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8:00am CST
MTI Dance Auditions
Tuesday January 21, 2025 8:00am - 12:00pm CST
Guest Artists 
Open Jar Institute
JOSH WALDEN (they/them) was the Associate Director/Associate Choreographer for the Tony Nominated Broadway Revival of Ragtime and was a choreographer for Disney+’s Encore(S1, E12). Director/Choreographer credits include Camelot (The Cape Playhouse), Smokey Joe's Cafe (Fulton Theatre...
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MTI Dance Assoc. Coord, Wichita State University
MTI Coordinator, University of North Dakota
8:00am CST
MTI Singing Prelims (Salon A)
Tuesday January 21, 2025 8:00am - 5:00pm CST
Festival Leadership 
MTI Singing Associate Coordinator, Kirkwood Community College
Allison Holmes-Bendixen (she/her) is an artist, educator, musical theatre lover, opera enthusiast, and self-described vocal pedagogy nerd. She is a member of the faculty at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids, IA; where she teaches a variety of music and theatre courses.An...
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MTI Coordinator, University of North Dakota
8:00am CST
MTI Singing Prelims (Salon D)
Tuesday January 21, 2025 8:00am - 5:00pm CST
Festival Leadership
MTI Singing Associate Coordinator, Kirkwood Community College
Allison Holmes-Bendixen (she/her) is an artist, educator, musical theatre lover, opera enthusiast, and self-described vocal pedagogy nerd. She is a member of the faculty at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids, IA; where she teaches a variety of music and theatre courses.An...
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MTI Coordinator, University of North Dakota
8:30am CST
DTM Design Expo Opening Breakfast
Tuesday January 21, 2025 8:30am - 9:30am CST
Festival Leadership 
DTM Vice Chair, Drake University
Originally from northwest ND, Noah J. Files has worked in the theatre on both coasts and throughout the Midwest. He earned his MFA in Scenic Design from Minnesota State University, Mankato and a BA in Theatre Arts from Minot State University in Minot, ND. A former Region V student...
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EXPO Coord, Central College
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!
8:30am CST
DTM Design Expo
Tuesday January 21, 2025 8:30am - 5:00pm CST
Festival Leadership
DTM Vice Chair, Drake University
Originally from northwest ND, Noah J. Files has worked in the theatre on both coasts and throughout the Midwest. He earned his MFA in Scenic Design from Minnesota State University, Mankato and a BA in Theatre Arts from Minot State University in Minot, ND. A former Region V student...
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EXPO Coord, Central College
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!
9:00am CST
10 Minute Play Rehearsals
Tuesday January 21, 2025 9:00am - 12:00pm CST
Festival Leadership 
NPP Co-Vice Chair, Truman State University
Cat Gleason teaches acting, directing, and stage movement, as well as theatre history and criticism. An award-winning teacher, she has received the Road Warrior and Innovative Teaching honors from The Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival KCACTF5 as well as being honored...
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NPP Co-Vice Chair, Peru State College
Laura Gold (she/her) is the Associate Professor of Theatre at Peru State College. Recent Peru Theatre Company directing credits include Orphans, Love Song, Proof, and Everybody. She is especially proud of PTC's annual production The Disco Citizens—30 plays in 60 minutes, or your...
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NPP Chair, U of Central Missouri
Aaron Scully, PhD is an Assistant Professor of Theatre at the University of Central Missouri. His plays have been produced around the country including Atlanta, Des Moines, Washington D.C., Seattle and Pittsburgh, PA. Most recently a production of his play "The Disappointments" toured...
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9:00am CST
10 Minute Play Rehearsals
Tuesday January 21, 2025 9:00am - 12:00pm CST
Festival Leadership
NPP Co-Vice Chair, Truman State University
Cat Gleason teaches acting, directing, and stage movement, as well as theatre history and criticism. An award-winning teacher, she has received the Road Warrior and Innovative Teaching honors from The Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival KCACTF5 as well as being honored...
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NPP Co-Vice Chair, Peru State College
Laura Gold (she/her) is the Associate Professor of Theatre at Peru State College. Recent Peru Theatre Company directing credits include Orphans, Love Song, Proof, and Everybody. She is especially proud of PTC's annual production The Disco Citizens—30 plays in 60 minutes, or your...
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NPP Chair, U of Central Missouri
Aaron Scully, PhD is an Assistant Professor of Theatre at the University of Central Missouri. His plays have been produced around the country including Atlanta, Des Moines, Washington D.C., Seattle and Pittsburgh, PA. Most recently a production of his play "The Disappointments" toured...
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9:30am CST
ITJA Session 2
Tuesday January 21, 2025 9:30am - 10:45am CST
Guest Artists 
dsm magazine
Michael Morain is the editor-in-chief of dsm magazine, which covers arts and culture in Des Moines. He reviewed theater for a decade for the Des Moines Register, co-founded the Cloris Awards for local theater, and is a two-time fellow of the National Endowment for the Arts Institute...
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ITJA Coordinator, Riverland Community College
9:45am CST
SDC Preliminary Round
Tuesday January 21, 2025 9:45am - 11:15am CST
Guest Artists 
Freelance Artist
Chuma is an actor, producer and director. He is ad for FAT HAM by James Ijams (Dezart Performs); directed “ROBBIN, from the HOOD”, by Marlow Wyatt (Road Theatre). Chuma is directing in residency with two plays at the L.A. LGBTQ Center with playwrights Tony Abatemarco (The LOST...
