Name: Irene Ryan Finals Selector Meeting
Start: 2025-01-24T13:30:00-0600
End: 2025-01-24T13:50:00-0600

Friday January 24, 2025 1:30pm - 1:50pm CST

Hoyt Sherman Place

Orientation for Ryan finals selectors (Closed Session)

Guest Artists

Ashley DeMoville

R7 Co-Chair, Spokane Falls CC

Dr. Ashley DeMoville is an accomplished academic leader, director, and educator dedicated to equity, diversity, and inclusion in theater education. Currently the Interim Dean of Visual and Performing Arts at Spokane Falls Community College, she holds a Doctor of Education in Organizational... Read More →

CarlosAlexis Cruz

UNC Charlotte/Nouveau Sud

CarlosAlexis Cruz is the Producing Artistic Director of the Nouveau Sud Circus project; a circus for social change company in service of intercultural and cross cultural communications in the urban region of Charlotte, North Carolina.Cruz’s Nouveau Sud was awarded a NEFA National... Read More →

Correy West

Open Jar Representative, Open Jar Institute

Correy West was last seen on Broadway in Ain't Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations. He made his Broadway debut in South Pacific at Lincoln Center. Subsequently, he performed in the Broadway production of Nice Work If You Can Get It at the Imperial Theatre alongside Matthew... Read More →

Karen Burthwright

Open Jar Institute

Karen is thrilled and honored to be back here with Region 5 at KCACTF this year. In 2018, 2020, (and virtually in 2022) Karen (AEA, SAG/AFTRA, CAEA, ACTRA) was a guest artist who taught musical theatre workshops, was the MTI choreographer/Open Jar representative, and judged and responded... Read More →

Festival Leadership

Erik Meixelsperger

Ryan Assoc. Coord, Drake University

Cara Phipps

Irene Ryan Coordinator, Graceland University

Cara is a queer director, educator, and writer based in Saint Paul, MN and Lamoni, IA. She recently directed the world premiere musical, THROUGH THE SUNKEN LANDS, by Avi Amon and Tim J. Lord for the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Cara's national work includes credits with... Read More →

Heather Tinker

Irene Ryan Assoc. Coord, MidAmerica Nazarene U

Friday January 24, 2025 1:30pm - 1:50pm CST
Hoyt Sherman Place 1501 Woodland Ave, Des Moines, IA 50314, USA

Orientation/Meeting, Irene Ryans

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