ability to physicalize the potential of Shakespeare s language.

Participants Prepare: Comfortable fitting clothing to move around.

KCACTF 2012 - 25 2-2:50pm (Technology) Room BC319 Tackling Technical Production: Process, Paperwork and Preparation Kim Schwartz, San Francisco State University

Using specific processes, paperwork & preparedness as a methodology for managing the often overwhelming burden of overseeing the technical aspects of a production. For beginners & self-taught professionals who want fundamentals in organizing information, people & schedules.

2:30-3:30pm (Design/Technology) Room BC337 Costume Shop Basic Draping Techniques for Costume Designers and Technicians Andre Harrington, CSU San Bernardino

The basic of draping fabric on a dress form, the use of muslin as a mock up pattern and the manipulation of fullness to create seams, darts, gathers and pleats.

2:30-3:50pm (Acting/Directing) Room BC125 Director’s Beat Work for Plays Kevin Slay, Chapman University

Director’s Beat Work is a workshop that will reinforce the Director’s ability to work through a play-script in the most specific of ways. Working the beats of a play as a director will clarify and specify Objectives, Dramatic Conflicts, Relationships, Stakes, Rhythm and Tempos, acting tactics and storytelling as a whole. The Strongest directors will be the clearest storytellers. Working the beats of a play will allow the director to make informed and grounded choices for their play.

Participants Prepare: Pencil/Pen, Scratch Paper

2:30-3:50pm (Acting/Stage Movement) Room BC230 Lecoq Expressive Mask Theatre Jonathan Pope Evans, Chapman University Jacques Lecoq formed a school of physical theatre and mime in 1956 in Paris and quietly transformed contemporary theatre. Come learn his unique blend of improvisation, performance, and poetry; and free your creative spirit! 8 participants will be provided with expressive masks for exploration.

3-3:50pm (Directing/Playwriting) Room BC319 The Director/Playwright Collaboration and Working on New Plays Richard Herman, University of Central Missouri

This workshop is for directors and playwrights who are interested in exploring the process of working on new plays. The responsibilities of each artist will be explored as well as the working relationship of the playwright, director and actors.

KCACTF 2012 - 26 4-4:50pm (Stage Management) Room BC125 Stage Managers: I come from a stage manager-free school Brad Buffum, University of Nebraska--Lincoln

Where do you start when you go to a school where there’s no stage management teacher? We’ll cover the highlights of a semester-long stage management class.

4-4:50pm (Dramaturgy/Playwriting/Theatre Journalism) Room BC319 The Principles of Dramaturgy Margot Melcon, Marin Theatre Company

An introduction of 8 basic dramaturgical questions that will bring you closer to understanding structure, identifying theme, and getting to the root of what a play is truly about.

5-6:00pm (Design) Room BC113 3D Model Printing for Sets and Props Geoffrey Eroe, Phoenix College

This is an overview of using 3d Printers for making stage models and small hand props. The workshop will focus on how to prep your model pieces in a 3d CAD program, prepping the 3d printer (hardware and software), running the printer and finishing the final pieces.

5-6:00pm (Management) Room BC125 Stage Management in a world populated with actors, directors, designers and all of our egos. Brad Buffum, University of Nebraska--Lincoln

An in-depth exploration of how advanced stage managers become psychic, self-motivated problem solvers, develop an on-demand calm demeanor, play both good and bad cops while acting as an information kiosk and maintaining a rich personal life.

Saturday, Feb 11 10:00am-11:00am (Design) Room BC317 Design Portfolio Reviews - Costume and Makeup Andre Harrington, CSU San Bernardino

Student Costume and Makeup Designers bring your portfolios and share them with our national and regional design respondents. This will provide the student with an opportunity to receive feedback about their work from other professional designers.

KCACTF 2012 - 27 10am-11:30am (Acting/Devising/Playwriting/Stage Movement) Room BC38 The Total Theatre Artist: Merging the Skills of Playwright, Director and Actor Kari Margolis, Adaptors Inc.

This workshop, third in the series of Margolis Method workshops, can be taken in the series or on its own. In the process of creating an original performance, each participant will wear all the hats of theatrical creation -- Playwright, Director and Actor. We will explore how developing the ability to see theatre three dimensionally through each of these perspectives strengthens our understanding and ultimately makes more powerful the outcome of our creativity.

Participants Prepare: Be prepared to move in flexible, neutral colored clothing and bare feet.

11am-12:30pm (Design) Room BC113 Character Makeup Design Karen Anselm, KCACTF DTM National Chair

Learn how to create character makeup designs that will fully communicate your ideas to the rest of the collaborative team, using clear visual documentation, including research, worksheets and renderings. This workshop will also help you to prepare for your Allied Design and Technologies Award Entry. This is a hands on design project workshop, not a stage makeup application workshop.

Participants Prepare: If available, bring artist mediums that can work on tracing paper and drawing paper, i.e. colored pencils, watercolors.

11am-12:30pm (Acting/Devising/ Stage Movement) Room BC230 Mask as Departure Point: The Marotta Movement Method T.Anthony Marotta, Professional Mask Artist, Director & Fight Choreographer

Masks aren’t only what you put on your face: they are words, music, emotion, and costume - everything that excites the imagination. We explore how the use of different physical masks (rubber band, Neutral, Larval, Commedia dell’Arte) transforms our bodies, minds, and provokes our imaginations as well as an audience’s perception. This workshop explores the use and expressiveness of the body as we “try on” different masks and learn to develop characters from the outside-in.

Participants Prepare: Please wear clothing, preferably neutral in color and style, that makes you feel good and comfortable moving in.

1-1:50pm (Acting/Directing/Playwriting/Talking about Theatre) Room BC319 Professional Development Opportunities through the Association for Theatre in Higher Education Nina LeNoir, Chapman University

KCACTF 2012 - 28 Learn about the professional development opportunities available through The Association for Theatre in Higher Education for presentations, publishing, directing, playwriting and acting at the conference, and how to get involved in service and leadership in the organization. For faculty and graduate students.

1-2:20pm (Acting) Room BC230 “But no one talks like that!” A workshop in Shakespeare• Acting Alejandro Rodriguez, Artists Striving to End Poverty

Given a piece from one of Shakespeare’s plays, participants will be guided through a “textual excavation”, using improvisation, voice and body exercises, and creative experimentation to unlock the ideas in it and activate the language.

Participants Prepare: Come in comfortable, loose clothing you’re comfortable being on the floor with. And shoes you can move in.

1-2:30pm (Design/Technology) Room BC113 The Three R’s of Romeo and Juliet: Recyclable, Reusable and Refashioned items for a decayed world. Andre Harrington, CSU San Bernardino

This examination in parts a coupling of recyclable materials, redefining existing gender specific styles and a re-introduction of basic crafts skills necessary to create jewelry, masks and clothing.

2:30-4:00pm (Acting) Room BC230 Free the Voice and Posture with the Feldenkrais, Method of Awareness Through Movement Tommie StCyr, Salt Lake Community College

Experience how these gentle, intriguing movements done on the floor with awareness can improve the use of your entire self and your acting. “If you know what you are doing, you can do what you want.” M. Feldenkrais. Taught by Tommie St. Cyr, MFA, Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner.

Participants Prepare: Wear comfortable, loose, warm clothing. Bring a towel to lie on, if possible.

3-4:30pm (Talking about Theatre) Room BC125 Creative Pedagogy in Community Alejandro Rodriguez, Artists Striving to End Poverty

This workshop will focus on best practices and approaches to teaching the arts in a wide spectrum of community settings. Participants will engage in ensemble building techniques, diversity scenarios, activities for setting an environment, and techniques for facilitating their own artistic workshops.

Participants Prepare: Wear something comfortable. Nothing will be too vigorous, but we will be up on our feet for most of the workshop.

KCACTF 2012 - 29 IRENE RYAN FOUNDATION ACTING SCHOLARSHIP Since 1972, the Irene Ryan Foundation of Encino, California, has awarded scholarships to the outstanding student performers at each regional festival. These scholarships are made possible by the generosity of the late Irene Ryan, who is best remembered for her portrayal of the lovable and feisty ‘Granny Clampett’ in The Beverly Hillbillies. All student actors in both Participating and Associate productions are eligible for consideration for the $500 regional scholarships

The Irene Ryan Scholarships provide recognition, honor, and financial assistance to outstanding student performers wishing to pursue further education. The Irene Ryan Foundation awards 16 regional awards and two national scholarships annually. There are two scholarships of $3,500 each for the winners at the national festival in Washington, D.C.

The Irene Ryan Acting Scholarships are, indeed, scholarships; so the Foundation disburses the award through a school designated by the winner, to pay tuition and fees for further education, not necessarily limited to theatre arts.

Additional awards are made to Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship participants and their acting partners each year at the national level. The list of participants continues to expand each year and the auditions are now undoubtedly one of the most exciting educational and artistic opportunities for student actors in the country. ACTING & DIRECTING & ACTING Tuesday, February 7th Friday, February 10th 7:00 am - 9:00 pm IRENE RYAN - Check In & Warm Up 9:00 am - 9:45 am IRENE RYAN - Semi-Finals Round 1/Check in Shepherd Union Ballroom C M. Thatcher Allred Theater 9:00 am - 10:00 pm IRENE RYAN - Preliminary Rounds 9:00 am - 11:00 pm IRENE RYAN - Semi-Finals Round 1 Shepherd Union Wildcat Theater M. Thatcher Allred Theater 10:00 am - 11:00 pm RESPONSE: Irene Ryan 1:30 pm - 2:15 pm IRENE RYAN - Semi-Finals Round 2/Check in Shepherd Union Room 305 M. Thatcher Allred Theater 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm IRENE RYAN - Semi-Finals Round 2 Wednesday, February 8th M. Thatcher Allred Theater 7:00 am - 9:00 pm IRENE RYAN - Check In & Warm Up 6:30 pm - 7:15 pm IRENE RYAN - Semi-Finals Round 3/Check in Shepherd Union Ballroom C M. Thatcher Allred Theater 9:00 am - 10:00 pm IRENE RYAN - Preliminary Rounds 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm IRENE RYAN - Semi-Finals Round 3 Shepherd Union Wildcat Theater M. Thatcher Allred Theater 10:00 am - 11:00 pm RESPONSE: Irene Ryan Shepherd Union Room 305 Saturday, February 11th 9:00 am - 6:00 pm IRENE RYAN - Finals Rehearsal Mark Evans Austad Auditorium 7:00 pm - 7:30 pm IRENE RYAN - Check In and Warm Up Van A. Browning Center Room 117 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm IRENE RYAN - Finals Mark Evans Austad Auditorium

KCACTF 2012 - 30 IRENE SCHOLARSHIP AUDITION SELECTORS

Preliminary Round: Semi – Final Round: Final Round: Rebecca Hilliker Jim Greer Kari Margolis Allison Mosier Marilyn McIntyre Kevin Rahm Daniel Patterson Thomas Miller Alejandro Rodriguez

FACULTY TIMERS FOR IRENE RYAN ROUNDS:

Virginia Ludders

OPEN JAR INSTITUTE MUSICAL THEATRE AUDITIONS New York City’s most Broadway-integrated actor training program, The Open Jar Institute provides select students intensive one-on-one training with some of Broadway’s biggest stars, performers, directors, choreographers, agents and casting directors. Open Jar Productions will be attending four regional festivals offering one KCACTF scholarship to their summer institute through these auditions.

