KCACTF Region III Festival XLIV

January 3-7, 2012 - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Events Calendar

Updated December 28, 2011 - check back for updates!

Festival Overview—Shows, Workshops, Area Events

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National Playwriting Program Event Schedule

Welcome From the KCACTF III National Playwriting Program

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Tuesday, January 3
8:00 PM-8:30 pm	All Festival Opening Welcome, Foellinger Great Hall
8:30 PM-9:30 PM	National Playwriting Program (Ten Minutes, One Acts and Full Lengths), All-Company, Organizational Meeting, Tryon Festival Theatre
Wednesday, January 4
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM	Playwriting Workshop: "What a Director Wants from a Playwright" (Joseph Gilg), Music 1201.
2:00 PM-3:00 PM	New Play Readings (Ten Minutes, One Acts and Full Lengths), All-Company, Casting Meeting, [Loc. TBA]
3:00 PM	Auditions for New Play Readings (Begins a half hour after Ryan postings: Auditions are open to all), Choral Rehearsal Room, KCPA Level 4
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM	Playwriting Workshop: "MFA Playwriting Programs: Finding the Right Fit" (Erik Ramsey), AV Classroom.
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM	Playwriting Workshop: "Adapting the Unadaptable: Playwriting Adaptation as a Consideration of Craft" (Steve Feffer), AV Classroom.
Thursday, January 5
9:00 AM-9:30 AM	Ten Minute Play, All-Company, Morning Meeting, Spurlock Museum Auditorium
9:30 am-12:30 AM	One-Act Play Readings, Spurlock Museum Auditorium "Honest to God" by J. C. Pankratz (De Pauw University) "Cherries & Cream" by Jason Lenz (Western Michigan University) "Sam in Your Name, Sam is Your Story" by Kyle Clark (University of Michigan-Flint) Response to One-Acts (immediately following readings): Respondents: Joseph Gilg, Georgia McGill, Erik Ramsey
Friday, January 6
9:00 am-9:30 AM	Ten Minute Play, All-Company, Morning Meeting, Spurlock Museum Auditorium
9:30 am-11:30 PM	One-Act Play Readings, Spurlock Museum Auditorium "Stacking Out" by Adam Pasen (Western Michigan University) "The Ferris Five" by Mikaley Osley (Carthage College) Response to One-Acts (immediately following readings) Respondents: Joseph Gilg, Georgia McGill, Erik Ramsey
12:30 PM-3:00 pm	Region Three Full Length Play Award Winner Reading, Spurlock Museum Auditorium San Luis, 1989 by Emily Schmitt (St, Mary's College ) Response to Full-Length Play (immediately following reading) Respondents: Joseph Gilg, Georgia McGill, Erik Ramsey
3:15 – 4:45 PM	Conversation with Playwright Doug Wright, Playhouse Theatre
6:00 pm-10:00 pm	Tech For All Ten-Minute Play Staged Readings, Studio Theatre
Saturday, January 7
11 AM – 12:30 PM	One-Act Play Reading, Spurlock Museum Auditorium "Sandman" by G. William Zorn (Western Michigan University) Response to One-Acts (immediately following readings) Respondents: Joseph Gilg, Georgia McGill, Erik Ramsey
12:00-2:00 pm	Open Run Through For All Ten Minute Plays, Studio Theatre
2:00 pm-4:00 pm	10-Minute Play Festival Staged Readings, Studio Theatre "The Fist" by Destiny Dunn (University of Michigan-Flint) "Monkeys" by Caitlin Harbecke (Augustana College) "Tailypo" by Micaelya Moses (Western Michigan University) "Star*ucker" by Adam Pasen (Western Michigan University) "The Fort" by Laura Pittenger (Ball State University) "A Great Big Hole" by Andrew Wernette (Grand Valley State University) Response to Ten Minute Plays (immediately following readings) Respondents: Joseph Gilg, Georgia McGill, Erik Ramsey

Critics Institute Schedule

O'Neill Critics Institute (OCI) – A NEW DIRECTION!

