ACTF

news release, March 13, 2007

Wooster's 'Nocturne' to be Staged at the Kennedy Center The College of Wooster's production of "Nocturne" will move to one of the nation's most prestigious venues when it is performed at the Kennedy Center's American College Theatre Festival on Tuesday, April 17, in Washington, D.C.

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What is ACTF?
The American College Theatre Festival is a 5-day long gathering of students and faculty from colleges and universities who are interested in theatre to share ideas and view one another's work. In addition to performances and competitions, there are a wide range of activities that, in past, have included workshops and seminars on such topics as play writing, auditioning, voice, movement, stage combat, scenic painting, set design, and so on.

There are a total of eight regional festivals sponsored by the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts which are held annually throughout the country during January and February. We are in Region III along with colleges and universities from Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin

Who may attend?

What is the Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship Competition
Two Irene Ryan Scholarship participants are chosen for each mainstage production by an ACTF respondent who adjudicates the show on one of the performance nights. To accept a nomination means that the participant will attend the Festival in January and will complete all the requirements put forth in the Irene Ryan Contract.

At the Fesitval, participants will be required to perform a monologue and a scene or song for a panel of judges (consisting of directors from other colleges or universities). Winners from that round compete in semi-finals in front of the entire Festival. Finals are held the last night of the Festival and $2500 scholarships are granted to the two winning participants from each region. These two winners will then go to the Kennedy Center National Fesitival where they will perform in an evening of scenes in front of top professional actors, directors, producers, and casting agents.