Thursday, February 9th 2:00p - 2:30p Open Jar Information/Q & A Session 10:00a - 10:50a Open Jar Dance Workshop: Shepherd Union Wildcat Theatre Sing, Sing, Sing 2:30p - 6:00p Open Jar Information/Q & A Session Val A. Browning Center Allred Theatre Shepherd Union Wildcat Theatre 11:00a - 11:50p Open Jar Dance Workshop: Dream Girls, Move Friday, February 10th Val A. Browning Center Allred Theatre 10:00 am - 12:00 pm AUDITIONS - Open Jar Dance Callbacks 12:00p - 12:50p Open Jar Dance Workshop: Val A. Browning Center Room 38 Book of Mormon Val A. Browning Center Allred Theatre

NPP AUDITIONS FOR 10-MINUTE PLAY FESTIVAL Want to help bring a new play to life? Want to perform live at the Festival? Join a creative team of artists from different schools to workshop and perform a concert reading of a student–written 10-minute play. Faculty directors collaborate intensively with student playwrights, dramaturgs, actors, and stage managers to develop scripts and perform a live concert reading during the Festival. Synopses, character descriptions, audition sides, and audition forms are available at the festival website (www.kcactf-8festivalinfo.org/) and at the audition table at the Festival. Select your plays and go audition between Irene Ryan rounds.

Tuesday, February 7th 12:00p - 3:30p 10 Minute Plays – Auditions & Callbacks Val A. Browning Center Various Rooms

KCACTF 2012 - 31 SDC Directing Initiative The future of American theatre rests in the hands of the next generation of directors. Working with actors, breaking down a script, and creating stage pictures while bringing a play to life are only a few of the challenges. As directors develop their aesthetic, they need to be exposed to a variety of styles and opinions on what makes great theatre. It is for these reasons that KCACTF, in partnership with the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, sponsors the SDC Student Directing Initiative. The directors will present scenes, observe critical responses by professionals in the field, and participate in workshops Wednesday - Saturday.

Regional finalists will present scenes and interview with a panel of professional directors. One student director will be selected to represent Region VIII at the KCACTF National Festival in April.

SDC Student Directing Respondents Saturday, February 11th Jerry Rapier 2:00p - 4:00p PERFORMANCE - SDC Student Tom Woldt Directing Scenes Val A. Browning Center Rm 136 4:00p - 5:30p RESPONSE - SDC Student Directing Scenes Val A. Browning Center Room 136

Student Directing Observership of New Plays KCACTF, the Region VIII Student Directing program, and NPP are pleased to sponsor an opportunity for student directors (graduate or undergraduate) to observe professional NPP directors during the new play development process. Although this opportunity is offered as a silent observership, mentoring and assisting opportunities between NPP and student directors may arise at the discretion of the NPP director, depending upon availability of the participants involved. Selected directors will be invited to observe the process of directing a reading of a new play from the start of the process (prior to festival) through the completion of the staged reading at festival.

KCACTF 2012 - 32 DESIGN, TECHNOLOGY & MANAGEMENT DESIGN, TECHNOLOGY & MANAGEMENT EXHIBITION

The Design, Technology & Management Exhibition gives outstanding student designers regional recognition and the opportunity to exhibit their work at the Regional Festival, as well as the chance to attend the KCACTF National Festival. Throughout the week the designs will be critiqued by theatre professionals on the basis of quality, effectiveness, originality, and rendering techniques.

National KCACTF Awards for Theatrical Design Excellence The purpose of the KCACTF response and presentation of awards is to provide student designers and technicians with feedback from professionals working in the field; to give outstanding student designers and technicians national recognition; and to provide the opportunity for outstanding student designers to exhibit their work at the Kennedy Center and/or USITT. Designs and other allied crafts will be appraised on the basis of quality, effectiveness, originality, and visual presentation techniques.

Students who have designed any aspect (scenery, costumes, lighting, sound, and allied crafts) of a production from a school who has entered that production as an associate or participating entry are eligible to participate in the awards process.

The KCACTF Allied Design and Technologies Award The Award will be open to students who have completed major design or technology projects in areas including (but not limited to) makeup, projection, properties, millinery, masks, tech, wigs, scenic art, draping & tailoring, technical direction, puppets, special effects, costume craft, audio engineering, etc. on associate or participating productions.

Stagecraft Institute of Las Vegas Awards for Excellence in Technology and Design The Stagecraft Institute of Las Vegas has partnered with KCACTF to award students from each region a one-week master class in the area of their choice. SILV classes may include Computer Drafting, Computer Modeling, Rigging, Automation, Props & SFX, Sound, Makeup & Masks, Wigs, Lighting Technology, Patterning, Projections & Video, and Moving Lights.

Regional Awards for Theatrical Design Excellence in Scenery, Costume, Lighting, Sound, Makeup, Properties and Technical Direction.

Regional Design Projects Regional Design Projects are intended to serve Region VIII student designers with the opportunity to showcase their work for non-realized design projects, and to receive response to their work that will help them improve their design skills and grow as designers. There will be two entry divisions: Undergraduate and Graduate. All entrants must be currently enrolled students of colleges and universities in Region VIII at the time of the festival. Categories of entry include Scene Design, Costume Design, Lighting Design, Makeup Design and Sound Design. (Wig/Hair Designs may be included as a Makeup Design entry, and Projection/Media Designs may be included under either Scenic or Lighting Design)

National Stage Management Fellowship Finalists are selected from throughout the region and informed prior to Festival. Finalists for the Stage Management Fellowship competition work on festival events and are evaluated on their festival assignment, their professionalism, communication and organization skills, adherence to tasks and their additional materials: production prompt script, resume, letter of intent, and the letter of support from their director/faculty or staff mentor. One student will be selected as Region VIII’s national nominee and will be awarded a fellowship to attend the National Festival.

KCACTF 2012 - 33 FESTIVAL DESIGN, TECHNOLOGY & MANAGEMENT SELECTORS

Karen Anslem, Brad Buffum, Joseph P. Flauto, Benjamin Hohman, Stephen Landon, Matthew Tibbs

DESIGN, TECHNOLOGY & MANAGEMENT SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Tuesday, February 7th Friday, February 10th 8:00 am - 12:00 pm LOAD IN -Design Exhibits 8:00 am - 8:00 pm Design Exhibit Open for Public Viewing Shepherd Union Ballroom A Shepherd Union Ballroom A 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Design Reception 9:00 am - 11:30 pm Costumes/Makeup Paper Shepherd Union Ballroom A Projects Response 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Design Exhibit Open for Public Viewing Shepherd Union Ballroom A 1:30 pm - 5:30 pm Costume/Makeup Designer Presentations 12:30 pm - 3:00 pm Scenery, Lighting & Sound Paper Shepherd Union Room 316 Projects Response 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Costume/Makeup Designer Presentations Shepherd Union Ballroom A Shepherd Union Room 316 Saturday, February 11th Wednesday, February 8th 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Design Exhibit Open for Public Viewing 8:00 am - 8:00 pm Design Exhibit Open for Public Viewing Shepherd Union Ballroom A Shepherd Union Ballroom A 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm LOAD OUT Design Finals 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Scenery/Properties Designer Shepherd Union Ballroom A Shepherd Union Room 316 1:00 am - 6:00 pm Lighting/Sound Shepherd Union Room 316

Thursday, February 9th 8:00 am - 8:00 pm Design Exhibit Open for Public Viewing Shepherd Union Ballroom A 9:00 am - 11:00 am Desigh/Tech Master Response Shepherd Union Room 316 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Stage Management Response Shepherd Union Room 316 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Stage Management Fellowship Interviews Shepherd Union Room 316

KCACTF 2012 - 34 PLAYWRITING, DRAMATURGY & CRITICISM THE DAVID MARK COHEN NATIONAL PLAYWRITING AWARD

Region VIII forwards two plays to the national office for consideration for The David Mark Cohen National Playwriting Award, which promotes the writing and production of new plays while honoring and perpetuating the memory of David Mark Cohen, Professor of Playwriting, University of Texas–Austin. KCACTF will present this award to a student or a working playwright whose play is premiered and produced by a college or university theatre program. The selected playwright will receive a $1,000 cash award, an Active Dramatists Guild membership, possible publication by Dramatic Publishing Company, and up to $500 to defray travel and expenses to attend a script–in–hand reading at the Association for Theatre in Higher Education’s annual August conference.

DAVID MARK COHEN AWARD NOMINEES

The Ballad of Chet (On the Eve of His Bliss) We are the Source! by Charles Erven, Fresno City College by Frederic B. Wildfang, Fort Lewis College

JOHN CAUBLE SHORT PLAY AWARD

Region VIII forwards two student-written one-act plays to the national office for consideration for invitation to the national festival and further competition for the The John Cauble Short Play Award. It is named for Dr. John Cauble, Professor Emeritus of UCLA, who provided guidance and support for the establishment of the Michael Kanin Playwriting Awards Program. The winning playwright will receive a $1,000 cash award, an Active Dramatists Guild membership, and a professional development opportunity designed specifically for the winning playwright.

