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.

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). 

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.