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).
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
Chrissy Calkins Steele teaches acting, movement, voice, and directs productions at Principia College.
Anne Thibault is an Associate Professor of acting and directing at Eastern Illinois University.
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.
Alan teaches Acting, Movement, Shakespeare, Audition, and Advanced Text Analysis at UW-Green Bay.
Lynnae Lehfeldt is the Doris and Paul Travis Professor of Theatre at Oakland University.
Leah Wilson is a senior at Oakland University and is the president of our student council.
Colette is the Chief Learning Officer and Co-Founder of the Theatre Advocacy Project.
Karen Saari is an award-winning playwright and theatre artist who also carries 20+ years of marketing experience under her hat.
Kelli Crump, Region 3 RED Chair, National RED Vice-Chair and Visiting Assistant Professor of Theatre - Oakland University
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.
Professor Plummer created and runs the sound programs at Michigan Technological University.
Mike Meskill (he/him) is currently the Global Technical Service Manager for ETC (including High End, Echoflex and RAYN Growing Systems).
Alfred Sheffield is an Associate Professor of Theatre at Grand Valley State University.
Jillian Weimer is Chief Operations Officer and Co-Founder of Theatre Advocacy Project.
Kerro Knox 3 is the Director of the School of Music, Theatre and Dance where he teaches lighting design at Oakland University.
Trish Helsel heads the Theatre and Electronic Media Performance program at Michigan Technological University.
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Co Vice-Chair NPP, Co-Coordinator Devised Theatre Initiative Univ of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Imaginez
RED Vice-Chair Associate Professor of Theatre Director of CUW Theatre Program
Music Theatre Intensive Coordinator Assistant Professor of Theatre Coordinator of Musical Theatre
Dramaturg Coordinator Professor, Theatre History and Criticism University of Evansville photo by John Behlmann
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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.
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.
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.