NATIONAL PLAYWRITING PROGRAM ONE-ACTS READINGS

Beacons of Hope by Sassan Saffari, MiraCosta College Jinshin Jiko by Bridgette Portman, University of California-Irvine Director: Eric Bishop, MiraCosta College Director: Shad Willingham, California State University-Northridge It’s October of 2004, and The Boston Red Sox trail the New York Yankees three An American businesswoman in Japan comes face-to-face with her darkest fears games to zero in Major League Baseball’s American League Championship while riding a Tokyo train. Series. JFK and JFK, Jr. sit atop the Green Monster, The Boston Red Sox left field wall in Fenway Park, watching the game. The Red Sox Nation has Odilia by Vanessa Espino, California State University-Fullerton lost hope in their team, and the nation has lost hope in its government. Director: Patrick Pearson, California State University-Fullerton Can the father and son team help rewrite history to instill hope in Odilia is a young modern single mother who finds herself in extraordinary a country that is defeated? circumstances. After a random act of violence, she falls through the rabbit hole into the middle ground: a place inhabited by the Esqueletos, a vibrant group of Copper by Michael Carnick, University of California-Riverside skeletons constructing an offrenda (an altar) for the new arrival. Through fractured Director: Robin Russin, University of California-Riverside memories and lamenting tales of their past lives, the Esqueletos lead Odilia It is Kol Nidrei, the night before Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement. through the eerie middle ground on her journey back to her son. Nate, an Ethiopian born Rabbi, is in the temple practicing his sermon in a modest temple. Suddenly, he is interrupted by Isaac, an agitated young man. ALTERNATES: He tells Nate he’s going to commit suicide, then asks the Rabbi for a blessing Life Model by Adam Zane Cook, University of California - Riverside of the Mourner’s Kaddish. He probes Nate’s past and compares his solitude to Strings by Robbie X Pierce, Utah Valley University the isolation Nate felt growing up as a Jewish Ethiopian in Israel. Eventually, Isaac convinces Nate to give him the blessing. Isaac then thanks the Rabbi One-Act Play Respondents: and leaves, his fate remaining unknown. Buzz Herman, Julie Jensen, & Steve Reynolds

KCACTF 2012 - 35 THE KCACTF NATIONAL TEN-MINUTE PLAY AWARD

Region VIII will forward two student–written 10–minute scripts from our Ten–Minute Play Festival for consideration for an invitation to the national festival. A panel will read the sixteen regional winners and select a play and three finalists to invite to the national festival in April (four playwrights in total). Those four plays will again be presented as staged readings in the Kennedy Center Theatre Lab with casts made up of the national Irene Ryan acting scholarship finalists or professional actors. The outstanding Ten–Minute Plays for each region (eight regions, sixteen plays) may be published by Dramatic Publishing Company. The winning playwright will receive a $1,000 cash award, and an Active Dramatists Guild membership.

NATIONAL PLAYWRITING PROGRAM TEN-MINUTE PLAY FESTIVAL

Foodstuffs by Rebecca Dzida, Loyola Marymount University The Letters We Write by LeShawn Darnell Holcomb, Director: Matt Omasta, Utah State University California State University-Fullerton John’s wife has recently died, and all he wants to do is to be left alone. Director: Jim Holmes, Loyola Marymount University Unfortunately for him, his daughter Shelley will not let him grieve in peace. Can the power of love connect two people who come from two different worlds? The two struggle against one another, with Shelley trying to reconnect with Watch as Jamie, a white woman, attempts to bring together her black husband her father and John trying his best to pull away. and her brother. Will love prevail?

Fumes and Plumes by Madhuri Shekar, University of Southern California Mochi by Wendy Gourley, Utah Valley University Director: Felicia Meyer, Fort Lewis College Director: Darby Sue Winterhalter Lofstrand, Northern Arizona University A monster traffic jam on the Beijing Expressway, spanning dozens of miles, enters Mochi is a sample scene from a full-length play under development. The story its tenth day. Thousands of vehicles have come to a complete standstill. Three follows Miko who is interned with her mother in the Topaz, Utah concentration truckers play gin, smoke, and wait by their trucks. They fight against hope. camp during WWII. This historical fiction includes Hisako Hibi, a real person They fight for hope. They wait for the change that may never come. who taught at the Topaz Art School, and her paintings.

I Love You More by Coral Chambers, Utah Valley University ALTERNATES: Director: George Nelson, Brigham Young University Two Out Of Five by Jonas Oppenheim, California State University-Los Angeles Chloe meets and takes care of Alice; a strong, elderly woman with cerebral palsy; their story-as told by Chloe- tells of how good they are for one another, of how Ten-Minute Play Respondents: they form a special bond and how they say goodbye. Buzz Herman, Julie Jensen, & Steve Reynolds

The Last Slice by Nick Scutti, Concordia University-Irvine Director: Jenny Kokai, Weber State University Nothing can stop David and Martha from having the most wonderful anniversary dinner…until they both reach for the last slice of bread. From there, David and Martha argue over why each of them deserves the last slice, which leads to a fight over how one treats the other insignificantly. The facade of a happy marriage finally dissolves as David calls Martha a “fat lard,” and Martha explains that she’s pregnant, wanting to wait until their anniversary to tell him. The couple looks away from each other, neither of them wanting to finish the last slice of bread.

KCACTF 2012 - 36 THE NAPAT PLAYWRITING AWARD

Region VIII will forward one student-written play for consideration for the NAPAT Playwriting Award, an expense-paid trip to a NAPAT Workshop in Las Vegas.

REGIONAL NOMINATION FOR NATIONAL PARTNERS OF AMERICAN THEATRE PLAYWRITING AWARD

The Woman on the Bridge by Beth May, Arizona State University

NATIONAL PLAYWRITING PROGRAM SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Tuesday, February 7th Thursday, February 9th 9:00 am - 10:30 am 10 Minute Plays - Creative 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm The Beacons of Hope - Jishin Jiko Team Orientation Shepherd Union Wildcat Theater Val A. Browning Center 211 Friday, February 10th 12:00 pm - 3:30 pm 10 Minute Plays - Auditions & Callbacks 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Odilia - Copper Val A. Browning Center Shepherd Union Wildcat Theater Various Rooms Saturday, February 11th 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm 10 Minute Plays - Castng 10:00 am - 1:00 pm PERFORMANCE & RESPONSE - Val A. Browning Center 211 10 minute Play Festival Shepherd Union Wildcat Theater

DRAMATURGY & CRITICS INSTITUTE LMDA/KCACTF STUDENT DRAMATURGY AWARD

The LMDA/KCACTF Student Dramaturgy Award is designed to recognize contributions by student dramaturgs to the conception, development and production of theater within their colleges and universities, or to educational projects in dramaturgy. This award is the result of a unique collaboration between Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas (LMDA), the professional association of dramaturgs and literary managers working in North America, and the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF).

Response to the Student Dramaturgs will take place on Friday, February 10th from 9 to noon in Ballroom A of the Shepherd Union. Each entrant will present his or her work and receive verbal feedback from the respondents. This session will be open to the public, and we encourage any and all interested parties to attend.

Friday, February 10th DRAMATURGY RESPONDENTS 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Interview/Response: LMDA/KCACTF Shelley Graham, Margot Melcon, Julie Jensen Dramaturgy Fellowship Shepherd Ballroom A

KCACTF 2012 - 37 PROGRAM NOTE AWARD

This competition is for all student dramaturgs who write notes for either a participating or associate entry during this festival year (January-December 2011). Entrants are required to submit an application form as well as a copy of the note as it appeared in the program of a participating or associate status. You can view the participants’ work in Ballroom A of the Shepherd Union.

THE INSTITUTE FOR THEATRE JOURNALISM & ADVOCACY formally the National Critic’s Institute Scholarship

This institute offers a scholarship for an outstanding student critic to work along with professional theatre critics and arts writers at the Eugene O’Neill Theatre Center in Waterford, Connecticut, each summer. At each KCACTF Regional Festival, nominated students from participating schools will be asked to write critiques of a selected number of plays. One finalist will be selected from each of the eight regions to compete at the national level. The national winner will attend the Eugene O’Neill Center during the national writing conference in July, and work with leading professional newspaper and magazine critics from across the United States. All expenses will be paid.

Throughout the week of the festival, these student critics will be asked to attend shows and write critiques in traditional forms as well as emerging forms of journalism such as blogs. They will be writing within a deadline that replicates the time constraints under which critics often write. As part of their experience at the festival, the group of critics will participate in seminars.

Wednesday, February 8th CRITICS INSTITUTE RESPONDENTS 10:00 am - 12:00 pm National Critics Workshops Part 1 Dave Mortensen & Russell T. Warne Val A. Browning Center Room 322

Thursday, February 9th FESTIVAL CRITICS WORKSHOP COORDINATOR 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm National Critics Workshop Part 2 Kari Sayers Val A. Browning Center Room 322

Friday, February 10th 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm National Critics Workshop Part 3 Val A. Browning Center Room 322

KCACTF 2012 - 38 DEVISED PERFORMANCE DEVISED DEVISED PERFORMANCE PROGRAMMING

New to KCACTF, this focus on Devised Performance is intended to give space, voice, recognition and credibility to processes and productions which are created outside the text-based traditions, and which utilize the non-traditional, non-linear, multi-disciplinary and collective tools of devising. As we develop our craft, new perspectives and processes of creating good performance emerge. It is necessary for the health and life of performance to acknowledge and embrace non-traditional ways of perceiving and creating.

Devised Theatre Project How we begin integrating Devised programming into the KCACTF Region VIII festival is an interesting challenge. The festival offers great opportunities to explore devised performance in many ways including the Devised Performance project, workshops, feedback sessions and open discussions. What a great way to learn about the tools, and contribute to the disciplinary conversation. In particular, the Devised Theatre Project will be a great place to start. All festival participants are eligible to participate and create a devised performance. Here participants are invited to create their own 12 minute devised performance utilizing a specific prompt. The pieces will be shown with response on Thursday, February 9 beginning at 1:00pm Val A. Browning Center Room 230. Some of these parameters include:

The Prompt:

WELCOME HOME • The roles and contributions of the performing ensemble are to be balanced and evenly distributed. • At least one textual source will be from the poetry of Walt Whitman • At least one textual source will be from interviews conducted by the ensemble • At least one textual source will be from personal narratives of members of the collaborating ensemble” • Music, generated by the ensemble, will be included. • A period of extended silence will be incorporated into the project. • At least part of the project will incorporate organized, coordinated, “stylized” movement.

