The official archive for the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival, Region III, is located at the Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee Theatre Research Institute at The Ohio State University.

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Six directors will be selected from the region to direct the ten-minute plays that compete in the 10-Minute Play Festival.  For the 2008 Festival the 10-Minute Play Directing Award will be its own award.  The winning director will receive a book award and a certificate of recognition.  To participate in this competition, directors should complete a 10 Minute Play Registration Form and

A detailed resume (cv)

A statement of directing philosophy and goals

Two letters of recommendation 

 

All materials for directing a ten-minute play should be forwarded to Amy Sarno by Dec. 15 (sarnofra@beloit.edu).

Student directors who are selected to bring their work to festival participating entries will compete for their own separate award, the Participating Student Director Award.  The winning director of this competition will receive a book award and a certificate of recognition.  All student-directed participating productions will be entered for this award.  Directors are asked to provide a CV and a statement of your directing philosophy by December 15, 2007 to Amy Sarno at sarnofra@beloit.edu.

 

Six student directors will be selected to bring a pre-rehearsed scene from one of the following scripts: 

 

 

In addition to these individual competitions, all directors entered in the above competitions are eligible to win the SSD & C Directing Award.  Directors wishing to be considered for the SSD & C Directing Award need to identify themselves to Amy Sarno by December 15, 2007 by email.  Directors will be judged by a panel of three professional directors who will view all competitors' work to identify the student director who most successfully fulfills his/her directing concept and philosophy as it is seen through the realization of the specific play or scene.  The judges will meet with the individual directors to discuss the rehearsal process in which each director engaged.  For the SSD & C Directing Award, judges will be paying attention not only to the product placed on stage, but also to the process the director follows to bring the script to life.  

 

 

The Merchant of Venice

Lysistrata

Endgame

Love of the Nightingale.

 

All you have to do is register for the competition before December 15, 2007; sign up as a director, dramaturg, or designer; select your top three choices of plays; and make sure you're available at the festival beginning at 9:00 a.m. on January 10 for the introductory meeting and ending at the final meeting at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, January 12, 2008.  You will need to be available to meet with your Design Storm Team for a total of six hours between January 10-12.  You may also need to reserve some time on your own for conceiving of your own ideas, gathering research, or preparing your portion of the entry.  Once you have registered, you will receive email notification of the script you have been selected to work on by December 17, 2007.  You will not be informed of your team-mates until the introductory meeting.  If you're looking for a serious challenge, look no further.  Register for Design Storm!  The winning team will receive a book award and a certificate of recognition.