Saturday, August 04, 2012
Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival
livedesignonline.com: The Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival was started in 1969 and developed by Roger L. Stevens, Kennedy Center founding chairman, as a way to encourage and recognize the high-caliber theatre being produced by universities and colleges throughout the country. Gregg Henry, artistic director of KCACTF, coordinates this massive festival every year, connecting young playwrights, actors, and designers to their peers and working professionals from across the country. They convene at The Kennedy Center every April to participate in five days of the National Festival, which includes various master classes.
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The KCACTF sounds like an amazing way to connect college theatre with the professional world. There are a lot of excellent college theatre programs, but the more exposure to "the real world", the better, especially if students get the chance to work with already established professionals in their fields. This is likely true for any industry, but the transfer from college theatre to professional work can be a hard one. It's important that college grads do get every opportunity possible to learn what they're getting into, and KCACTF is a great way for college students to gain the kind of experience they need to work successfully in a new environment.
This sounds like the best way to form a bridge between learning theatrical arts and making a living from them. The professional style work teaches communication and collaboration as well as giving the students a taste for what their careers will be like. The program also connects the best of the industry to one another in order to form connections that will (hopefully_ create jobs. All in all KCACTF seems like a great venture.
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