Awards In lieu of awards, this programming, while valuing collectively created work, focuses on the multiplex processes of devising performance. To that end, selected entries will receive the honor of an extended in-depth workshop with feedback from featured guest artist in Devising: Kari Margolis.

DEVISED PERFORMANCE RESPONDENTS Kari Margolis

Workshops and other opportunities in Devised Performance In addition to the Devised Theatre Project there will be other opportunities to be a part of the Devised Performance programming at the festival. We are offering a Roundtable/open conversation on the possible locations and vision of Devised Performance at KCACTF. In addition to this there will be workshops that focus on the creating of devised performance. An example of these workshops including improvisations toward performance; working with actors; and combining the roles of playwright, director, and actor in devised work

KCACTF 2012 - 39 SPECIAL GUESTS

DAVID AUBURN

David Auburn - Plays include The Columnist (forthcoming: MTC/Broadway, spring 2012), The New York Idea (adaptation; Atlantic Theatre Co. 2011), Amateurs and An Upset (EST Marathons), Proof (2001 Pulitzer Prize, Tony Award, New York Drama Critics Circle Award), and Skyscraper (Greenwich House, 1997). He also worked on Jonathan Larson’s posthumous musical Tick Tick Boom (2002). He has written numerous screenplays, including The Girl in the Park (also dir.) and The Lakehouse. Recent directing credits include the world premiere of Michael Weller’s Side Effects (MCC, 2011), Tennessee Williams’ Period of Adjustment (Berkshire Theater Festival, 2011), and Albee’s A Delicate Balance (BTF, 2010). His work has been published in Harper’s Magazine and the New England Review; and he was a contributing editor to the Oxford American Writers Thesaurus

SPONSORED BY THE DRAMATIST GUILD AS A PART OF THE MENTORING ARTIST TOUR

The Dramatists Guild is a member service organization of 6500 playwrights, lyricists, librettists and composers.

The Mentoring Artists Tour serves three purposes: 1. To facilitate a much needed discussion of how all artists work together in the collaborative process of creating theatre, and particularly how living dramatists function in that environment. 2. To educate all artists on the variety of paths to pursuing a professional career in the arts. 3. To educate all artists on the intricacies of working with the text of plays or musicals and how, when and if it’s appropriate to alter content. FESTIVAL GUESTS & RESPONDENTS GUESTS FESTIVAL

KCACTF 2012 - 40 FESTIVAL GUESTS KAREN ANSELM Karen Anselm is a Professor of Theatre, Costume Designer and Director at Bloomsburg University. A graduate of Carnegie Mellon University, costume designs include: Anon(ymous)at BU, You Can’t Take It With You at Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble, The Three Sisters at La MaMa, NYC and Wolf Sonata Bacchae at Dell Arte in Blue Lake, CA. She directed Trojan Women and Lysistrata, which toured to the International Theatre Institute Festival of Ancient Greek Drama in Cyprus. Karen is presently KCACTF National Chair of Design, Technologies, & Management, and has served as Chair of Region II, Chair of Chairs, Member-at-Large and on the National Selection Team of 2003. In June 2011, she attended the Prague Quadrennial with the KCACTF national DTM award recipients.

BRAD BUFFUM Brad Buffum teaches at University of Nebraska – Lincoln’s Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film. This is also Brad’s 14th year as Production Stage Manger for the Nebraska Repertory Theatre, Nebraska’s only Actors’ Equity Association theatre. While at UNL, he has been PSM for such blockbusters as A Christmas Carol (several versions), Fiddler on the Roof, Guys and Dolls, Oklahoma! And nearly forty productions for NRT, including Carnival. As instructor for Introduction to Theatre, he has widened the horizons of nearly 4,000 non–theatre majors. He has stage managed productions for UNL in Russia, Poland and around the Midwest. An active participant in KCACTF, he serves on the selection team for Region V and is the stage management coordinator at the national festival. He is web master for kcactf.org and works to promote recognition for student stage managers across the US.

JOSEPH FLAUTO Joseph Flauto received a BA in art from Youngstown University and a Masters in Theatre from Bowling Green University in Ohio. He also holds an MFA from the University of New Orleans. His first position was as costume designer at the University of Kentucky, Lexington. He then went on to receive tenure at the State University of New York, College at Potsdam where he designed sets, lights, and costumes for numerous productions. During that time he also began to work professionally which led to an opportunity to work for a year in England as the Head of Design at Crewe Theatre, a small professional theatre in northwest England. In 1978 he joined the faculty at the University of Evansville as set and lighting designer. Since then, in addition to his work at the University of Evansville, he has worked professionally as a set and costume designer nationally and regionally. In 2006 he was recognized as Artist of the Year by the Southwestern Indiana Arts Council.

His credits include numerous set and lighting designs for UE productions seen at the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival regional festivals and several as part of national festivals at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. He has been an active member of that organization and has been awarded a Gold Medallion in

recognition for his years of service.

Professionally, Joe has worked at the Philadelphia Theatre Company, Indiana Repertory Theatre, The New Harmony Theatre, The North Carolina Shakespeare Festival, and for many years at the Hope Summer Repertory Theatre in Holland, Mi. He is a member of National Partners of American Theatre and United Scenic Artists, 829.

KCACTF 2012 - 41 SHELLEY GRAHAM Shelley Graham studied theatre history and dramaturgy at Brigham Young University. She has taught theatre at BYU and also at Gainesville State College in Georgia. She has dramaturged productions for a number of institutions, including Brigham Young University, Pioneer Theatre Company, American West Heritage Center, and Provo Theatre Company.

JIM GREER Jim Greer is a former Professor and Chair of Theatre at St. Louis Community College at Meramec in St. Louis. He has many years of experience as a director, actor, and designer. Since his retirement in 2007 he has become active as a playwright and has had two plays produced and another opening in February 2012. He has been an active member

of KCACTF for many years. On a national level he has served as liaison between the Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE) and KCACTF. Jim is also one of the original members of NAPAT where he serves as Awards Chair. On a Regional level he has served as respondent, selection team member, Irene Ryan judge, Regional Advisory Committee, and local coordinator for Festival XXXVII in St. Louis. He served three years as Professional Development Coordinator for Region 5. Jim was also the 2005 recipient of the Kennedy Center Gold Medallion. Outside of his involvement with KCACTF Jim has served as a Board Member and President of Missouri Citizens for the Arts where he actively lobbies for the arts on a state and national level. He received the 2002 Missouri Arts Advocacy Award and the 2008 Fred Laas Memorial Award for his contribution to Missouri Arts Education. He served on the Missouri Arts Council’s Citizens Advisory Panel for Theatre. Presently he and his wife divide their time between homes in Phoenix and St. Louis.

RICHARD “BUZZ” HERMAN Richard “Buzz” Herman is Chair and Professor of Theatre at the University of Central Missouri. He holds his PhD in Directing and Acting from Texas Tech University. Buzz teaches courses in directing, acting, and theatre history and has served as director for over 100 academic and professional productions. For the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, Buzz serves as the Region V Chair of the New Plays Program, has served as Assistant Irene Ryan Coordinator, regional respondent, regional advisory board member, regional selections team member, director for the Ten-Minute Play Festival and Irene Ryan judge. Buzz is the Past-President of the Speech and Theatre Association of Missouri. His honors include the Missouri Governor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, University of Central Missouri Excellence in Teaching Award, and the Speech and Theatre Association of Missouri Outstanding Teacher Award.

KCACTF 2012 - 42 GREGG HENRY Gregg Henry (Artistic Director- KCACTF) Recent productions: Hub Theatre- Wonderful Life, the Kennedy Center- Teddy Roosevelt and the Treasure of Ursa Major, Teddy Roosevelt and the Ghostly Mistletoe, Mermaids, Monsters and the World Painted Purple, Dreams in the Golden Country, The Light of Excalibur, Round House Theatre- Melanie Marnich’s A Sleeping Country, Washington Shakespeare Company- Julie Jensen’s Two-Headed and Barbara Field’s adaptation of Scaramouche. He directed the US Premieres of Morris Panych’s Girl in the Goldfish Bowl for Metro Stage and Daniel MacIvor’s You Are Here for Theatre Alliance. Centerstage First Look series: The North Pool by Rajiv Joseph. For Arena Stage Downstairs series: Biography of a Constellation by Lila Rose Kaplan and The Near East by Alex Lewin. For Catholic University: Whales by Bob Bartlett, Miranda is Morning by Stephen Spotswood, and Listen by Meg Schadl. He is artistic associate for New Works and Commissions for Kennedy Center Theatre for Young Audiences and coordinates the Kennedy Center/Kenan Trust Performing Arts Fellowship Program. For ten years, he curated and co-produced the Kennedy Center Page-to-Stage New Play Festival, a free event at the Kennedy Center, featuring concert readings and open rehearsals of new work by the theatres in the DC Metro area. For these Festivals he produced special readings of Marco Ramirez’ A Million Billion Thunders or Where Two Trees Make an X, Gregg Mozgala’s Sex on Wheels, Lee Blessing’s The Scottish Play and Ken Ludwig’s The Game’s Afoot, Shakespeare in Hollywood, The Three Musketeers and Treasure Island. He produces the annual MFA Playwrights’ Workshop at the Kennedy Center in association with NNPN and the National Center for New Plays at Stanford University. Gregg has acted, directed, and/or staged the fights with the Colorado, Iowa, Michigan, Oklahoma and Wisconsin Shakespeare Festivals. He received his MFA in Acting from the University of Michigan and is formerly the director of theatre and an associate professor at Iowa State University. He is proud to serve on the Board of Taffety Punk Theatre Company, on the National Advisory Board of the Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas [LMDA], and is a member of the Dramatists Guild of America.

