REGION VIII

The 2018 KCACTF Region VIII Festival will be held Tuesday, Feb. 13^th through Saturday, Feb. 17^th, on the campus of Mesa Community College in Mesa, AZ.

On behalf of the Executive Board of Region VIII, welcome to Festival 50! I am very excited to bring our Festival to the wonderful city of Mesa, Arizona. I encourage everyone to experience all the city has to offer. Our amazing friends, Jennie Dennison and Rachel Semik at Visit Mesa have put together an awesome website that will help everyone explore what makes the area so unique. Thanks Jennie and Rachel for your great work!

Gil Gonzalez 

Chair, KCACTF Region VIII

kcactf8@gmail.com

Welcome to Mesa Community College!

It is truly an honor to host this prestigious competition, and MCC students and faculty are proud to participate in the Region VIII Kennedy Center American Theater Festival.

The arts have been core to MCC since the college was established in 1965. In fact, the Stagedoor Players is one of MCC’s original and longest standing student clubs.

Throughout the competition, we hope you enjoy our state-of-the-art facilities. The MCC Theatre and Performing Arts Center (PAC) were designed as learning labs for our students in addition to being performance venues. Please visit the Arts at MCC website at www.mesacc.edu/arts to learn more about the venues and to see a list of our upcoming shows and events.

I encourage you to explore our campuses. The Art Gallery on our Southern and Dobson campus is MCC’s newest addition to the arts scene. We are currently hosting the traveling exhibit “Touching Strangers” by photographer Richard Renaldi. Renaldi asks strangers to pose intimately and then captures the moment with a large-format, 8-by-10 view camera.

Another noteworthy attraction on the north side of campus is the MCC Rose Garden. It is the largest public rose garden in the desert southwest and is maintained through a partnership between MCC and the Mesa-East Valley Rose Society. Artwork found in the Rose Garden and other outdoor spaces on campus are chronicled at www.mesacc.edu/community/artwalk.

If you wish to experience the Sonoran Desert, take a short drive to our Red Mountain campus. There you will be able to walk through the cienega located in the center of campus. The cienega is home to two species of endangered fish, an endangered plant species, and several other protected reptiles and amphibians. This elite ecology experience earned the 2016 Certified Wildlife Habitat designation from the National Wildlife Federation.

I hope you enjoy the Festival and your visit to Mesa Community College!

Best Wishes,

Sasan Poureetezadi
Interim President
Mesa Community College

The 2018 KCACTF Region VIII Festival will be held Tuesday, Feb. 13^th through Saturday, Feb. 17^th, on the campus of Mesa Community College in Mesa, AZ.

The Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival is excited to announce our host hotel:

Holiday Inn & Suites Phoenix-Mesa/Chandler

1600 S. Country Club Drive

Mesa, AZ 85210

www.mesaphxhi.com

We have negotiated rates of kings (1 – 2 Guests = $159) & QN/ QNs (3 – 4 Guests = $169).  Please use the booking link for guests to begin making reservations or call Central Reservations at 1-888-280-5056 and request the Kennedy Center American College Festival Block or use block code “KCA”: Kennedy Center American College Festival

***Amenities: Free Wi-Fi, free parking, free daily breakfast, fitness center, and more.

Reserve by January 26, 2018 to receive these rates. Rooms are subject to liability and are likely to sell out.

Region VIII has also arranged rooms at the following hotel:

Days Hotel Mesa

333 W. Juanita Avenue

Mesa, AZ 85210