OVERVIEW: \u00a0Nearly 250 students competed in this 3-round elimination event. Cristian Guerrero and his scene partner Timothy \u201cTosh\u201d Turner gave exceptional performances. Guerrero was one of only 16 who were participants as Irene Ryan Finalists at this year\u2019s Region VIII event and ultimately won one award.<\/p>\n
AWARD: \u00a0New Play Performance Award (includes $250 cash prize) <\/p>\n SCENE(S):<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u2022 \u00a0Partners<\/em> by Dorothy Fortenberry; characters Ezra (Guerrero) and Brady (Turner)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u2022 \u00a0The Liar<\/em> by Pierre Corneille (adapted by David Ives); characters Dorante (Guerrero) and Cliton (Turner)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n SONG: \u00a0Run Away With Me<\/em> by Kait Kerrigan and Brian Lowdermilk<\/p>\n <\/p>\n PLAYWRITING CATEGORY<\/span><\/p>\n OVERVIEW: Six original works are selected to compete in the 10-Minute Play category and are presented by a student actor in a staged reading performance. Chapman students represented two of the six regional works chosen in this category and were also the two semi-finalists selected for consideration for the National Competition this April in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n AWARD: \u00a0Kennedy Center National Finalist for 10-Minute Play <\/p>\n AWARD: \u00a0Kennedy Center Regional Finalist and National Finalist 10-Minute Play <\/p>\n AWARD: \u00a0Actress Who Best Served a New Play in Development <\/p>\n DEVISED THEATRE CATEGORY<\/span><\/p>\n OVERVIEW: In this competition, the acting ensemble was given a prompt from which to create and develop an improvised performance. Professor Washington was the director and coordinator of the ensemble as they worked through the devising process. Chapman was one of nine schools competing in this category.<\/p>\n PROMPT: \u00a0Sometimes it\u2019s easier to hear if we whisper.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n AWARD: The Rima Miller Award for Outstanding Ensemble Work, Demonstrating Compassion & Risk from the National Devised Performance Initiative<\/p>\n <\/p>\n DEVISED WORK: \u00a0WithInseCUrity<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n DEVISOR WINNERS:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Trista Bell <\/p>\n DIRECTOR: \u00a0Professor Tamiko Washington<\/p>\n On a final high-note, Chapman was one of just 10\u00a0out of 200 universities\/community colleges in KCACTF Region VIII, that were invited to present a scene as part of an evening of Invitational Scenes at the Festival. KC\/ACTF, Region VIII chose a scene from Chapman University\u2019s Department of Theatre production of Last week\u2019s trip to Utah proved very rewarding for a group of more than two dozen Chapman Theatre majors competing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":598,"featured_media":1587,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"custom_author_name":"","chapman_pin_hero_slider":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10,20,99,7],"tags":[267,268,269,123,260,270,15],"class_list":["post-1571","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-copa-news","category-performances-theatre","category-student-news-theatre","category-theatre","tag-ali-weiss","tag-bettina-mueller-tuesher","tag-cristian-guerrero","tag-kcactf","tag-kennedy-center","tag-stephanie-kerbis","tag-tamiko-washington"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nWINNER: \u00a0Cristian Guerrero for portrayal of the character Ezra in Partners<\/em> by\u00a0Dorothy Fortenberry<\/p>\n
\nWINNER: \u00a0Ali Weiss for her 10-minute play The Other Field<\/em><\/p>\n
\nWINNER: \u00a0Bettina Mueller Tuesher for her 10-minute play Waves<\/em><\/p>\n
\nWINNER: \u00a0Stephanie Kerbis for The Other Field<\/em><\/p>\n![\"Students](\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/copa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2015\/02\/KCACTF-Noh-Theatre-e1424471082501-300x244.jpg\")
<\/p>\n
\nAdron Duell
\nKatherine Dumas
\nDavid Flack
\nMonica Furman
\nLeean Gill
\nTalia Goodman
\nJeremy Howard
\nStephanie Kerbis
\nRose MacKenzie
\nDavid Patty
\nJinny Pollinger
\nNatasha Sills
\nAbigail Sims
\nAudrey Thayer
\nAnthony Tilli
\nTimothy Turner
\nGrace Whitty
\nDanielle Williams<\/p>\n
\nA Night of Noh Theatre<\/em>
\n, an original adaptation of traditional Japanese Noh theatre that was conceived and directed by Professor Washington.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"