REBECCA HILLIKER Dr. Rebecca Hilliker is a professor in the Department of Theatre and Dance where she teaches directing and dramatic literature. She has published numerous articles and reviews for such journals as Theatre Journal, Theatre History Studies, Within the Dramatic Spectrum, New England Theatre Journal, Nineteenth Century Theatre, and the Journal of Popular Culture. She has directed over 50 productions during her career and including a co-directed production of Susan Glaspel’s Trifles for the symposium “Susan Glaspel’s Trifles: Culture, Society and the Law” that took place in Tel Aviv. Rebecca is former chair for the KCACTF Region VII, has served on the national selection team and is currently National Chair of KCACTF. She is a strong advocate of supporting new student work and developed the one- act festivals of original student plays that takes place each year in Region VII. Her production of Acetylene written by student Erik Ramsey was selected in regional competition as a new student play national winner and presented at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Rebecca assisted Moises Kaufman in the development of the play The Laramie Project and appears in the HBO movie of the production both as an actor and character. She is the recipient of the prestigious Horace Robinson Award from the Northwest Drama Conference for her contributions to the region as director, educator and leader. She has also received two Kennedy Center Medallions for her service—one regional and one national and 9 Certificates of Merit for her directing.

KCACTF 2012 - 43 Ben Hohman Benjamin Hohman is the Properties & Display Director at the Utah Shakespeare Festival, where he has worked for the past 19 years. He is also an active member of the national Prop Master organization: the Society of Properties Artisan Managers (S*P*A*M*). He also spent several years working at Actor’s Theater in Louisville, KY, and owns his own production company that builds theatrical productions, parade floats, and special event items.

JULIE JENSEN Julie Jensen is the recipient of the Kennedy Center Award for New American Plays for White Money, the Joseph Jefferson Award for Best New Work for The Lost Vegas Series, and the LA Weekly Award for Best New Play for Two- Headed. She has received the McKnight National Playwriting Fellowship for Wait!, the TCG/NEA Playwriting Residency for Wait!, a major grant from the Pew Charitable Trusts for Dust Eaters, and the Edgerton Foundation Grant for Billion Dollar Baby. Her work has been produced in London, Frankfurt, and at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival as well as in this country in New York and theatres nationwide. She Was My Brother was produced last season at Plan B Theatre, Last Lists of My Mad Mother was produced this season at Pygmalion Theatre, both in Salt Lake City, and Across the Wide and Lonesome Prairie was produced at Playwrights Theatre of New Jersey last season. Her play Two-Headed will be produced by Utah State University Theatre in April. She has been commissioned by Mark Taper Forum, ASK Theatre Projects, Kennedy Center, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Salt Lake Acting Company, Geva Theatre, and Philadelphia Theatre Company, Penn State University, and Dramatic Publishing. Her work is published by Dramatic Publishing, Dramatists Play Service, and Playscripts, Inc. Her book on playwriting Playwriting: Brief and Brilliant has just been published by Smith and Kraus. She is currently the Resident Playwright at Salt Lake Acting Company and regional representative for the Dramatists Guild of America.

STEPHEN LANDON Stephen Landon teaches introductory and advanced Theatre Design courses as well as Scenic Painting, Modernism, AutoCAD, Study Abroad London and is the resident Scene Designer at University of Michigan-Flint. Mr. Landon has numerous design credits with regional theatres in Michigan, Wisconsin, and South Dakota. Stephen is the Co-Vice Chair of Design Technology and Management for the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival in Region III. He is also an advocate of bicycle based commuting on the UM-Flint campus.

KCACTF 2012 - 44 KARI MARGOLIS Kari Margolis has been committed to the creation of original theatre productions and the exploration of the actor’s craft for three decades. She is Artistic Director of the international touring MB Adaptors Company founded in New York City in 1984. She has created seventeen original, evening-length productions that have received critical acclaim nationally and abroad. Kari has also developed several original productions with university students, two of which were invited to the Region VIII Festival and one to the Kennedy Center. She has also created large-scale, site-specific works for such places as the Brooklyn Museum, the Minnesota Science Museum and the Beach at Coney Island NY.

Ms. Margolis has developed a unique physical approach to actor training and theatre creation and has run an International Training Center since 1984. The Margolis Method Center is located in Highland Lake NY. and has a student body of over fifty artists per season. Kari conducts master classes, extended residencies and lecture demonstrations throughout the United States and internationally, is a published author and public speaker. Kari has been a Master Teacher at the Kennedy Center’s ACTF in Washington D.C. for twelve years.

Ms. Margolis’ original theatre productions have been recognized with: Six Fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, a New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship, a Pew/TCG National Artist Fellowship, a “Bessie” NY Performance Award, a Creative Capital Foundation National Fellowship, a Bush Foundation Fellowship, three McKnight Foundation Interdisciplinary and Playwriting Fellowships, two Minnesota State Arts Board Fellowships and a Jerome Travel Grant among many other prestigious awards.

MARILYN MCINTYRE Marilyn McIntyre’s theatre credits include leading roles on and off Broadway, regionally (South Coast Rep, Alley Theatre, Utah Shakespeare, et al) and in LA where has garnered multiple Ovation, LA Drama Critics Circle, LA Weekly, and BackStage Garlands awards and nominations for her work with such companies as VS., Matrix, Interact, among others. Most recently she played “The Mother” in Sophie Treadwell’s Machinal at the Open Fist. Ms. McIntyre’s numerous TV credits include Grey’s Anatomy, Cold Case, Watch Over Me (series regular), Judging Amy, et al. Film credits include, Heaven’s Rain (opp. Mike Vogel-The Help and Blue Valentine), Kurt Kuenne’s Shuffle, First Daughter (Forest Whitaker, dir.), Ring 2, Peter Berg’s Very Bad Things, and the hit short, George Lucas in Love among others. She starred in the festival favorite short, Into The Unknown, which is currently part of the nationwide traveling arts exhibit, “America: Now and Here!”. Ms. McIntyre teaches at the Howard Fine Acting Studio, Ted Brunetti Studio, SAG Hollywood Conservatory at AFI, and “Elon in LA” (Elon University, NC). She has taught at Cal State-Northridge, the Old Globe/USD MFA Program, USC, UT-Austin, et al. She holds a BFA (UNC School of the Arts) and an MFA (Penn State). She studied with Uta Hagen in her LA Master Classes, and is featured on her teaching video doing Object Exercise #10. http://www.MarilynMcIntyre.com

KCACTF 2012 - 45 MARGOT MELCON Margot Melcon is the literary manager and dramaturg at Marin Theatre Company where she produces the New Works Reading Series and administers two annual new play prize competitions in addition to acting as production dramaturg on all shows. Prior to joining Marin in 2008, she worked in the literary and publications departments at A.C.T. She is a freelance writer for American Theatre magazine and HowlRound and was a fellow at the National Critics Institute at the O’Neill Playwrights Festival. She is a graduate of California State University, Chico.

TOM MILLER Tom Miller was an Actor for over 25 years, performing in National Tours, Regional Theatre, Off Broadway and Europe. Additionally, he performed with the Atlanta Ballet, Ballet Florida, the Carl Radcliff Dance Theatre and at Opryland USA, prior to joining the staff of Actors’ Equity. He can be seen in the documentary “Show Business – The Road

To Broadway” hosting a Broadway opening night Gypsy Robe presentation. For over a decade Tom served as a voter for the annual Tony Awards. Tom is a graduate of Indiana University with a degree in Education. Proud Equity Member since 1983

DAVE MORTENSEN Dave Mortensen holds a BA from Brigham Young University with an emphasis in Directing and Dramaturgy and extended experience in producing and production management. Since 2005, he has produced 25 shows including 12 premieres of new scripts. In January 2010, he started the Utah Theater Bloggers Association (www. utahtheaterbloggers.com ) in an attempt to address the limited arts coverage in Northern Utah. The site has authored over 400 reviews by 50 bloggers scattered across the state from Logan to St. George. He serves as Founding Editor of the UTBA, is co-founder of Mortal Fools Theatre Project and is an alumnus of the Commercial Theatre Institute.

KCACTF 2012 - 46 ALLISON MOSIER Allison Mosier is a Los Angeles-based actor and director. Currently Allison can be seen across the country playing Shelly Tibbits in WTFU, an award-winning comedy from Reel Spiel Productions. She is also appearing in the award winning production of Pulp Shakespeare at Theater Asylum in Los Angeles. Recent film/tv credits include: The Dentist, The Honeymoon, Obama Or Yo Mama, Morning Bitch, One Life to Live and As the World Turns and numerous commercials. Recent theatrical credits include Radio Broadway: The Hits of 1958 at Town Hall in Manhattan, Sondheim: The Birthday Concert at Lincoln Center, and The Fantasticks. Favorite New York and regional credits include Kiss Me Kate (Lois Lane/Bianca), The Full Monty (Georgie), The Scarlet Pimpernel (Marguerite) and Jekyll and Hyde (Emma). Recent directing projects include Squiggy and the Goldfish (Workshop Theatre-NYC), The Who’s Tommy (National Tour), The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber (Staten Island Philharmonic), The New Kid (Regional Tour), Freefall (Theatre Studio Inc.) and Sex, Love and Premature Evacuation (OC Centric). Allison has also been on the production teams of nine Broadway shows.

DANIEL L. PATTERSON Daniel L. Patterson is Chair of the Theatre and Dance department at Keene State College in New Hampshire. In addition to being past chair of the Region I festival, Professor Patterson chairs the Critics Institute, is a respondent, serves on the selection team, is a member of the executive board, and is a reader for the new play program of KCACTF. His productions of Terra Nova, The Servant of Two Masters and Next Time by Fire were performed at the Regional Festival. Professor Patterson received his BFA and MFA degrees from the University of Texas at Austin where he studied directing under to the tutelage of Dr. Francis Hodge. In 1975Professor Patterson was a co–founder of the THEATREWORKS company at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs which is recognized for its “Playwright’s Forum” and the THEATREWORKS Shakespeare Festival. Professor Patterson has acted in numerous Shakespeare companies around the country and is proud of the fact that he has performed in fourteen of the Bard’s works. Professor Patterson is also proud of the Kennedy Center Medallion that he was awarded for his work as Chair/Host of Region I from 2000 to 2003.

