2007 Region 1 Festival Awards
KCACTF – REGION I
Dear Region I Colleagues:
I wish to share my many thanks to everyone in KCACTF Region I
for all of the support, assistance, participation, and artistry
that was shared this year at our festival. Most importantly, thank
you all for giving our students the opportunity to celebrate their
theatrical gifts with the region and seek to enhance their process
and training over the intensive week of events. I also want to
thank you for attending the regional faculty meeting while at
the festival for insights were gained, ideas exchanged and relationships
made that will benefit our future.
I want to personally thank everyone in the region for making my
first year as chair of the region such a rewarding and enriching
opportunity. It has been a wonderful collaboration with so many
of you assisting to make the whole process come together to create
such a rewarding, educational, and celebrative experience.
Please advise me of omissions, corrections and/or names of schools
below as some individuals departed before we could secure the
information and we would like to have such for our files and share
it with our regional colleagues.
Best Wishes to All,
Kelly Morgan, Chair, KCACTF – Region I
Award Winners of Region 1 – Kennedy Center American
College Theater Festival
Regional Merit Awards
Student Musician - Alex Troulsides – Wheaton College
Student Adaptation - Holly Nelson – Salve Regina University
Golden Stage Screw Award - Region 1 Tech Interns and FSC Tech
Staff – McKay Venue for their outstanding performance above
and beyond expectations
Golden Hammer - Bridgewater State College
Festival Fan Favorite - Gordon College
Fight Choreography – James Beauregard - Dean College
Faculty Dance Choreography – Larry Nye – Southern
Connecticut State University
Student Dance Choreography – Derek Sylvester - Worcester
State College
Road Warrior Respondents - Dan Patterson – Keene State College
& Jim Murphy – Northern Essex Community College
Experimental Ensemble – Thom Delventhal & Company –
Central Connecticut State University
Creative Ensemble – Steve Levine & Company – Bridgewater
State College
Ensemble – Cathy Hurst & Company – Saint Michael’s
College
Ensemble – Pat Sandoval & Company – Holyoke Community
College
Social Impact – Crystal Brian - Quinnipiac University
Classical Concept – Wil Kilroy & Company – University
of Southern Maine
Technical Direction – Eric Rutkin - Keene State College
Properties - Vincent Bradley – Saint Michael’s College
Light Box Competition – Dan Daly and Elizabeth Hawkins –
Fitchburg State College
O’Neill National Critics Institute Scholarship
Winner; James Lorentz from Castleton State College
Alternate; Stacie Peters from Northern Essex Community College
Design Awards:
Tech Olympics
- 2nd place: Cazimir Bzdyra—Please advise of school
- Winner: Robert Wilcox—Please advise school
USITT Technical & Crafts Award
- Winner: Kate Law; University of Southern Maine
Regional Awards
- Costume Design Honorable Mention; Travis Grant; University
of Southern Maine
- Costume Design Award: Winner; Danielle Nieves; Middlebury
College
- Scenic Design Award: Winner; Ilinca Tamara Todorut;
Middlebury College
- Sound Design Award: Winner; Mike Skinner; Southern Connecticut
State University
National Awards
- Barbizon Costume Design: Alternate; Catherine Vigne;
Middlebury College
- Barbizon Costume Design: Winner; Russ Dauterman; Boston
College
- Barbizon Lighting Design: Honorable Mention; Shaine
LeBar; Keene State College
- Barbizon Lighting Design: Alternate; Thomas Doucette;
Salem State College
- Barbizon Lighting Design: Winner; Kristen Hayes; Emerson
College
- Mehron Makeup: Alternate; Catherine Goetschius; University
Of Southern Maine
- Mehron Makeup: Winner; Larysa Vernon; Salve Regina University
- Barbizon Scenic Design: Honorable Mention; Julia Noulin-Merat;
Boston University
- Barbizon Scenic Design: Alternate; Ryan McGettigan;
Emerson College
- Barbizon Scenic Design: Winner; Christina Galvez; Middlebury
College
- National Sound Design: Alternate; Andrew Kulhavy; Salem
State College
- National Sound Design: Winner; Erik Moody; University
of Southern Maine
Special Commendation:
"To commend the Production Staff of the University of Southern
Maine for their outstanding collaboration on Equus"
Stage Manager Award for KCACTF – Kristin Kurz – University
of Southern Maine
Playwriting Awards
KCACTF National - Ten Minute Play winner - Andrea Kennedy –
Boston College
ATHE Regional One Act Play winner Sarah Bormel – Boston
College
SSDC/KCACTF Student Directing Award – Saori Kaneko –
Salem State College
Directing Alternate - William Candler, Jr. – Bridgewater
State college
KCACTF/LMDA/ATHE Student Dramaturgy Award – Sarah Lunnie
– Boston College
Acting Awards
VASTA Vocal Award - Bill Army – Middlebury College
NETC Acting Partner Award – Patricia Noonan – Boston
College
NETC Comedy Acting Award – Bill Army – Middlebury
College
NPAT Classical Acting Award – Daniel Rios – Fitchburg
State College
NPAT Classical Acting Award Coach – Richard McElvain –Fitchburg
State College
Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship Awards:
2nd Alternate – Timothy LaFave – Westfield State
College
1st Alternate – Matthew Cullinan – Boston College
Regional Winner – Anthony Cascio – Fitchburg State
College
Regional Winner – Austin Swallow – Fitchburg State
College
Productions Held for Consideration to Perform at National
Festival:
Song of Miriam by Gabrielle Orcha – Directed by Gabrielle
Orcha – Boston University
Playhouse Creatures by April DeAngelis – Directed
by Patricia Sankus – Stonehill College
