STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES

Students must be registered for the full festival to be eligible for any program, scholarship, or award.

(Day passes are available to view programs and workshops)

SWAG Design Competition: 

Time to put your artistic skills to work!  We are looking for a student designed logo for Festival 57!  While we will have our classic R2 logo on items that can repeat from year to year, we’d love something fun and unique to celebrate *This* conference. Make sure you are not using anyone else’s intellectual or artistic property in your creation. Please limit your logos to 4 or fewer colors to keep pricing down. Depending on the number of entries we will either put all entries or just the finalists up for a vote on social media. Winner gets bragging rights and a free piece of Swag with their logo on it. Enter here by November 28th (gobble gobble)! Send questions to chair@kcactf2.org.

Volunteers Needed: 

Want to help with Festival 57 and get a discount for registration?  Apply here to work as a festival volunteer.  Student volunteers will help with registration, set ups, tear downs, and general conference running as needed. You can sign up to work either 10 hours for discounted registration ($60) or 20 hours for free registration. If you sign up to volunteer and do not complete your hours you will be charged for your registration price after the fact. Apply prior to registering for festival if at all possible to use a discount code.  Apply Now!  Send questions to chair@kcactf2.org.

Acting Scholarship Auditions

Formerly Irene Ryans: Multiple rounds of monologue and partner work with feedback sessions.

Arts Leadership (ASPIRE)

Be a part in shaping the future of American Theatre

Institute of Theatre Journalism & Advocacy

Good theatre needs people who can write well about theatre.  ITJA is based on the recognition that people who write about theatre write in many different ways and in many different situations.

Design, Technology & Management (DTM)

Opportunity for student designers, technical artists and stage managers with the opportunity to exhibit their work through displays, presentations and interviews

Directing (SDC)

Program for student directors who have demonstrated success in directing. Includes workshops with professional directors, personalized feedback sessions and eligibility to participate in the national festival.

Dramaturgy

Now a part of NPP: The LMDA/KCACTF Student Dramaturgy Initiative recognizes excellence in live and virtual student dramaturgy from across the region, and the exciting innovations which bring dramaturgy into the 21st century.

Fringe Events

Fringes don’t have a focus on a single discipline or genre, but are a performing-arts smörgåsbord.

Musical Theatre Intensive (MTI)

For students interested in developing their skills as musical theatre performers. We offer workshops in all areas of musical theatre.

Playwriting & New Play Program (NPP)

Program for student playwrights whose work is promising, dynamic, and above all, creative.  NPP’s central mission is to develop young playwrights and their work at Region 2’s Festival

Student Advisory Board

Help shape this and future festivals.

Workshops

Share your insights, talents, research with other festival attendees as a presentor or check out the agenda to see session you might want to attend.

NEXT STEPS

Audition and Interview for Summer-Stock, Graduate Schools, and full-time employment

Representation-Equity-Diversity (RED)

We continue to evolve our anti-biased, anti-racist stance which impacts learning, teaching and empowers creativity. 

Want to be a part of the activities.

REGISTER HERE

Registration Open Fall 2024