2025 KCACTF National Production Awards
The National Committee of the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival is proud to announce the following production awards. These achievements recognize the work from calendar year 2024 showcased at the KCACTF Regional Conferences in January and February 2025.
Region IV awards are highlighted in red. Congratulations all!
CITIZEN ARTIST AWARDS
The Kennedy Center Citizen Artist Awards recognize programs in higher education using theatrical production to promote long-term societal impact in artistic terms, encouraging empathetic exploration of the complex cultural and physical world, and advocating for justice on campus and throughout the world.
What the Constitution Means to Me, by Heidi Schreck, University of Wisconsin La Crosse
Caribbean Dreamin’, Oakland University
Sanctuary City, by Martyna Majok, Indiana University Bloomington
Marty and the Hands That Could, by Josh Wilder, Coppin State University
The Inseparables, by T.J. Young, University of Pittsburgh
A Doll’s House, by Henrik Ibsen, Marshall University
American Girl(s), by Abby Uphoff, University of Missouri
The Night Witches, by Rachel Bublitz, University of Northwestern St. Paul
Carburetor: A Ghost Sonata, by Jessica López-Barkl, SUNY Sullivan
The Minutes, by Tracy Letts, Cape Cod Community College
Crossroads: A Devised Performance, Clayton State University
Home, by Samm-Art Williams, College of Charleston
School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play, by Jocelyn Bioh, UNC Greensboro
Streetlight Woodpecker, by Shawn Fisher, Flagler College
Girls Like That, by Evan Placey, Concordia University Irvine
Reefer Madness: The Musical, by Kevin Murphy and Dan Studney, College of the Sequoias
Hurt Village, by Katori Hall, CSU Dominguez Hills
Tender Atlas, by Caity-Shea Violette, McNeese State University
Emilia, by Morgan Lloyd Malcolm, Dallas College – Richland
Holy Wars, by Rob Florence, University of New Orleans
FACILITATION OF A BRAVE REHEARSAL SPACE
This recognition celebrates theatre faculty and guest artists who/that create a rehearsal room community that prioritizes the mental, physical, and emotional well-being of their student artists and empowers those students to take on challenging stories or moments onstage.
What the Constitution Means to Me, by Heidi Schreck, University of Wisconsin La Crosse
American Girl(s), by Abby Uphoff, University of Missouri
The Night Witches, by Rachel Bublitz, University of Northwestern St. Paul
Carburetor: A Ghost Sonata, by Jessica López-Barkl, SUNY Sullivan
Alice by Heart, by Steven Sater, Jessie Nelson, and Duncan Sheik, Middlesex Community College
The Minutes, by Tracy Letts, Cape Cod Community College
Home, by Samm-Art Williams, College of Charleston
School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play, by Jocelyn Bioh, UNC Greensboro
Streetlight Woodpecker, by Shawn Fisher, Flagler College
Girls Like That, by Evan Placey, Concordia University Irvine
Reefer Madness: The Musical, by Kevin Murphy and Dan Studney, College of the Sequoias
The Play That Goes Wrong, by Henry Lewis, Henry Shields, and Jonathan Sayer, Eastern Arizona College
Hurt Village, by Katori Hall, CSU Dominguez Hills
Emilia, by Morgan Lloyd Malcolm, Dallas College –Richland
Marty and the Hands that Could by Josh Wilder, Coppin State University
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DESIGN
Streetlight Woodpecker, by Shawn Fisher, Flagler College
Reefer Madness: The Musical, by Kevin Murphy and Dan Studney, College of the Sequoias
DISTINGUISHED PRODUCTION DESIGN
Fuddy Meers, by David Lindsay-Abaire, South Dakota State University
School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play, by Jocelyn Bioh, UNC Greensboro
Girls Like That, by Evan Placey, Concordia University Irvine
OUTSTANDING SCENIC DESIGN
