Several Southwestern College students, faculty, and staff attended the Region V Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF) in Des Moines, Iowa, Jan. 22-28.  Region V comprises Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota, and Missouri. 

Faculty and staff that attended were Joshua Robinson, Nathan Oesterle, and Allyson Moon. Students in attendance include D’Marcus Chase, Jordan Burford, Jacob Giger, Gabriel Gonzalez, John Moberly, and Sean Whitney.

All student attendees had the opportunity to attend workshops, sign up for performance and design intensives, and attend a variety of performances including full productions. In advance of attending, Jacob Giger signed up to compete in the Summer Theatre Auditions; D’Marcus Chase signed up to participate in the Drag Show Intensive; and the cast of “Glass Menagerie” was selected to perform a scene from the production in the Scene Showcase.

Chase also participated in the Long Form Improvisational Acting Intensive. The intensive included three troupes, made up of students from across the region, and Chase was chosen to be one of three troupe leaders. The troupes rehearsed through the week and performed.