Festival 42
February 9-13, 2010
Dixie State College of Utah
NATIONAL FESTIVAL - INVITATIONS
ANTON'S UNCLES - LOS ANGELES CITY COLLEGE THEATRE ACADEMY
By Richard Alger and Tina Kronis
Kennedy Center Family Theatre
Thursday, April 15, 7:30pm
DEAR HARVEY Stories of Harvey Milk
By Patricia Loughrey, California State University-Long Beach
Music by Thomas Hodges, San Diego State University
Commissioned and produced by Diversionary Theatre, April 2009
Produced by San Diego State University, September 2009
A concert reading, directed by Rebecca Hilliker
Kennedy Center Family Theater
Friday, April 16th, 5:00 pm
THE KCACTF NATIONAL SHORT PLAY FESTIVAL
The following one-act and ten minute plays are the national finalists for the John Cauble Award for Outstanding Short Play and the KCACTF Ten Minute Playwriting Award:
The National Finalists of the John Cauble Award for Outstanding Short Play
CASSIUS SARGENT’S CHICKEN BONES
By Asher Wyndham, Arizona State University
NEBRASKA BY NOON
By Briandaniel Oglesby, University of California-Riverside
The National Finalists of the KCACTF Ten-Minute Play Award
TWENTY-4
By LeShawn Darnell Holcomb, California State University-Fullerton
NATIONAL SELECTION TEAM - COMMENDATIONS
Special Commendation to the Region 8 Selection Team and Executive Committee for programming and inviting a high quality, diverse, and rich array of theatrical experiences for the colleges and universities attending the Regional Festival
ALMOST, MAINE- Dixie State College of Utah
For achievement in
Ensemble Performance: Noah Dixon, Jessica Baird, Kristina Kessler, Joel, Thomas, Justin Gullimore, Gabrielle Noble, Lindsay Cordell, Hannah Davenport, Crystal Bates and Guy Smith.
Costume Design: Hanna Davenport
STREAMERS-Chapman University
For achievement in
Performance: Sean M. Burgos as Bertran
THE FULL MONTY- Riverside City College
For achievement in
Performance: Morgan Reynolds as Malcolm MacGregor
Technical Direction: Jerry Longman
Courageous Performance, Display and Sharing of Assets: The Monty Men
DEAR HARVEY -San Diego State University
Thomas Hodges for music
Derek Smith as Cleve Jones
TEA- California State University-Los Angeles
For achievement in:
Performance: Hiroko Saeki as Himiko Hamilton
Direction: Pamela Dunne
Scenic Design: James Hartfield
Playbill Design: Noelle Leiblic
SLEEPY HOLLOW- Weber State University
For achievement in
Orchestration: David Blackburn
Musical Direction: Lindsey Partridge
Costume Design: Catherine Zublin
Performance: B.J. Wimpey as Abraham Van Bron
Performance: Angela Jeffries as Gusta Tenbrook
DÉJÀ VU- Fort Lewis College
For Achievement in
Curricular Enhancement: Fort Lewis College and Margolis Brown Theatre Company for their collaboration on the project
Lighting Design: Leanne Brubaker and Kathryn Moller
ZERO TO INFINITY- California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
For achievement in
Scenic Craftsmanship: The Production’s Entire Scenic Team
REGION VIII FESTIVAL 42 - AWARDS RESULT
Irene Ryan Scholarship Auditions National Finalists
Representing Region VIII at the National Festival
Anyelid Meneses - Miracosta College
Assisted by Kyle Lucy
Whitney Cox - Dixie State College of Utah
Assisted by John Dodart
Alternate: Matthew McGee - California State University, Fresno
Assisted by Ryan Anders
Best Partner: Andrew Veenstra - Brigham Young University
National Partners of the American Theatre - Classical Acting Award
Matthew McGee - California State University, Fresno
LMDA/KCACTF Student Dramaturgy Fellowship
Representing Region VIII at the National Festival
Anna Jany - Fort Lewis College
National Critics Institute Fellowship
Representing Region VIII at the National Festival
James Bean - California State University, Fullerton
SDC Student Directing Fellowship
Representing Region VIII at the National Festival
Jeremy Lewis - Citrus College - National Finalist
Kari Hayter - California State University, Fullerton - National Alternate
Jessica Rotter - Pepperdine University - Honorable Mention
Brian Drummy - Chapman University - Regional Finalist
Sassan Saffari - Mira Costa College - Regional Finalist
NATIONAL PLAYWRITING PROGRAM
Award for Actor who Best Served a New Play in Development
Jeff Sherwood, University of California, Riverside
as “Nate” in Nebraska By Noon
Award for Actress who Best Served a New Play in Development
Grace Murphy, California State University, Fullerton
as “Hannah” in Linus and Hannah
Award for Director who Best Served a New Play in Development
Gil Gonzalez, Whittier College for his work on Twenty-4
Two National Semi-Finalists for the 10-minute Play Competition from Region VIII
LeShawn Darnell Holcomb, California State University Fullerton, for Twenty-4
Asher Wyndham, Arizona State University, for Fatima & Maama