Shawn Fisher, Streetlight Woodpecker, by Shawn Fisher, Flagler College
Anu Perry, Reefer Madness: The Musical, by Kevin Murphy and Dan Studney,College of the Sequoias
DISTINGUISHED SCENIC DESIGN
Rory Johnson, A Doll’s House, by Henrik Ibsen, Marshall University
Brad M. Carlson, Ride the Cyclone, by Jacob Richmond and Brooke Maxwell, Truman State University
Curt Meyer, FUNNY BONED-or-How I Learned to SCHTICK the Landing, by H. Russ Brown, College of the Mainland
Jennifer Owen, Emilia, by Morgan Lloyd Malcolm, Dallas College – Richland
Kevin Griffith, Holy Wars, by Rob Florence, University of New Orleans
Ada Withers, Red, by John Logan, Auburn University at Montgomery
DISTINGUISHED LIGHTING DESIGN
Alita Robertson, The Night Witches, by Rachel Bublitz, University of Northwestern St. Paul
Chloee Brill, Streetlight Woodpecker, by Shawn Fisher, Flagler College
Nathaniel Crabtree, Reefer Madness: The Musical, by Kevin Murphy and Dan Studney, College of the Sequoias
OUTSTANDING SOUND DESIGN
David Greenburg, School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play, by Jocelyn Bioh, UNC Greensboro
DISTINGUISHED SOUND DESIGN
Krister Kahl, The Night Witches, by Rachel Bublitz, University of Northwestern St. Paul
Jessica López-Barkl & Ayana Banks, Carburetor: A Ghost Sonata, by Jessica López-Barkl, SUNY Sullivan
Patrick Mathis, Streetlight Woodpecker, by Shawn Fisher, Flagler College
OUTSTANDING PROJECTION OR MEDIA DESIGN
Anu Perry, Reefer Madness: The Musical, by Kevin Murphy and Dan Studney, College of the Sequoias
DISTINGUISHED PROJECTION OR MEDIA DESIGN
Sarah Gullickson, The Night Witches, by Rachel Bublitz, University of Northwestern St. Paul
Josh Lewis, Girls Like That, by Evan Placey, Concordia University Irvine
Dr. Mark Piwinsky with Ellie Abbott, Sydney Barnett, Samantha Koessler, Bailey McDonough, Nicholas McKeown, Cassandra Rodriguez, Luke Sell, and Haven Stetor, The Thanksgiving Play, by Larissa FastHorse, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN
Frenchie La’Verne, School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play, by Jocelyn Bioh, UNC Greensboro
James McDonnell, Reefer Madness: The Musical, by Kevin Murphy and Dan Studney, College of the Sequoias
DISTINGUISHED COSTUME DESIGN
Amy Otto, Emilia, by Morgan Lloyd Malcolm, Dallas College – Richland
Alo Vera, Holy Wars, by Rob Florence, University of New Orleans
OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A PLAY OR MUSICAL
Greg Parmeter, What the Constitution Means to Me, by Heidi Schreck, University of Wisconsin La Crosse
Jennifer Hunter, The Night Witches, by Rachel Bublitz, University of Northwestern St. Paul
Mya Brown, School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play, by Jocelyn Bioh, UNC Greensboro
Leah Page, Streetlight Woodpecker, by Shawn Fisher, Flagler College
Emily Gray, Emilia, by Morgan Lloyd Malcolm, Dallas College – Richland
Chris Mangels, Reefer Madness: The Musical, by Kevin Murphy and Dan Studney, College of the Sequoias
OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A PLAY OR MUSICAL BY A STUDENT
Brittney Martorana, Reefer Madness: The Musical, by Kevin Murphy and Dan Studney, College of the Sequoias
DISTINGUISHED DIRECTION OF A PLAY OR MUSICAL
Leah Turley, A Doll’s House, by Henrik Ibsen, Marshall University
James Wood, Fuddy Meers, by David Lindsay-Abaire, South Dakota State University
Sarah Ripper, Girls Like That, by Evan Placey, Concordia University Irvine
Jozben Barrett, Hurt Village, by Katori Hall, CSU Dominguez Hills
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A PLAY OR MUSICAL
The Night Witches, by Rachel Bublitz, University of Northwestern St. Paul
Streetlight Woodpecker, by Shawn Fisher, Flagler College
Reefer Madness: The Musical, by Kevin Murphy and Dan Studney, College of the Sequoias
DISTINGUISHED PRODUCTION OF A PLAY OR MUSICAL
