Herschel Kruger is the Department Chair and Professor of Theatre at Carthage College. He is the immediate past Chair of KCACTF, Region 3. Before his regional chair duties with KCACTF, Herschel served six years as the Wisconsin State Chair, as well as implementing both the Music Theatre Intensive and the ASPIRE Arts Leadership programs into Region 3. At Carthage, Professor Kruger established the New Play Initiative commissioning original works each year for the Carthage Theatre Program. This past fall Carthage premiered the 15th play in this series. Region 3 of KCACTF is immensely grateful and proud of Professor Kruger’s dedicated work to support live theatre, educational theatre, and the students, faculty, and theatre programs across our region.