National Semi-Finalists for the One-Act Play Competition from Region VIII
Eric Czuleger, California State University Fullerton, for L.A. Lights Fire
Brian Daniel Oglesby, University of California Riverside, for Nebraska By Noon
Asher Wyndham, Arizona State University, for Cassius Sargent’s Chicken Bones
National Semi-Finalists for the David Mark Cohen Award from Region VIII
Jeremiah Munsey, University of Nevada Las Vegas, for The Way Things Have To Be
Laura Neubauer, University of Nevada Las Vegas, for The Chasm
Regional Finalist for the National Partners of the American Theatre Playwriting Award
Patricia Loughrey, San Diego State University and California State Long Beach, for Dear Harvey
DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY AWARDS
Stage Management:
National Fellowship Receipent: Michael Vitale - California State University, Fullerton
Alternate: Kayla Hansen, Chapman University
Honorable Mention: Kamille Dy, Los Angeles City College Theatre Academy
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Barbizon Award for Design Excellence in Costume Design
Brandee Jenks for Issun Boshi, Utah State University
Barbizon Award for Design Excellence in Lighting Design
Anthony Johnson for Issun Boshi, Utah State University
Barbizon Award for Design Excellence in Scenic Design
Jennifer Stapley for Sweeney Todd, Utah State University
The Alcone Company Makeup Design Award
Molly Hill for Sweeney Todd, Utah State University
KCACTF Award for Excellence in Sound Design
Kathleen Augustyn for Blood Wedding, Mesa Community College
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Region VIII Design Award for Costume Design
Lindsay Keller for The Glass Menagerie, Utah State University
Region VIII Design Award for Lighting Design
Anthony Jannuzi for Blood Wedding, Mesa Community College
Regional VIII Design Award for Makeup Design
Tiaro Puro for Peter Pan, Weber State University
Region VIII Design Award for Scenic Design
Yu Shibagaki for Moonburn, California State University, Fullerton
Region VIII Design Award for Sound Design
Timothy Murphy for A Streetcar Named Desire, California State University, Fullerton
Region VIII Award for Excellence in Properties Design
Justine Trotter for The Taffetas, Brigham Young University
Region VIII Award for Excellence in Technical Direction
Lauren Browning for Ivanov, California State University, Fullerton
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Honorable Mention for Costume Design
Erica Butler for Something Wicked This Way Comes, Utah Valley Universtiy
Honorable Mention for Lighting Design
Joshua Scott for Almost, Maine, Dixie State College of Utah
Caryln Waggoner for The Crucible, Dixie State College of Utah
Honorable Mention for Makeup Design
Many Lyons for Something Wicked This Way Comes, Utah Valley University
Honorable Mention for Properties Design
Estrella Cruz for Twelve Angry Jurors, Glendale Community College, Arizona
Chloe Martin for Ladyhouse Blues, Chapman University
Honorable Mention for Scenic Design
Spencer Potter for Almost, Maine, Dixie State College of Utah
Rookie of the Year for Scenic Design
Elena Caponi for The Mousetrap, Marymount College Palos Verdes
Honorable Mention for Sound Design
Maria Natalia Cervantes for Ivanov, California State Univeristy, Fullerton
Sergio Rodriguez for Novio Boy, California State Univeristy, San Bernardino
Honorable Mention for Technical Direction
Daniel Geesing for Rumors, California State University, Fullerton
Outstanding Craft Project
David Powell for Sleepy Hollow, Weber State University
The Region VII Michael Kanin Playwriting Awards for Festival Year 2009
The National Science Playwriting Award
Biography of a Constellation
Lila Rose Kaplan
University of California- San Diego
The David Mark Cohen Playwriting Award Runner-up
The Way Things Have to Be
Jeremiah Munsey
University of Nevada-Las Vegas
The KCACTF Theater for Young Audiences Award
In association with Kennedy Center Theater for Young Audiences
Fly/Lyf
Anne Negri
Arizona State University
The Lorraine Hansberry Playwriting Award Runner-up
Refraction
Ronald McCants
University of California-San Diego
The Paula Vogel Playwriting Award Co-winners
Ching Chong Chinaman
Lauren Yee
University of California-San Diego
The KCACTF Musical Theatre Award
Sleepy Hollow
Book and Lyrics by Jim Christian
Music by Tom Edward Clark
Weber State University
Thanks so much for everyone's help in making this a successful festival,
John H. Binkley
Chair, Region VIII KCACTF
c/o Department of Theatre
California State University Northridge
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge, California 91330-8320
office: (818) 677-6497
fax: (818) 677-2080
john.h.binkley@csun.edu |
