{"id":9058,"date":"2023-02-06T09:30:59","date_gmt":"2023-02-06T15:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin-new\/?post_type=campus_story&#038;p=9058"},"modified":"2023-02-06T09:30:59","modified_gmt":"2023-02-06T15:30:59","slug":"uw-parkside-theatre-arts-wins-multiple-awards-at-kennedy-center-american-college-theater-festival","status":"publish","type":"campus_story","link":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/story\/uw-parkside-theatre-arts-wins-multiple-awards-at-kennedy-center-american-college-theater-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"UW-Parkside Theatre Arts Wins multiple awards at Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2023\/01\/PKS_theater_UW-P-at-KCACTF.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9060 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2023\/01\/PKS_theater_UW-P-at-KCACTF.jpeg\" alt=\"Photo of UW-Parkside's Theatre Arts department\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The University of Wisconsin-Parkside Theatre Arts department was well represented at the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF), Region 3 competition. Senior Briana Livesay (Wauconda, IL)\u00a0won the prestigious Irene Ryan Best Classical Performance acting award at KCACTF, Region 3. Colton Smith (Lawrence, KS), also a senior Theatre Arts major, earned the Irene Ryan Best Comedic Performance award among hundreds of acting students who traveled to Flint, MI to attend the competition.<\/p>\n<p>KCACTF is a national organization that celebrates the finest and most diverse work produced in university and college theatre programs. Region 3 includes students and faculty from Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Western Ohio.<\/p>\n<p>Star Howard (Milwaukee, WI) and Kammi Kringle (Kimberly, WI) earned gold medals in the Games of The Technological Olympiad for their technical theatre work. Howard also received the Stage Management Fellowship Honorable Mention for\u00a0The Wolves\u00a0by Sarah DeLappe and reached the finals for their work on\u00a0She Kills Monsters\u00a0by Qui Nguyen.<\/p>\n<p>Along with Livesay, Smith, Howard, and Kringle, five additional students made it into the festival\u2019s final rounds in acting, directing, theatre design and technology, and stage management competitions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Delaina Kuzelka (Kenosha, WI) \u2013 Irene Ryan Acting Competition Semi-Finalist<\/li>\n<li>Elisebeth Sparks (Milwaukee, WI) \u2013 Musical Theatre Intensive Finalist<\/li>\n<li>Travis Siepl (Twin Lakes, WI) \u2013 Stage Directors and Choreographers National Student Directing Fellowship Finalist<\/li>\n<li>Lucero Martinez (Waukegan, IL) \u2013 Design, Technology, and Management Finalist for Sound Design for\u00a0As You Like It\u00a0by William Shakespeare (co-designed with Phil Wooding)<\/li>\n<li>Allison Hayes (Macon, MO) &#8211; Design, Technology, and Management Finalist for Sound Design for\u00a0The Wolves\u00a0by Sarah DeLappe<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Parkside\u2019s Theatre Arts faculty and Artistic Director Fabrice Conte-Williamson received the KCACTF Region 3 Faculty Service Award for the state of Wisconsin.<\/p>\n<p>Several UW-Parkside Theatre Department faculty members are also very involved with KCACTF. Associate Professor Misti Bradford serves as National KCACTF Vice-Chair of Design, Technology, and Management. Assistant Professor Rachael Swartz serves as Musical Theatre Initiative (MTI) Coordinator for KCACTF Region 3.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Written by UW-Parkside<\/p>\n<p>Link to original story: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwp.edu\/explore\/news\/kcactf-jan-2023.cfm\">https:\/\/www.uwp.edu\/explore\/news\/kcactf-jan-2023.cfm<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Wisconsin-Parkside Theatre Arts department was well represented at the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF), Region 3 competition. Senior Briana Livesay (Wauconda, IL)\u00a0won the prestigious Irene Ryan Best Classical Performance acting award at KCACTF, Region 3. 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