Friends,

As we maneuver through these tumultuous times of distance and online learning as well as cancelled or rescheduled productions, know that KCACTF Region 1 is here and ready to listen and accommodate to the best of our abilities.  More importantly…we want everyone to be safe and healthy!

We sent out a mass email last week with the official statement from the National Committee regarding the cancellation of the National Festival in April and possible ways of handling any outstanding production registrations.

FIRST, we realize that you, your team, or your institutions may not have made any decisions regarding productions OR are still waiting to make those decisions.  That is fine.  Please communicate with us when the time is appropriate.

Here are options to consider…

1) If a production was well underway with rehearsals, but may/will not officially open and the Director or Faculty would like to submit nominations for the Irene Ryans, Musical Theatre, Student Design, SM, Dramaturgy, etc. please use the following form.

This, in turn, will count as a submitted response with the appropriate nominations and no credit/refund would be available.

2) If a previously registered and PAID Associate or Participating entry has been cancelled or moved to the next academic year AND you wish to receive a credit for next season (regardless of what the production title is), please email Tom Rothacker with that info.  When a new registration comes in, next year, you will not be expected to pay that invoice.

3) If there are any other specific circumstances that need our attention, please don’t hesitate to reach out to Tom and Vana so that we can find a suitable solution.

Thank you again and best of luck getting through these times of major change and uncertainty.  Another email will be sent out, once a form is created, to start logging nominations from those wishing to take advantage of that option.

Warm regards,

Tom Rothacker

tomkcact1@gmail.com

Vana Trudeau

vana.kcactf1@gmail.com

***Please note this is from 2018 – Please see the website for current year information***

Students and Colleagues,

We are anxiously anticipating another fantastic creative journey at the 51st annual Region 1 Festival. Following is a variety of useful information.
We look forward to seeing you all again.
All our best,
Ted Clement and Stefanie Sertich
Co-Chairs, KCACTF Region 1

Festival Location!!!
This year the festival will be hosted by Cape Cod Community College:

2240 Iyannough Road, West Barnstable, MA

The primary festival hotel is The Resort and Conference Center at Hyannis:

35 Scudder Avenue, Hyannis, MA
The secondary festival hotel is the Cape Codder Resort:

1225 Iyannough Road, Hyannis, MA

Registration!!!
To register for the festival follow this link:
http://kcactfregion1.org/about/festival-details/festival-registration/

Hotel Rooms!!!
To reserve hotel rooms follow this link:
http://kcactfregion1.org/about/festival-details/festival-hotel-information/

Student Opportunities!!!
The following is a variety of information regarding the areas of participation.

Design, Tech, and Management

DTM Student Expo
The DTM Student Expo is a wonderful opportunity for any student design project! There is no formal nomination process, as long as your university has one associate or participating production during the festival year (January 2018-December 2018), you can bring any project from the year! All Design and Technical Theatre Students may qualify for entry in the National KCACTF Awards for Theatrical Design Excellence, the Allied Design and Technology Award, and the Stage Management Fellowship Program. Please consider bringing realized work as National Entries and paper projects as Regional Entries from all design fields — lighting, sound, costumes, scenery, allied crafts, and stage management. For further information or clarification please contact James McNamara, Co-Chair DTM, jmcnmara@westfield.ma.edu.

Design Storm
Please encourage your DTM students to sign up for the Design Storm at this year’s festival on Wednesday. Students will work on creating a conceptual design for one of the NPP One-Acts. Conceptual designs will be displayed at the staged reading of each One-Act. For further information, clarification, or if you are interested in mentoring students through this process at festival please contact James McNamara, Co-Chair DTM, jmcnmara@westfield.ma.edu.

Stage Management Fellowship
Beginning this year, stage managers who participate with the Stage Management Fellowship will no longer be required to work an event at festival as part of the program. However, for those of you who would still appreciate the opportunity to meet new people and gain experience by working an event as we’ve done in the past, we would love to have you volunteer!  There are no additional fellowship perks for participating, but there are also no penalties for not volunteering. If you’re interested in learning more or in putting your name forward, reach out to our NEW email at StageManagementKCACTF1@gmail.com.

Featured Faculty Designer
We are seeking our next featured faculty designer! Want to share your design work with other students of the region? This is your chance! Anyone interested please contact Erika Guay, Co-Vice Chair DTM (egray004@plattsburgh.edu) for more information.

Festival Internship
Please encourage your students interested in Design and Technical Theatre to apply for the Festival Technical Internship. Interns are given housing for the festival week but are still responsible for their festival registration. More information can be found here http://www.kcactf1.org/dtm-intern-program.html.

Workshops
Please consider teaching a workshop at this year’s Festival 51! The workshops are one of the most vital components of the festival for our DTM students. The deadline for workshop proposals is December 15, 2018. Proposals can be submitted here http://www.kcactf1.org/workshop-proposals.html

Vendor Fair
The Vendor Fair will return for the Festival. Make sure to check it out. We had eight vendors last year eager to talk to you about theatrical products, provide demos, give out swag, and generally network. Know of a potential vendor? Contact Emmet Buhmann, Co-Vice Chair DTM, ebuhmann@bridgew.edu

Arts Administration

The deadline for Arts Leadership and Administration Internship applications is December 8th!  Selected Arts Leadership & Admin Interns are eligible to participate in the inaugural ASPIRE KCACTF/LORT Leadership Program.

The ASPIRE KCACTF/LORT Leadership Program is designed to cultivate a new generation of artistic and administrative leaders for the American Theater with a focus of engaging people of color, women and members of other groups that are consistently underrepresented in the field. This diverse national cohort of fellows assembled from the eight regions of the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival will engage in topics concerning Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion as well as a weeklong curriculum designed to explore leadership in the performing arts, investigate institutional challenges in the profession, and create professional networking opportunities in the field.

If you are submitting more than ten (10) registrations – you may now submit a REGISTRATION IMPORT spreadsheet. Please download the spreadsheet, fill in the information for ALL registrants, then save it locally with the following naming convention (replace “SCHOOL NAME” with your school’s name – no asterisks or special characters):

SCHOOL NAME_2019_REG.xls

Then upload the file here.

You will still need to submit your payment using one of the methods outlined on the Payments page.

Questions? Need an invoice? Contact Vana Trudeau.