National Festival 40, April 2008

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The O'Neill National Critics Institute Scholarships
PERFORMANCE SCHOLARSHIPS, FELLOWSHIPS and AWARDS
Directing
Playwriting Awards
Theatrical Design Awards
Dramaturgy

Congratulations to the recipients of the O'Neill National Critics Institute Scholarships at the Fortieth National Festival of KCACTF.

The National Scholarship Recipient
Scott McCarrey
Sam Houston State University

Partial Scholarships

Sarah Roquemore
James Madison University

And

Pasha Yamotahari
Scottsdale Community College


Congratulations to all of the Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship Nominees and Partners for their outstanding work last week at the National Festival.

The KCACTF Performance Awards, Scholarships and Fellowships.

1) The Irene Ryan Acting Scholarships

Ari Frenkel
Assisted by Tim Hackney
Montclair State University

Joe Gillette
Assisted by Peter Weidman
California State University-Fullerton

2) The Kingsley Colton Outstanding Partner Award

Tim Hackney
Partner to Ari Frenkel
Montclair State University

3) The Shakespeare Theatre Company Acting Fellowship

Jeffrey Scott
Texas Tech University

4) The Sundance Theatre Lab Acting Fellowship

Francesca Eaddy
Partner to Daniel Mirsky
Texas A&M University- Corpus Christi

5) The Williamstown Theatre Festival Fellowship

Da'Vine Joy Randolph
Temple University

6) The National Partners of the American Theatre Classical Acting Award

Nick Linn
University of Wyoming

7) The Mark Twain Scholarship for Comic Performance

Joe Gillette
California State University-Fullerton

8) The Dell'Arte Mad River Festival Fellowship

Nick Linn
University of Wyoming

9) The Dell'Arte International School of Physical Theatre Training Program Scholarship

Stephen J. Lattanzi
Bates College

10) The VASTA Award for Vocal Excellence

Joe Gillette
California State University-Fullerton

11) The Society of American Fight Directors Scholarship

Katherine Moeller
Partner to Micah Kronlokken
Minnesota State University, Mankato

12) The Margolis Method Training Scholarship

Erin Neufer
Ball State University


The Michael Kanin Playwriting Awards 2008

The John Cauble Award for Outstanding Short Play Dust by Rob Smith, Carnegie-Mellon University

The KCACTF Ten-Minute Play Award
Without Parachutes by Erik Levitz, Johns Hopkins University

The Playwrights' Center Development Workshop Grant George Brant, University of Texas-Austin

The WordBRIDGE Fellowship
Nathan Warren Lane, Playwrights' Theatre of Boston University

Special Thanks to Final Draft for the gift of their software and a subscription to Script magazine to each of the playwrights in residence at the National Festival.

Additional Thanks to The Dramatists' Guild of America and The  Playwrights' Center of Minneapolis for awarding one-year memberships to each of the playwrights in residence at the National Festival.

Further thanks to Smith & Kraus Publishers for the gift of Teresa Rebeck's  Free Fire Zone: A Playwright's Adventures on the  Creative Battlefields of Film, TV, and Theater to each of the playwrights in residence at the National Festival

 

Previously announced:
 
The National Student Playwriting Award
House Full of Letters by Kit Steinkellner UCLA
 
The National Finalists of the John Cauble Award for Outstanding Short Play Dust by Rob Smith, Carnegie-Mellon University dReamtRippin' by Thomas Michael Campbell, Southern Illinois University Carbondale Burying Barbie by Christopher Dimond, Carnegie-Mellon University
 
The National Finalists of the KCACTF Ten-Minute Play Award Without Parachutes by Eric Levitz, Johns Hopkins University Sharing This Room With You by Nicholas Schwab, University of Wyoming Parkersburg by Laura Jacqmin, Ohio University Cold Soup by Christin Siems, Southern Methodist University The Professor by Rocio Carolina Rios Schaaf, Suffolk University
 
The Rosa Parks Playwriting Award
The Aperture by Sean Christopher Lewis, University of Iowa
 
2nd place
House Full of Letters by Kit Steinkellner, UCLA
 
Honorable Mention
Herschel in History by Cary Gitter, NYU
 
The Jean Kennedy Smith Playwriting Award Sick by Zayd Dohrn NYU
 
The David Mark Cohen Playwriting Award
Elephant's Graveyard by George Brant
University of Texas at Austin
 
2nd Place
Jimmy Cory, Kevin Daly
Indiana University
 
3rd Place
Sow and Weep by Nitzan Halperin
Boston University
 
The Lorraine Hansberry Playwriting Award Donalyn Elder's Mythology of Grass, Part I: Miracle on Monroe by Jerome Augustus Parker UCLA
 
2nd place
Inked Baby by Christina Anderson, Brown University
 
Honorable Mentions
Fati's Last Dance by France-Luce Benson, Carnegie-Mellon University The Strangest Fruit by Ronald McCants, University of California-San Diego
 
 
The Quest for Peace Playwriting Award
Beautiful American Soldier by Dano Madden Rutgers University Premiered at The University of Tulsa
 
2nd Place
The Near East, Alex Lewin
University of California- San Diego
 
The National Science Playwriting Award
the outstanding student-written play on issues surrounding Global Warming Twenty Moments in the Space Between by Jennifer Fawcett, University of Iowa
 