KEVIN RAHM Kevin Rahm is a 1994 a national Irene Ryan acting scholarship winner from BYU. Kevin began his screen-acting career with a number of small television guest roles before becoming a regular on the second season of Christina Applegate’s Jesse in 1999. In 2001, he joined the cast of the legal drama Judging Amy and continued to appear on the show into its fifth season. In 2004 he appeared in the remake of Alfie, and made several guest appearances on television shows ranging from Grey’s Anatomy to CSI. In 2007, he joined the cast of ABC’s hit series Desperate Housewives as Lee McDermott. He also appeared on Friends as Tim, Monica’s inexperienced sous-chef, on AMC’s Mad Men as Ted Chaough, from the rival firm CGC, and as Brad Elias, used car salesman, on CBS’s The Mentalist. In addition, he has been a member of South Coast Repertory and Pacific Resident Theatre. Among his many stage credits are All My Sons, Macbeth, Of Mice and Men, Inherit the Wind, The Importance of Being Earnest, and Waiting for Godot; other film credits include L. A. Blues, and Nurse Betty. He has also guested on Without a Trace, Scrubs, CSI: Miami, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI: New York, Beverly Hills 90210 and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Kevin currently portrays Jack, Annie’s ex-brother-in-law and crush, on the Fox sitcom I Hate My Teenage Daughter. Kevin is represented by the Gersh Agency.

KCACTF 2012 - 47 JERRY RAPIER Jerry Rapier has been Producing Director of Plan-B Theatre Company (Salt Lake City, Utah) for 12 years, where he has directed nearly two dozen productions, including one that played Toronto’s Fringe Festival in Canada and another that transferred to an off-Broadway run in New York.

Jerry was an adjunct instructor in the University of Utah’s Department of Theatre from 2005-2007, served on the national Board of Governors of the Human Rights Campaign from 2007-2009, received Salt Lake City’s Mayor’s Artist Award in the Performing Arts in 2008 and was a Theatre Panelist for the National Endowment for the Arts in 2009, 2010 and 2011. He holds an MFA in Directing from the University of Idaho and is one of the few members of the Stage Directors & Choreographers Society based in Utah.

STEVE REYNOLDS Steve Reynolds directs plays and teaches playwriting, acting, dramatic literature, and a course on creating documentary theatre at Wittenberg University in Springfield, OH. He is the current NPP Member-at-Large for KCACTF. He has served on the 2009 KCACTF National Selection Team, as NPP Chair of Region III, and as a playwriting mentor at the National Festival. He was given a Gold Medallion Award in Region III in 2008. He holds a BA from Tufts University and a MA and Ph.D. in Theatre from the University of Michigan. He has taught at Wittenberg since 1981.

ALEJANDRO RODRIGUEZ Alejandro Rodriguez is an actor, poet and educator. As a teaching-artist he’s worked with youth in classrooms across the country, including with The New Orleans Project, as a Resident Artist for the Boys & Girls Club of Washington D.C., and with The Acting Company. Alejandro has been volunteering, training volunteers and Administrating ASTEP programs since 2006. He has a BFA from The Juilliard School, where he received the Michel St. Denis prize for outstanding achievement. He has since performed on stage, film, and in commercials, including Romeo in Romeo and Juliet at the Guthrie Theater and at the Arizona Theatre Company, the Shakespeare Center of LA, and at Lincoln Center. He recently created the role of Charlie Baseball in the premiere of Michael Mejia’s Ghetto Babylon at the Soho Playhouse, and returned to Juilliard for the final installment of John Barton’s adaptation of The Greeks, directed by Brian Mertes. He’s originally from Miami, Florida. www.asteponline.org

KCACTF 2012 - 48 HILARY RUSSELL-BAKER Hilary Russell-Baker is n actor, director, and teacher, Ms. Russell has worked at the Mark Taper Forum with their New Works Project, South Coast Repertory as a member of their acting ensemble and a faculty member of the their Adult & Youth Conservatory. She has worked as a guest artist instructor through South Coast Rep’s Neighborhood Conservatory for the Orange County On Track program focusing on at-risk youth. Her professional directing credits include the long running Days of ’98 Show in Skagway, Alaska, The Laramie Project, and the highly acclaimed West Coast Premieres of Neil LaBute’s Medea Redux and Bash. Her stage acting credits: Spring Awakening, The Heiress, Pygmalion, Three Sisters, Hedda Gabler, A Lie of the Mind, Night of the Iguana, Easter, The Killing of Sister George, Lepers and Sweeney Todd. She is a proud member of the Screen Actors Guild and Actors’ Equity Association. Ms. Russell holds a B.A. in Theatre & Film from Brigham Young University and an M.F.A. in Acting from California State University, Fullerton.

MATTHEW TIBBS Matthew Tibbs is the Resident Sound Designer for Pioneer Theatre Company and Adjunct Faculty teaching sound design for the University of Utah. Recent sound designs for PTC include Rent, Next to Normal, and the world premier of Find and Sign. Matthew has previously worked for Portland Center Stage, Artists Repertory Theatre, and Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati. Matthew has also been the sound designer on several award winning films and video projects. Matthew holds an M.F.A. in Sound Design from University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) and a B.A. from George Fox University.

RUSSEL T. WARNE Russell T. Warne is an assistant professor of psychology at Utah Valley University. He earned his B.S. in Psychology and a minor in Theatre Studies from Brigham Young University and a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology (with an emphasis in Research, Measurement, and Statistics) from Texas A&M University. He originally started reviewing productions 5 years ago privately for his friends on Facebook. In 2010, he was one of the first people invited to be part of Utah Theater Bloggers Association (UTBA), based on his years of reviewing live theatre. He was quickly made assistant editor and is now managing editor of UTBA, where he has written one-third of the reviews of Shakespeare productions published on the site. Although Russell is mostly a theatre critic today, he has also been an actor (Ragtime, The Red Badge of Courage) music director (West Side Story twice, Joyful Noise), and playwright (The Decameron).

KCACTF 2012 - 49 TOM WOLDT Tom Woldt is the Immediate-Past Chair of KCACTF Region V and is a proud recipient of the Kennedy Center Gold Medallion. He serves as Chair and Professor of the Department of Theatre Arts at Simpson College in Iowa. He received his undergraduate degree from South Dakota State University, his M.F.A. in Directing from Minnesota State University, Mankato, his Ph.D. in Theatre History and Criticism from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and interned at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis. Tom directed The Woman In Black, which appeared at the 2000 Region V KCACTF Festival and was chosen as the Honorable Mention production to the National Festival in Washington. In 2000, Tom received Simpson College’s Outstanding Junior Faculty Award. Recent directing projects have included: The Learned Ladies, Henry 5, Push Up: 1-3, Into the Woods, The Trojan Women: Stories of Love and War, On the Razzle, Expecting Isabel and Five Course Love (Williamston Theatre “Subscriber’s Choice Awards” for Best Show and Best Ensemble; Lansing Journal’s top five musicals of the year for the 2010 season.) His other affiliations include Associate/Educator Level membership in Stage Directors and Choreographers society (SDC.)

KCACTF 2012 - 50 KCACTF FESTIVAL 44 NATIONAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS KCACTF FESTIVAL 44 NATIONAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Kennedy Center KCACTF National Playwriting Program (NPP) David M. Rubenstein, Chairman The Michael Kanin Playwriting Awards Committee Michael M. Kaiser, President Region I Chair—Brandt Reiter, University of New Haven Darrell M. Ayers, Vice President, Education Region II Chair—Scott Frank, Washington and Jefferson College Susan Shaffer, Producing Director, KCACTF Region III Chair— Steve Feffer, Western Michigan University Gregg Henry, Artistic Director, KCACTF Region IV Chair—Ray Paolino, University of Georgia Region V Chair—Richard Herman, University of Central Missouri KCACTF National Officers Region VI Chair—David Blakely, Rogers State University • National Chair – Rebecca Hilliker, University of Wyoming Region VII Chair—Joseph Gilg, University of Oregon • National Vice Chair – David Lee Painter, University of Idaho Region VIII Chair—Wade Hollingshaus, Brigham Young University • Member at Large – Maggie Lally, Adelphi University • Member at Large – David “Kip” Shawger Jr., Ball State University KCACTF Regional Chairs • Member at Large – Steve Reynolds, Wittenberg University Region I Co- Chairs— • Immediate Past National Chair and ATHE Liaison – Raina Ames, University of New Hampshire Harry Parker, Texas Christian University Cathy Hurst, St. Michael’s College • National Chair, Design, Technologies and Management – Karen Anselm, Region II Chair—Elizabeth van den Berg, McDaniel College Bloomsburg University Region III Co-Chairs— • National Vice Chair, Design, Technologies and Management – Kerro Knox, Oakland University Gweneth West, University of Virginia Ansley Valentine, Northern Michigan University • National Chair, National Playwriting Program—Georgia McGill, CUNY/Q.C.C. Region IV Chair—Shelly Elman, University of West Georgia • National Vice Chair, National Playwriting Program – Region V Chair—Anne Byrd, Normandale Community College Jeannette Far, Glendale Community College (California) Region VI Chair—Michelle Ney, Texas State University, San Marcos • USITT Representative – Martha Marking, Appalachian State University Region VII Chair—Leigh Selting, University of Wyoming • National Partners of American Theatre Representative – Jere Wade Region VIII Chair—John H. Binkley, California State University Northridge

KCACTF Design, Technologies & Management Chairs Region I Co-Chairs— Rafael Jaen, Emerson College Luke J. Sutherland, Community College of Rhode Island Region II Chair—Rob Berry, Anne Arundel Community College Region III Co-Chairs— Gion DeFrancesco, Miami University M.C. Friedrich, Michigan Technological University Region IV Chair—Ron Keller, Virginia Commonwealth University Region V Chair—John Paul, Minnesota State University, Mankato Region VI Chair—Michael Heil, Texas Christian University Region VII Chair—John Hill, Front Range Community College Region VIII Chair—Andre Harrington, California State University, San Bernardino

KCACTF 2012 - 51 REGION VIII Region VIII Advisory Board/ EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Festival Selection Committee

Regional Chair Program Coordination John H. Binkley Devised Program Coordinator California State University, Northridge Kathryn Moller Fort Lewis College Regional Vice Chair Matthew A. Neves Directing Program Coordinator Southern Utah University Leslie Ferreira Los Angeles City College Theatre Academy Immediate Past Regional Chair James R. Taulli Diversity Consultant/Excellence in Education California State University, Fullerton Val Limar-Jansen Freelance Artist National Playwriting Program Chair Wade Hollingshaus Festival Critics Workshop Coordinator Brigham Young University Kari Sayers Marymount College, Palos Verde National Playwriting Program Vice Chair Jim Holmes Festival Registrar Loyola Marymount University Richard Bugg Southern Utah University Immediate Past National Playwriting Program Chair Char Nelson Invitational Scenes Coordinator Brigham Young University bree valle Cuesta College Chair, Design, Technology & Management Andre Harrington Irene Ryan Coordinator California State University, San Bernardino Jodi Julian Riverside City College Vice Chair, Design, Technology & Management Catherine Zublin Irene Ryan Coordinator - Assistant Weber State University Christopher Clark Utah Valley University Immediate Past Chair, Design and Technology Geof Ereo One-Act Play Coordinator Phoenix College Ellyn Gersh Lerner California State University Northridge

