Festival Information

This page contains information about our regional festival, including per person festival registration rates, hotel information,  and student volunteer grants.

FESTIVAL 44 January 10-14, 2012| Tuesday through Saturday

INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, Indiana, PA
Our Host:  Brian Jones, Department of Theatre and Dance (address for your GPS: 401 S. 11th Street, Indiana, PA  15705)

ONSITE FESTIVAL REGISTRATION & CHECK IN:
Tuesday, January 9, 2012, 12:00 noon to 6:00 pm in the Hadley Union Building on campus.  Check in will remain open until 8:00 pm.
Wednesday, January 10 – Saturday, January 14 in the Performing Arts Center lobby from 9 am – 6pm.

FESTIVAL REGISTRATION: The Festival Registration Form will have a new “feel” to it this year.  We’re using the Kennedy Center ACTF Database to improve management of information and communtication.  Remember that there are other registration forms to complete for Festival areas such as Irene Ryans, Stage Management, or Directing.  Go to those pages of this website to get more information.  We’ve managed to keep registration costs the same again for another year.  Registration costs and deadlines for Festival Registration are:

• Early Bird, $65 per person, prior to November 10
• Regular, $75 per person, prior to December 10
• Late, $85 per person, after December 10 (on-site registrations are possible)

MEAL PLANS MAY ONLY BE ORDERED PRIOR TO DECEMBER 10! Once again, IUP will be able to provide access to the University Dining Hall through their meal plan system.  The plan will include 5 dinners and 4 lunches in the dining hall beginning with dinner on Tuesday, January 10 and ending with dinner Saturday, January 14. Cost is $63.53.  You may register online for a meal plan, and will be invoiced for it prior to Festival.  You will pick up access to the dining hall at the Festival Registration table when you arrive.

Select What You Want Below:

• Festival Registration
• Volunteer Application, deadline, November 10.
• Meal Plan Purchase for Festival 44: cost $63.53, deadline December 10.

HOST HOTEL:

Holiday Inn, Indiana -  Singles and doubles $107.Guaranteed rate cut off date is Monday, December 19th, 2011.   Includes free wireless internet, pool, restaurant and bar.   
Phone reservations may be made by calling 724- 463-3561, using the group name “Kennedy Center”. 
Web reservations - use group name “KEN” : http://ichotelsgroup.com/redirect?path=rates&brandCode=HI&regionCode=1 localeCode=en& GPC=KEN&hotelCode=IDIPA&_PMID=99801505

Auxiliary Hotels:

NEW!! COMFORT INN, Indiana Pa, doubles for $79.99, includes continental breakfast.  Call 724-465-7000, and mention KCACTF as the group to get this rate.  This hotel will be on the bus loop. 

NEW!!  SUPER 8, Indiana, PA, doubles for $76.49, includes breakfast.  Call 724-349-4600, and mention the Kennedy Center Group to get this rate.  Hotel is also on the bus loop.Hampton Inn, Indiana – 2 queen beds $109, includes free
breakfast buffet, free wireless internet, 100% non-smoking.
Guaranteed rate cut off date is December 20, 2011. Reservations must be called in to 724-349-7700, using the group name KCACTF.
Information on the hotel at www.indiana.hamptoninn.com - please do not use the website to make reservations.

Quality Inn and Suites, Indiana –Singles $84, doubles $109.
Guaranteed rate cut off date is December 14th, 2011.  Includes free breakfast
buffet, free wired internet, microwaves and refrigerators in rooms, and a full
service bar. A limited number of smoking rooms are available.  
Reservations must be called in to 724-349-9620 using the group name KCAC-TF. Information on the hotel at  http://www.qualityinnindianapa.com/ – please do not use the website to make reservations.

Hampton Inn, Blairsville, PA – Please note this hotel is about 10 minutes from campus, and our bus shuttle service WILL NOT travel to Blairsville, so those staying here must have their own transportation.  Doubles and triples $114; Suites $124;includes free breakfast buffet, free wireless internet,   100% non-smoking.  Guaranteed rate cut off date is December 20th, 2011.
Reservations must be called in to 724-459-5920. Use the code “KCACTF” .
Information on this hotel:
http://hamptoninn.hilton.com/en/hp/hotels/index.jhtml?ctyhocn=BLAPAHX
Please do not use the website to make reservations.

ADDITIONAL OVER FLOW B&B AND HOTEL INFORMATION:

B&B’s
The PINES in Indiana. 3 bedrooms 1 with a king,1 with a queen and 1 with a double.  Here is the  website – http://www.thepinesbandb.com/Pines_Bed_%26_Breakfast/About_Us.html

JAMES CAMPBELL HOUSE – 3 rooms b & b in Blairsville.   $60 per room ,  queen beds and a private bath in each room. Run of the house and can bring in groceries to cook in the kitchen(coffee and pastries if they want to have a continental b-fast for themselves).   Contact Ann Robinson and her phone number is 724-459-9274.

OVERFLOW HOTELS
.All are down two lane highways that are kept open in winter but can have their challenges.We do not recommend  the Pantall in Punxsutawney.  - the worst winter drive of all of these.

> EBENSBURG: 23 miles east of Indiana down Route 422>
Comfort Inn (PA217) – includes free continental breakfast
111 Cook Rd. RT 22 and 219, Ebensburg, PA, US, 15931  Phone: (814) 472-6100  Triple AAA discounted rates available

JOHNSTOWN: 24 mi southeast of Indiana down Route 56
Hampton Inn Johnstown – Includes free breakfast
129 Commerce Court, Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA 15904 Tel:  1-814-262-7700  $109 per night;  mention KCACTF to get the rate.  Must book by January 6, 2012 to receive this rate.

Hampton Inn Johnstown - Includes free breakfast129 Commerce Court, Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA 15904 Tel:  1-814-262-7700  $109 per night; Mention KCACTF.  Book before January 6 to receive this rate.

Holiday Inn 250 MARKET STREET   JOHNSTOWN ,  PENNSYLVANIA   15901   UNITED STATESHotel Front Desk: 1-814-535-7777

The Following Hotels are unconfirmed, but we have made initial contact:

Comfort Inn & Suites (PA113) – free breakfast included455 Theatre Dr., Johnstown, PA, US, 15904Phone: (814) 266-3678

> KITTANING: 25 miles west of Indiana down Route 422
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS 1440 SCALP AVE   JOHNSTOWN ,  PENNSYLVANIA   15904   UNITED STATESHotel Front Desk: 814-266-8789

FESTIVAL 43 NEWS!!

Please click the link for an article about UMBC’s production of LAS MENINAS at the Kennedy Center:    UMBC Magazine

Please contact Regional Chair, Elizabeth van den Berg, kcactf2@mcdaniel.edu for more information.