Festival Information

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING TO THE KENNEDY CENTER WEB SITE.

Dear Irene Ryan Candidates and Faculty Coaches
of Region I,
Congratulations to each of you for your excellence and commitment. The entire regional committee is looking forward to seeing you at the KCACTF Festival 45.

You must complete the online Irene Ryans Scene Selection Form no later than Tuesday, January 15, 2013.

Please be sure that you have all of the required information available prior to submitting your scene selections.
This includes the following:

Your Coach/Mentor’s name & email address.
Your Scene Partner’s Name.
Whether you are sharing your Scene Partner and if so, the other Candidate’s name.
The name of the hotel you are registered at for the Festival.
Your Scene and Monologue information:

Title of Play
Author
Translation by (if appropriate)
Whether it is a musical piece (song title)
Dramatic material written before the 20th century (eligible for Classical Acting Award)
Publisher/Rights Information (KCACTF rules available at

http://www.kcactf.org/KCACTF.ORG_NATIONAL

Candidates MUST comply with the performance guidelines as outlined on the KCACTF website: http://www.kcactf.org. Please don't hesitate to contact me (contact information below) if you have any questions regarding the guidelines.

IRENE RYAN ACTING SCHOLARSHIP RULES/REGULATIONS

In an effort to model the Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship Auditions after professional auditions, there will no longer be a "disqualification" at any level of the Irene Ryan auditions due to time. Time limits will be enforced, and are limited to 3 minutes at the preliminary audition, 5 minutes at the semi-final audition, and 6 minutes at the final round of auditions. Much like a professional audition, actors will be stopped at the time limit at all levels. There will be no warnings on time, such as hand raising, paddle waving, etc. There is no grace period at any level; nor any disqualification. Time management is a very important consideration in selecting material. While there is no longer any disqualification, actors are strongly encouraged to allow for room in their audition to fully develop the acting moments. It is a disadvantage to the actor to prepare an audition which requires the actor to rush to finish the material, or to risk having the most important moments go unseen, and is indicative of an unprofessional and ill-prepared audition. Time the performance carefully so that it is always within the required limits. The confidence, poise, and polish of outstanding auditions are the result of dedicated, concentrated rehearsal and astute coaching.

In the same manner, all musical accompaniment must now be live. No recorded accompaniment will be allowed. Remember, if a scene in the audition incorporates singing, the scene must be in dialogue or duet with the partner. The accompanist will not count as the partner (unless the accompanist performs as a character in the audition). It's strongly recommended that you provide your own accompanist if singing. This will allow you to prepare your audition in the most thorough fashion. Avoid a cappella singing as it is not the standard of professional auditions and puts the actor at a disadvantage.

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.

Harry McEnerny, Irene Ryan Chair
Castleton State College
Harry.McEnerny@castleton.edu
802-468-1260

IRENE RYAN ACTING SCHOLARSHIP RULES/REGULATIONS

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