Next Step Auditions Coordinator Kate Realista Saddleback College KCACTF FESTIVAL 44 REGIONAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS REGIONAL 44 FESTIVAL KCACTF

KCACTF 2012 - 52 Region VIII Secretary Circuit 3 Design Coordinator Virginia Ludders Shiz Herrera Glendale Community College, AZ California State University, Los Angeles

Respondents Workshop Circuit 4 Coordinator Judith Royer Julie Holston Loyola Marymount University South Mountain Community College

Student Stage Management Coordinator Circuit 4 Design Coordinator Shiz Herrera Kara Thomson California State University. Los Angeles Mesa Community College

Technical Production Coordinator Circuit 5 Coordinator JD Sargent Chuck Erven Pepperdine University Fresno City College

Theatre Criticism Program Coordinator Circuit 5 Design Coordinator (Critics Institute & Dramaturgy) Caroline Mercier Bob Nelson California State University, Stanislaus University of Utah Circuit 6 Coordinator Workshop Coordinator Eric Bishop T. Anthony Marotta Mira Costa College Southern Utah University Circuit 6 Design Coordinator Circuit Coordination Jungah Han University of San Diego Circuit 1 Coordinator Lori C. Siekmann Circuit 7 Coordinator Concordia University Irvine Christopher Clark Utah Valley University Circuit 1 Design Coordinator J.D. Sargent Circuit 7 Design Coordinator Pepperdine University Brent Innes Dixie State College Circuit 2 Coordinator David Catanzarite Region VIII Student Advisory Board SAB Chair Circuit 2 Design Coordinator Jacob Porter Andre Harrington Utah Valley University California State University, San Bernardino

Circuit 3 Coordinator Gil Gonzales Whittier College

KCACTF 2012 - 53 REGION VIII PRODUCTION & DESIGN RESPONDENTS Region VIII could not function without the service of the production and design respondents. These fine educators take time out of their busy schedules to go out and share with students across the region their insights on theatrical performance.

2011

Linda Bannister, Loyola Marymount University Brian Healy, Utah Valley University Judy Bauerlein, California State University, San Marcos Royce Herron, Glendale Community College - CA John Binkley, California State University, Northridge Douglas Hill, University of Nevada, Las Vegas Eric Bishop, MiraCosta College Carin Heidelbach, Merced College Christopher Boltz, Fresno City College Shiz Herrera, California State University, Los Angeles Richard Bugg, Southern Utah University Wade Hollingshaus, Brigham Young University Geno Carr, MiraCosta College Jim Holmes, Loyola Marymount University Anthony Carreiro, Long Beach City College Julie Holston, South Mountain Community College David Catanzarite, College of the Desert Nick Hutchinson, Freelance Designer Jim Christian, Weber State University Brent Innes, Dixie State College Christopher Clark, Utah Valley University Val Limar Jansen, Freelance Artist Lou Clark, Freelance Playwright Megan Sanborn Jones, Brigham Young University Cathy Crane, Long Beach City College Jodi Julian, Riverside City College Harry Demas, East Los Angeles College Nina LeNoir, Chapman University Varlo Davenport, Dixie State College Ellyn Gersh-Lerner, California State University, Northridge Edward EmanuEl, California State University, Fresno William Lett, California State University, Fullerton Chuck Erven, Fresno City College Susanna Levitt, Rio Hondo College Kathryn Ervin, California State University, San Bernardino Lynda Linford, Utah State University Katherine Farmer, Utah Valley University Darby Lofstrand, Northern Arizona University Gil Gonzalez, Whittier College Marilynn Loveless, La Sierra University Ken Gray-Scolari, Glendale Community College Virginia Ludders, Glendale Community College - AZ Lisa Hagen, Utah Valley University Jim Lunsford, California State University Northridge Jungah Han, Freelance Artist Josh Machamer, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Lia Hanson, Vanguard University Harlene Marley, Kenyon College, Emerita Tannis Hanson, Vanguard University T. Anthony Marotta, Southern Utah University Michael Harding, Dixie State College Dawn Martinez, Fresno City College Andre Harrington, California State University, San Bernardino Maria Mayenzet, Saddleback College James Hatfield, California State University, Los Angeles John Mayer, California State University, Stanislaus Kari Hayter, California State University, Fullerton Mendy McMasters, California State University, Bakersfield REGION VIII PRODUCTION AND DESIGN RESPONDENTS AND DESIGN VIIIREGION PRODUCTION

KCACTF 2012 - 54 Caroline Mercer, California State University, Stanislaus Daniel Weingarten, California State University, Northridge Randy Messersmith, Scottsdale Community College Hannah Welter, Freelance Artist/Designer Krista Jo Miller, California Baptist University Kevin Wetmore, Loyola Marymount University Shawnda Moss, Brigham Young University C. Julian White, California Polytechnic State University, Pomona Brad Myers, California State University, Fresno George Ye, University of San Diego Char Nelson, Freelance Playwright Bob Yowell, Northern Arizona University Bob Nelson, University of Utah Laura Neubauer, College of Southern Nevada Matt Neves, Performance Riverside Jere O’Donnell, California State University, Stanislaus Kimberly Overton, Los Angeles City College Theatre Academy John Owens, Central Arizona College Michael Polak, California State University, Fullerton C. Tim Quinn, Fresno City College Joel P. Rogers, Cabrillo College Robin Russin, University of California, Riverside JD Sargent, Pepperdine University Peter Senkbeil, Concordia University Peter Sham, Southern Utah University Debra Shapazian, Fresno City College Lori Siekmann, Concordia University Diane Sisko, Los Angeles City College Theatre Academy Terry Smith, California State University, San Bernardino Rodger Sorensen, Brigham Young University Aaron Spjute, Fresno City College James Taylor, Pomona College Kara Thomson, Mesa Community College Tony Vezner, Concordia University Tamiko Washington, Chapman University

KCACTF 2012 - 55 FESTIVAL 44 Productions (A) Associate Productions CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN LUIS OBIPSO (P) Participating Productions Falsettos (A) SMASH (A) ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY The MerryWinkle International In the Penal Colony (A) Troupe of Vagabonds The Misanthrope (A) Performs A Delicious Potpourri The Skriker (A) of Fantastical Fairy Tales Zoot Suit (A) and Astonishing Folk Legends (P)

AZUSA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, BAKERSFIELD Amadeus (P) A Lesson Before Dying (A) The Drowsy Chaperone (A) Chicago (A) The Marriage of Bette and Boo (A) BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY Babe: The Sheep Pig (A) CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FRESNO Diary of Anne Frank (A) Bacchae (A) The Elephant Man (P) Dear Harvey (A) Globolinks/Amahland For Colored Girls… (P) and the Night Visitors (A) Glass Menagerie (P) Persuasion (A) Servant of Two Masters (P) Peter Pan (A) T.I.C. Trenchcoat In Common (P) The Christmas Miracle The Tempest (P) Of Jonathan Toomey (P) The Hundred Dresses (A) CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FULLERTON White Christmas (A) 365 Days (P) A Prayer for Owen Meany (A) CALIFORNIA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY All This Intimacy (A) The Great Divorce (A) An Evening of One-Acts (A) The Taffetas (A) Chemical Imbalance (A) The Tragedy of Macbeth (A) Dead Man’s Cell Phone (A) You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown (A) Footloose (A) From Up Here (A) CALIFORNIA LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY Grand Central One-Acts (A)

PRODUCTIONS THAT ENTERED FESTIVAL 44 FESTIVAL ENTERED THAT PRODUCTIONS Suddenly Last Summer (P) I Love You Because (A) Summer and Smoke (P) New York (A) The 25th Annual Putnam County Tartuffe (A) Spelling Bee (A) The Crowd You’re In With (A) The Idiot Box (A) CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY, POMONA The Wedding Singer (A) Road to Mecca (P) Oedipus El Rey (A)

KCACTF 2012 - 56 CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LOS ANGELES CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY Closer (P) Ordinary People (P) Red Noses (A) The Arsonists (P) She Loves Me (P) The Cover of Life (P) The Milkman (P) The Importance of Being Earnest (P) Sin Pecado (P) DIXIE STATE COLLEGE OF UTAH CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY NORTHRIDGE Anything Goes (A) A Midsummer Night’s Dream (A) Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (A) Big Love (A) Nathan Hale (P) Cabaret (A) The Trojan Women (P) Caucasian Chalk Circle (A) Dead Man’s Cell Phone (A) EAST LOS ANGELES COLLEGE The 25th Annual Putnam County Hamlet (A) Spelling Bee (A) Man of the Flesh (P) The Girl Who Loved The Beatles/ CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN BERNARDINO The Day They Shot John Lennon (P) A Guest of Honor (A) A Wrinkle in Time (A) EASTERN ARIZONA COLLEGE An Un-Puppet Show (P) Evening of One-Acts (P) Romeo and Juliet (A) The Taming of the Shrew (P) The Hot L Baltimore (A) FORT LEWIS COLLEGE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, STANISLAUS Art (A) Buried Child (A) Into the Woods (A) Three One-Acts: A Night of Obstacles (A) We Are the Source! (A)

CENTERAL ARIZONA COLLEGE FRESNO CITY COLLEGE You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown (A) Teasers: An Evening of Short Plays (P) The Ballad of Chet (P) CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY The Drunken Cit (P) Macbeth (A) The Illusion (P) Picasso at the Lapin Agile (A) Student Directed One-Acts (A) GLENDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (ARIZONA) The Servant of Two Masters (A) The Man Who Married a Dumb Wife/ Urinetown: The Musical (A) Ideas on Paper (P) Animal Farm (P) CITRUS COLLEGE Hooters (A) Dog Sees God: Confessions Of a Teenage Blockhead (P) Durang/Durang (A)

