KCACTF Region 5 Festival 57: Full Schedule

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8:00am CST

MTI Singing Intensive

Thursday January 23, 2025 8:00am - 4:00pm CST

Finalists in the Musical Theatre Intensive - Singing event work with guest artists on their songs. This session is open to observers. You will only be able to enter and leave the room during the breaks at the top of every hour.

Guest Artists

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

Allison Holmes-Bendixen

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 →

Emily Wirkus

MTI Coordinator, University of North Dakota

Thursday January 23, 2025 8:00am - 4:00pm CST
Hoyt Sherman Place 1501 Woodland Ave, Des Moines, IA 50314, USA

Performance, MTI