• Lindsey Akins, Daytona State College
• Christine Babashanian, Old Dominion University
• Rebecca Beasley, Austin Peay State University
• Adrienne Forsythe, University of Central Florida
• Shane Harrison, Columbus State University
• Andrew Jones, Georgia Southwestern State University
• Caroline Lea, Georgia Southern University
• Jereme Lewis, University of Alabama, Birmingham
• Hope Mullinax, University of West Georgia
• Joette Orndorff, Liberty University
• Jessica Owen, University of Southern Mississippi
• Kelsey Owens, East Tennessee State University
• Kathryn Newquist, Berea College
• Adina Ramsey, Berea College
• Casey Rowe, William Carey University
• Haylee Scott, Kennesaw State University
• Caitlin Suggs, University of Alabama, Birmingham
• Ashley Weldon, University of South Carolina, Aiken

Eligibility

1. Only students who have stage managed either a participating or associate KCACTF entry and are bona fide students in a college or university at the time of the KCACTF production response are eligible. For the purpose of the National Stage Management Fellowship, a bona fide student is:
• an undergraduate student* registered for at least six semester or equivalent quarter hours;
• or a graduate student* registered for at least three semester or equivalent quarter hours;
• or a continuing part-time student* enrolled in a regular degree or certificate program.

*Undergraduate, graduate, and continuing part-time students must be matriculating and pursuing a degree at the time of the KCACTF official response.

Regional Festival Preparation

1. If an eligible stage manager wishes to be considered for the National Stage Management Fellowship at his/her regional festival, the student must submit the following to the Regional Chair of Design and Technologies, or the Regional Stage Management Coordinator, as detailed at each region’s individual web site:
1. A letter of intent, written solely by the student, including: a short commentary of the stage manager’s ‘approach statement’, a brief statement about why the student believes he/she may gain a positive experience by participating in the regional festival and his/her intention to practice stage management in the future.
2. A 1-page résumé.
3. A letter of support from the entered production’s director or, if the director is unavailable, the student’s closest stage management faculty/staff mentor outlining the student’s strengths, weaknesses and an overview of the student’s performance on the entered production.

The criteria for Regional Festival participation vary by region. Communicate with your regional Stage Management Coordinator about how “Festival Stage Managers” are selected and invited.

1- Prompt Script(s) and the Design Expo

Each student is required to bring his or her prompt script from the entered production. Prompt scripts will be on display as part of the regional "Design Expo". The prompt script should be the genuine book(s) the student used during the actual production. It should not be beautified or improved after closing night. The prompt script is not required to include ALL of the production's paperwork; these should include, but are not limited to:

* The "Blocking Script" and the "Calling Script," as one or more books, with blocking and cue-calling notation.
* Rehearsal and performance notes, as presented to the production/ design team.
* Schedules, including rehearsals, tech rehearsals, etc.
* Pre-show/post-show checklists, shift schedules, French scenes, etc.
* Forms, emails, communications, schedules, lists and plots.

All of the above materials should be the bona fide working versions, created during the actual production process.

If the production is an official "Invited Festival Production" at the regional festival, a photocopy of that production's prompt may be substituted for the original along with a explanatory sign, at the stage manager's discretion.

Materials should NOT include personal cast/crew contact information. Such information may be expunged.

2- The Festival Stage Management Team

Each invited "Festival Stage Manager" will be assigned a festival event (10-minute plays, Irene Ryan Scholarship Auditions, etc.) to manage, alongside the regional faculty coordinator. The student stage manager's performance on this project will be part of the criteria for Fellowship selection. After you've been invited to your regional festival, your assignment will be communicated to you via email.

If a Festival Stage Manager is ALSO stage-managing an invited Festival Production, he/she is exempted from stage-managing an additional Festival Event.

3- The Stage Management Respondent

A respondent will be chosen from outside the region. During the regional festival, the "Festival Stage Managers" will meet with the Respondent in the following ways, coordinated by the Regional Stage Management Coordinator:

* Individual Interviews. Schedule TBA.
* A series of workshops, wherein fellowship stage managers are the focus. Schedule TBA.
* A large workshop wherein all the Festival Stage Managers assemble with the Respondent. Schedule TBA.

Criteria for the National Stage Management Fellowship

KCACTF Region IV will select one Stage Manager to be awarded a fellowship to attend the national festival. Selection will be based on the following:

* Professionalism and completeness of the prompt script and other paperwork.
* Effectiveness of coordinating and managing a festival event, based on the respondent's feedback from the regional event coordinator.
* Personal demeanor and communication skills, based on interviews and follow-up workshops.
* Written material, submitted prior to the Regional Festival.

If the production is an official "Invited Festival Production" at the regional festival, a photocopy of that production’s prompt may be substituted for the original along with a explanatory sign, at the stage manager’s discretion.