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Bethany Vermillion selected to participate in national festival
BOLIVAR, Mo. 鈥� 欧美视频 theatre students recently were honored at the 50th annual Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, which celebrates work by colleges and universities in the eight-state region during 2017, on Jan. 21-27 in Des Moines, Iowa.
In the playwriting category, theatre major Bethany Vermillion鈥檚 original one-act play,
鈥淔or Such a Time as This,鈥� was selected out of 40 other entries to be performed in
a staged reading at the festival. Vermillion鈥檚 play was selected as a semifinalist
and will be going on to the national festival in Washington D.C.
鈥淎ttending ACTF gave me an amazing opportunity to compete in the one-act play competition and bring a staged reading of my original play to the festival,鈥� Vermillion said.
鈥淭hrough the competition, I received feedback from working playwrights and directors, and I was able to meet fellow playwrights and witness audience response to my work. I left the festival inspired to improve my play and a notebook full of ideas for future writings.鈥�
Meritorious achievement awards for productions in 2017 went to Daniel Stucky for his original composition for 鈥淚nventing Van Gogh;鈥� the cast of 鈥淭he Curious Savage鈥� for ensemble performance; Lyndal Doherty for directing 鈥淭he Curious Savage;鈥� the ensemble of 鈥淚nter(actions)鈥� for development of a devised piece; David Platter and Student Sculpture Artists for collaborative scene design on 鈥淚nter(actions);鈥� and DJ Luckel for directing 鈥淚nventing Van Gogh.鈥�
欧美视频 also had six students compete along with their partners in the Irene Ryan Acting
Competition including Vermillion, Max Stoner, Ilene Adair, Ashton Hensley and Brittany
Davis. The Irene Ryan Acting Competition is an event where nominated students audition
for a scholarship established by the late Irene Ryan, famous for playing 鈥淕ranny鈥�
on 鈥淭he Beverly Hillbillies.鈥� This year鈥檚 festival had 312 nominees from more than
90 colleges and universities in the region competing for the scholarship.
Representing 欧美视频 in the design/tech expo were: Sophia Marsh entered her scene design for 鈥淚nventing Van Gogh鈥� by Steven Dietz; Lindsay Simonis competed in dramaturgy with her work on 鈥淚nter(actions);鈥� Vermillion entered her costume design for 鈥淚nventing Van Gogh;鈥� and Kris Hulsey competed in the arts leadership challenge.
欧美视频 participates in the festival every year by entering productions for review by a respondent from another institution in the region and by attending the annual festival. Next year, the festival will be in Sioux Falls, SD.
For more information about 欧美视频 Theatre, contact Jonathan Wehmeyer, instructor of communication arts and theatre, at (417) 328-1954 or jwehmeyer@欧美视频niv.edu.
CUTLINE 1 (Left to right): Christina Foltz, Lindsay Simonis, Sophia Marsh, Brittany Davis, Ali Oldweiler, Seth Walley, Ilene Adair, Hannah Mayfield and Max Stoner.
CUTLINE 2 (Left to right): Joel Walley, Max Stoner, Alexa Bell, Emmi Kerr, Lindsay Simonis, Sophia Marsh, Alyssa Bethards, Abigail Andrews and Daniel Stucky.
*Published: 2-12-18