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7:30am CST
MTI Selector Meeting
Tuesday January 21, 2025 7:30am - 8:00am 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
8:00am CST
MTI Headquarters
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 Dance Assoc. Coord, Wichita State University
MTI Coordinator, University of North Dakota
8:00am CST
Invited Production: Fuddy Meers Load In
Tuesday January 21, 2025 8:00am - 7:00pm CST
Presenters 
Technical Director/Sound Designer/Chair, Minnesota State U Mankato
Things I like: knot tying, teaching, building stuff, creating soundscapes, the outdoors, automation, rigging, drafting, cooking, eating, sleeping, being neurodivergent.
Stage Crew Olympics Coord, Simpson College
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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Tuesday January 21, 2025 8:00am - 7:00pm CST
Hoyt Sherman Place
1501 Woodland Ave, Des Moines, IA 50314, USA
9:00am CST
SDC Respondents Meeting
Tuesday January 21, 2025 9:00am - 9:30am 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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9:00am CST
Stage Management Review Books
Tuesday January 21, 2025 9:00am - 12:00pm CST
Guest Artists 
Pillsbury House + Theatre
Rachael C. Rhoades is a professional stage and production manager, based in the Twin Cities. In the span of her 20+ year career, she has had the opportunity to work with everyone from artists beginning their career to Tony Award winning performers, and has taught stage management...
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Production and Recruiting Coordinator, Sante Fe Opera
Tracy Armagost is beginning her 38th Season with the Santa Fe Opera.Tracy’s first position with the Santa Fe Opera was as a Properties Carpenter Apprentice. Over the years, she has also worked as part of the Properties Run Crew, Development Office, and the Housing Office to name...
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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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Stage Management Coordinator, University of North Dakota
Patrick is currently the Technical Director and a Teaching Assistant Professor for the University of North Dakota Department of Theatre Arts. In addition to UND’s Technical Direction, he is the resident Sound Designer, supervisor of Stage Management and Properties and proudly acts...
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9:00am CST
Information & Registration
Tuesday January 21, 2025 9:00am - 4:00pm CST
Festival Leadership JW
Associate Registrar, Truman State University
KCACTF National Committee Member at Large, South Dakota State University
Jim Wood currently serves on the KCACTF National Executive Committee as Member-at-Large. He also serves Region 5 as the Registrar and is a former Regional Chair. Jim is a Professor and the Artistic Director of Theatre & Dance at South Dakota State University. An actor, director, designer...
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2:00pm CST
Santa Fe Opera Call Backs
Tuesday January 21, 2025 2:00pm - 5:00pm CST
Guest Artists
Production and Recruiting Coordinator, Sante Fe Opera
Tracy Armagost is beginning her 38th Season with the Santa Fe Opera.Tracy’s first position with the Santa Fe Opera was as a Properties Carpenter Apprentice. Over the years, she has also worked as part of the Properties Run Crew, Development Office, and the Housing Office to name...
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2:00pm CST
American Girl(s) Load Out
Tuesday January 21, 2025 2:00pm - 6:00pm CST
Presenters 
Assoc Workshop Coord, U of Central Missouri
Spencer Musser is the assistant professor of scene design and technical direction at the University of Central Missouri. He is a graduate of UMKC graduate theatre program and the Kansas City Art Institute. Since graduation he has worked and taught around the United States including...
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University of North Dakota
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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4:00pm CST
SDC Deliberations
Tuesday January 21, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm 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...
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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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6:30pm CST
Special Event: The Genius of Being Stupid Load Out
Tuesday January 21, 2025 6:30pm - 7:30pm CST
Guest Artists 
University of Missouri
Keenan Scott II is a playwright, poet, actor, director, and producer of original work from Queens, New York. His work has been workshopped and produced at notable theaters such as National Black Theater, New York Theater Workshop, Arena Stage, and Woolly Mammoth. His critically acclaimed...
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Tuesday January 21, 2025 6:30pm - 7:30pm CST
Temple Theater
1011 Locust St, Des Moines, IA 50309, USA
9:30pm CST
Invited Production: Fuddy Meers Load Out
Tuesday January 21, 2025 9:30pm - 11:55pm CST
Presenters
Technical Director/Sound Designer/Chair, Minnesota State U Mankato
Things I like: knot tying, teaching, building stuff, creating soundscapes, the outdoors, automation, rigging, drafting, cooking, eating, sleeping, being neurodivergent.
Stage Crew Olympics Coord, Simpson College
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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Tuesday January 21, 2025 9:30pm - 11:55pm CST
Hoyt Sherman Place
1501 Woodland Ave, Des Moines, IA 50314, USA