What the Constitution Means to Me, by Heidi Schreck, University of Wisconsin La Crosse
Marty and the Hands That Could, by Josh Wilder, Coppin State University
A Doll’s House, by Henrik Ibsen, Marshall University
Fuddy Meers, by David Lindsay-Abaire, South Dakota State University
School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play, by Jocelyn Bioh, UNC Greensboro
Emilia, by Morgan Lloyd Malcolm, Dallas College – Richland
DISTINGUISHED PRODUCTION OF A NEW WORK
American Girl(s), by Abby Uphoff, University of Missouri
FUNNY BONED-or-How I Learned to SCHTICK the Landing, by H. Russ Brown, College of the Mainland
OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY OR MOVEMENT DIRECTION
Brittney Martorana, Reefer Madness: The Musical, by Kevin Murphy and Dan Studney, College of the Sequoias
DISTINGUISHED CHOREOGRAPHY OR MOVEMENT DIRECTION
Dori Bryan-Ployer, Alice by Heart, by Steven Sater, Jessie Nelson, and Duncan Sheik, Middlesex Community College
Jennifer Hunter, The Night Witches, by Rachel Bublitz, University of Northwestern St. Paul
DISTINGUISHED INTIMACY CHOREOGRAPHY OR FIGHT DIRECTION
Karen Oster & Dori Bryan-Ployer, Alice by Heart, by Steven Sater, Jessie Nelson, and Duncan Sheik, Middlesex Community College
Tonya Lynn, The Inseparables, by T.J. Young, University of Pittsburgh
OUTSTANDING MUSICAL DIRECTION
Patrick Fitzgibbon, Caribbean Dreamin’, Oakland University
OUTSTANDING DIALECT COACHING
Amani Dorn and Natalie Blackman, School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play, by Jocelyn Bioh, University of North Carolina Greensboro
DISTINGUISHED DRAMATURGY
Sophia Danielson, The Night Witches, by Rachel Bublitz, University of Northwestern St. Paul
Theresa Cedrone, Tom Frederick and Connor McLeod, The Minutes, by Tracy Letts,Cape Cod Community College
Avery Elliott, Imogen Says Nothing, by Aditi Brennan Kapil, Sam Houston State University
Dusti RW Levy, Red, by John Logan, Auburn University at Montgomery
OUTSTANDING PUPPET DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
Carissa Alanis, Carlee Stokes and Meraly Vazquez, Reefer Madness: The Musical, by Kevin Murphy and Dan Studney, College of the Sequoias
OUTSTANDING HAIR AND MAKEUP DESIGN
Lindsey Fields, The Night Witches, by Rachel Bublitz, University of Northwestern St. Paul
Courtney McKinnon & Jordan Ramsey, School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play, by Jocelyn Bioh, UNC Greensboro
OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL DIRECTION
Britt Corry, Streetlight Woodpecker, by Shawn Fisher, Flagler College
DISTINGUISHED PROPERTIES DESIGN
Caz Miner, Streetlight Woodpecker, by Shawn Fisher, Flagler College
OUTSTANDING STAGE MANAGEMENT
Tala Terrell, School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play, by Jocelyn Bioh, UNC Greensboro
George Beare, Andrea Molina Marin and Nicolle Taylor, The Minutes, by Tracy Letts, Cape Cod Community College
Isabel Toussaint, Skye Csulik and Caz Miner, Streetlight Woodpecker, by Shawn Fisher, Flagler College
DISTINGUISHED STAGE MANAGEMENT
Talia Buonora, The Inseparables, by T.J. Young, University of Pittsburgh
Maddie Brown, Alice by Heart, by Duncan Sheik, Jessie Nelson, & Steven Sater, Middlesex Community College
Bex Papazian, Caribbean Dreamin’, Oakland University
Alexandria Prioleau, Home, by Samm-Art Williams, College of Charleston
Tara Laurel, Red, by John Logan, Auburn University at Montgomery
Lily Holland, Ride the Cyclone, by Jacob Richmond and Brooke Maxwell, Truman State University
Simon Luckow, The Night Witches, by Rachel Bublitz, University of Northwestern St. Paul
Macey Williams, FUNNY BONED-or-How I Learned to SCHTICK the Landing, by H. Russ Brown, College of the Mainland
Kazimir Fardi, Emilia, by Morgan Lloyd Malcolm, Dallas College – Richland
Isabella Mangahis, Girls Like That, by Evan Placey, Concordia University Irvine
