January 11 - 15, 2023
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Riverfront Conference Center
The Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival showcases the finest in university theatre across the nation. Through eight regional festivals plus the national festival in Washington, D.C., the festival celebrates artistic excellence and offers students individual recognition through awards and scholarships in playwriting, acting, dramatic criticism, theatre management, directing, and design.
KCACTF renews commitment to Representation, Equity and Diversity (RED).
This dance call is an open audition for all those registered to participate in MTI events. Selected dancers will perform in the MTI Cabaret on Saturday.
A mandatory orientation meeting for all invited playwrights, assigned directors and stage managers working on NPP events during the festival. **This meeting will continue into the live casting session. Orientation, Audition and Casting
Collaborate with fellow artists in the NPP Ten Minute Play Festival, NPP Rehearsed Play Reading or a Devised Project. BIPOC and LGBTQ+ actors are encouraged to audition.
In Detroit '67, TONY-nominated Detroit playwright and DPT Executive Artistic Director Dominique Morisseau takes the audience on a journey to 1967 in the city of Detroit.
Alice has died, and her friends have gathered to grieve. As they seek for meaning in their loss and work to answer life’s most challenging question, Alice finds herself entering a strange new world, seeking answers to another set of questions.
Join Guest Artist, Critic Kerry Reid, and ITJA Coordinator, Jane Purse-Wiedenhoeft for this ITJA orientation. Be sure to see 1 of the 2 Thursday performances of REVOLT. SHE SAID. REVOLT AGAIN (3-4:30pm OR 8-9:30pm) prior to Friday's 9am ITJA session.
Semi-finalists for the KCACTF Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship Auditions will perform one monologue and one scene with their partner. Semi-finalists will be announced after Wednesday evening's performance.
Have a 15 minute portfolio and resume feedback session with a Theatre professional. Pre-registration required. Register at DTM Registration Desk no later than 5pm Wednesday.
NPP 1-Acts + Response - Group A:
Sleep Observation by Ian Okamoto, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Blue Ribbon Baby by Alissa Rettke, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
Semi-finalists for the KCACTF Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship Auditions will perform one monologue and one scene with their partner. Semi-finalists will be announced Wednesday evening's performance.
Join playwright, Ike Holter, winner of Yale's Windham-Campbell prize for drama, & known for "Hit the Wall, as well as “The Rightlynd Saga"--a series of 7 interconnected plays--for our keynote address, followed by Q & A.
Have a 15 minute portfolio and resume feedback session with a Theatre professional. Pre-registration required, no later than 5pm Wednesday. Register at DTM registration table.
Semi-finalists for the KCACTF Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship Auditions will perform one monologue and one scene with their partner. Semi-finalists will be announced Wednesday evening's performance.
A wildly experimental and inventive new play that does not behave, Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again. is an implosive play about the conundrums of being female in the 21st century.
Content Advisory: Intense adult themes, strong language, flashing lights and water-based haze. A wildly experimental and inventive new play that does not behave--an implosive play about the conundrums of being female in the 21st century.
Have a 15 min portfolio and resume feedback session with a Theatre professional. Pre-registration required by 5pm Thursday. Register at DTM registration desk.
NPP 1-Acts + Response - Group B:
The Night Shift by Michael Slack, Miami University of Ohio
The Mosaic Woman by Kenndall Wallace, Central Michigan University
Students get a chance to talk to the council about change they want to see in their schools, festival etc. students can talk about what ever they are feeling. this time is designated for you!
Based on the true story of the "Radium Girls", These Shining Lives chronicles the strength and determination of women considered expendable in their day, exploring their true story and its continued resonance.
Join us for a screening of Lloyd Suh’s play, Charles Francis Chan
Jr.’s Exotic Oriental Murder Mystery, produced by Bard at the
Gate. After the play, we’ll be joined virtually by Lloyd Suh for a Q
& A.
Companies and grad schools present will have an hour to host a workshop-style callback.
Virtual participants will hold their own callbacks or request more materials at their convenience.
