1 1 Page Page presents: The Forty-Third Annual Region VI Festival 2010 Arkansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Texas February 23 to 27, 2010 The Globe News Center and The Amarillo Civic Center Hosted by Amarillo College Presented and Produced by The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts The Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival is sponsored by: Stephen and Christine Schwarzman The Kennedy Center Corporate Fund 2 U.S. Department of Education 2 The National Committee Page for the Performing Arts Page Dr. Gerald and Paula McNichols Foundation Greetings from Amarillo! On behalf of Dr. Paul Matney, President of Amarillo College, Sherman Bass, Manager of the Amarillo Civic Center and Globe News Center, and Mindy Bradley, the Amarillo Convention and Visitors Council Director of Convention Services, I welcome you all to the great City of Amarillo and to the Forty-Third Annual Region VI Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival! Much has gone into the development of bringing this Regional Festival to Amarillo. So many individuals contributed to making the possibility of Amarillo College hosting this event a reality. I hardly know where to start to thank them all. Nevertheless, they deserve tremendous accolades. First, and foremost, I would like to extend my appreciation and convey my immense pride for the small group of people here, at Amarillo College’s Theatre Arts Program, for the titanic undertaking they embraced. Sixteen hard-working and passionate majors, an incredible staff member—Carissa Wilson (get to know her), and Monty Downs, our super faculty member and TD, were invaluable in helping me and Region VI get this festival off the ground. Be looking for us all in our green shirts should you have any questions or concerns. We are here to help! Additional kudos go to Dr. Matney, Mr. Bass, and Ms. Bradley for their commitment to theatrical education in our community and throughout our region. Without their support, this week would simply not be possible. Finally, Amarillo College and Region VI KCACTF wish to give a hearty thanks to the City of Amarillo for offering their facilities and support…we are so lucky that they would allow us to be here! I could gush for days, but this is a festival. It is time to start the festivities. Welcome and have a terrific time in Amarillo! A. Ray Newburg, Jr. Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts, Amarillo College Region VI Texas State Chair Table of Contents KCACTF National Selection Team & Region VI Committee Page 4 Bios of Festival Respondents, Presenters, Committee Page 5 - 21 KCACTF Region VI Schedule Page 22 - 24 Irene Ryan and Acting Page 25 - 29 NCI, Playwriting, & Dramaturgy Page 30 - 32 Design & Technologies Page 33 - 38 Directing Page 39 3 Participating Schools Page 40 3 Region VI Festival History Page 41 Page Maps Page 42 - 46 Page KCACTF National Selection Team Gregg Henry Paul Hustoles Harry Parker Lynne M. Koscielniak Jeanette Farr KCACTF Region VI and Amarillo College would like to welcome and thank the National Selection Team for their dedication to the art of theatre, their continuing commitment to education, and all of their hard work as they travel the eight regions of the KCACTF. KCACTF Region VI Committee Penny Hasekoester, Region VI Chair ....................... Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX James Winter, Region VI Vice-Chair ............... Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, LA Michelle Ney, Design Chair ................................................ Texas State University, San Marcos, TX Michael Heil, Design Vice-Chair ..................................Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX Gretchen Smith, Playwriting Chair ............................... Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX David Blakely, Playwriting Vice-Chair ............................... Rogers State University, Claremore, OK Chad Winters, Irene Ryan Coordinator ........... Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, LA Joy Pace, SDC Coordinator ...................................... McNeese State University, Lake Charles, LA Arthur Adair, Vice SDC Coordinator ................................. Austin Community College, Austin, TX Bruce Cohen, Arkansas Chair ............................................... Arkansas State University at Beebe Bob Stevenson, Arkansas Vice-Chair .................................. University of Arkansas at Fort Smith Raymond Vrazel, Louisiana Chair ............................................ Dillard University, New Orleans, LA Nyalls Hartman, Louisiana Vice-Chair .................................. University of Louisiana at Lafayette Harold Hynick, Missouri Chair ......................................... Missouri Valley College, Marshall, MO Kimberly Weast, Oklahoma Chair .................. Northwestern Oklahoma State University, Alva, OK Laura Byland, Oklahoma Vice-Chair ......................... Oklahoma Baptist University, Shawnee, OK 4 A. Ray Newburg, Jr., Texas Chair .................................................. Amarillo College, Amarillo, TX 4 Chase Waites, Texas Vice-Chair ............................. Lone Star College—Montgomery, Houston, TX Page Page Festival Respondents, Presenters, and Committee Members Arthur Adair (Region VI SDC Vice-Coordinator) Mr. Adair has been hailed as “one of indie theatre’s most exciting auteurs” known for faithful/illuminating “classically-contemporized” staged adaptations of challenging works of drama, including Euripides’ Bacchae, Anton Chekov’s Three Sisters (translation), Eugene O’Neill’s The Emperor Jones, Sophocles’ Oedipus, George Buchner’s Woyzeck, and Bertolt Brecht’s The Private Life of the Master Race, as well as, his own musically-charged, original “theatrical-installations” including Self Discovery in Face of Tragedy, Sound of the Sun, and S-s-s-t-o-n-e-d-d-D: An American Oration. Mr. Adair received his M.F.A. in Theatre Directing from the City University of New York, Brooklyn College and currently serves as Adjunct Professor of theatre at Austin Community College. He is Region VI SDC Vice- Coordinator, Stage Directors and Choreographers Society Student Directing Initiative, director, actor (AEA), playwright, award-winning designer, and 10-year artist-in- residency at La MaMa e.t.c. through 2007. Michael Allen (Design Respondent) is the Chair for Design, Technology and Management for Region II and Deputy Chair of Production and Asst. Professor at Montclair State University. Michael is an AEA Stage Manager and has earned credits in a variety of areas including Performance, Design, Directing, Administration and Production. He has written and directed three children’s plays with the Gifted and Talented Program and adaptation of Snow White entitled An African Tale and an original script Cindy and the Battle of Aspru and last year Robin The Hood. Tracy Armagost (Santa Fe Opera/Design Respondent and Presenter) is the Assistant to the Production Director with The Santa Fe Opera. She began 23 seasons ago as a Properties Carpenter Apprentice, then moved on to the Props Running Crew as an Assistant and then ran the Props Running Crew for 10 years. Her current responsibilities at SFO include overseeing the program for the Technical Apprentices (including recruiting and programming), production scheduling and supervising the onstage rehearsals. Tracy will be conducting a workshop entitled “Behind the Scenes at The Santa Fe Opera”. The workshop will include visuals of the facilities, production designs past, present, and future and discussion about seasonal employment opportunities. Tracy will also be interviewing students for the 2010 Santa Fe Opera season and participating as a Stage Management Fellowship Respondent. Dorothy Baca (Design Workshop Presenter) is a professor and costume designer for the Department of Theatre & Dance. She is an alumna of UNM who returned to New Mexico after twenty-five years of professional work in film and television. She received her MFA from the University of California at Los Angeles. Some of her television credits include Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, Major Dad, Charles in Charge, and Murder, She Wrote and the feature cult classic Electric Boogaloo: Breakin’ II. Her stage work includes Bette Midler’s signature character, 5 Delores DeLago, the mermaid who rides on a wheel chair, designed for the Divine Madness 5 World Tour and the stage production at the Majestic Theatre in New York City. Divine Madness was co-designed with David Baca. Since her return to New Mexico, Baca has been fortunate Page Page enough to work on such feature films as Batman and Robin, The Longest Yard, and What Women Want. Baca was the costume supervisor on Suspect Zero, starring Ben Kingsley and Border Town, both filmed in New Mexico. Scott Baker (Design Workshop Presenter) 2010 marks Scott’s 25th year in the lighting business. After graduating with a BFA in Scene and Lighting Design he went on to work numerous technical and design jobs in theatres, casinos, music and corporate venues. In recent years he has moved to sales where he uses his experience and the resources at hand as a Barbizon employee. He appreciates being able to provide an amazing variety of lighting tools to meet designers’ creative needs. David Blakely (Region VI Playwriting Vice-Chair) His plays have been produced in Oklahoma, New Mexico, Iowa, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and Texas. His play, Tales of Shoogilly, the 2003 winner of the Charles M. Getchell Award, was performed at Alvernia University in March, 2009; Laying Felt, was voted "Best of the