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Dear Irene Ryan Candidates and Faculty Coaches of Region I,
Congratulations to each of you for your excellence and commitment. We are pleased to serve our region as the Irene Ryan Scholarship Auditions Co-Chairs.The entire regional committee is looking forward to seeing you at the KCACTF Region I Festival XLII at the University of New Hampshire in Durham, NH beginning January 26, 2010.
You must complete the online Irene Ryan Scholarship Auditions Pre-Registration no later than December 15th. Note: This is NOT the same as Festival Registration, which is a separate process (usually handled by your college/university). These guidelines focus only on the Irene Ryan portion of the Festival. On-site check-in at the Irene Ryan desk will be required prior to your preliminary audition.
Please be sure that you have all of the required information available prior to submitting your online Pre-Registration.
This includes the following:
- Your Coach/Mentor’s name & email address
- Your Scene Partner’s Name
- Whether you are sharing your Scene Partner and the other Candidate’s name
- Your Scene and Monologue information:
- Name of Piece
- Author
- Translation by (if appropriate)
- Whether it is a musical piece
- If the material was written prior to 1850 (eligible for Classical Acting Award)
- Publisher/Rights Information (KCACTF rules available at www.kcactf.org)
Candidates MUST comply with the performance guidelines as outlined on the KCACTF website: http://www.kcactf.org/ryan_index.html. Please don't hesitate to contact either of us (contact information below) if you have any questions regarding the guidelines.
The following sites have lists that include material controlled by Samuel French only. The green light list contains Samuel French scripts that CAN be used for the Ryans. The red light list contains Samuel French scripts that CANNOT be used for Ryan materials. Do not call them to ask. The answer is NO. These lists are updated regularly.
Green-light list (pre-approved list): http://www.kcactf.org/green_light.htm
Red-light list (material not allowed): http://www.kcactf.org/red_light.htm
Information on performance rights for material controlled by Publishers other than Samuel French can be found at http://www.kcactf.org (Click on Students at the bottom of the screen, then Irene Ryan Scholarship Auditions, then Royalty Information). Please involve your coach and/or department in ascertaining who has the rights for your choice of material and determining if the material selected is available. This information will need to be submitted accurately when you register for your audition slot.
Thanks to all of the Region I students and coaches who make the Irene Ryan Scholarships such an exciting part of our Festival. We look forward to working with all of you in January.
Raina Ames, Irene Ryan Chair
University of New Hampshire
rainakcactf@yahoo.com
603-862-3044
Matt Nesmith, Irene Ryan Vice-Chair
University of New Hampshire
Matt.Nesmith@unh.edu
603-862-3288
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AND THEN CLICK ON "STUDENTS" AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LINKED PAGE.
