DIRECTORS
WELCOME! PLEASE SEE BELOW FOR THIS YEARS EXCITING OPPORTUNITIES!
Learn about DIRECTING at the FESTIVAL!!! No experience necessary, but all experience levels welcome!
KC/ACTF Region II continues a directing initiative for students in the form of providing a laboratory for directing experience. Students who wish to participate in the series of workshops, auditions, and staged readings must apply to Becky Prophet, Miller Performing Arts Center, Alfred University, Alfred, New York OR to fprophet@alfred.edu. This year participants will be limited to twelve.
Accepted applicants will choose from four or five short scripts, the titles of which will be sent to them upon acceptance to the program. Participants in the Student Directing Institute will be expected to attend and participate in four workshops spread throughout the festival. These workshops will be on text analysis; character development; and composition and the use of space. The Directing Institute students will also attend the New Play Productions (NPP) auditions and have the opportunity to cast their chosen scenes from the pool of actors, once ALL of the new plays have been cast. Upon successful casting of their scene, students will develop a rehearsal schedule and carry that out with the actors whom they have cast. During the rehearsals, directors will be mentored by experienced faculty directors to bring their work to a high level of staged reading. On the last full day of the festival, the student-directed scenes will be read for a panel consisting of the directing mentors, and the chair and vice-chair of the Directing Institute. While this program does not make a student director eligible for the SDC scholarship, success in the directing experience may yield such an opportunity the following year and/or place you in better position to direct a full-length production some time after the festival.
Include in your application a letter of recommendation from a faculty member who is familiar with your interest in and previous experience in directing. Also, please include a short essay describing why you are interested in directing and what you hope to learn from the Directing Initiative at KC/ACTF. Students interested must be able to attend the Region II Festival in Philadelphia, Jan. 13-17. Applications must be postmarked by Dec. 1 and sent to Becky Prophet at the above address, or successfully e-mailed by Dec. 1 to fprophet@alfred.edu.
For more information on the Student Directing Institute and the application click here
STAGE DIRECTORS AND CHOREOGRAPHERS (SDC) SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION:
The Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers / Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (SDC / KCACTF) Scholarship Competition is an exciting opportunity for more advanced students of directing to further their skills. Participants will interact with professional directors and educators from within and without Region II, as well as their peers from other institutions within the region.
The KCACTF Region II SDC experience includes workshops and roundtables designed specifically for participants in the competition. Possible workshops include: the actor / director relationship; collaborating with designers; staging / use of space; new play development; and others still being developed. We are also hoping for roundtables with directors and production teams of invited productions so participants can discuss work they've seen as a group. If you accept an invitation into the SDC competition, be prepared to be BUSY throughout the Festival! Our intent is to give you as much to feed your passion for directing as the schedule allows!
All participating students will receive constructive critique of their work intended to enhance their education from a carefully chosen panel of professionals. Students advancing beyond the preliminary round of the competition will be expected to actively integrate feedback, under the mentorship of members of the Directing Initiative Regional Task Force, and then present their scene a second time for additional feedback.
For students who do not advance beyond the preliminary round - your time with SDC is not over! You are still involved in the Directing Initiative workshops and roundtables, learning new skills from regional professionals and collaborating with your peers!
For more information regarding WHO IS ELIGIBLE, HOW TO APPLY, and WHAT TO PREPARE AND EXPECT-->click here