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Thursday, January 5
9:30a.m. – noon	Room: Ensemble A, Krannert Center PA, Level 4 Southwest Orientation and Seminar #1
7:30p.m.	Edwin Booth Company Presents… Location: Festival Theatre Attend performance
Friday, January 6
9:30a.m. -11:30a.m.	Room: Ensemble A, Krannert Center PA, Level 4 Southwest Seminar #2
1:00p.m.	Gone Missing Location: Playhouse Theatre Attend performance
7:30p.m.	Master Harold… and the Boys Location: Festival Theatre Attend performance
Saturday, January 7
9:30a.m. -1:00p.m.	Room: Ensemble A, Krannert Center PA, Level 4 Southwest Seminar #3

Dramaturgy Schedule

Each entrant in the Student Dramaturgy Award competition will present his or her work, fielding questions from the three Dramaturgy Respondents. This session will be open to the public, so come join us and find out what dramaturgy is all about.

Friday, January 6
5-6:30 p.m.	LMDA/ KCACTF Student Dramaturgy Entrants Presentation and Response - Krannert Center Lobby

Design, Technologies and Management Schedule

Design, Technologies and Management Welcome

Workshops listed here are those led by our design, tech and management respondents and the 2012 Festival's "SuperWorkshops." There are even more great design, tech and management workshops offered. Check out the Region 3 master schedule when it becomes available! Also check the master schedule for room assignments not listed below.

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Tuesday, January 3
4:00pm-8:00pm	Rigging Workshop, Hall Associates, Playhouse Stage
5:00pm-8:00pm	Registration and Load-in, Krannert Lobby, Level 5
8pm-8:30pm	All-Festival Opening Welcome, Great Hall
8:30pm-9:30pm	DTM Orientation, Playhouse Theatre
Wednesday, January 4
9am-10am	DTM Opening Reception, Orch Rehearsal, Level 2
10am-12:30pm	Regional Design Projects Preliminary Round, Orch Rehearsal, Level 2
10am-1pm	SuperWorkshop: Performer Flying Effects Hall Associates, Playhouse Stage
1:30pm-2:00pm	Design Storm Kick-off, Festival Lower Lobby
2pm-3pm	Design Storm Mandatory Team Meeting, Drafting Studio, Level 4
3pm-4:30pm	DTM Workshop Mark Wilson, Sketchup for Scenic and Lighting Design DTM Workshop Rachel Robinson, Next Level Technology for Stage Managers
8:00pm	Costume Parade (during the Evening of Scenes), Festival Theatre
Thursday, January 5
9am-11:30am	KCACTF Awards for Theatrical Design Excellence Preliminary Round, Orch Rehearsal, Level 2
9:15am-11:30am	Allied Design & Technologies Preliminary Round, Great Hall Foyer
1:00pm-2:30pm	DTM Workshop John Hill, Quick Change Frogs and Other Oddities: Designing for Children's Theatre
1:00pm-3:00pm	SuperWorkshop: Smooth-On Molding and Casting, Scene Shop
3pm-4:30pm	National Stage Management Preliminary Round, Great Hall Foyer
4pm-5:30 pm	DTM Workshop, Jason Romney, Sound in Theatrical Space DTM Workshop Jan Chambers, Details, Details: Blind Contour Drawing as a Means for Developing the Costume Designer's Eye For Detail
Friday, January 6
9am-11:30am	National Stage Management Preliminary Round (con't), Great Hall Foyer
10am-1pm	SuperWorkshop: Firearms for the Stage, Jim Guy, Scene Shop
10am-11:30am	DTM Workshop F. Mitchell Dana, The Elements of Design Applied to Theatre
1pm-3:00pm	Regional Design Projects Final Round, Orch Rehearsal, Level 2
1pm-2:30pm	DTM Workshop, Karen Anselm, Character Makeup Design DTM Workshop Kyle Rudgers, And Now For Something Completely Different: Using Stage Management Skills to Advance Tours
3pm-5:00pm	Allied Design and Technologies Final Round, Great Hall Foyer
3pm-5pm	Portfolio reviews, Orch Rehearsal, Level 2
4pm-6:30pm	Tech Olympics, Great Hall
Saturday, January 7
9am-12 pm	KCACTF Awards for Theatrical Design Excellence Final Round, Orch Rehearsal, Level 2
10am-1pm	SuperWorkshop: Hands-On Pneumatics, Beth Martell, Scene Shop
10am-12pm	National Stage Management Interview Round (for finalists), Great Hall Lower Foyer
12pm-1pm	Design Storm Final Setup, Festival Lower Lobby
1pm-3pm	Design Storm Final, Festival Lower Lobby
5pm-6:30pm	Design, Technologies and Management Exhibits strike

PLEASE NOTE: Display materials must be removed from the exhibit spaces by 6:30 p.m. on Saturday. Neither KCACTF nor the University of Illinois will be responsible for projects not removed by then. Thanks!