KCACTF 2012 - 57 GLENDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (CALIFORNIA) PHOENIX COLLEGE Autobahn (P) …And Then There Were None (A) The Shape of Things (P) Morenci’s Child (A) Two on an Island (A) Zoo Story/ The American Dream (A) The Rocky Horror Show (A) LA SIERRA UNIVERSITY A Midsummer Night’s Dream (A) RIO HONDO COLLEGE Eurydice (A) LONG BEACH CITY COLLEGE Student One-Act Play Festival (A) Medea (A) The Good Doctor (A)

LOS ANGELES CITY COLLEGE THEATRE ACADEMY RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY COLLEGE All My Sons (A) Spring Awakening (P) Picnic at Hanging Rock (A) Twelfth Night (A) The Crucible (P) The Unseen Hand (P) SADDLEBACK COLLEGE A Christmas Carol (A) LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY The Importance of Being Earnest (A) New Works Festival Bill I (A) Cabaret (A) New Works Festival Bill II (A) New Works Festival Bill III (A) SALT LAKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE Inspecting Carol (P) MARYMOUNT COLLEGE PALOS VERDES Rumors (A) SANTA MONICA COLLEGE You Can’t Take It With You (A) A Year with Frog and Toad (P) Cesar and Ruben (P) MERCED COLLEGE Hamlet/ Oedipus (P) A Bright Room Called Day (A) Hyperbole or “The Peter Principle” (P) Twelfth Night (A) Metamorphoses (P) Urinetown (P) MESA COMMUNITY COLLEGE The Infernal Machine (A) SCOTTSDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE Wiley and the Hairy Man (A) A Midsummer Night’s Dream (A) The Bald Soprano/ The Chairs (A) MIRACOSTA COLLEGE Dark at the Top of the Stairs (A) SOUTHERN UTAH UNIVERSITY Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (A) Dracula (A) She Loves Me (A) Godspell (A) The House of Blue Leaves (A) I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change (P) King Lear (A) PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY Little Happy Secrets (A) Proof (A) The Glass Menagerie (A)

KCACTF 2012 - 58 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, RIVERSIDE Playworks (A)

UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA Oklahoma! (A)

UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO The Government Inspector (A) The Shape of Things (A)

UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY Our Country’s Good (A) Proof (A) Step On A Crack (A) The Three Musketeers (A) Twentieth Century (A)

UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY Elephant’s Graveyard (P) Eurydice (P) Oklahoma (P) Othello (P) Short Attention Span Theatre (P) Tea with Mint or Lemon? (P)

VANGUARD UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA A Child’s Christmas in Wales (P) Romeo and Juliet (P)

WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY Anything Goes (A) Lion in Winter (A) Romeo and Juliet (P) Xanadu (P)

WHITTIER COLLEGE “Rent” The Musical (A) Dead Man’s Cell Phone (A) Hedda Gabler (A) Scapin (A)

KCACTF 2012 - 59 KENNEDY CENTER MEDALLION

Each year, the eight KCACTF regions honor individuals or organizations that have made extraordinary contributions to the teaching and producing of theatre and who have significantly dedicated their time, artistry and enthusiasm to the development of the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival. Most importantly, recipients have demonstrated a strong commitment to the values and goals of KCACTF and to excellence in educational theatre. It is the most prestigious regional award given by KCACTF and is considered one of the great honors in theatre education.

2011 Kennedy Center Medallion Recipient

Susan K. Berkompas – Vanguard University Susan K. Berkompas has a B.F.A. from the University of Montana and an M.F.A. from California Repertory Company. She has studied Shakespeare in Oxford with John Barton and the British American Drama Academy, and she is currently pursuing a Certificate of Completion with MICHA in the Michael Chekhov technique of acting. She is a member of SSDC and AFTRA and is an alumnus of the Kennedy Center Directors Lab West. Susan is chair of the Theatre Arts Department at Vanguard University and the Artistic Director and founder of the American Coast Theater Company. She is the recipient of the 2005 KCACTF Excellence in Theatre Education award and also served as the Irene Ryan Coordinator for KCACTF for three years. Favorite shows directed: Othello; Macbeth; Romeo and Juliet; Bullshot Crummond; The Hiding Place; and A Child’s Christmas in Wales. Her favorite roles are: Velma Kelly (Chicago); Eleanor (Lion In Winter); Desdemona (Othello); Queen Elizabeth (Richard III); the witch (Into the Woods); Mona (Come Back to the Five & Dime, Jimmy Dean) and Blanche (A Streetcar Named Desire).

FACULTY RECOGNITION FACULTY EXCELLENCE IN THEATRE EDUCATION AWARD

This honor, given for the first time in 1997, recognizes faculty and staff in various universities and colleges throughout the region who go “beyond the call of duty” in devoting their time, efforts, talent, and energies on behalf of the students and in support of the other faculty and staff of their institution. The following recipients of the “Excellence in Theatre Education Award” are individuals recognized by the Board of Governors of the Kennedy Center/American College Theater Festival, Region VIII for their unique commitment to their students, their colleagues, their institution, and their profession. We wish to honor their vision, knowledge, high intention, and sincere effort in fostering, supporting and developing a greater respect and appreciation for theatre, theatre education, and all who participate in it.

2011 Excellence in Theatre Education Recipient

Nina LeNoir, Ph.D. – Chapman University Dr. Nina LeNoir has been working in academia since 1996 and serves as chair of Chapman University’s Department of Theatre. Prior to coming to Chapman, she served as Interim President and Director of Instruction at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Los Angeles, was Associate Professor and Head of Performance at Minnesota State University Mankato, and Assistant Professor at Bradley University in Illinois. Before her academic career, she was a professional actress in theatre productions, industrials and commercials in NYC and Columbus, Ohio. She received her MFA in Directing and PhD in Theatre History/Criticism from The University of Texas at Austin. Dr. LeNoir has directed over 50 productions at professional and educational theatres in New York, Ohio, Illinois, Minnesota, Texas and California. She has published articles on a wide variety of topics, from acting in cyberspace to the collaborative process in theatre, and has presented papers at regional and national conferences. She has been active in the Association for Theatre in Higher Education, having served on the Governing Board of that group for several years. With KCACTF, she has served on selection committees for Region III and V, served as an Irene Ryan judge and respondent, and has responded to shows since 1998. She was awarded the KCACTF Faculty Fellowship in Criticism in 2006 and has received Certificates of Merit from KCACTF for several shows she has directed at colleges and universities. As a graduate student, she received the KCACTF Outstanding Student Director Award for Region VI in 1993.

KCACTF 2012 - 60 Josh Machamer – California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo Mr. Machamer, a recipient of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo’s University Distinguished Teaching Award, is the associate chair and professor in the Theatre and Dance Department, teaching courses in Acting, Directing, Theatre History, American and World Drama, Voice and Diction, Senior Project Seminar and Introduction to Theatre. An MFA graduate of Penn State University, Mr. Machamer has extensive college/university and professional directing credits, as well as production experience within the American television and film industry. He has participated as an invited artist at the 3rd World Universities Conference in Davos, Switzerland; Comparative Drama Conference in Los Angeles; The Pathways to Reconciliation and Global Human Rights Conference in Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina; IUTA 3rd World Theatre Conference in Dakar, Sengal; the Viewpoint Theory Conference in New York City with Anne Bogart; and studied the aspects of the Theatre of the Oppressed with Augusto Boal. Mr. Machamer has written several articles for the Pasadena Playhouse and the Old Globe Theatre, as well as been published within the International Journal of the Humanities and Local-Global: Studies in Community Sustainability. With an extensive list of service to the University, Mr. Machamer also currently serves as the Chair for Cal Poly’s General Education Governance Board. Outside of SLO, Mr. Machamer is a part-time faculty professional with the Pacific Conservatory for the Performing Arts in Santa Maria teaching courses in Theatre History as well as having performed on stage in PCPA productions of Hairspray, Enron & Shipwrecked!

Janet Swenson – Brigham Young University As a professor of costume design/makeup and chair of Design & Technology in Brigham Young University’s Department of Theatre & Media Arts, Janet Swenon has designed more than 250 productions, including theatre, opera, musicals and film. For 20 years she served as resident designer at Robert Redford’s Sundance Summer Theatre and has spent the last 19 seasons at the Tony Award-winning Utah Shakespeare Festival. This past summer, she designed costumes for the festival’s 50th anniversary production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream under the direction of founder Fred Adams.

Other credits include Disney Cable Channel, Tuacahn Center for the Arts, the Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts, the Idaho Shakespeare Festival, Skylight Opera Theatre in Milwaukee, and several summer theatres in Jackson, Wyoming. Janet’s most challenging and rewarding project was designing and supervising construction of 5,000 costumes for Light of the World, which played in the Salt Lake City Conference Center throughout the Winter Olympics in 2002.

Janet is a member of USITT, AFTRA, IATSE, and is national archivist for Theta Alpha Phi. However, no matter where she works, her greatest happiness is found in teaching, mentoring and watching her students “catch the vision” of the joy in the creative process that comes through makeup and costume design.

D. Terry Petrie, Ph.D. – Utah Valley University For almost forty years, D. Terry Petrie has dedicated himself to teaching, directing, and building theatre. Before moving to Orem to teach theater at the University level he was a Founder and Artistic Director of two very successful community theater organizations in Western Canada .While Chair of the Department of Theatrical Arts at Utah Valley University Dr. Petrie presided over what might well be considered the greatest period of growth the department has seen to date. With the determined help of devoted faculty and staff he developed baccalaureate degree programs in theater and theater education. He has also partnered with outside performing organizations and generous donors to provide additional opportunities for theatre majors at UVU. These efforts culminated in the opening of the Noorda Regional Theatre Centre; an institutional partnership with Robert Redford’s Sundance organization and revival of the Sundance summer theatre; and hosting of the first-ever American Association of Community Theatre (AACT ) regional festival in the Intermountain Area—currently Dr. Petrie is Utah’s State Representative for AACT and sits on their national board.

As a tenacious advocate for theater over the years he has been awarded the Commemorative Medal from the Governor General of Canada in recognition of his significant contribution to theater and to the Dominion of Canada; the Christina Crawford Kuntz Television Award from the Lincoln Center; and the KCACTF Region VIII – Best of Festival – Directing. Beneath his sometimes gruff exterior lurks a soft heart that is deeply concerned for his students and his colleagues. He continues to be a professor, presenter, adjudicator, and respondent.

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