Category Archives: KCACTF


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Spring Awakening recognized by KCACTF

Colorado State University’s School of Music Theatre and Dance presents Spring Awakening with music by Duncan Sheik, book and lyrics by Steven Sater. November 3, 2022 Colorado State University’s School of Music Theatre and Dance presents Spring Awakening with music by Duncan Sheik, book and lyrics by Steven Sater. November 3, 2022 Colorado State University’s […]


‘The Wolves’ at CSU takes hyperrealism to the fields

Reprinted with permission from The Rocky Mountain Collegian Emmalee Krieg, Staff Reporter October 5, 2022 Soccer season at Colorado State University began this year like all others: cleats, warmup drills, drama and stage directions. “The Wolves” by Sarah DeLappe, directed by Saffron Henke, was performed on the Lory Student Center West Lawn Sept. 29 through […]


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The Wolves receives KCACTF recognition

Colorado State University’s School of Music, Theatre, and Dance presents “The Wolves,” by Sarah DeLappe and directed by Saffron Henke. The play is about a high school girls soccer team, and is set on the West Lawn. September 28, 2022 Colorado State University’s School of Music, Theatre, and Dance presents “The Wolves,” by Sarah DeLappe […]


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Students win top awards at KCACTF

CSU students have won top awards at the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF) Region VII competition. They have placed at KCACTF regionals for more than a dozen years, and this is the sixth consecutive year that they have received a National Award in Excellence in their area. First Place Award for Excellence: James […]


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CSU students recognized for costume and lighting designs

KCACTF Region 7 awards first place in Design and Technology Management  to James Fagan for costume design on These Seven Sicknesses, and Natalie Doocey for lighting design on Dido and Aeneas! This is the highest honor in Design Technology and Management (DTM) awarded annually to just five recipients across the DTM areas. Fagan is a senior theatre major […]


CSU Theatre students in Lysistrata

CSU Production of Lysistrata recognized by KCACTF

The CSU production of Lysistrata by Aristophanes, adaptation by Ellen McLaughlin, was adjudicated for the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival by representative John Hill — lead faculty of Theatre and Humanities at Front Range Community College. Hill recognized multiple individual actors and designers, as well as the entire acting ensemble. The Kennedy Center American […]


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CSU Theatre Students Continue Achievements in Virtual Landscape

Earlier this semester, CSU students showcased their work at the annual Region 7 Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF), bringing together exceptional student actors and technicians from western states. The Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival is a national theatre program with more than 20,000 participants annually. According to the organization’s website, “For 50 […]


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CSU Theatre students achieve in new virtual landscape

Earlier this semester, CSU students showcased their work at the annual Region 7 Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF), which brings together exceptional student actors and technicians from across the western states. The Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival is a national theatre program, with more than 20,000 participants annually, and, according to the […]


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Concord Floral recognized by KCACTF

Concord Floral, by Jordan Tannahill, was turned into a digital production by CSU Theatre in Fall 2020. Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival representative, Mace Archer — artistic director and theatre instructor at Mt. Hood Community College — adjudicated the production. The Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF) is a national theater program, with more than 20,000 […]