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Managing KCACTF and Theatre Education, Kennedy Center
Kelsey Mesa's (she/her/hers) directing credits include Crimes of the Heart at Catholic University, Fefu and Her Friends at the University of Maryland, College Park; The Pavilion, The Magi, and Wish List at the Hub Theatre; and Othello, Antigonick, She Rode Horses Like the Stock Exchange...
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SDC Coordinator, U of Nebraska Lincoln
Directing Assoc. Coord, Minot State University
Sarah Belfrage-Honerman is the Director of Theatre at Minot State University. Belfrage-Honerman grew up in the Midwest, originally from Sioux Falls, SD.Belfrage-Honerman is a veteran educator, with over a decade of experience in the classroom and working in the theatre. She has built...
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10:00am CST
Directing Intensive
Tuesday January 21, 2025 10:00am - 1:00pm CST
Festival Leadership
SDC Coordinator, U of Nebraska Lincoln
Directing Assoc. Coord, Minot State University
Sarah Belfrage-Honerman is the Director of Theatre at Minot State University. Belfrage-Honerman grew up in the Midwest, originally from Sioux Falls, SD.Belfrage-Honerman is a veteran educator, with over a decade of experience in the classroom and working in the theatre. She has built...
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10:00am CST
Professional Headshots
Tuesday January 21, 2025 10:00am - 6:00pm CST
Tuesday January 21, 2025 10:00am - 6:00pm CST
1:00pm CST
Devised Rehearsal
Tuesday January 21, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm CST
Festival Leadership 
Associate Professor of Theatre, Devised Theatre Associate Coordinator, Doane University
Joel Egger is an actor, director, and teaching-artist in performance at Doane University. Joel received his Bachelor's of Arts from the University of Nebraska's Johnny Carson School of Fine and Performing Arts in 2004. Egger also has conceived several original theatre works in Los...
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Devised Theatre Coordinator, Northeast Community College
1:00pm CST
Portfolio Review
Tuesday January 21, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm CST
Festival Leadership 
Portfolio Review Coord, U of Minnesota Morris
Lucas Granholm is an Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts at the University of Minnesota Morris (UMN Morris), Chair for The United States Institute for Theatrical Technology Northern Boundary Section, and Program Director of the Minneapolis Green Theatre Alliance. At UMN Morris, Granholm...
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2:00pm CST
Collaborative Theatre Challenge Followup Meeting
Tuesday January 21, 2025 2:00pm - 3:15pm CST
Guest Artists 
R8 NPP Chair, CSU Fullerton
Miguel Torres Cruz is an actor, director, producer, and educator. He trained at the Pacific Conservatory Theatre (PCPA), CSU Bakersfield (BA Theatre Arts), and CSU FULLERTON (MFA in Acting). He is a faculty member at CSU Fullerton, Chair of National Playwriting Program for the Kennedy...
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NPP Co-Vice Chair, Truman State University
Cat Gleason teaches acting, directing, and stage movement, as well as theatre history and criticism. An award-winning teacher, she has received the Road Warrior and Innovative Teaching honors from The Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival KCACTF5 as well as being honored...
Read More →
NPP Co-Vice Chair, Peru State College
Laura Gold (she/her) is the Associate Professor of Theatre at Peru State College. Recent Peru Theatre Company directing credits include Orphans, Love Song, Proof, and Everybody. She is especially proud of PTC's annual production The Disco Citizens—30 plays in 60 minutes, or your...
Read More →
2:00pm CST
SDC Preliminary Round
Tuesday January 21, 2025 2:00pm - 4:00pm CST
Guest Artists
Freelance Artist
Chuma is an actor, producer and director. He is ad for FAT HAM by James Ijams (Dezart Performs); directed “ROBBIN, from the HOOD”, by Marlow Wyatt (Road Theatre). Chuma is directing in residency with two plays at the L.A. LGBTQ Center with playwrights Tony Abatemarco (The LOST...
Read More →
Managing KCACTF and Theatre Education, Kennedy Center
Kelsey Mesa's (she/her/hers) directing credits include Crimes of the Heart at Catholic University, Fefu and Her Friends at the University of Maryland, College Park; The Pavilion, The Magi, and Wish List at the Hub Theatre; and Othello, Antigonick, She Rode Horses Like the Stock Exchange...
Read More →
SDC Coordinator, U of Nebraska Lincoln
Directing Assoc. Coord, Minot State University
Sarah Belfrage-Honerman is the Director of Theatre at Minot State University. Belfrage-Honerman grew up in the Midwest, originally from Sioux Falls, SD.Belfrage-Honerman is a veteran educator, with over a decade of experience in the classroom and working in the theatre. She has built...
Read More →
2:00pm CST
MTI Dance Rehearsal
Tuesday January 21, 2025 2:00pm - 5:00pm CST
Guest Artists
Open Jar Institute
JOSH WALDEN (they/them) was the Associate Director/Associate Choreographer for the Tony Nominated Broadway Revival of Ragtime and was a choreographer for Disney+’s Encore(S1, E12). Director/Choreographer credits include Camelot (The Cape Playhouse), Smokey Joe's Cafe (Fulton Theatre...
Read More →
MTI Dance Assoc. Coord, Wichita State University
MTI Coordinator, University of North Dakota
