Vice Chair/ Co-Vice Chair:

The Regional (Co)Vice Chair(s) work collaboratively with the Chair and Steering committee to supervise all regional activities that promote the philosophy and programs of KCACTF.  For Region 2, the co-vice chairs may share responsibilities for social media and marketing, coordination of special programs such as Invited Scenes, assist with scheduling and travel planning for the Board, VIP and Guest Artists and more. Furthermore, they collaborate on gathering the requirements of each program area chair to ensure the region provides the appropriate logistical support (space, technology, materials) to that area during Festival. Typically, Vice Chairs take over the Regional Chair position after a term of three years (given interest and ability). Vice Chairs must have at least a part time affiliation with an academic institution in our region.  

ASPIRE Coordinator:

Plans and coordinates the programming for the ASPIRE Arts Management Program.  Duties include: advertising the program and recruiting students; communicating with students in the program prior to and during the festival; working with the ASPIRE guest artist to provide workshops and panels at the festival; scheduling and planning the final ASPIRE presentations.  ASPIRE is a national program so support is available regionally as well as on a national level.

Vice-Chair, Representation, Equity & Diversity (RED) Initiative:

The Vice-Chair for Representation, Equity and Diversity (RED) works collaboratively with the RED Chair as well as the program area chairs within the Region to support programming, recruitment of guest artists and respondents, and efforts to create a more just and equitable organization and Festival.

Position Responsibilities:

• Attend (virtually or in-person, as needed) planning meetings and regional board meetings
• Attend Production Respondent training and respond to at least one student production per semester
• Collaborate with the Regional Board to ensure just and equitable practices in all programming, recruiting of guest artists and response to and celebration of student work
• Attend the annual Regional Festival 
• Communicate with students, faculty and guest artists prior to and during the Festival
• When appropriate, assist in Respondent Training for new respondents

Qualifications:

• We are seeking applicants that represent a diverse array of lived experiences, including, but not limited to race, ethnicity, religious affiliation, gender identity, educational background and more.
• Candidates ideally would identify as a member of the BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, Persons of Color), LGBTQ+ community or otherwise be a member of an historically underrepresented group – but we are also open to candidates who may not identify as a member of these groups but may have done extensive work in service of these or other marginalized communities. 
• Candidates may be working artists, community leaders or employed by an institution of higher learning.
• Candidates must be able to attend and participate in the annual regional festival 
• Candidates should have experience with anti-racism and/or anti-bias training
• At this time, those enrolled in undergraduate study, or participating in KCACTF as a student are not eligible.

Term of Service: Typically, board members serve a term of 3 years as Vice-Chair and 3 years as Chair.

Festival Manager: 

Works with the chair and steering committee to coordinate the practical needs of the festival.  Some duties might include: travel arrangements for guests, reviewing facilities contracts and securing spaces for future festivals, sourcing physical needs for festival such as tables, lanyards, etc., locating festival sponsorships and donations, and working with program coordinators to schedule and provide the needed personnel and items for a successful festival. Duties and division of labor would be discussed prior to taking on this role—it can be a significant part of the leadership team if the candidate desires.

Devised Theatre Coordinator:

Plans and coordinates the programming for Devised Theatre Programming at the yearly conference.  Duties include: advertising the program and recruiting students; communicating with students in the program prior to and during the festival; creating devising workshops, or recruiting guests; scheduling and planning the final devised showcase. An example of such a program can be found here, but this position can feel free to evolve as the coordinator sees fit.

Recruitment Ambassadors (3-4):

Love Region 2 and want to see us grow? We are gathering a team of new and more experienced faculty or staff members to work on recruiting new schools and programs to join our community. This is a new position but would consist of reaching out to faculty in unaffiliated (or formerly affiliated) schools in our Region, coming up with strategies to reach these schools, and advising/ creating  recruitment materials for Region 2. These positions do not need to be involved with festival planning (but certainly could be).

Media Manager:

The Media Manager will work on the Region’s presence online– including website, social media, recruiting festival photographers, and other promotional materials. Innovative ideas for promotion are welcome!

New for 2024: Shadow a position!

Interested in seeing what a board member or program coordinator does before, during, and after the festival, but not sure you want to commit to taking on a role? You may be able to shadow a position that will become open in the future to see if it is right for you. A shadow position will be able to see all of the behind the scenes work that goes into creating a great experience for our region but will not have specific tasks to accomplish during that time.