2nd Place
The Attic Dwellers by Jennifer Barclay Newsham, University of California-San Diego
 
(Next year's award: to the outstanding student-written play concerning Women in Modern Science 1928-2008)
 
 
The Mark Twain Prize for Comic Playwriting Well Plotted by Stephen Lewis, Catholic University of America
 
2nd place
Burying Barbie by Christopher Dimond, Carnegie-Mellon University
 
The Paula Vogel Playwriting Award
Good Worker by Isaac Holter, The Theatre School of DePaul University
 
2nd place
The Devil's Teacup by Nathan Warren Lane, Playwrights' Theatre of Boston University
 
The KCACTF Latino Playwriting Award
Aurora by Leonard Madrid, University of New Mexico
 
2nd Place
Blu  by Virginia Grise, California Institute of the Arts
 
The KCACTF Musical Theatre Award
Dani Girl Book and Lyrics by Christopher Dimond, Music by Michael Kooman Carnegie-Mellon University
 
2nd place
Strange Day and Newscast by Aaron Fischer and Rebekah Melocik, University of Southern California
 
The KCACTF Theater for Young Audiences Award
Katrina: the Girl Who Wanted Her Name Back by Jason Tremblay University of Texas at Austin
 
And
 
Ashes, Ashes by Eve Tulbert
University of Texas at Austin


The Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers Student Directing Fellowship Marshall Carby, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi

The O'Neill Playwrights' Conference Directing Fellowships (new) Devon Scalisi, Salem State College And Jeff McLaren, Clemson University

Special Thanks to John Dillon, Molly Smith, Blake Robison, Nathan Allen, Mark Routhier and Jocelyn Clarke for their work with our student directors.

Further thanks to the outstanding faculty mentors at the National Festival, under the leadership of KCACTF National Chair Harry Parker: Chuck Ney- Texas State University, Adena Moree- Troy State University, Grechen Lynn Wingerter- Lycoming College and Bill Kincaid- Western Illinois University.


The Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas and KCACTF Dramaturgy Awards Presented in association with the Association for Theatre in Higher Education

The PlayLabs Fellowship at the Playwrights' Center of Minneapolis Andrew Lowy, West Chester University

The O'Neill Playwrights' Conference Fellowship Jessica Dart, University of Iowa

Each of the Regional LMDA Award nominees will receive student memberships in LMDA.
Andrew Lowy, West Chester University
Heather Maddux, Sinclair Community College Sarah Brew, UNC-Charlotte Jessica Dart, University of Iowa Amanda Lassetter, McLennan Community College Rebecca Heiser, Western Washington University Emily Ray, Brigham Young University And Jessica Sabol, NST Fellow in Dramaturgy, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Special thanks to Mark Bly, Julie Felise Dubiner, Mark Routhier, Miriam Weisfeld, Jocelyn Clarke and Martin Kettling for their time with the students at the National Festival.


The complete list of Design Awards presented at the National Festival on Friday, April 18, 2008

Thanks to Barbizon, Inc  and Alcone Makeup for continued support of design programming at the National Festival.

Special Thanks to Live Design Online, Broadway Lighting Master Classes and Broadway Sound Master Classes for offering a full tuition grant for each of the regional finalists of the Barbizon Award for Excellence in Lighting Design and the KCACTF Sound Design Award.

The Alcone Makeup Design Award

Guy Smith, Dixie State College

Honorable Mentions:
Matthew Howk, Castleton State College
Simone Marcus, Indiana University of Pennsylvania Samantha Rodriguez, University of Evansville Jaclyn Hadwin, University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa Rebecca Scrivener, University of Central Missouri Muriel Dean Bradley, Henderson State University Shelby Robertson, Western Washington University

The Barbizon Award for Excellence in Costume Design

Ingrid Proos, Montclair State College

Runner-up
Stephanie Cluggish, Emerson College

Honorable Mention
Thomas LeGalley, Southern Methodist University

Special Recognition for Excellence in Crafts Sarah Adams, Western Washington University

The Barbizon Award for Excellence in Lighting Design

Christian Contreras, University of Texas at El Paso

Second Place
Chris Holland, Purdue University

Third Place
Kay L. Townsend, Utah State University

The Barbizon Award for Excellence in Scenic Design

William Boles, University of Central Florida

Runner-up
Lindsay Gassaway, California State University-Fullerton

Honorable Mention
Nick Miller, SUNY Oswego

The National Partners of the American Theatre Award for Design Excellence In association with the Korean National University of the Arts Thomas LeGalley, Southern Methodist University

The KCACTF Sound Design Award

Theresa Huber, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Runner-up
Teruhisa Uchiyama, Sam Houston State University

Honorable Mention
Vanessa Farley, Western Washington University

The Kennedy Center Summer Intensive Fellowships Collaborative Process: The Designer/Director Relationship, with Ming Cho Lee and Linda Cho William Boles, University of Central Florida, Scenic Design Stephanie Cluggish, Emerson College, Costume Design Lindsay Gassaway, California State University-Fullerton, Scenic Design Ingrid Proos, Montclair State College, Costume Design

 

The O'Neill Playwrights' Conference Design Fellowships William Boles, University of Central Florida, Scenic Design Theresa Huber, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Sound Design Jonathan Dillard, University of North Carolina- Greensboro, Lighting Design