Region 8 of the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival Presents:

CONFERENCE (formerly festival) 57 – REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!

February 11-15, 2025

Region 8 – Arizona, Central and Southern California, Guam, Hawai’i, Southern Nevada, Utah

The Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival Conference 57®, part of the Rubenstein Arts Access Program, is generously funded by David M. Rubenstein.

Special thanks to The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust for supporting the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts’ Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival Conference.

Additional support is provided by The Honorable Stuart Bernstein and Wilma E. Bernstein; the Dr. Gerald and Paula McNichols Foundation; and Beatrice and Anthony Welters and the AnBryce Foundation.

Kennedy Center education and related artistic programming is made possible through the generosity of the National Committee for the Performing Arts and the President’s Advisory Committee on the Arts.

For additional information regarding Region 8, contact:

Shaunte Caraballo

Chair of KCACTF Region 8
[email protected]

Conference 57 will be Tuesday, February, 11th through Saturday, Feb 15, 2025. Registration and load-in begin on Tuesday, Feb. 11th.

The conference will be held at Mesa Community College in Mesa, AZ. Registration is now open.

Conference registration is $140 per participant. 

Conference Hotels:

A note about the hotels for Conference 57. All hotels are about the same distance from Mesa Community College. None of the hotels are in walking distance of the Conference. All participants will be responsible for their own transportation to/from the Conference. Shuttles will not be provided. Rideshare (Uber/Lyft) are available. Public transportation is available but not easily accessible. However, parking fees at the Conference have generously been waived by Mesa Community College. 

Residence Inn(by Marriott) 941 West Grove Ave. Mesa, AZ 85210 : $189/night: SOLD OUT

Courtyard Phoenix Mesa 1221 South Westwood Mesa, AZ 85210: $199/night. (All King Rooms have a pullout sofa. So all rooms have 2 beds). Book here or Call 1.800.321.2211 before 1/20/25. Please tell them you are part of the Kennedy Center American College Theater group staying at the Courtyard Phoenix Mesa, located at 1221 South Westwood, Mesa, AZ 85210

DoubleTree 1011 West Holmes Avenue Mesa, Arizona 85210: $199/night. As of 12/27-30 double rooms remaining: Book here

We had limited options for room block this year due to other events happening in Mesa at the same time. Please contact Regional Chair, Shaunte for assistance with travel needs. She can assist you with discounts on hotels and rental cars once our room blocks have filled.

 The Respondents Workshop team invites faculty colleagues, professional peers, and graduate students to join us the Response training session during the festival: TIME/DATE TBA. “The response is the heart of the festival.” The purpose of this workshop is to help you develop skills as a KCACTF respondent. In these sessions, you will learn the most effective practices to recognize, encourage and celebrate the finest and most diverse work produced in the region. The training we offer is based on years of experience and assessment. It is also an ever-improving training, as we grow to meet the needs of our students. We hope you will join us!