Open Jar is a summer musical theatre actor-training program in New York and an extraordinary experience for the serious musical theater student. Pre-registration required: https://forms.gle/wDRLT95jGbRUmqch7
Join the current Irene Ryan Coordinator & previous Irene Ryan Coordinators (R3 & R6) to discuss the new format, and share thoughts/ideas about moving forward. Students & faculty are welcome. We'll meet in the lobby area of the Riverfront Residence Hall.
Based on the true story of the "Radium Girls", These Shining Lives chronicles the strength and determination of women considered expendable in their day, exploring their true story and its
continued resonance.
Content Advisory: Weapons displayed; some sounds may be over-stimulating for some audience members. A gripping, unsettling, and moving look at human relationships in the face of societal collapse. Inspired by du Maurier’s short story (& Hitchcock's film).
Join us for a screening of Lloyd Suh’s play, Charles Francis Chan
Jr.’s Exotic Oriental Murder Mystery, Directed by Ralph B. Peña, produced by Bard at the Gate. After the play, we’ll be joined virtually by Lloyd Suh for a Q
& A
Michael Maxwell is a sound/media artist, audio engineer, and educator with an interest in audio/visual synthesis, music and sound effects recording, mixing, and media art installation.
Workshop Leader / Production Stage Manager / Anti-Racist Activist
MADE / AEA
Stephanie Buck is a Stage Manager and member of Actors' Equity Association since 2007. In 2021, she founded Let's Along: a white affinity dialogue space for Michigan artists to educate themselves and further anti-racist action in local regional theaters.
Nicole Broughton-Adams is the Chair of Fine and Performing Arts at the University of Michigan-Flint where she teaches Stage Management, Production Management and Arts Administration.
Join us for a screening of Lloyd Suh’s play, Charles Francis Chan
Jr.’s Exotic Oriental Murder Mystery, Directed by Ralph B. Peña, produced by Bard at the Gate. After the play, we’ll be joined virtually by Lloyd Suh for a Q
& A
Michael Maxwell is a sound/media artist, audio engineer, and educator with an interest in audio/visual synthesis, music and sound effects recording, mixing, and media art installation.
Stephanie Buck is a Stage Manager and member of Actors' Equity Association since 2007. In 2021, she founded Let's Along: a white affinity dialogue space for Michigan artists to educate themselves and further anti-racist action in local regional theaters.
Nicole Broughton-Adams is the Chair of Fine and Performing Arts at the University of Michigan-Flint where she teaches Stage Management, Production Management and Arts Administration.
Riverfront Conference Center, 1 Riverfront Plaza, Flint, MI 48502
Location: Riverfront Conference Center, 1 Riverfront Plaza, Flint, MI 48502
Mission Statement - Council President Leah Wilson
Mission Statement: The purpose of the KCACTF Region III Student Council is to amplify the student voice at our regional festival and to encourage students to apply their artistic talents as a means to educate, challenge, entertain, and advocate for underrepresented voices. The Region III Student Council also hopes to serve as a support system to provide student artists with resources they may not have access to otherwise that will help them find work in the field.
Student Council Values - Natalie Watters
We value:
giving space for underrepresented voices.
focusing on the work of all students no matter their stage of learning.
providing student support.
providing a trusting environment.
being adaptable to the ups and downs of the world.
being a council by students for students.
Student Council Goals - Christian Krohn
In the future, we envision:
more student involvement in the council.
providing resources for student artists to further their qualifications and capability to work in the field. For example: helping students earn safety certifications and providing free or reduced-price scripts to study.
more input and decision-making power in the decisions that KCACTF Region III Festival Executive Board makes, such as featured show selection, input on what workshops are to be held, and who will lead those workshops.
holding meetings with other regional student councils to learn from each other and give each other ideas.
establishing a better line of communication with the KCACTF Region III Executive Board.
KCACTF Region III Student Council members will earn a reduced festival registration fee for the hard work they put into their planning for the festival.