Lizzy Summers, Reefer Madness: The Musical, by Kevin Murphy and Dan Studney, College of the Sequoias
Nevaeha Yniguez, The Play That Goes Wrong, by Henry Lewis, HenryShields, and Jonathan Sayer, Eastern Arizona College
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE AND PRODUCTION ENSEMBLE
Caribbean Dreamin’, Oakland University
The Night Witches, by Rachel Bublitz, University of Northwestern St. Paul
School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play, by Jocelyn Bioh, UNC Greensboro
Streetlight Woodpecker, by Shawn Fisher, Flagler College
Reefer Madness: The Musical, by Kevin Murphy and Dan Studney, College of the Sequoias
Emilia, by Morgan Lloyd Malcolm, Dallas College – Richland
DISTINGUISHED PERFORMANCE AND PRODUCTION ENSEMBLE
What the Constitution Means to Me, by Heidi Schreck, University of Wisconsin La Crosse
The Inseparables, by T.J. Young, University of Pittsburgh
Fuddy Meers, by David Lindsay-Abaire, South Dakota State University
Home, by Samm-Art Williams, College of Charleston
DISTINGUISHED PERFORMANCE ENSEMBLE
Marty and the Hands That Could, by Josh Wilder, Coppin State University
Alice by Heart, by Steven Sater, Jessie Nelson, and Duncan Sheik, Middlesex Community College
Girls Like That, by Evan Placey, Concordia University Irvine
Hurt Village, by Katori Hall, CSU Dominguez Hills
FUNNY BONED-or-How I Learned to SCHTICK the Landing, by H. Russ Brown, College of the Mainland
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCES IN A PLAY OR MUSICAL
Taylor Rammer, What the Constitution Means to Me, by Heidi Schreck,University of Wisconsin La Crosse
Eliza Aulick, A Doll’s House, by Henrik Ibsen, Marshall University
Symoné Spencer, School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play, by Jocelyn Bioh, UNC Greensboro
Jakyia Barnes, School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play, by Jocelyn Bioh, UNC Greensboro
Jackson Moser, Streetlight Woodpecker, by Shawn Fisher, Flagler College
DISTINGUISHED PERFORMANCES IN A PLAY OR MUSICAL
Peter Valentino, Sanctuary City, by Martyna Majok, Indiana University Bloomington
Sofia Salgado, Sanctuary City, by Martyna Majok, Indiana University Bloomington
Spade You, The Inseparables, by T.J. Young, University of Pittsburgh
George Kinley, A Doll’s House, by Henrik Ibsen, Marshall University
Jenna Soltis, American Girl(s), by Abby Uphoff, University of Missouri
Vanessa Wugh, Alice by Heart, by Steven Sater, Jessie Nelson, and Duncan Sheik, Middlesex Community College
Journey Townsend, Home, by Samm-Art Williams, College of Charleston
Brandi Smalls, Home, by Samm-Art Williams, College of Charleston
Cinnamon Stoner, School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play, by Jocelyn Bioh, UNC Greensboro
Seania Burnett, School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play, by Jocelyn Bioh, UNC Greensboro
Janaal Opiyo, School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play, by Jocelyn Bioh, UNC Greensboro
Alexa Fields, School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play, by Jocelyn Bioh, UNC Greensboro
Courtney McKinney, School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play, by Jocelyn Bioh, UNC Greensboro
Tyler Newman, Streetlight Woodpecker, by Shawn Fisher, Flagler College
Wayne Sam Jr., Hurt Village, by Katori Hall, CSU Dominguez Hills
Ryan McClelland, FUNNY BONED-or-How I Learned to SCHTICK the Landing, by H. Russ Brown, College of the Mainland
Payton B. Zee, FUNNY BONED-or-How I Learned to SCHTICK the Landing, by H. Russ Brown, College of the Mainland
Matilda Felton, Emilia, by Morgan Lloyd Malcolm, Dallas College – Richland
Evelyn Yanes, Emilia, by Morgan Lloyd Malcolm, Dallas College – Richland
Andrea Ortiz, Emilia, by Morgan Lloyd Malcolm, Dallas College – Richland
Anna Townsend, Emilia, by Morgan Lloyd Malcolm, Dallas College – Richland
