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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
8:00am CST
MTI Semifinals
Wednesday January 22, 2025 8:00am - 12:00pm CST
Guest Artists 
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...
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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...
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National RED Chair, CA State U, Fresno
Dr. Gina Sandi-Diaz is an Associate Professor of Theatre at California State University, Fresno where she teaches Latinx Theatre, Devised Theatre, Acting, and Directing. She is an actor, director, deviser, and applied theatre facilitator with an emphasis on the representation of people...
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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...
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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...
Read More →
MTI Coordinator, University of North Dakota
8:00am CST
MTI Singing Semifinal Check In
Wednesday January 22, 2025 8:00am - 12:00pm 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...
Read More →
MTI Coordinator, University of North Dakota
1:00pm CST
MTI Semifinals
Wednesday January 22, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CST
Guest Artists
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 →
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 →
National RED Chair, CA State U, Fresno
Dr. Gina Sandi-Diaz is an Associate Professor of Theatre at California State University, Fresno where she teaches Latinx Theatre, Devised Theatre, Acting, and Directing. She is an actor, director, deviser, and applied theatre facilitator with an emphasis on the representation of people...
Read More →
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 →
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...
Read More →
MTI Coordinator, University of North Dakota
2:00pm CST
MTI Showcase Rehearsal
Wednesday January 22, 2025 2:00pm - 5:00pm CST
Guest Artists
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 →
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 →
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...
Read More →
MTI Coordinator, University of North Dakota
