KCACTF Region 1 Conference 57: Full Schedule

9:00am EST

NPP 10 Minute Play Rehearsal, Who's There

Thursday January 30, 2025 9:00am - 12:00pm EST

Rehearsal, NPP Participants

Speakers

Cassie M. Seinuk

Vice chair npp, Region 1 Npp co-chair

Cassie M. Seinuk is a Jewish Cuban playwright, AEA Stage Manager, visual artist and educator in Boston, MA. Her play From the Deep has won multiple awards including The Pestalozzi New Play Prize, the Latinidad Playwrights Award at the Kennedy Center, and was a recipient of the Boston... Read More →

Shawna Mefferd Kelty

UP Next Play Respondent, KCACTF Region 1 NPP Co-Chair

Dr. Shawna Mefferd Kelty is a director, dramaturg, and chair of the Theatre Department at SUNY Plattsburgh (SDC Associate member and LMDA member). She teaches directing, dramatic lit (including Canadian Theatre, African American Dramas, and Contemporary Women Playwrights), history... Read More →

Thursday January 30, 2025 9:00am - 12:00pm EST
Carlton Student Center

NPP

9:00am EST

Irene Ryan's Semi Finals PM Group Response

Friday January 31, 2025 9:00am - 11:00am EST

Carlton

Response, Ryan Participants

Speakers

Christie Maturo

Professor of Theatre, Region 1 Vice Chair, Region 1 Ryan's Chair

Christie Maturo is an Assistant Professor of Theatre at Central Connecticut State University where she teaches acting and directing. Christie has worked across the country as an actor, director, and producer. Most recently she worked with Undermain Theatre in Dallas and on the award-winning... Read More →

Justin Pesce

Irene Ryan Vice-Chair, KCACTF Region 1 Leasdership

Friday January 31, 2025 9:00am - 11:00am EST
Carlton Student Center

Irene Ryans

12:00pm EST

NPP 10 Minute Play Rehearsal, Who's There

Friday January 31, 2025 12:00pm - 3:00pm EST

Carlton

Rehearsal, NPP Participants

Speakers

Cassie M. Seinuk

Vice chair npp, Region 1 Npp co-chair

Shawna Mefferd Kelty

UP Next Play Respondent, KCACTF Region 1 NPP Co-Chair

Friday January 31, 2025 12:00pm - 3:00pm EST
Carlton Student Center

NPP

11:00am EST

Musical Theatre Finalist Response

Saturday February 1, 2025 11:00am - 1:00pm EST

Carlton

Response, MTSA participants

Speakers

Julia Burke

Musical Theatre Vice Chair, KCACTF Region 1 Leadership

Karen Oster

KCACTF boardmemebr region 1, United States

Correy West

Open Jar Representative, Open Jar Institute

Correy West was last seen on Broadway in Ain't Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations. He made his Broadway debut in South Pacific at Lincoln Center. Subsequently, he performed in the Broadway production of Nice Work If You Can Get It at the Imperial Theatre alongside Matthew... Read More →

Elijaih Caldwell

Dori Bryan-Ployer

Artistic Director, Independent Artist

Dori is the Artistic Director and Director of Education for The Mass Arts Center in Mansfield MA. She holds a BFA from The Boston Conservatory, an M.Ed. from Cambridge College, and an MA from Emerson College. She earned her Ph.D. in education through Lesley University. Dori brings... Read More →

Kathleen Castellanos

Collaborative Pianist / Coach, Independent Artist

J. Kathleen Castellanos (she/they) Kathleen is an active music director, vocal coach, and educator working throughout Boston and the greater New England area; her career has taken her throughout North America, as well as Germany and Austria. Kathleen is a proud member of the performing... Read More →

Kathryn Krull

Music Director and Artist, Independent Artist

Kathryn Krull,Musical Director, Vocal Director, Conductor, Performer, and Pianist Kathryn Krull Music Directing over 15 years; has appeared in circuses, cruise ships, and stages as a performer and musician, but identifies as a pianist, clown, and collaborator. BA in Music and Theatre... Read More →

Natalie Toro

respondent, Independent

Jillian Zack

Guest Artist, Independent Artist

Pianist and music director Jillian Zack has enjoyed a diverse and exciting series of collaborations. From making her Broadway stage debut as the Organist in Aaron Sorkin’s adaptation of Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird to being a finalist in London’s Wigmore Hall Song Competition... Read More →

Saturday February 1, 2025 11:00am - 1:00pm EST
Carlton Student Center

MTSA