AMES, Iowa – ISU Theatre students performed on all three of the Guthrie Theater stages as part of the final events of the Region V Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival. The festival took place January 18-24 at various locations throughout the Twin Cities.

Taylor Sklenar, from Treynor.

A staged concert reading of senior in performing arts, English, and chemistry Taylor Sklenar’s original one-act play was one of three plays performed on the Guthrie Theater’s McGuire Proscenium Stage. Taylor’s play was awarded second place and will be considered for invitation to the national festival at the Kennedy Center. Taylor is from Treynor.

KCACTF is a national organization sponsored by the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. The organization celebrates and encourages excellence in college and university theatre across the country. Region V’s festival includes competitions, workshops, and exhibitions in all areas of theatre, including acting, directing, playwriting, criticism, design, dramaturgy, and technical theatre. The Region V festival brings together approximately 1500 students, faculty, and staff from colleges and universities in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, and Kansas to celebrate and experience the best of college theatre.

(Press Release)