KCACTF Region 5 Festival 57: Full Schedule

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9:30am CST

Fairytale Design Workshop: Reimagining Stories Through Technical Theatre Session 1

Tuesday January 21, 2025 9:30am - 10:45am CST

The fairytale design workshop is a three-day intensive workshop focused on collaboration and innovative theatrical designs. Each team member specializes in one technical theatre role: props, costumes, lighting, or scenic design, creating a high-concept design for classic fairytales. The final session will be presentations with guest judges and awards.

Presenters

Tetta Askeland

Southwest Minnesota State U

Tetta M. Askeland is a scenic designer and educator currently based in Minnesota. She received her undergraduate degree from Northwestern College and received her MFA in Scenic Design and Technology from Kent State University. In addition to freelance work, Askeland teaches theatrical... Read More →

AP Pikiben

Cost. Parade Coordinator, Truman State University

AP is a professor at Truman State University. This is their second year as the Co-Coordinator for the Expo and first year as Costume Parade Coordinator. AP is excited for another year at their favorite festival!

Alex Pikiben

Aspire Coord, Truman State University

Alex is a Lecturer of Theatre in Lights/Sound from Truman State University. He is also a freelance Light/Sound Designer from Minneapolis, MN. His past credits include Hair at Premiere Playhouse, Ride the Cyclone at Truman State, and Audio mixer at the True/False Festival. He loves... Read More →

Tuesday January 21, 2025 9:30am - 10:45am CST
Renaissance Savery Roosevelt 401 Locust St, Des Moines, IA 50309, USA

Workshops

Audience Students Only
Area Design Technology & Management

12:30pm CST

Introduction to ETC Programming

Tuesday January 21, 2025 12:30pm - 1:45pm CST

Marriott Salon G (2nd Floor)

The ETC program can be intimidating when you’re first exposed to it. Come to this workshop and learn the basics of programming on the console. Whether you’re a student designer or a faculty member with an interest in lighting design, this workshop will provide you with the knowledge to put together a cohesive lighting design for your production

Presenters

Sarah Brown

University of South Dakota

Sarah Brown is a First Year MFA Candidate in Lighting and Sound Design at the University of South Dakota.

Tuesday January 21, 2025 12:30pm - 1:45pm CST
Marriott Salon G (2nd Floor) 700 Grand Ave, Des Moines, IA 50309, USA

Workshops

Area Design Technology & Management

12:30pm CST

Maintain your Wigs and Facial Hair: The Do's and Don't for our Hairy Friends!

Tuesday January 21, 2025 12:30pm - 1:45pm CST

Renaissance Savery Roosevelt

This is a Beginner to intermediate workshop on maintaining wigs and facial hair for the theatre. This will teach the basic techniques of care, upkeep, styling, and storing all sorts of hair pieces. We will go from the beginning of a wig's life, through design, to production, and finally strike with care techniques and ideas for storage. This is a lecture and discussion-based workshop so please bring any ideas, notebooks, and questions you may have!

Presenters

Kylie McDonald

University of North Dakota

Kylie McDonald is currently a Teaching Assistant Professor in the Theatre Arts Department and Costume Shop Manager at the Burtness Theatre. She holds an MFA in Costume Design with a secondary in Lighting Design. Her areas of discipline include costume design, patterning, draping... Read More →

Tuesday January 21, 2025 12:30pm - 1:45pm CST
Renaissance Savery Roosevelt 401 Locust St, Des Moines, IA 50309, USA

Workshops

Area Design Technology & Management