Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival
kennedy center american college theater festival kcactf national theatre program dedicated improvement collegiate theatre united state focused celebration diverse exciting theatre kcactf involves student college university throughout united state culmination kcactf national festival held washington dc kennedy center majority student involved program compete one eight regional competition student involved least one aspect kcactf although national festival intended pinnacle collegiate theatre year necessarily competition number scholarship award presented throughout week including irene ryan acting scholarship competition include playwriting directing set design costume design lighting design sound design eugene oneill theatre critic institute dramaturgy award including david mark cohen national playwriting award kcactf divided united state separate region gregg henry comanager artistic director susan shaffer comanager administration mark kuntz national chair dr harry parker national vicechair karen anselm member large mark charney national coordinator critic institute michael dempsey national theatrical design chair catherine norgren athe liaison john uthoff usitt representative kate snodgrass national chair michael kanin new play program roger hall national vice chair npp gary garrison npp member large previous award recipient production award production recognized outstanding achievement additionally nominee category recognized distinguished achievement outstanding production play pentecost david edgar middlebury college vincent brixton nicholas wright utah valley university six character adapted luigi pirandello six character search author iowa state university outstanding production musical next normal book lyric brian yorkey music tom kitt utah valley university godspell music lyric stephen schwartz book johnmichael tebelak california state university fullerton flipside patti page story greg white university central oklahoma outstanding production new work decision height meredith levy hollins university platero yo juan ramon jimenez adapted stage maria eugenia mercado julia thompson university puerto rico circus winter music lyric ben clark book student virginia b ball center creative inquiry inspired novel cathy day ball state university outstanding production devised work pool philip valle member company cuesta college dromnium university arkansas fort smith remembering antigone long island university cw post campus outstanding production modern classic mother courage illinois state university remembering antigone long island university cw post campus individual recognized direction play musical classic devised work new play musical additionally nominee category individual artist consideration recognized distinguished achievement outstanding career achievement directing john david lutz master harold boy university evansville production marked john david lutzs th production showcased regional festival since six production additionally showcased national festival kennedy center special invitation university evansville production shakespeare comedy error one kennedy center contribution shakespeare washington celebration outstanding director play richard romagnoli cheryl faraone pentecost middlebury college christopher clark vincent brixton nicholas wright utah valley university matt foss six character adapted luigi pirandello iowa state university outstanding director classic maria porter remembering antigone long island university cw post campus outstanding director musical david tinney next normal utah valley university jim taulli craig tyrl godspell california state university fullerton greg white flipside patti page story university central oklahoma outstanding lead deviserdirector devised work bree valle pool cuesta college leslie ferreira tina kronis richard alger untitled warhol project los angeles city college theatre academy rich brown u western washington university outstanding director new work peter sampieri kafka tel aviv salem state university maria eugenia mercado julia thompson platero yo juan ramón jiménez university puerto rico beth turcotte circus winter music lyric ben clark book student virginia b ball center creative inquiry inspired novel cathy day ball state university outstanding choreography movement direction torus lee averett single girl guide troy university bob stevenson ian miller phil whiteaker aron long laura wineland stuart campbell ashley behm joseph rodriguezbarberá dromnium university arkansas fort smith skye edward gone missing hope college outstanding scenic design mark evancho pentecost middlebury college stephen purdy vincent brixton utah valley university shannon meyer ghost bike carthage college christopher justin swader circus winter ball state university outstanding sound design lj luthringer dromnium university arkansas fort smith sun hee kil flipside patti page story university central oklahoma outstanding costume design elisa bierschenk single girl guide troy university jennessa law vincent brixton utah valley university caroline spitzer house spirit florida international university outstanding lighting design michael gray next normal utah valley university raquel davis three sister boise state university hannah yaeger dromnium university arkansas fort smith matt meldrem six character iowa state university outstanding performance guest artist lindsie van winkle patti flipside patti page story university central oklahoma outstanding achievement composition zack powell mother courage illinois state university outstanding performance production ensemble platero yo university puerto rico dromnium university arkansas fort smith list irene ryan scholarship winner partner assisted win college represented spanning oya bangura assisted bryan nee suffolk county community college ethan leaverton assisted cameron millerdesart university nevada kevin percivall assisted laurel sein university oklahoma james udom assisted brian smick diablo valley college clayton joyner assisted zachary powell illinois state university daniel molina assisted kelly rogers savannah college art design whitney morgan cox assisted john dodart dixie state university utah paul stuart assisted colin ryan university oklahoma adam navarro assisted courtney howe california state university meredith hinckely assisted paul collins california state university ari frenkel assisted tim hackney montclair state university joe gillette assisted peter weisman california state university courtney moor assisted michael cox university central florida chris crawford assisted jenna kirk university arkansas rory lipede assisted adam flores fontbonne university michael swickard assisted margaretellen jenkins university central florida amanda folena purdue university stephen laferriere salem state college christopher grant university evansville jason roth university maryland ruby desjardins suffolk university letitia james virginia commonwealth university kelly bartlett iowa state university sarah stockton university portland nancy mcnulty salem state university jason buuck california state university nisi sturgis university central arkansas ben steinfeld brown university megan dillingham university kansa lawrence rian jairell university wyoming hattie davis emporium state university kansa christopher ross university nebraskaomaha stephanie breinholt brigham young university esau pritchett oakland university mireille enos brigham young university gabriel fazio suffolk community college gretchen cleevely miami university ohio aidan sullivan middlebury college lara jo hightower university arkansas fayetteville kevin p rahm brigham young university maria santucci kansa state university manhattan david bryan woodside university iowa max baker washington state university pullman thomas silcott salem state university scott claflin brigham young university heather k wilson university south dakota kelly eviston northern kentucky university jeff lieber university illinois blondale funderburk south carolina state college kelly bertenshaw university minnesota judith hawking california institute art elaine gallagher linfield college melodie garrett north carolina brett rickaby university minnesota kevin hardesty university kentucky tim gregory otterbein college david studwell purdue university brad moniz california state university julia campbell webster college gerry mcintyre montclair state college reilly college william mary jodi ewen university evansville ron marasco fordham university christina stinson university evansville andrea huber illinois wesleyan university melinda mccrary webster college mark tymchyshyn wayne state university julia glander university iowa larry loverde rhode island college sharon rolf university evansville saundra lane daniel university montevallo jeff j redford cerritos college lynn topping indiana state university albert rodriquez university new mexico rebecca j guy university evansville kathy monteleone park college john doyle university florida dan butler indiana university anne sward university miami sheryl l ralph douglas college rutgers university kathleen couser north texas state university jeffrey ware university maryland joyce hanley hofstra university michael bier united state international university kennedy center american college theatre festival website