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ATTENTION STUDENT DIRECTORSRegion VII has two opportunities for student directors to showcase their work at our Regional Festival 1)
The William Inge Theatre Festival Scholarship Scene
Auditions Overview Region
VII is pleased to announce the continuation of the
William Inge Theatre Festival Scholarship Scene Auditions
at the Region VII KCACTF Festival . The Inge
Scholarship Auditions provide a nice compliment to our
estabished SSD&C (Society of Stage Directors and
Choreographers) 10 Minute Play Directing Competition.
There will be a winner selected from each category.
The winning Inge Director and cast will receive a trip to
perform their scene at the Inge Festival in In
WILLIAM INGE THEATRE FESTIVAL SCHOLARSHIP SCENE AUDITIONSCo-Sponsored by the Northwest Drama ConferenceThe
William Inge Theatre Festival is proud to continue its
scholarship audition program in Region VII, funded by the
William Inge Festival Foundation, in conjunction with the
Northwest Drama Conference and Region VII. The
purpose of the scholarship program is to encourage and
celebrate the study and performance of the plays of
William Inge, as well as those of past recipients of the
William Inge Theatre Festival Award for Distinguished
Achievement in the American Theatre, given each year to a
living playwright. This year’s honoree is
Christopher Durang. The
Inge Festival Scholarship Scene Auditions will be held in
The
director and cast members of the first place scene will
be awarded a stipend of up to $1000 to pay for
their mileage to attend the Annual William Inge Theatre
Festival in In
case the winning scene is unable to attend the Festival,
a first alternate scene will be chosen. The winning
scene will still receive the scholarship, but the travel
stipend will go to whichever scene attends and performs
at the Inge Festival. Registration Guidelines for the Inge Festival Scholarship Scene Auditions 1)
The Inge Festival Scholarship Scene Auditions are to
consist of one scene, lasting no longer than 10 minutes
of running time. A student must direct the scene,
and the cast size must be between two and six
actors. (Please keep in mind that if you win,
you must travel to the Inge Festival with your entire
cast.) 2)
All of the actors must also be current students.
The definition of current student is the same as for the
Irene Ryan Scholarship Auditions. 3)
All cast members of the scene must be registered for the
KCACTF Regional Festival VII 4)
The chair of the theatre department (or the equivalent
academic officer) must verify the student status of all
cast members and the student director by signing the
registration form. 5)
The scene must be chosen from the works of William Inge
or from a playwright selected from the following list of
the additional playwrights who are past recipients of the
Inge Award. For 2008 Festival in William Inge Christopher Durang Jerry Lawrence & Robert E.
Lee Sidney Kingsley Wendy Wasserstein Lanford Wilson 6)
In addition to being written by one of the eligible
playwrights, all audition scenes must be material for
which permission from the rights holder can be secured. 7)
Cuts or changes to published material may be in violation
of copyright. The William Inge Theatre Festival and
NWDC expect that scholarship auditionees will abide by
the rights holder's restrictions regarding cuts and
changes. 8)
No director can win the scholarship more than once. 9)
Each scene must be pre-registered using the registration
form (the link is below). The registration form
must be sent to Rhett Luedtke, the Directing Coordinator
for KCACTF Region 7, by February 1, 2008 at 5:00 PM Rhett
Luedtke To Download an Application click here Inge
Scene Audition Registration Form (MS Word) Performance Guidelines for
the Inge Festival Scene Auditions 1)
Only basic lighting is permitted and will be provided by
the host for the rehearsal and performance. 2)
It is recommended that no costume as such be used.
A costume accessory may be used. 3)
The host for the audition will provide six chairs and a
table. If simple hand props are used, the auditionees
must provide them. Do not bring extensive scenery
or props. The emphasis on these auditions is on
acting and directing, not physical production. REGION
VII SSD&C
10 MINUTE PLAY DIRECTING FELLOW An
Overview of the Award One
student director (either graduate or undergraduate) from
each of the eight regions will be invited to participate
in the National KCACTF Festival at the This
award includes travel, lodging and per diem expenses, as
well as attendance at KCACTF National Festival workshops
and performances. Selection Process for the Region VII Student
Director Fellow
To be selected as the Region VII
Student Director Fellow, student directors must be
NOMINATED by a respondent who attended the student
director’s production at their home college, or by a
home college faculty member who served as a supervisor
for the student director on a production. The
production must be entered as an associate or
participating production. After this nomination, the
students must submit the following materials in order to
serve as director for one of the ten-minute plays
performed at our regional festival. One of the six
student directors from our region will then be chosen to
represent Region VII at the national festival. The six
selected students will be interviewed and their work
observed at rehearsals while attending the regional
festival. The regional representative will be chosen by a
group of faculty directing mentors in conjunction with
the Region 7 Directing Coordinator. To
be considered for this fellowship through Region VII,
please send the following materials to Rhett Luedtke,
Directing Coordinator, Region 7. 1) A LETTER OF NOMINATION from a faculty member detailing the directing accomplishments and potential of the student nominated. Additional references who might speak to the student’s directing potential are not required, but may be listed in the letter with their contact information. Be sure the LETTER OF NOMINATION details the faculty advisor’s participation, the student nominee's participation, and your institution's participation in KCACTF activities. 2)
A LETTER OF APPLICATION from the student directing
nominee, which includes why the student is interested in
participating in this fellowship program at the National
Festival and the ways in which they believe it may
contribute to their growth as a director. 3) A CONCEPT STATEMENT from the student
directing nominee, detailing their directorial approach
and production concept for the production prompting the
nomination. 4) A COMPLETE RESUME for the student
directing nominee. 5) OPTIONAL MATERIAL: A videotape of the
student’s directing project, cued to 10 minute
section of their choice, and/or 2 production
photos of the show that prompted your nomination.
Please do not include materials which must be returned. ELIGIBILITY FOR THE
SSD&C COMPETITIONS Nominees may be from two-year
schools, four-year schools, or graduate programs. Only
those who are bona fide students in a college or
university at the time of the KCACTF response are
eligible. For the purpose of these awards, a bona fide
student is:
Please affirm the student's
availability for the Region VII KCACTF Festival, These materials are to be sent TOGETHER
AS ONE COMPLETE PACKET to the address below via: ·
E-MAIL (MS WORD attachments preferred) ·
US MAIL Rhett
Luedtke – Directing Fellowship Coordinator, Region
VII George
Fox University
(Electronic mail is highly
encouraged. You will receive confirmation of
receipt of materials) |
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