SDC Fellowship Schedule

Tuesday, January 3
9 pm – 10 pm	SDC Orientation Meeting - Dance Rehearsal Room, Level 2 Front Street All directors & stage managers needed for this preliminary meeting. Directors bring your Prompt book. Drawing for order of first on Thursday will be completed. Our stage manager for the SDC Award will be signing directors up for scene rehearsals in rooms available.
Thursday, January 5
1 pm	Preliminary meeting with respondents - Ensemble B, Level 4 southwest
12 pm – 9 pm	SDC Participants Rehearsal Directors may rehearse. Drawing for the Interviews will take place.
2pm – 4 pm	SDC Preliminaries - Dance Rehearsal Room, Level 2 Front Street 20 Minute Blocks Drawing for finals immediately following. The SDC Respondents will determine how the feedback session proceeds. Either all directors will be addressed at the same time or individual sessions with each director will be given. No audience. The Preliminary schedule is as follows: 2-2:20 / 2:20-2:40 / 2:40-3 / 3-3:20 / 3:20-3:40 / 3:40-4 Preliminary Round may go as late as 5 pm.
Friday, January 6
7 am – 9 am	SDC Participants Rehearsal - Dance Rehearsal Room, Level 2 Front Street
9 am – 11 am	Interview Round - Ensemble B, Level 4 southwest 9-9:20 / 9:20-9:40 / 9:40-10 / 10-10:20 / 10:20-10:40 / 10:40-11 Interviews may go as late as 12 Noon. (You will still draw for a specific interview time.)
9 am – 3:30 pm	Rehearsal continues Stage Manager will arrange use of the rooms.
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm	SDC Finals Load In - Dance Rehearsal Room, Level 2 Front Street
3:30 pm – 5 pm	SDC Finals Program - Dance Rehearsal Room, Level 2 Front Street Audience encouraged to attend!

Festival Slate for 2012

Irene Ryan Schedule

Ryan Preliminary, Semi-Final and Final Audition dates and times

Tuesday, January 3
5:00 pm-8:00 pm	Irene Ryan Contestant Check In Irene Ryan Rooms Open for Rehearsal Accompanists available for Irene Ryan Rehearsal
8:00 pm-8:30 pm	All-Festival Opening Welcome
8:45 pm-9:15 pm	Irene Ryan Orientation
9:15 pm-9:45 pm	Irene Ryan Preliminary Round Respondent and Selector Orientation
8:00 pm-11:00 pm	Irene Ryan Rooms Open for Rehearsal
Wednesday, January 4
7:00 am-8:30 am	Irene Ryan Rooms Open for Rehearsal
8:00 am-8:30 am	Accompanists available for Irene Ryan Rehearsal
8:30 am-2:00 pm	Irene Ryan Preliminary Rounds (Participants will perform scenes with partners. Irene Ryan Preliminary Feedback will occur in the hour immediately following audition.)
2:30 pm	Irene Ryan Semi-Finalists Announcement (Immediately after the announcement, semi-finalists must check in at their designated performance area.) Irene Ryan Semi-Finalists Check In
3:30 pm-6:30 pm	Semi-Finalist will perform two scenes with partners. All festival participants may attend.
Thursday, January 5
10:30 am-12:00 pm	Irene Ryan Semi-Final Round Feedback
3:00 pm-3:30 pm	Irene Ryan Finalists Warm-Up and Rehearsal
3:45 pm	Irene Ryan Finalist Draw for Order
4:00 pm-6:30 pm	Irene Ryan Final Round
Friday, January 6
10:00 am-11:30 am	Ryan Finalist Feedback