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Two Kalamazoo College students were honored last week with new recognitions given at the Kennedy Center’s American College Theatre Festival (ACTF) Region 3<\/a> in Madison, Wisconsin. The festival is a chance for college students in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin to share their skills and learn from others through workshops; collaborate as actors, directors, designers, dramaturgs and playwrights; and celebrate a mutual interest in theatre and its importance in society.<\/p>\n

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Twelve from Kalamazoo College recently attended the Kennedy Center’s American College Theatre Festival (ACTF) Region 3 in Madison, Wisconsin. They were (from left) Rebecca Chan ’22, Sedona Coleman ’23, Sophie Hill ’20, Director of Theatre Arts Lanny Potts, Aly Homminga ’20, Mars Wilson ’20, Teyia Artis ’21, Angela Mammel ’22, Milan Levy ’23, Professor of Costume Design and Stage Makeup Lori Sands, Visiting Professor of Theatre History, Directing and Playwriting \u201cC\u201d Heaps and Festival Playhouse Company Manager Laura Livingstone-McNelis ’89.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Milan Levy \u201923 earned the Golden Collaborator Award for her excellence in organization and collaboration through the festival’s devised theatre project. Devised theatre, for the sake of the festival, involved methods of theatre-making in which a script originates from collaborative and improvisatory work by attendees.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe process was challenging, requiring a high level of patience and compromise and I am honored to be recognized for my creativity, hard work and collaboration skills,\u201d Levy said.<\/p>\n

Aly Homminga \u201920 \u2014 a co-captain of K\u2019s improv group, Monkapult \u2014 earned the Collaboration and Devised Theatre scholarship for her work in theatre festival improvisation. The program, which will take her to the California State University Summer Arts program in Fresno for two weeks, focuses on collaborative and devised theatre, helping students develop talents in acting, directing, designing and writing.<\/p>\n

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Angela Mammel ’22 (left) participates in Design Storm, a competition that puts together a group of students from different schools to conceptualize and design a show in 24 hours.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cI am excited about this scholarship because I’m going to be part of an intensive that is about creating theatre in every sense,\u201d Homminga said. \u201cIn devised theatre, all people in the ensemble get to be actor, director, playwright and designer. I will be growing and sharpening my skills in all areas. It was such an honor to be awarded this scholarship and I am thrilled to be able to immerse myself in theatre.\u201d<\/p>\n

This recognition is significant for both students because more than 1,000 students attended the festival, including several from much larger schools such as the University of Michigan, University of Wisconsin and Ball State University.<\/p>\n

Six other K students attended the festival with Levy and Homminga: Rebecca Chan \u201922, Sedona Coleman \u201923, Sophie Hill \u201920, Mars Wilson \u201920, Teyia Artis \u201921 and Angela Mammel \u201922. K faculty and staff who attended included Director of Theatre Arts<\/a> Lanny Potts; Professor of Costume Design and Stage Makeup Lori Sands; Visiting Professor of Theatre History, Directing and Playwriting \u201cC\u201d Heaps; and Festival Playhouse<\/a> Company Manager Laura Livingstone-McNelis \u201989.<\/p>\n

Kate Kreiss \u201919, who works as a marketing coordinator for the Grand Theatre<\/a> in Wausau, Wis., and Livingstone-McNelis, led a workshop on theatre arts administration and marketing.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re very proud of our program here at K, and we welcome you all to attend our next production, Silent Sky<\/em>, a real story about women astronomers, during Week 8 in the Festival Playhouse,\u201d McNelis said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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The festival is a chance for college students in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin to share their skills and learn from others through workshops; collaborate as actors, directors, designers, dramaturgs and playwrights; and celebrate a mutual interest in theatre and its importance in society.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12973\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12973\" style=\"width: 584px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-12973\" src=\"\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2020\/01\/Theatre-Festival-Attendees-600x377.jpg\" alt=\"Theatre Festival Attendees\" width=\"584\" height=\"367\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12973\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Twelve from Kalamazoo College recently attended the Kennedy Center’s American College Theatre Festival (ACTF) Region 3 in Madison, Wisconsin. They were (from left) Rebecca Chan ’22, Sedona Coleman ’23, Sophie Hill ’20, Director of Theatre Arts Lanny Potts, Aly Homminga ’20, Mars Wilson ’20, Teyia Artis ’21, Angela Mammel ’22, Milan Levy ’23, Professor of Costume Design and Stage Makeup Lori Sands, Visiting Professor of Theatre History, Directing and Playwriting \u201cC\u201d Heaps and Festival Playhouse Company Manager Laura Livingstone-McNelis ’89.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Milan Levy \u201923 earned the Golden Collaborator Award for her excellence in organization and collaboration through the festival’s devised theatre project. Devised theatre, for the sake of the festival, involved methods of theatre-making in which a script originates from collaborative and improvisatory work by attendees.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe process was challenging, requiring a high level of patience and compromise and I am honored to be recognized for my creativity, hard work and collaboration skills,\u201d Levy said.<\/p>\n<p>Aly Homminga \u201920 \u2014 a co-captain of K\u2019s improv group, Monkapult \u2014 earned the Collaboration and Devised Theatre scholarship for her work in theatre festival improvisation. The program, which will take her to the California State University Summer Arts program in Fresno for two weeks, focuses on collaborative and devised theatre, helping students develop talents in acting, directing, designing and writing.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12978\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12978\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12978\" src=\"\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2020\/01\/Theatre-Festival-2-300x400.jpg\" alt=\"Theatre Festival 2\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12978\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Angela Mammel ’22 (left) participates in Design Storm, a competition that puts together a group of students from different schools to conceptualize and design a show in 24 hours.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI am excited about this scholarship because I’m going to be part of an intensive that is about creating theatre in every sense,\u201d Homminga said. \u201cIn devised theatre, all people in the ensemble get to be actor, director, playwright and designer. I will be growing and sharpening my skills in all areas. It was such an honor to be awarded this scholarship and I am thrilled to be able to immerse myself in theatre.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This recognition is significant for both students because more than 1,000 students attended the festival, including several from much larger schools such as the University of Michigan, University of Wisconsin and Ball State University.<\/p>\n<p>Six other K students attended the festival with Levy and Homminga: Rebecca Chan \u201922, Sedona Coleman \u201923, Sophie Hill \u201920, Mars Wilson \u201920, Teyia Artis \u201921 and Angela Mammel \u201922. K faculty and staff who attended included Director of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/programs\/theatre\/\">Theatre Arts<\/a> Lanny Potts; Professor of Costume Design and Stage Makeup Lori Sands; Visiting Professor of Theatre History, Directing and Playwriting \u201cC\u201d Heaps; and <a href=\"https:\/\/festivalplayhouse.kzoo.edu\/\">Festival Playhouse<\/a> Company Manager Laura Livingstone-McNelis \u201989.<\/p>\n<p>Kate Kreiss \u201919, who works as a marketing coordinator for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grandtheater.org\/\">Grand Theatre<\/a> in Wausau, Wis., and Livingstone-McNelis, led a workshop on theatre arts administration and marketing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re very proud of our program here at K, and we welcome you all to attend our next production, <em>Silent Sky<\/em>, a real story about women astronomers, during Week 8 in the Festival Playhouse,\u201d McNelis said.<\/p>\n","comment_info":"No Comments","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12971","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/147"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12971"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12971\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12983,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12971\/revisions\/12983"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12975"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12971"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12971"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12971"},{"taxonomy":"post_format","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_formats?post=12971"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}